Grand Theft Auto IV

Overview

The Grand Theft Auto series has always been about allowing players to do whatever they please inside of an open world, along with the option to go through the game's missions to move the story forward and allow the player to exercise the many different facets and weapons of the game, such as robbing banks, assassinating NPCs, blowing up cars, escorting criminals and dealing drugs. Grand Theft Auto IV offers all of that and more in a revamped style, that looks more lifelike than previous titles.

As mentioned earlier, GTA IV has all that the previous games had in regards to gameplay, but GTA IV’s greatest appeal is in the depth and emotional impact left by the story. The game follows Niko Bellic's arrival to the United States, following the (laughably false) claims of wealth and luxury promised in letters from his cousin, Roman. As he begins to deal with the culture shock of living in a very capitalist Liberty City, Niko also attempts to make good on his secret vendetta—to find a “ special someone” who betrayed him (and others) during the war. As he continues his hunt, Niko encounters, works with, and occasionally befriends a wide variety of unsavory characters from all walks of life, offering his services to them as a gun for hire.

The game was built on RAGE, an engine that Rockstar developed, first used in Rockstar's Table Tennis, circa 2006. There was a special edition of GTA IV, containing a duffel bag, soundtrack sampler, art book, and a copy of the game, all packaged in a locked metal case made to look like a safety-deposit box. There were many conflicts in the game that surfaced and many unanswered questions, such as what will Niko encounter later in life?

Plot

Niko Bellic is a former Yugoslavian immigrant (though never specified, in The Cousins Bellic, Roman remarks that Niko's English is better than his [Roman's] Serbian, implying that the cousins are, in fact, from Serbia.) trying to make his way through his difficult life. A war veteran having fought in the Bosnian conflict of the early 1990s, he admits to tragic events occurring such as, through conversations with friends, the death of his brother and Roman’s mother. After the war, Niko couldn’t find any work in what was now a war-torn country, and began a life of crime, eventually landing him in the pocket of Rodislav Bulgarin; a Russian mobster in charge of the Mediterranean immigrant smuggling business.

After working some time for Bulgarin, a ship that Niko was aboard sank a few miles off the Italian coastline. Barely surviving the swim, Bulgarin believed that Niko intentionally sunk it in order to escape with the money. Niko realized this to be what Bulgarin thought, and had no choice but to avert the Russian Mafia. He spent seven months upon the merchant navy ship, The Platypus, contemplating joining his cousin, Roman, in his lavish and luxurious American life.

When The Platypus pulls into the City, Niko disembarks and is soon after picked up by his cousin to drive back to Roman’s place. When they get back, however, Niko is quick to observe that all Roman had told him was a great exaggeration, and in reality Roman had nothing but a poor apartment and small cab company. Roman’s gambling addiction landed him in debt to loan shark Vlad. Roman has a girlfriend called Mallorie, who introduces Niko to Michelle and who Roman suspects to be sleeping with Vlad. When Niko finds out that Roman had been correct, he contemplates for a moment with Roman, and then decides to exact revenge, to Roman’s great surprise. Niko and Roman get into a car and chase Vlad to the Pier. Vlad tries to justify his existence, and tells Niko that if he shoots, people will find him. Niko kills Vlad and dumps his body into the water. A few hours later, Roman calls him, and, in a hushed tone, tells him where to rendezvous. Niko finds Roman hiding in a dumpster, where Roman speaks of gangsters chasing him. Niko is in disbelief before he’s knocked out with the butt of a rifle.

Waking up in the basement of Mikhail Faustin's house, Niko is questioned by the captor as well as Faustin’s partner in crime, Dimitri Rascalov, until Faustin himself comes down to tell them to keep their voices low, when he discovers his goon to be incorrectly interrogating Niko, and consequently shoots him. Roman begins to lose his cool and Faustin decides to shoot him too, but only in the stomach. Dimitri calms down Faustin, who tells Niko to complete a task; with Dimitri promising to heal Roman’s wound. Niko works under Faustin and Dimitri for a while, as they gradually drift apart, and Dimitri finally asks Niko to kill Faustin. Niko chases Faustin through his club until a final confrontation on the roof. Faustin claims that has made Dimitri greedy and that he will betray Niko as well. Niko pays no heed and kills him. Afterwards Dimitri requests Niko meet him at a warehouse to receive his payment.

