The game is loaded with bugs and requires a computer that can run crysis on high just to run it on med settings. The visuals and frame rate issues really hurt the gameplay. The view distance makes you feel like your not even in a city but rather a little box. Why did the reviewer ignore these major issues it makes me wonder? Just to save your game and play online you have to jump through quite a few loops and install useless programs. If you must get your copy of GTA4, please go out and buy it on the ps3 and 360, Rock star clearly made one of the worst ports possible. This is not worth your $50-40. If you like you can also buy a 4-5K computer to run the game on high settings, sadly a 1K computer could run Crysis on high or even max. If you ask me the major reviewing companies got paid off, its happened before and now again. Many games on gamespot have bean punished for their performance issues, but when it comes to money, such things can be forgotten.
First of all, I loved the previous GTA games and therefore, I'm no hater. But I do take issue with certain individuals who say that it runs great, gave it a perfect score, and complain about people letting the game down.... Read Full Review
There is no doubt that although the GTA series originated on the PC platform, it moved gradually over to consoles, and now is a primarily a console game. There are plenty of good and great moments in the game and they ha... Read Full Review