Grand Theft Auto IV : My hopes and expectations
I cannot wait for GTA 4 to come out. I have pre-ordered my copy from Game (who have very nicely included 500 Microsoft XBOX 360 points for my troubles) and will no doubt be playing it daily, for weeks after it is launched. Although we have heard titbits of news about the new game Rockstar really is letting the mystery behind the game sell it for them. They know its going to sell big whatever they release!
To be honest I would be happy if the game was similar in content to San Andreas and in HD graphics!! Anything else is a bonus! However there are a few things else on my wish list. The biggest of these is online play. Luckily this has been confirmed by Rockstar and Microsoft, although some of the multiplayer modes have been kept secret for now. I just can’t wait to chase my friends across a massive map, hunt them down and kill them horribly.
Another feature that annoyed me from previous GTA games was loading screens; these two are confirmed. However, beware if you have the PS3 version it is rumoured there will be a 5 minute loading screen when you first run the game? No idea if this is correct or not, only one more week until we find out…
No doubt there will be little niggles that make this game near-perfect instead of perfect. But regular updates are promised to the game and already the game has received a 98% rating (the highest ever) from ‘Xbox World 360′. I can’t find a bad review of it anywhere on the internet. It truly will be a massive game release. I think it will surpass Halo 3 and compete for the biggest game release of all time.
Check back in a few weeks for my personal review of the game, if I can tear myself away from it of course.
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