My Evil Side in Grand Theft Auto IV: missions or wild on GTA 4?

By: Daniel Chubb | May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

It was a few days ago that I first got my hands on Grand Theft Auto IV and it took until last night to get a first impressions look, the reason for this was stopping the gym and getting stuck into Wii Fit. When I first started the game my first impressions were that the game looks much like the last few, other than the improved graphics and this is a good thing, although I know GTA IV has a lot more than any Grand Theft Auto game before it. While my version is for the Sony PS3, the Xbox 360 version is the same in almost all aspects.

I started GTA 4 just like all the other versions, forget doing missions and lets just run wild. Some of my friends and family hate playing the game this way and find it pointless, but for me, it just has to be done for the first 5 hours or so. First up was getting in different vehicles and driving madly, that was followed with pulling over and beating up anyone that called you a name. Now I should point out this is never how I act in real life, but that’s what I have always loved about GTA games, being able to do the things you would never do.

Now as I am 30 years old and married, next up was looking at the “Liberty City Area Street Map” (as you can see an image of on this page), what was I looking for? You got it, a strip club, as that’s something that sounds fun. When I got there, a lady took me to a private room for a dance and it was great, because you get to change angles (well it was ok, real life is better there). After the dance was finished, she screamed and 2 bouncers came running in, with a combination of kicks and punches I managed to beat them both, only to get outside and be killed by police.

What did I learn there? Well first up it was good this is not real life, second maybe its time for a real mission. That did not happen, as I ended up in boats and then to an airport, where within seconds of running down the runway I was stormed at by helicopters, and tons of armed police…dead again.

These are my first impressions of GTA 4, great fun and this is one percent of the game. I will post again after spending more time playing, also check out peters full review.