10 Presentation
The story is Oscar quality. The use of the phone as a gaming portal is genius. There's really nothing more that could be asked for from GTA IV.
10 Graphics
The level of detail is astounding. Liberty City feels alive and lived in. While there are some technical issues, the artistic merits push the score to the max. A true marvel.
10 Sound
The dialogue makes the story. Without the excellent writing and the stellar voice acting, the story would fail. And the soundtrack kills -- more than 200 songs and almost all are great choices.
10 Gameplay
The cover and targeting system work great. Blind firing with an RPG is a thing of beauty. Everything works in harmony and not a single one of the missions is bad. The most fun I've had in years.
10 Lasting Appeal
The story will take anywhere from 25-45 hours to complete, depending on your skill level and attention span. There's plenty more to do once you finish the story, such as excellent multiplayer.
ign's review for GTA IV, i aint saying its not that good but 10 for everything is impossible, i mean not one mission is bad ? thats bullshit i can bet there's atleast one mission that annoys or one that feels repeated (like in ever game of this genre) or in the review they mention the n.iggling cover issues a couple of time and then say they work great...complete contradiction, also the fact they act like covering has never been done before annoyed me when reading it..anywae i got a feeling the review is fixed coz usually even when its a dope game they throw in 9.8's and 9.5's stuff like that the guy who rated this went a bit over the top.
