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Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Reynar_Tedros
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Jul '06
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Date Posted:
4/26 1:47pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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IGN isn't the only reviewer who's given it a 10. Plenty of other early reviews have been perfect across the board as well (IIRC, there's only been one review that hasn't given it a 10). If this game can derail Kingdom Hearts II as the greatest game of our age, then more power to it.
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Vengance1003
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Mar '06
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Date Posted:
4/26 10:08pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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Leonard_Shelby posted:
Straight tens from IGN...apparently that's only been given one other time, according to their review.
Can't wait for this game!
Theres actually around 15 games that have gotten a 10, I just can't find the list right now.
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Reynar_Tedros
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Date Posted:
4/26 10:18pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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Their last 10 was Soul Calibur in 1999.
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Darth Mischievous
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Oct '99
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Date Posted:
4/27 2:12pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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I just got GTA IV today for the PS3, two days before it's release!
We went to a video rental store last night to rent a few movies, and I saw it in the sale glass case for new games.... it was the only one in the case sitting there all by itself. I thought it may have been the pre-order box at first, but it obviously wasn't and was the actual game. I didn't get it, because we decided to go look at Best Buy to see if they had it. It was't out (of course). Then, we simply went home and watched the movie we rented.
So, I went back today to video store, and lo and behold, it was still there...
I bought it, and the girl behind the counter must not have known it's not 'officially' out yet.
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Espaldapalabras
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4/27 2:38pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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I should have tried to do something like that, instead I pre-ordered it from the game store where they are having some sort of party the night before the release.
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Reynar_Tedros
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4/27 3:04pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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Darth Mischievous posted:
I just got GTA IV today for the PS3, two days before it's release!
We went to a video rental store last night to rent a few movies, and I saw it in the sale glass case for new games.... it was the only one in the case sitting there all by itself. I thought it may have been the pre-order box at first, but it obviously wasn't and was the actual game. I didn't get it, because we decided to go look at Best Buy to see if they had it. It was't out (of course). Then, we simply went home and watched the movie we rented.
So, I went back today to video store, and lo and behold, it was still there...
I bought it, and the girl behind the counter must not have known it's not 'officially' out yet.
Why are you telling us? Go play the damn thing.
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Leto II
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Date Posted:
4/27 3:21pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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My copy for the Xbox 360 shipped on Friday from Amazon; should be here tomorrow.
A perfect "10" score at IGN? Is it really true that Soul Calibur back in '99 was their last one? I know Ocarina of Time was another game to rate that same score (deservedly so), but this is amazing.
...And we have The Soundtrack:
The Beat 102.7
DJ: Mister Cee & DJ Green Lantern
Genre: Contemporary Hip-Hop
* Styles P featuring Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss & Sheek Louch - "Who Want a Problem (Remix)"
* Uncle Murda - "Anybody Can Get It"
* Qadir - "Nickname"
* Busta Rhymes - "Where's My Money?"