Little Jacob, a drug dealer Niko had worked with earlier in the game, calls immediately after Niko’s conversation with Dimitri, telling him he has a bad feeling about the whole shindig and will be at his side during the meet. Once Niko makes his way into the warehouse, he finds Dimitri’s new partner to be Rodislav Bulgarin. Niko realizes that the meet was a trap, and duels with Dimitri’s henchmen in the warehouse with the assistance of Little Jacob. Niko frees Roman from the back of a car some time later and drives them both to Roman’s cab company, only to find it burning violently, along with his apartment. Roman is devastated, and after crying to Niko (the “mission” is called Roman’s Sorrow) he rings up Mallorie and asks her to find them a place in Bohan. Roman then concludes the mission by revealing to Niko that the “special item” he had referred to when Niko rescued him was an engagement ring. It had burned, lying in his apartment.

The two of them take shelter in Bohan, where Niko finds he can be of some service to the locals, at first only Manny Escuela and Elizabeta Torres, Elizabeta introduces Niko to Playboy X and Patrick McReary. Working under Playboy X, Niko discovers that Playboy’s mentor, Dwayne Forge, has been recently released from prison. Playboy asks Niko to meet with Dwayne, who Niko greatly sympathizes with. Niko starts accepting missions from Dwayne as well, without pay, until Dwayne asks him to kill the managers at a strip club. Niko does as instructed, but soon after finds out that Playboy owned that strip club. Playboy, furious, asks Niko to take out Dwayne. Niko contemplates, and, depending on the player’s decision, kills one of them. Meanwhile, Roman rebuilds the cab company, with the assistance of his insurance company, who think that the original company burned down because of an electrical fire. He rediscovers his passion for gambling, which lands him, once again, in the pocket of Russian loan sharks. In Algonquin, Niko befriends Patrick McReary, who he’d worked with earlier, upon Elizabeta’s command. Patrick and Niko become friends and soon Niko gets to know the McReary family and circle of trust, which includes Derrick McReary, Francis McReary, Gerry McReary and last but not least, Kate McReary. After the introductions and a few missions, Niko gets a call from a terrified Elizabeta. He goes to her house, where she tells him that the cops are onto her. She inadvertently kills Manny Escuela, and then sends to Niko to do a drug deal with Little Jacob, only to find out that the person who intercepts Niko’s deal is none other than Michelle, his girl friend. Niko doesn’t mince words with her, but soon after surrenders and discovers that she works for a secret government organization called United Liberty Paper. Her role in the game is concluded when she hands Niko over to the unnamed man leading U. L. Paper, who bribes Niko with the information he has on his criminal activities. Niko agrees to do dirty work for the government, as long as they help him find a “special someone”.

Patrick McReary’s family leads him to the Italian mobsters Ray Boccino and Phil Bell, who soon after introduce him to Jimmy Pegorino. Working under their wing and helping the McReary’s, Niko finally gets a lead from Ray: Ray tells him the whereabouts of Florian Cravic. Niko, with Roman, busts through Florian’s apartment, gun in hand, only to find a much calmer man, now named Bernie, who moved to safely pursue his homosexuality. He dispels Niko’s idea that Florian, or Bernie, was the one who sold out their unit, and tells him that all this time he had thought Niko to be the one. Frustrated and disappointed, Niko leaves with no resolve. He ceases working for Ray and finds closure with the all but one of the McReary’s, Kate, with whom he has an ongoing relationship. U. L. Paper had Niko working with Jon Gravelli, an old mobster about to hit the bucket, who eventually gives Niko the one person he is sure sold out their platoon: Darko Brevich. Niko informs Roman that he’s found Darko, and Roman decides to meet the old friend as well, Niko and Roman head off to the Airport, As they enter the Airport a truckfull of government soldiers circle around the backlot and drops off a miserable looking man who is bound by ropes. Niko confronts him, and when Darko asks who Niko is, he replies only with, “I’m the one who survived.” Darko then proceeds to justify his actions, telling Niko that their unit had killed some of his friends, some of his family. Still furious, Niko asks him how much they payed him. Darko laughs and replies, “A thousand. How much do they pay you to kill someone?” Niko is suddenly thrown into contemplation when Darko contrasts the two of them, but then Darko pleas for him to end his life, telling Niko that he’d be doing him a favor. The player gets to decide whether or not Niko kills Darko. If he does, right before Darko bleeds out, he thanks Niko for ending his life. Niko eventually regrets this decision. If Niko decides to let Darko live, both Bernie and Roman congratulate him for finally burying his past.

