Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto is many things: a popular video game and a controversial subject, among others. It's also a brilliant satire wrapped in an ingenious crime story inside an interactive masterpiece. It really is.

To this day, Grand Theft Auto seems almost like a serendipitous fluke to me, a fascinating but improbable tale of two incredibly ambitious brothers almost stumbling into their third-in-sequence megahit by tapping a niche freeform legacy reaching back to D...

Can Grand Theft Auto IV live up to all the hype? Stuart certainly thinks so...

GTAIV shows the pretenders how it should be done, with an incredibly rich world, strong characters, great technology and a truly compelling story. Provided you can handle its skewed morality, it's the year's most essential video game.

Sumptuous graphics, Niko truly feels like a real character, so much to do and see

It ends, eventually, it will devour your life in one great chunk, you'll want to use all your years holidays at once

Buy it. Play it. Experience it. The hype has all been true. Grand Theft Auto IV is the single best game currently available on this generation of consoles

Sumptuous graphics, Niko truly feels like a real character, so much to do and see

It ends, eventually, it will devour your life in one great chunk, you'll want to use all your years holidays at once

Buy it. Play it. Experience it. The hype has all been true. Grand Theft Auto IV is the single best game currently available on this generation of consoles

Attention gangsters! The biggest crime 'em up of them all is here

Amazing graphics

Causes excessive swearing

Whether you're in for the full 75 hour monster game session or just the occasional post-pub session, GTA IV is a simply unmissable gaming experience

It's here. You've got it, we've got it, and everyone's tired from playing the game, rather than doing less-important things like eat, sleep and work. So, here's my verdict on the most anticipated game in the history of everything, writes Tom Parsons. By

The latest Grand Theft Auto has all the hallmarks of a classic and is the perfect excuse to invest a PS3 or Xbox 360

One of the most immersive virtual worlds to date. Much-improved graphics. Story mode takes at least 40 hours to complete. Great multiplayer mode

PS3 owners won�€™t have access to the Xbox�€™s exclusive downloadable content

Liberty City doesn�€™t just look real, right down to the recreation of famous landmarks like the Empire State building and Brooklyn Bridge, it feels real. Thunderstorms sweep in, forcing residents to erect umbrellas or shelter under their brief