Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV - Not just another video game

For all video game freaks, the name Grand Theft Auto IV does not bring to mind just another video game. It is a second life that video gamers lead when they get in to the game. Set in Liberty City, similar to the Big Apple, this game follows the exciting adventures of Niko Bellic who comes to the United States in search of fortune after serving the Bosnian War. Eventually he gets involved in crime and finds out that no such thing as the Great American Dream exists. The realistic storyline of this game is one more reason why it became an overnight success after the series was introduced in 1997.

The Grand Theft Auto IV promises you thrills every second as you play the part of a criminal, big time or petty, and try to kill, rob and steal your way up the underworld. Various challenges are set before the player, who beats them by stealing cars, fighting policemen, moving through difficult terrains, and various other thrills. The player can choose to be part of a storyline or roam freely across the city. Any act of criminal nature brings the law into action and it becomes a cat and mouse game. The nature of the cops deployed depends on the nature of the crime. In higher levels of law breaking, special task forces are called and it becomes all the more challenging due to the ensuing chaos.  

The Grand Theft Auto series features games of speed, adrenaline, and high voltage actions involving no mercy. However, the Grand Theft Auto IV is introducing a human element for the first time. There will be ‘morality choices’ at different points of the game and the player will have to choose between either killing or letting go of a character. In extreme cases, choice will also be there of killing either of two characters. This adds a new dimension to this version of the game. Also, maximum liberty and powers have been given to the player. Niko can use all sorts of services to regain his health in case of an injury. His weapons stay with him after he is released from a hospital. He can also use his mobile phone to raise a false alarm, or call the paramedics.  

Characters of the Grand Theft Auto IV come from diverse backgrounds. The lead is of course Niko Bellic, the player himself, and others belonging to different gangs and ethnic groups. None of them are returning from the previous games where they have all been killed.

Grand Theft Auto IV is the ninth installment of the Grand Theft Auto series developed by Rockstar North and also the first in its fourth generation that lets you play it online in a multiplayer mode. A maximum of 16 players can play it online and choose from 15 different modes of play. You can form teams and play modes like Team Deathmatch, Team Mafiya, Team Car Jack City and do crimes like steal cars, contract kill for the mafiya, or even escort someone to safety.