Niko, still suffering from the shock of his confrontation with Brevich, tries to cool off at a bar. There, he finds Jimmy P, whose empire is falling apart and needs Niko to do him one last solid: Work with Dimitri Rascalov. Niko is at first morally resistant to the idea, but Pegorino persists, and the player is given the ultimate ethical decision: either you sell your soul to the devil, or you become him. The outcome is detailed in the next section.

Multiple Endings

After Niko’s conversation with Pegorino, you have to drive around for a while before Niko is called by Kate McReary and Roman. Niko isn’t very specific with Kate, he only tells her that a decision came up, and that he can either earn money or make good on something he promised to do. Kate, given this extremely abstract version of the actual situation, adheres to her moral code and tells Niko to do so, as well. Roman, however, believes that Niko should go through with the deal, not only because Roman prefers money to violence, but because he’d like the money for his honeymoon with soon-to-be bride Mallorie, as well as help him earn the money he needs to live the life he always wanted to with his cousin.

Seeking Revenge

If you choose to extract revenge, you will find Dimitri on The Platypus, the very same ship you were on when you arrived in Liberty City. After fighting through Dimitri’s men, you must pull a lever and get to the bottom of the ship, where you confront Dimitri alongside his henchmen. Shortly after Niko kills Dimitri, he attends Roman’s wedding, where he is ambushed by Pegorino and his goons as they drive by. Everyone successfully evades the attempted murder except for Kate, who is shot dead. Niko is deeply disturbed by her death, when Roman and Jacob tell him to get going and take a nap.

When Niko wakes up, he gets a call from Little Jacob, who, alongside Roman, has decided to take down Pegorino and whatever’s left of his empire. All three of them chase a car full of his goons to Pegorino’s hideout. Niko slides out of the car and tells Roman and Jacob that the most useful thing they can do is ensure that they don’t die, and maybe figure out an exit strategy. There is a great struggle and Niko finally makes it inside and to the top of the building, where he encounters Pegorino, who slides down a ladder and escapes via boat. Niko chases him down and gets into Jacob’s chopper and continues his pursuit. Both Pegorino and Niko crash, wherein Niko chases Pegorino alone and eventually kills him, but not before delivering a grand monologue.

Taking the Deal

If you choose to make the deal, you are sent in alongside Phil Bell to rendezvous with Dimitri's men. Dimitri betrays Niko, who has to fight his way out of the compound with Phil and $250,000. When Niko heads back, he tells Kate that he decided to do the job for the money, for which she is furious at him and refuses to go to his cousin’s wedding. He goes without her, and after the usual proceedings, one of Dimitri’s men opens fire on the crowd. Roman is shot down and killed, for which Niko is very angry. He hits the goon’s dead body a few times before going home at the will of Jacob. When he wakes up, he decides to kill Dimitri. You again follow Pegorino’s goons to the building where Pegorino and Dimitri set up shop. Niko tells Jacob that he’ll handle it alone, and after a great conflict, he finally makes it inside, where he sees Dimitri betray Pegorino and then attempt to escape, this time via helicopter. The rest is essentially the same, in that you follow Dimitri via helicopter until both of your vehicles crash. You track down Dimitri and kill him, the game ending with a shot of the Statue of Happiness.

Weapons

The GTA series had always had a variety of weapons to use. From Ak47's to an RPG, you are a one man army. This installment is no exception.

Multiplayer

Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of GTA IV have online multiplayer. Rather than offer a traditional multiplayer menu, the multiplayer is accessed from the cell phone that the player uses in single-player.

Players may create a multiplayer character using different accessories and clothing. As the player's rank increases, additional clothing and parts are unlocked. Once in the multiplayer mode, there are 14 game types to choose from. The maximum number of players is 16, though the co-operative modes are limited to a lower number.

