Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)

Niko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.

Writers:

Dan Houser, Rupert Humphries

Stars:

Michael Hollick, Jason Zumwalt, Timothy Adams

4 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Hollick	...	Niko Bellic (voice)
Jason Zumwalt	...	Roman Bellic (voice)
Timothy Adams	...	Brucie Kibbutz / Commercial (voice)
Moti Margolin	...	Dimitri Rascalov (voice)
Doris Belack	...	Mrs. McReary (voice)
Thomas Lyons	...	Francis McReary (voice)
P.J. Sosko	...	Gerry McReary (voice) (as PJ Sosko)
Ryan Johnston	...	Packie McReary (voice)
Mary Catherine Donnelly	...	Kate McReary (voice)
Coolie Ranx	...	Little Jacob (voice)
Seeborn	...	Real Badman (voice)
Charleigh E. Parker	...	Elizabeta Torres (voice) (as Charlie Parker)
Anthony Patellis	...	Jimmy Pegorino (voice) (as Tony Patellis)
Joe Barbara	...	Ray Boccino (voice)
Frank Bonsangue	...	Phil Bell (voice)

Storyline

An eastern european veteran migrates to Liberty City to forget the horrific and graphic memories of his past and for a better life, things don't come out as planned as he has to wipe out mobsters and loan sharks that are preventing his cousin from making money freely.

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Plot Keywords:

microsoft windows | console game | playstation 3 | xbox 360 | part of series | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to Liberty City, where the only dirty word is hope

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

M

Did You Know?

Trivia

Removed locations had the names "Anger Bay" (based on Pelham Bay), Norfolk (NoHo), Jefferson Heights (Hamilton Heights), Acter Bay (South Kearny), Richmond (Richmond Hill), Frogtown (Turtle Bay) and a representation of Washington Heights.

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Goofs

On Public Liberty Radio's 'The Pacemaker' show, Waylon Mason explains that his mother died during childbirth, but later refers to her as "leaving him in dirty diapers all day", despite the fact she died during his childbirth, which is verified when he and his father home-cremated her.

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Quotes

[First lines]
Dave Bosoy: Daddy's back, you bitches... Daddy's back, you bitches!

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Crazy Credits

The Crowd of Liberty City - No Names

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Alternate Versions

The PC version has several changes from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions such as:

• The ability to change several in game graphics settings.
• Video Editor
• Independence FM
• The clothing available at Perseus has new and altered suits

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Connections

Featured in United States of Tara: Alterations (2009)

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Soundtracks

Arm in Arm (Shy Child Mix)
(uncredited)
by The Boggs
(J. Friedman)
[Station: Radio Broker]

User Reviews

This is unlike anything you can believe

Perfection, or the closest thing possible is achieved with GTA IV. This may sound weird but it's hard to not think that this is a real breathing city. If one word could sum up the game I think it would be 'detail'. Every aspect of the game is as detailed as possible and it is easily the best game ever made respective of the technological possibility. For instance, the AI of the people walking down the street is almost creepy, it seems like these are living people. The dialogue is truly impressive, I believe that this game could compete with some of the best films around. Some people say that the cut-scenes have errors and other minuscule details are slightly askew, but truthfully if they are looking that close for errors they are missing the grand picture. Fantastic acting, worthy of film awards, breathtaking graphics, beyond realistic physics, and just enthralling game-play make this the first truly next-gen game that goes beyond just better graphics, pushing the limits of what I thought was possible. It's one hell of a deal for only $60, it's easily worth hundreds. Rockstar is genius for a making a game so immersive, so realistic, but yet manages to keep that funny, satiric GTA feel. Congrats Rockstar, you deserve your success.

P.S. screw off anyone that believes that video games cause people to do crimes. That's just being lazy.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Rockstar Games [United States]

Country:

UK USA Canada

Language:

English Serbian Russian Spanish Polish Chinese Portuguese Ukrainian Albanian Italian Korean Greek Yiddish

Release Date:

29 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grand Theft Auto IV

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rockstar North, Rockstar Games, Rockstar Toronto

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1