Grand Theft Auto IV

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Developer	Rockstar North
Publisher	Take Two Interactive
Release date	29 April 2008
Platform	PS3 Xbox 360 PC
Rating	18+ (PEGI) M (ESRB)
Protagonist	Niko Bellic
Location	Liberty City
Year	2008

Grand Theft Auto IV (often abbreviated to GTA IV or even IV) has been announced by Take Two Interactive on the 9th of May, 2006. The game was to be released on the 16th of October 2007, but the release date has been pushed back to the 29th of April, 2008. The game will be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the same time. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will be practically the same, but extra downloadable content has been announced for the Xbox 360 version only. The first download pack, named "Grand Theft Auto IV: Episode One", will be available in August 2008. The PC version will be released in North America and Europe on the 18th and 21th of November, respectively. Multiplayer will have some extra features in the PC version.

There will also be a special edition for both consoles on the day GTA IV is released. This collectors edition will be packed in a metal safe deposit box and contains the game, an artwork book, a music CD, a key chain and a duffel bag.

Niko Bellic

GTA IV will be the first GTA of the IV-era, and will use RAGE, the engine which was also used for Rockstar Presents: Table Tennis.

1 Plot
2 Setting
3 Trailers
4 External links

Plot

The story is all about an East-European, Niko Bellic, who emigrates to Liberty City in the United States after his cousin Roman insisted on it. Roman, who moved to America earlier, sent his cousin an e-mail in which he said he totally made it in Liberty City. Niko decided to go to America, to also experience the American Dream. When he arrives in Liberty City, he discoveres Roman lied to him: instead of leading a successful life, he runs a taxi company in Broker and is in trouble with criminal organisations.

The skyline of Liberty City.

Setting

GTA IV is set in a modern Liberty City. Liberty City already featured in previous GTA, but has been totally redesigned for GTA IV. The city is a more accurate representation of New York City, much more than the previous versions of the city were. Liberty City consists of four boroughs on three islands, plus the island Alderney, which is based on New Jersey.

Apart from the looks, the atmosphere of Liberty City is based on New York. Liberty City is, just like New York, a city which never sleeps. Every neighbourhood has its own feel, like the commercial Algonquin or the run down neighbourhoods in Bohan. Crime, of course, has an important role in the city. For example, Niko has to deal with Russian criminals in Broker and corrupt LCPD police officers. In the beginning of the game, some bridges in Liberty City are closed due to a terrorism treat.

Niko Bellic in the first trailer.

Trailers

Head article: Trailers (GTA IV)

GTA IV has four trailers, which can be seen on the official website. Compared to previous GTA's, these trailers, especially the first one, have been released very early. It was also the first time a trailer was used to show the first glimpse of a GTA. Rockstar Games used a big publicity campaign for the first trailer. It was announced a month before the release, after which a countdown was shown on the site and television. The attention for this trailer was very high, so the servers of Rockstar Games couldn't stand it and the records of the number of online visitors on GTAForum.nl and GTAForums.com were broken.

Grand Theft Auto IV
Missions	Storyline · Mission tree · Missions · Storyline choices
Features	Vehicles · Characters · Weapons · Radio stations · Multiplayer · Websites
Collectables	Flying rats · Stunt jumps
Other	Cheats · Easter eggs · System requirements · Maps · Locations · Controls · Trailers