Radio Soundtracks

Downloadable Content

Prior to the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar announced that there would be two packages of downloadable content exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of the game, promising one of them would be out before the end of 2008. Microsoft was rumored to have paid 50 million dollars to keep the DLC exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of the game, although this sum was never confirmed. Despite Rockstar's promise, as 2008 dragged on, the DLC was delayed to an unspecified date in 2009. On November 19th, 2008, USA Today revealed the details on the first downloadable content package, The Lost and Damned. This episode was also released for PS3 on April 13th, 2010.

The Lost and Damned

The first piece of downloadable package for Grand Theft Auto 4 is titled "The Lost and Damned" and was released on February 17th for the Xbox 360 exclusively; it cost 1,600 Microsoft Points and was 1.78gb in size.

The package contains new missions, side missions, music and weapons; giving players between 10 and 20 hours of new gameplay. Although Niko Bellic appears in the DLC he is not the playable character; the player instead assumes the role of a very minor character from the main storyline, a biker named Johnny Klebitz. He's a member of the Liberty City biker gang "The Lost" (the same gang Niko meets in the main game). Dan Houser, Vice President of Creative Development for Rockstar Games, has stated that the episode shows a different side of Liberty City, and will answer many mysteries from the main story. Even though players encounter "The Lost" biker gang several times throughout the main game as Niko, the story for "The Lost and Damned" will not be directly impacted by decisions you made in the main game.

The story is mainly set in areas which were rarely visited whilst playing as Niko. Billy Grey, the Lost leader, has been released from jail and starts to wreak havoc on the ' Angels of Death', a rival gang, which breaks the truce between the two gangs. The player takes the role of Johnny Klebitz, the vice-president of the Lost, who temporarily took over role as Leader of the gang whilst Billy Grey was in jail. Johnny tries to stay calm as Billy breaks the truces set up by Johnny, but how long will he last knowing the gang could be falling apart?

The Lost and Damned has new weapons, such as the grenade launcher, pipe bomb, and sawn-off and automatic shotguns. The lighting has been reworked to appear more dramatic, and character models have been slightly improved. There are also new vehicles, such as Johnny's bike, which has been made easier to control than other motorbikes, as the player spends a lot of time riding it in the DLC. There is a safe house where Johnny can interact with his other brothers in the Lost, and try new minigames such as arm wrestling and card games, joining old favorites like pool. There are plenty of missions where Johnny rides out as part of a pack of the Lost in an organized formation with the leader in front, and his 'brothers' help him out in the tougher firefights. The player is encouraged to keep his brothers alive, and surviving members of the gang will receive a stats boost to their health, accuracy, and damage dealing after each mission. If a Lost member does die, he'll be replaced with a new brother with set-to-zero stats. Simply put, the longer they stay breathing, the more help they'll be. And the attempts to make the player feel like a member of a real biker gang don't stop there. When riding with the gang, a Lost logo will appear on the road to indicate where to ride in order to stay in formation. If the logo is properly followed, the player will be rewarded with dialogue with his brothers, as well as a small personal health boost and a vehicle health boost.

The Lost and Damned also includes new multiplayer modes. Some can simply be considered rehashes with motorbikes of older modes, while others are more noticeably different, like Chopper vs. Chopper, where one player runs through checkpoints in the city on a motorcycle while the other chases in a gun-toting helicopter. There is also a new revamped race mode where competing bikers are armed with clubs and take each other out in brutal fashion.

New Weapons in The Lost and Damned

New Radio Songs in The Lost and Damned

The Ballad of Gay Tony

On May 26, 2009, Rockstar Games announced the title of its second piece of downloadable content exclusive to the Xbox 360. The Ballad of Gay Tony tells the story of Luis Lopez.

Lopez had been the expected next protagonist, as he is the third major character in the GTA IV mission Impossible Trinity. Lopez is an assistant to the nightclub impresario Tony Prince (Gay Tony), who made a number of appearances in GTA IV. This installment of DLC focuses on the nightlife of Liberty City and makes use of many of the already present, but not interactive, night clubs and luxury spots throughout Algonquin. The episode contains new cars, new aircraft, and new weapons, including a new helicopter with mounted guns. It also brings back the parachute item, as seen in GTA San Andreas. Players can base jump from numerous tall buildings and locations around the open world map.

The Ballad of Gay Tony was released as a download and at retail as part of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which does not contain the original GTA IV content, but does have stand-alone, playable versions of The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. This disc retailed for 39.99 USD at launch. This content, as well as the disc, was released on October 29th, 2009. The disc version and downloadable version were both released for PS3 on April13th, 2010.

