Schoen Ster GTA titles, but weak in execution

Why?

There is nothing new compared to San Andreas.

The city sees graphically certainly impressive, not nearly as authentic like Vice City. Overall, this seems a bit more lively, it was filed at the KI (the cops sent to no more massacres, if one which dented the car), but there is somehow less to discover. To explore San Andreas has just been fun looking rare vehicles, weapons, sometimes I'm just driven a truck and Country stations for many hours only about the country. In GTA IV, I listlessly rushing from one job to the next. There are buildings that you can commit, like the museum, a few houses, but somehow it's not fun to look for these.

Maybe it's because the motivation is missing to make money. You can not spend! In Vice City could buy houses, which provided an added value: a big garden, or a helicopter on the roof. In San Andreas you have bought houses everywhere to provide a vehicle under. The schools were fun, because of the rewards. Fighter jet, helicopter gunships, jet pack ...

Was there in the predecessors still rare vehicles with special features, it's same old thing in GTA IV. Because there is no stretch limo with Hemi carburetor more like Vice City. And the cool low rider and Moster Trucks from San Andreas you miss even painful. Apart from two or three really hard to get vehicles, you do not know what the parking is good. Unfortunately, the tuning possibilities have been eliminated completely. No more cars that you can dress up with Chrome, and no eye-catching paint more for his favorite car. Since the motivation is missing, pimp a car and keep it up.

The emissions cut by a not really. Usually too easy without challenge. Others are then schaffbar only after the 10th attempt. Not because the opponents were clever, but where you have to move because of the labyrinthine buildings.

I also miss the women you had to look in San Andreas, and a great at the height of the relationship gifts made: cars, clothes ... In GTA IV, the friends are boring, and after the first disappointment the motivation is possible to markedly. However, and I must admit, the possibilities to impress girlfriends varied. Fast food places, restaurants, pubs, Darts, Bowling, Cabaret, Comedy. Especially the latter two are very entertaining.

Very annoying are the acquaintances that need to maintain it. Initially one has still its fun with it go a boozing, the bed Elan calls are ('Please unternimm was with me') progresses story often and come to the unpassensten occasions. At the end of it annoying just yet if constantly call 20 people and you want to do something about.

But GTA IV also has good sides.

Every now and then appeared on the map in a small Strichmaennchen. Typically, someone with whom they had previously to do something in the game, and now is on the ground. It is entertaining, easy to stop time, and watch what he wants. Time are you supposed to pay debt help, or do a little errand. This makes the world seem more alive.

Have done me the leisure facilities. Driving drunk after a visit to the pub home is implemented impressive, darts and bowling can make as minigames even fun.

Spent traveling from home to client I use a taxi, and let me drive. Unfortunately the AI ​​fails in some cases, and the driver wants to drive on a one-way street in the wrong direction, which then ends in that nothing works.

Quite funny is the police computer, which allows you to search for the most wanted criminals, or may learn about current crimes (known police missions).

Some of the characters are really well done. Brucie, who talks such rubbish, that I want to bring the sometimes prefer to silence. Or Little Jacob, from which one does not understand a word.

The city is really alive. Passersby react much more to one, and if you take it with open ears, a long street, you can hear fragments of words from across the globe. Even German can be heard. Since a lot of effort made with. In addition to the passers-by, the different Strassenbelaege and construction sites, run-down streets that they look livelier cityscape worry. Under the elevated train, the city in sunlight acts a little dirty, but the well-maintained roads with grass verges and trees a little cleaner.

Of course back to collect what. Photos shoot, or shoot down pigeons. Were there in Vice City even weapons as rewards, which were collect in the houses, I still see no real advantage can and leave it plain.

Do not get me wrong, GTA IV is not a bad game, but compared to San Andreas (if outside the graphics leaves out), it is bad. It has not even to let the opportunity to miss a haircut or a shave. The clothes selection leaves to be desired. It lacks the charm to make money in order to be able to make what great, and the motivation is lacking in search of special cars to go that you want to paint and maintain. The missions have not really anything new.

Presumably the German youth protection we also owe it to that passenger, no longer frantically screaming in cars that you could not get off the theft for help, but remain silent sit until you can get out.

In the city, the orientation is very difficult. In San Andreas I always knew where I just find myself, never had the card to help take to orient myself. Lively acts Liberty City compared to San Andreas, but does not load really to explore a. Maybe because everything happens a little known one.

Points can GTAIV clearly in graphics. The AI ​​has improved significantly. Although the leisure activities have become more versatile, it does not automatically more fun. The music channels are not as varied as in San Andreas or Vice City.

GTA IV I empfide rather than Mittelmaessig. After quite ingenious San Andreas I had something clearly expected better.