* Maino - "Getaway Driver"
* Red Cafe - "Stick'm"
* Tru-Life - "Wet 'em Up"
* Johnny Polygon - "Price On Your Head"
* Swizz Beatz - "Top Down"
* Nas - "War Is Necessary"
* Kanye West featuring Dwele - "Flashing Lights"
* Joell Ortiz featuring Jadakiss & Saigon - "Hip Hop (Remix)"
* Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne - "Crackhouse"
* Prodigy - "Dirty New Yorker"
* Ghostface Killah featuring Kid Capri - "We Celebrate"
* Styles P featuring Swizz Beatz, Sheek Louch & Jadakiss - "Blow Ya Mind (Remix)"
* Papoose - "Stylin'"
The Classics 104.1
DJ: DJ Premier
Genre: Old-school hip hop
* Group Home - "Supa Star"
* Brand Nubian - "All for One"
* Special Ed - "I Got It Made"
* Jeru the Damaja - "D. Original"
* Marley Marl featuring Craig G - "Droppin' Science"
* MC Lyte - "Cha Cha Cha"
* Audio Two - "Top Billin'"
* Stetsasonic - "Go Stetsa I"
* T La Rock & Jazzy Jay - "It's Yours"
* Gang Starr - "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"
* Main Source - "Live at the Barbeque"
Electrochoc
DJ: François K
Genre: Electro/Dance
* Padded Cell - "Signal Failure"
* Black Devil - "The Devil in Us (Dub)"
* One + One - "No Pressure (Deadmau5 Remix)"
* Alex Gopher - "Brain Leech (Bugged Mind Remix)"
* K.I.M. - "B.T.T.T.T.R.Y. (Bag Raiders Remix)"
* Simian Mobile Disco - "Tits & Acid"
* Nitzer Ebb - "Let Your Body Learn"
* Kavinsky - "Testarossa Autodrive (Sebastian Remix)"
* Chris Lake vs. Deadmau5 - "I Thought Inside Out (Original Mix)"
* Boys Noize - "& Down"
* Justice - "Waters of Nazareth"
* Killing Joke - "Turn to Red"
* Playgroup - "Make It Happen"
* Liquid Liquid - "Optimo"
Fusion FM
DJ: Roy Ayers
Genre: Jazz fusion
* David McCallum - "The Edge"
* Roy Ayers - "Funk in the Hole"
* Gong - "Heavy Tune"
* David Axelrod - "Holy Thursday"
* Grover Washington, Jr. - "Knucklehead"
* Aleksander Maliszewski - "Pokusa"
* Ryo Kawasaki - "Raisins"
* Marc Moulin - "Stomp"
* Billy Cobham - "Stratus"
* Tom Scott & The L.A. Express - "Sneakin' in the Back"
JNR Jazz Nation Radio
DJ: Roy Haynes
Genre: Jazz
* Count Basie - "April in Paris"
* John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"
* Chet Baker - "Let's Get Lost"
* Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Moanin'"
* Miles Davis - "Move"
* Charlie Parker - "Night and Day"
* Roy Haynes - "Snap Crackle"
* Sonny Rollins - "St. Thomas"
* Duke Ellington - "Take the "A" Train"
* Dizzy Gillespie - "Whisper Not (Big Band)"
The Journey
DJ: A Computer
Genre: Ambient/Chill out
* Global Communication - "8:07"
* Terry Riley - "A Rainbow in Curved Air"
* Steve Roach - "Arrival"
* Michael Shrieve - "Communiqué 'Approach Spiral'"
* Jean Michel Jarre - "Oxygene (Part IV)"
* Philip Glass - "Pruitt-Igoe"
* Tangerine Dream - "Remote Viewing"
* Aphex Twin - "[z twig] aka [b+w stripes]"
* Ray Lynch - "The Oh of Pleasure"
IF99 International Funk
DJ: Femi Kuti
Genre: Funk & Afrobeat
* Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Chance for Peace"
* War - "Galaxy"
* The O'Jays - "Give the People What They Want"
* Gil Scott-Heron - "Home Is Where the Hatred Is"
* The Meters - "Just Kissed My Baby"
* Mandrill - "Livin' It Up"
* Manu Dibango - "New Bell"
* Fela Kuti - "Sorrow, Tears & Blood"
* Femi Kuti - "Truth Don Die"
* Creative Source - "Who Is He and What Is He to You"
* Hummingbird - "You Can't Hide Love"
* Fela Kuti - "Zombie"
K 109 The Studio
DJ: Karl Lagerfeld
Genre: Disco
* Peter Brown - "Burning Love Breakdown"
* Tamiko Jones - "Can't Live Without Your Love"
* Gino Soccio - "Dancer"
* Suzy Q - "Get On Up and Do It Again"
* Elektrik Funk - "On a Journey"
* Don Ray - "Standing in the Rain"
* Cerrone - "Supernature"
* Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender"
* Harry Thumann - "Underwater"
* Skatt Bros. - "Walk the Night"
LCHC Liberty City Hardcore
DJ: Jimmy Gestapo
Genre: Hardcore punk
* Murphy's Law - "A Day in the Life"
* Maximum Penalty - "All Your Boyz"
* Underdog - "Back to Back"
* Leeway - "Enforcer
* Sick of It All - "Injustice System"
* Cro-Mags - "It's the Limit"
* Sheer Terror - "Just Can't Hate Enough"
