KANE'S VEDIO GAME REVEIWS OF AWESOMENESS!!!!

[theaceofspades]

well I'm going to try to write this for the third time

Here goes my frist Reveiw

Grand thift Auto IV IS........Wait a minute I don't need to introdoce this Game for weeks up to its release you couldn't go
any were withut seeing Niko's(Main Chareter) mug shot and my friends (god bless)being the nogamers that they are (who otherwise would be null to this ) had to put up with weeks of me going on about when I got it i'd be killing hookers and moing down innocent civielons with car. but anyway let me get started

GTAIV is from RockStar North (the guys who uselly make Grand thift Auto )Its an (what I call ) Open World Crime Drama that takes Place in Liberty City a Fictnal City based off of New york city.
the main story is Eastern Euorpean Niko Bellic a man with a troubled past who was Half tricked in to comeing to America
by his cosian Roman only to descover his cosin lied and there liveing status kind sucks and before long its up to Niko to save Romans ass from loan collecters (Thugs) and this is were the mafia comes inbut I don't feel like explaining.

Now that I got the basic story I'll exlpain every thing else the game is what we Gamers call "AN OPEN SANDBOX WORLD"meaning you can pretty much run arould doing whatever the hell you want (within context of set game ) I have to that Paridy New york So well its not even funny........well it kinda is inside of the statue of Liberty its the statue of Happeiness
and New jersey is Alderin awesome right the only part I want to slap Rock star silly for is Its all surronded by Water I mean I get the go any were do any thing but Come the F*** on lets be real here . the Combat system is well refind it resemble the cover meachnic from Gears of war and the auto aim system form prevois installments of GTA basicly you can dock behide pretty much anything by pressing the sholder button this has been done better in other games but its in no way bad. there are tones of side missions makeing an already long 30 hour game even longer the only thing I didn't get to play was the online but thats because MY DAME ONLINE CONNECTION IS F**KED UP parten my speech but any way its is probly one of the best games I'v ever played Right up there with Occorina of time and Resident Evil 4 so if you play Video Games YOU MUST NOT MISS THIS OR I WELL SAY NASTY THINGS ABOUT YOU TO YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!......no just kidding BUT SERISLY!

[Kiren Brockett]

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[Kiren Brockett]

Grand Theft Auto IV is—wait a minute; I don't actually need to introduce this game. For weeks up to its release you couldn't go anywhere without seeing Niko's (Main Character) mug shot. My friends, (god bless) even being the non-gamers that they are, had to put up with weeks of me going on about how when I got it I’d be killing hookers and mowing down innocent civilians with cars. Ah, but anyway, let me get started.

GTAIV is from RockStar North (the guys who make every Grand Theft Auto) and it’s similar to the others in format. It’s what I call an “Open World Crime Drama,” and it takes place in Liberty City, which is fictional, but clearly based off of New York City.
The main story involves Niko Bellic, an Eastern European man with a troubled past who was half-tricked in to coming to America. His cousin, Roman, convinces him to come join him, but when he arrives, it was only to discover that his cousin lied and their living status is sub-par. Before long, it’s up to Niko to save Roman from loan collectors, or Thugs. This is where the mafia comes in. [Kane, please do explain. None of the rest of us knows the first thing about this game. Heh.]

Now that you’ve got the basic story, I'll explain everything else. This game is what we Gamers (Yes, we are capitalized. We’re just that important.) call an “Open Sandbox World.” This means that you can basically run around doing whatever you want and interacting with the game world, as opposed to more traditional video games, where there is only one way to finish each level, and your goals are extremely specific. In OSWs, there are still things you have to do to beat the game, but the storyline tends to focus on exploring. Clearly defined levels are also missing from OSWs; instead, certain plot points and options aren’t available until you complete certain others. The result is the same, but it feels more real.

This is what I’ve been doing for the past week or so: running around Liberty City seeing what the game will let you do. I now know Liberty so well its not even funny... Well, actually, it kind of is. The parallels to New York are so obvious it would be better called Mock New York City. For example, one of the places you can explore is a giant statue of a woman with a torch. It’s called the Statue of Happiness. Apparently, they couldn’t just take the easy way out and name it after the city. Even New Jersey gets a mention, but it’s called Alderin, which sounds like a character in Lord of the Rings. Blame the lawyers, I guess.

Basically, this game is fantastic. The only part that makes me want to slap RockStar North silly is that everything is surrounded by water. I get the “go anywhere, do anything” thing, but get real. [Kane, I don’t get this at all. Clarify.]

The combat system is very well refined. It resembles the cover mechanic from Gears of War and the auto-aim system from previous installments of GTA. You can dock beside pretty much anything by pressing the shoulder button. This has been done better in other games, but it’s in no way bad. There are tons of side missions, which make the already long 30-hour game even longer. The only thing I didn't get to play was the multiplayer online bit, but that’s because MY ONLINE CONNECTION ISN’T WORTH A CAN OF BEANS!! Me? Bitter?

Anyway, GTAIV is probably one of the best games I’ve ever played. It’s right up there with Ocarina of Time and Resident Evil 4, so if you play video games, YOU MUST NOT MISS THIS OR I WILL SAY NASTY THINGS ABOUT YOU TO YOUR FACE!!!! No, just kidding. Really, I’ll say them behind your back. XD But, honestly, this game won’t disappoint you.

[ All the bold stuff is me. Kane, please give me more information on the stuff I asked about, and tell me if anything here is wrong. Feel free to add stuff. Yeah.]

[Broker of Darkness]

I know things about this game..
And the term is "Sandbox" not "Open world'
XD

Edit:
Just re-read it...
Nevermind...