this game is awesome but.........
The gameplay is really fun you don't even have to play the main story (but I recommend that you do so you can go to the second island) my favorite thing to do is get a helicopter and fly to the top of the empire state building and use the motorcycle cheat and drive the motorcycle off the top the view is breathtaking. The two complaints that I have about this game are that the driving physics take a long time to get used to and that there are too many missions where you have to chase something or race and I am bad at driving so I always get stuck and it makes me not want to do the story missions.
The graphics are amazing the detail of the city is great from the slums in Bohan to the bright lights of star junction. And a small thing I love about this game is how the water looks. realistic looking water always makes me like the game I don't know why I just like it.
The music in the game is great as it is in all GTA titles the talk channel is always funny it is another thing that shows the extreme attention to detail that Rockstar put into this game.
It is quite obvious that Grand Theft Auto 4 is one of the best games for the 360 and that everyone should have a copy. The addition of online play is just another reason why you should go out and buy this game right now. Even the sixty dollar price tag shouldn't be enough to keep you away from this game sell a kidney or something if you can't afford it right now.