* Bad Brains - "Right Brigade"
* Killing Time - "Tell Tale"
* Agnostic Front - "Victim in Pain"
LRR 97.8 Liberty Rock Radio
DJ: Iggy Pop
Genre: Classic rock
* The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979"
* Steve Marriott - "Cocaine"
* Godley & Creme - "Cry"
* The Sisters of Mercy - "Dominion/Mother Russia"
* Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen"
* Electric Light Orchestra - "Evil Woman"
* David Bowie - "Fascination"
* Q Lazzarus - "Goodbye Horses"
* Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell"
* Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Her Strut"
* The Stooges - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
* Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
* Genesis - "Mama"
* Hello - "New York Groove"
* Queen - "One Vision"
* The Black Crowes - "Remedy"
* Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"
* The Who - "The Seeker"
* Elton John - "Street Kids"
* Heart - "Straight On"
* ZZ Top - "Thug"
* R.E.M. - "Turn You Inside Out"
Massive B
DJ: Bobby Konders
Genre: Dancehall
* Burro Banton - "Badder Den Dem"
* Choppa Chop - "Set It Off"
* Mavado - "Real McKoy featuring Busy Signal"
* Jabba - "Raise It Up"
* Bunji Garlin - "Brrrt"
* Richie Spice - "Youth Dem Cold"
* Chuck Fenda - "All About Da Weed"
* Chezidek - "Call Pon Dem"
* Mavado - "Last Night"
* Spragga Benz - "Da Order"
* Bounty Killer - "Bullet Proof Skin"
* Shaggy - "Church Heathen"
* Munga - "No Fraid A"
* Buju Banton - "Driver A"
San Juan Sounds
DJ: Daddy Yankee
Genre: Latin music
* Calle 13 - "Atrévete-te-te"
* Daddy Yankee - "Impacto"
* Hector El Father - "Maldades"
* Voltio featuring Jowell y Randy - "Pónmela"
* Don Omar - "Salio El Sol"
* Wisin & Yandel - "Sexy Movimiento"
* Tito El Bambino - "Siente El Boom (Remix)"
* Angel y Khriz - "Ven Baílalo"
Tuff Gong
DJ: Carl Bradshaw
Genre: Reggae/Dub
* Stephen Marley - "Chase Dem"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Concrete Jungle (The Unreleased Original Jamaican Version)"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Pimper's Paradise"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Rat Race"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Satisfy My Soul"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "So Much Trouble in the World"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Stand Up Jamrock"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Wake Up and Live"
The Vibe 98.8
DJ: Vaughn Harper
Genre: R&B
* Ne-Yo - "Because of You"
* R. Kelly - "Bump n' Grind"
* Mtume - "C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)"
* Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize"
* RAMP - "Daylight"
* The Isley Brothers - "Footsteps in the Dark"
* Jodeci - "Freek'n You"
* Lloyd - "Get It Shawty"
* Jill Scott - "Golden"
* Loose Ends - "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)"
* Freddie Jackson - "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
* Dru Hill - "In My Bed (So So Def Remix)"
* Marvin Gaye - "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
* Minnie Riperton - "Inside My Love"
* Barry White - "It's Only Love Doing It's Thing"
* C.J. - "I Want You"
* The SOS Band - "Just Be Good to Me"
* Ginuwine - "Pony"
* Raheem DeVaughn - "You"
Vladivostok FM
DJ: Ruslana
Genre: Eastern European music
* Kino - "Gruppa Krovi"
* Marakesh - "Zhdat"
* Zvery - "Kvartira"
* Seryoga - "King Ring"
* Seryoga - "Liberty City: The Invasion"
* Splean - "Liniya Zhizni"
* Basta - "Mama"
* Leningrad - "Nikogo Ne Zhalko"
* Ranetki Girls - "O Tebe"
* Dolphin - "RAP"
* Glukoza - "Schweine"
* Ruslana - "Wild Dances (Ukranian FM Version)"
* Oleg Kvasha - "Zelenoglazoe Taksi (Club Mix)"
Other Known Music:
There are songs that only play in the interior of buildings. These include:
* Rick James - "Come Into My Life"
* Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La"
* Niall Toner Band - "A Real Real"
* Killian's Angels - "Celtic High Step"
The theme song used in the game is called "Soviet Connection - The Theme from Grand Theft Auto IV."
