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Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City - The Complete Edition - [PlayStation 3] (Video Game)

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The Grand Theft Auto series is now more than a decade known for their playful freedom, an entertaining story with fun characters, a great gameplay from firefights and chases and months of fun. In the Complete Edition are located next to the main game, two additional episodes (The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony).

GTA IV tells the story of Niko Bellic, a Slavic Civil War veteran who comes in the fictional American city of Liberty City. Together with his cousin Roman, who lives in Liberty City for years and tells Niko the American dream, he wants to start a new life. But it all comes differently. Already at the first meeting of the noted players that novel is not so prosperous long and leads a great life, as he has Niko saying all along. We know that a lot of pending work to make itself a big name. This road is long and hard, the player leads in some bad situations and Niko has to wonder whether it was worth the whole thing at the end. In GTA IV, there is betrayal frequently than one would like. As a player, you have to bite the bullet and do the dirty work for everyone to have a chance at a better life. And then would still Nikos search for a specific person, which he used to know, and he wants to hold them accountable.

The world of GTA IV is uncompromising and shows, is struggling with what hardball in gangster life. However, the game is never exaggerated brutal but realistic, suitable for harsh tone. Sometimes you can choose who you can alive and who is to die, which also has consequences on the end or ensures a reunion of a figure. Twists in the plot, well written and believable recorded dialogue and a good characterization deliver pluses in narrative perspective. The black humor, which is a hallmark of the Grand Theft Auto series exists, still, and the developers dare even to criticize American society.

Gameplay Technically there is not much new compared to its predecessors. The target system is revised and now works more precisely than ever before, Niko can look behind cover protection and control vehicles no longer quite so simple. The missions mostly the expiry Run to employer A, B, kill the target person or object Acquire C. But the missions are exciting and are thus not boring. One reason is because the environment around you in a mission still exists. So it is possible that you also reinfährt in a car chase ever to normal civilian traffic or the police get wind of a shootout and takes a, which provides for additional power. Away from the main missions there again sidelines as police operations and taxi missions, but also car racing, courier and assassination missions. The ambulance and fire-fighting operations are known, however, were deleted. A new central element is the Friends feature. Niko can make friends with different people that give a certain bonuses. Pastimes such as billiards and bowling are also available.

Although the main game already over 4 years is available, the graphics, which own the Rockstar Rage engine, and Euphoria engine can, which hit behavior and movements of people realistically simulated, can still be seen. Liberty City is one of the most beautiful cities that there was ever seen in a videogame. No corner is like the other, everywhere there are many details to discover. As people talk on the street or call a taxi, hot dogs are sold, sometimes chasing a criminal police or the garbage disposal does its job. This creates an extremely dense city atmosphere, the list of such small details is endless. Liberty City is based on New York and the developers catch this feeling an excellently. There are also chic lighting and weather effects, detailed vehicle models (with things damage model) and explosions to admire.

On acoustic side there are again a number of radio stations. Everything here is of techno, beat, hip-hop to pop and rock or hard rock. The cars could sound a little more powerful, but still go through as well. Convincing is also the weapon sounds which sounded punchy from the speakers.

Criticism I can little practice. The many details in certain situations pay their toll. The game lives on a general light blur. The frame rate is not always constant in many moments. However, it is rare to severe disruptions that negatively affect the flow of the game. The texture sharpness could be higher, but it is an open world game. In addition, many of the missions are similar in sequence. A little more variation would have been good.

R * have the typical games only have an English original synchronization, but with English subtitles. It can be used for individuals who do not have the English language, be difficult to follow the action, especially during a chase. Fortunately, the talks can be read in the menu. I do not miss a German dubbing as they already have to really be good to give the characters the same charm and sincerity.

Who can not get enough, can plunge into both additional episodes. In The Lost and Damned to play as Johnny, a senior member of the group The Lost biker. The former leader of the group Billy Grey sat in jail. During this time Johnny peace was agreed between The Lost and the competing biker group The Angels of Death. However, after Billy's release he wants to be the boss and triggers the truce. The group begins to increasingly share. Some see Billy as leader, the other Johnny. In addition to new characters, there are also new Boomstick, motorcycles, radio stations and secondary employment (eg motorcycling).

The second episode illuminates the night life of Liberty City. Here you take on the role of Luis Fernando Lopez, the doorman of two clubs that Anthony Prince known as Gay Tony belong. Gay Tony is heavily in debt at some criminals and also still become addicted to drugs by his financial situation. In the story you have to Gay Tony help out of the mess, again resulting in many conflicts, especially Luis Lopez for drug trafficking in prison was for many years, he has operated with his friends Armando and Henrique.

In both episodes one encounters characters from the main game and recognize some situations. This ensures nice aha moments. Unlike GTA IV and The Lost and Damned The Ballad of Gay Tony has become not so rough, but something humorous. In addition, the graphical style has been reworked. The blur effect (GTA IV) and noise filter (GTA IV + TLAD) are almost completely gone, the game is sharper. There are also new weapons (fully automatic shotgun with explosive ammunition!) And new vehicles, including an armored car. For the ears, there are also new radio station and the already known offer across the board new songs. Fans of GTA: San Andreas (PS2) certainly welcome the return of the parachute. R * has also incorporated other sidelines as drug wars or fighting in the underground scene.

Who never could do anything with the GTA series, will probably not really swayed even in this part. All others are allowed to at least 50 hours (GTA IV + Episodes) happy full game. Additionally offer GTA IV and the episodes of Liberty City a fun online for up to 16 players. Here you can let off steam in free mode and all sorts of pranks or driving in Team Deathmatch, auto racing and other game modes have fun. Private games are possible as well as user-defined settings. It's also nice that R * Games delivers the Complete Edition with all patches (incl. Trophy patch). The gameplay is therefore nothing in the way after installation.

Other information: 1152 * 640 pixels, 1 player (up to 16 players online), HDD Installation size GTA IV 3339 MB, additional episodes together about 2.5 GB, Dolby Digital 5.1

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