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Grand Theft Auto IV(4) came out on the 28th of April 2008on platforms ps3 and Xbox 360 and later on PC on December 2nd in the same year. GTA IV was created by a company called Rockstar

Games. The target audience was for ages 18-25 as it involves a series of crime. it was easily promoted by tv adverts also they used youtube to advertise

Developer:

Rockstar North

Publisher:

Rockstar Games (Parent Company: Take2 Interactive)

Platforms:

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC

Multiplayer:

Up to 16 players on X360 and PS3; 32 players on PC

Website:

www.rockstargames.com/IV

Release Date:

April 29, 2008 (Worldwide) on X360 and PS3

Rating:

MA 17+ (ESRB); 18 (BBFC)

Grand Theft Auto IV was announced on May 9, 2006 at Microsoft's E3 press conference. Peter Moore (who was Corporate Vice-President of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division at the time of the announcement) rolled up the left sleeve of his t-shirt to reveal a GTA4 tattoo on his arm. He announced that GTA 4 would be available on Xbox 360 in 2007, and revealed that Microsoft and Rockstar Games had formed a strategic alliance in order to provide exclusive episodic content for Xbox Live, giving the community ever-expanding gameplay experiences.

GAMEPLAY

Mobile phones are a big part of Grand Theft Auto IV's gameplay.

GTA IV features fifteen multiplayer modes, which can be accessed through the mobile phone. Multiplayer supports up to sixteen players, and the game modes include Deathmatch, Mafiya Work, Cops n' Crooks and Free Mode.

It is possible to surf the internet in GTA4 via internet cafés. It is available from any computer in the game, and provides a hub for all sorts of interactivity within Liberty City. There are over 100 in-game internet websites.

In GTA IV, you will gain a police wanted level for any crime that you commit, providing there are witnesses present. The police can only chase you if they know where you are, and they need to see you to know where you are. If you escape the search area marked on the radar without being spotted, your wanted level will disappear.

have ever created.GTA4 contains fifteen multiplayer modes, supporting up to 16 players.

GTA4 contains fifteen multiplayer modes, supporting up to 16 players.

Unique game moments. Animations are created on the fly, so each player's experience will be unique. Gamers are no longer subjected to pre-recorded animations.

Characters will react realisticaly to being hit with gunfire, cars, and melee weapons or fists.

Players will be able to push people out of the way, rather than "floating" past them as in older games.

Falling/thrown characters will react as in real life- They won't simply be limp, lifeless ragdolls. Nor will they use a canned "super hero" animation like before.

Characters (and players?) will be able to hang on to helicopters and trucks, which will swing them around as the vehicle moves.

My personal opinion on gta iv is that it is fun to play but also to see what goes on from different perspectives of cops and crooks