New Weapons in The Ballad of Gay Tony

Parachute

Escape a falling helicopter with style! Or do you feel like base jumping off of a building? Well now you can, thanks to a Parachute!

New Radio Songs in Ballad of Gay Tony

PC Version

In August 2008, Rockstar announced that a PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV would be released on December 2, 2008. Due to the later release date and greater processing capabilities, the PC version is improved from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions. The graphics are improved as the game will run in 2560 x 1600 resolution, with higher-quality textures and increased draw distances. Another enhancement is the ability to adjust the traffic density. The multiplayer allows 32 players, twice the 16 players allowed on the console version.

GTA IV PC Video Editor

The new Video Editor feature allows players to capture in-game footage, make real-time edits, and export those clips as .WMV movie files. The clips can also be spliced together into a video with post effects like music, text, transitions, and other features found in video editing programs. Videos can then be shared for other players to view and rate using the Rockstar Games Social Club TV.

Clip Capturing

At any time during the game (single or multiplayer), press the F2 key to dump the footage to the hard drive. Depending on how data intensive things are in the world at that time, the clip should be about 30 to 40 seconds long. Captured footage will be the action that occurs prior to pressing F2. This feature can be turned off to improve performance.

Launching the Video Editor

To execute the Video Editor, call it up using the in-game cellphone. After a prompt which states that any unsaved data will be lost, a menu for viewing and editing clips opens, with the following choices:

• Clips
• Editor
• Gallery
• Upload
• Online

All footage captured in the game can be viewed in the Clips section. There are the standard DVD style controls for video playback. The camera can be moved when the right mouse button is held down.

Editor

The Editor allows users to name videos, string multiple clips together, and add music, titles, and transitions.

To quickly create a video to upload, make sure at least one clip is in the storyboard editing space and then hit the Web option in Export To Gallery.

Gallery

The section labeled Gallery contains all of the completed, exported videos. The most recently exported video is displayed in the preview window, and the thumbnails on the right side of the screen are arranged with the newest videos appearing at the top.

Upload

In the section labeled Upload, players can submit their web videos to the Social Club. The left side of the screen shows local videos that have created. The right side is a web portal displaying all the videos that have been uploaded.

Online

The Online section will minimize Grand Theft Auto IV and go to the Rockstar Games Social Club TV website using the default web browser. There users can view, rate, and comment on clips others have uploaded.

Physics

GTA IV is the second game to be released with the middleware named "Euphoria". Euphoria gives character models muscles, joints, a motor nervous system, and environmental awareness. This means that characters are capable of protecting themselves from injury by doing things such as grabbing on to a hand rail as they are falling down a staircase, or covering their face using their arms. GTA IV is the first game in the franchise to use physics middlewares, and is also the first Open World game to use Euphoria. There are many other features that Euphoria helps simulate, ranging from grabbing onto a car door to making Niko dynamically struggle to stand up straight when he is drunk.

Havok is another middleware used in GTA IV. It is only used for rigid bodies and vehicle dynamics. A rigid body is an object that cannot be deformed in any way. Remember that while props such as fences can be broken, it does not mean that they are not rigid bodies; instead of them splintering dynamically like real life, the engine is simply switching out the models. Havok has been implemented with quite a few AAA games, and is currently the world's leading physics middleware.

Dating

Expanding on GTA: San Andreas's dating simulations, GTA IV allows Niko to take dates to bars, bowling alleys, cabaret acts, comedy clubs, darts bars, and pool clubs. He can also take characters from the main storyline that are friends to these destinations in order to obtain various bonuses. At these places, the player either watches a short performance or plays a minigame, except when going drinking.

Going drinking results in Niko and his companion emerging from their watering-hole extremely inebriated and unable to walk or drive straight. This resulted in some controversy over the inclusion of drunk-driving. The safe way to get back home though, as in real life, is to hail a taxi.

Comedians Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams make appearances as themselves in comedy clubs.

Internet

GTA IV is the first in the series to feature a browsable, fictional Internet. Through computers at safe houses or Tw@ Internet Cafes, players can browse a substantial fictional Internet. It includes parodies of YouTube, MySpace, dating sites, and news sites. www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com is a site made to look like a trap for pedophiles. Visiting it results in an instant 5-star wanted level.

