Great game but not my all time favorite

User Rating: 8.5 | Grand Theft Auto IV X360
After a long wait for this game, i feel sort of dissapointed about GTA IV. The stroy for this game is very solid and is interesting. You also play as the likeable character Niko, who for once has some heart in him. This is what i think of the game :

Good:
-Realistic enviroments
-Nice to see some realism in car crashes, bullet holes in cars, smashed glass etc
-Good story
-Multiplayer is good fun for a while
-Nice weapon set
-Black hawk helecopter was a good asset

Bad:
-Starts off incredible boring but gets more interesting
-The graphics arnt too good
-What happened to the planes??, not even the Dodo!!!!
-Game over too quickly
-Lost its fun factor to it, was good in the old games to go around killing police etc but now doing so is nearly impossible as you die too quickly and cant use the fun filled cheats because you cant unlock achievements, dissapointing
-Multiplayer is fun, but very limited
-Not as good as i anticipated

Overall:
I know many people will disagree with this review, but it is MY opinion, i respect your opinion so please respect mine! Its a good game but not as good as it could have been 8.5