Wow. What more can be said at this point about GTA IV, that hasn't already been said by every game site and publication in the world. At this point every review will have said the same thing. You could practically copy and paste and no one would get upset about plagerism. Why? Cause it's freakin GTA IV! The big question that is going through my mind is "Will this game beat Halo 3's day one sales record?" The short answer: yes. The long answer: Yes. Because I'm pretty sure that the $170 million was not based on games sales alone. Doritos, Pontiac, Mountain Dew, 711. All those companies paid Microsoft to sponser Halo 3. I've been hearing that in 10 hours GTA IV racked up $120 million. It's a safe bet that that alone broke the record.
Now, I thought the thing that Kotaku did was pretty interesting. So I'm gonna try the samething here, only alot less detailed. So without further delay, here are the review numbers(and letters) for GTA IV:
1UP.com A+
Computer and Video Games 9.5/10 (Xbox 360)
Electronic Gaming Monthly A+, A+, A
Eurogamer 10/10
Game Informer 10/10
GameSpot 10.0/10
GameSpy 5/5
GamesRadar 10/10
GameTrailers 9.8/10
IGN 10.0/10 (PS3, 360)
Official Xbox Magazine 9.5/10
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) 10/10
Official PlayStation Magazine (UK) 10/10
Official PlayStation Magazine (Australia) 10/10
TeamXbox 10/10
X-Play 5/5
Empire (UK) 5/5 (Xbox 360)
Xbox World 360 98%
PlayStation World 10/10
UGO A+
Compilations of multiple reviews
Metacritic PS3: 100% (21 revs)
360: 99% (37 revs)
Game Rankings PS3: 99.6% (17 revs)
360: 98.7% (30 revs)
That is something else. This game may have set the bar so high, that we may never see a game of this calibur again. Unless it has the words "Grand Theft Auto" attached to it. I don't feel that I need to write my experiences palying GTA IV. Chances are that if you are playing it you know exactly how I feel about it.