Available Websites

• eyefind.info
• mail.eyefind.info
• love-meet.net
• vipluxuryringtones.com
• littlelacysurprisepageant.com
• whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com
• limevenus.blogsnobs.org
• pychakilla.blogsnobs.org
• americantravelguide.net
• antfarmcam.net
• area53site.com
• artthrob.org
• a-thousand-words.net
• autoeroticar.com
• babiesovernight.com
• beanmachinecoffee.com
• bigdog.blogsnobs.org
• blogsnobs.org
• bruciesexecutivelifestyleautos.com
• bulimialovers.com
• burgershot.net
• chiropracticovernight.com
• craplist.net
• darksoullock.blogsnobs.org
• designerslave.com
• domestobotlovers.com
• dragonbrainthemovie.com
• easterislandcoverup.com
• eatbiglogs.com
• eddielowfilthslayer.blogsnobs.org
• elchamucoroboto.com
• electrictit.com
• electronicwritingtablet.com
• erisfootware.com
• eugenicsincorporated.com
• eunux.net
• fantasyleaguebatswingers.com
• fefighter2008.blogsnobs.org
• fistfans.com
• flyhighpizzapie.com
• freejames.org
• friendswithoutfaces.net
• fruitcomputers.com
• gloryholethemepark.com
• goldberglignerandshyster.com
• golfloversonline.net
• grype.org
• hand-jobs-online.com
• happyfarmersupplies.com
• heritagenothate.org
• homecremation.com
• homeworkfriend.org
• hornyhighschoolreunions.com
• huganimals.com
• ilovetoblow.org
• inyapuper.blogsnobs.org
• krapea.com
• leftover-vacations.com
• liberatedwoman.blogsnobs.org
• libertycitypolice.com
• libertycityrealestate.net
• libertytreeonline.com
• liesdamnlies.net
• lipurgex.com
• lootandwank.com
• loveyourmeat.com
• modderstotallyrule.com
• money2makemoney.com
• myonlineme.com
• myroomonline.net
• onlineradiorevolution.com
• our-own-reality.com
• outdatedtastes.com
• outsourceforamerica.com
• peepthatshit.com
• pinktorpedo.org
• piswasser.com
• pointclickshipabitch.com
• poker-in-the-rear.com
• publiclibertyonline.com
• redwoodcigarettes.com
• roidsforlittleboys.com
• rustybrownsringdonuts.com
• shitster.de
• sprunksoda.com
• stopshavingnow.net
• thebankofliberty.com
• tobaccofacts.net
• weazelnews.com
• whymommygotfat.com
• yourmexicandoctor.com
• yournewbabysname.com

(Sites that are only available on "The Lost and the Damned")

• angelsofdeathonline.com
• banditmagazine.net
• congressmanthomasstubbs.com
• ecoelitevacations.com
• genderrolldoll.com
• globeoil.net
• highmenspacetours.com
• killdebtdead.com
• lostmc.com
• managingmillenials.org
• morningwoodspa.com
• trainyourselftolerant.com
• uptownriders.net

(Sites that are only available on "The Ballad of Gay Tony")

• www.bahamamamasclub.com
• www.bleeter.biz
• www.fuggie.com
• www.goldforlife.biz
• www.herculeslibertycity.com
• maisonette9.com
• www.princessrobotbubblegum.com
• www.womenareidiots.net
• www.youvebeencelibinated.com

Sales

According to a financial report released by Take Two in February 2009, Grand Theft Auto IV has sold over 13 million copies worldwide across all platforms, making it one of the most popular video games of the 7th generation of video game consoles.

By March 2011, the game had closed in on the 20 million-units-sold mark.

System Requirements

• OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / Windows XP - Service Pack 3
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz
• Memory: 1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista
• Graphics: 256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900
• DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Compliant Card
• Hard Drive: 16GB of Hard Disc Space
• Sound Card: 5.1 Channel Audio Card
• Other Requirements: Initial activation requires internet connection; Online play requires log-in to Games For Windows - Live and Rockstar Games Social Club (13 to register); software installations required including Adobe Flash, DirectX, Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.0, Games For Windows - LIVE, and Internet Explorer.

Xbox 360 Game Installation

Grand Theft Auto IV requires 6.5 GB of space to be installed on an Xbox 360 HDD.