Jesus, man, that soundtrack...that soundtrack is glorious. ****ing Afro Beat station hosted by Fema-mother****ing-Kuti would be amazing on its own, but the classic Hip-Hop, Fusion Jazz, and even Classic Rock channels just seem incredible.
(Iggy Pop DJ-ing a station that plays Bowie? Makes you wonder what he's gonna say on-air.)
I will say it is odd that the Philip Glass and Aphex Twin music from the adverts is on the soundtrack, but "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem (used in the ad where Nico is walking through the city) isn't. But driving around with Pruit-Igoe and Oxygene IV playing is going to be sweet.
I'm also going to have massive Iron Eagle flashbacks when Queen's "One Vision" starts playing as I'm pulling off drive-bys.
So, basically, a lot of non-obvious picks from artists everyone knows, or at least should, peppered with some well-known gems. (It took this long to get "Bump-'N-Grind" in here why, exactly? That should've been a package deal with introducing girlfriends and the ability to go clubbing.)
There's already a fair amount of bitching from younger and dumber players that there isn't as much recognizable stuff in there, and "too much hip-hop." **** those people.
This is the most diverse and varied soundtrack I've seen since, well...anything.
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Leto II
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Date Posted:
4/27 3:28pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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This is quickly going to replace "Rocket Race," Four Sentry-Gun Engineer spawn-camping, and whatever those Call of Duty 4 guys are up to as the best XBL experience in history.
Also, new trailer/TV spot that will own you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qig_D9iU4Vs
Because I don't think everyone has gotten the biggest bulge in their trousers they have ever had, just yet.
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Reynar_Tedros
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Date Posted:
4/27 9:34pm
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Leto II posted:
* Nas - "War Is Necessary"
* The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979"
* Genesis - "Mama"
* ZZ Top - "Thug"
Sold.
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4/28 7:14am
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Didn't IGN say a while back they would never give 10s again?
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Leto II
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Date Posted:
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV
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Really? I hadn't heard that, but could be they changed their minds for this one. I gotta say, the people who are jumping into multiplayer the night they get the game are nuts. The multiplayer's a complete afterthought until Thursday or Friday, at the very least, for me.
Reading the reviews for it, I'm amazed at how many little things Rockstar added. A full-blown Internet, hours of television programming, the ability to go watch a show at a theater, the Ricky Gervais stand-up routines...it's like some kind of Second Life, except this time, being an ***hole is encouraged.
Also, screw all this "Console A-will-sell-more-copies-of-the-game-than-Console B" nonsense. Let's just look forwards to GUN RAPING the **** outta each other.
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4/28 5:31pm
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I'm not a big GTA fan but I've been noticing the amazing reviews all over the place, just finished reading the one from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/arts/28auto.html
Although I've no plans to get it right away, I'm definitely going to keep an eye out and hope to get it eventually.
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4/28 9:15pm
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Princess_Tina posted:
I'm not a big GTA fan but I've been noticing the amazing reviews all over the place, just finished reading the one from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/arts/28auto.html
Although I've no plans to get it right away, I'm definitely going to keep an eye out and hope to get it eventually.
It seemed like they went out of their way to not use the term "video game."
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4/28 10:23pm
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GameSpot Gives Grand Theft Auto IV a Perfect 10
Been waiting on that.
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Can someone talk about the Special Edition?? What songs are on the CD and what does the book look like? I need to decide which version I'm going go buy today.
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