Stunning visuals and an amazing storyline makes this game a masterpiece.
The game starts out with a character named Niko Bellic who comes to America to escape from his criminal past. His cousin, Roman, sees this as an opportunity to make some money. Soon after Niko arrives, he is dragged into a world of criminals that he must assist to help pay off Roman's debts. Niko's main goal is to find several men that he used to work in the military with back in Europe. He eventually does find them but I won't spoil the story for you.
Speaking of the storyline, it is amazing. It might take you awhile to complete it but it will be worth it. The game has 90 story missions, but a lot of them get repetitive. Most missions require you to drive somewhere, kill a person, and leave. This can get boring at times. On the other hand, there are also many awesome missions, where some of the main characters in the story die. Either way, Grand Theft Auto IV has a lot deaths.
The graphics in this game are also amazing. Every bit of Liberty City looks breathtaking. You can tell that Rockstar took their time perfecting this game.
There's also a lot more stuff you can do after you beat the game too. You can complete side missions, hang out with friends, hunt for pigeons, find stunt jumps, or simply just kill people for fun. This makes the game even better as it will take you awhile to complete it 100%.
The online mode in Grand Theft Auto IV can be annoying at times. The online modes include Deathmatch, Free Mode, Race, and many more. Although the modes are fun, the people you play with can be real idiots. An example is that they will try to blow up your car or blast you with rockets. Hopefully you can get an online game with no annoying people.
So as you can tell, this game is awesome. I would reccommend it to anyone over the age of 14. There is a lot of violence and bad language in this game, so it wouldn't be a good idea to buy this for little kids.
Grand Theft Auto IV gets a perfect 10/10.
Good job Rockstar.