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i would guess it would mean a good game but not OMG GODLY!!!

Game Trailers gave it a 9.8 http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2924.html
Official Xbox Magazine only gave it a 9.5 http://www.oxmonline.com/article/reviews/gta-iv?page=0%2C3
metacritic.com 99/100 from critics but 8.3 from users http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/grandtheftauto4

I agree that there is should be a margin of error for games but i still don't agree with IGN's reviewing skills and probably never will. I'll agree that the game is fun for people unlike myself. I just don't see the point of it. The sound, yeah sure the music is good, don't really care for it in console games as im usually listening to my own music when playing them unless its rock band or guitar hero. The story, well i can't judge that because i didn't play through the entire game so that would be a problem. The graphics are good, i'll give you that. They're definately decent. However i don't see the fairness of IGN's reviews. If they are going to give this game's graphics a ten then give some games such as (once again) Assassin's Creed over a ten. I read the entire review of Assassin's Creed and the guy complained that as he was sitting on top of a building looking out over Acre or Jerusalem, there was some slight pixelation in spots. Well of course. The city/map is fucking huge. You're gonna have these things happen. Ill give it that GTAIV is a good, solid game. I wouldn't give it a 10 personally. Id give it around a 9.7 or 9.5 overall. But hey, i don't write the reviews.

Ok, lets see, if they rated assassin's creed's graphics an 8 http://ps3.ign.com/articles/834/834770p4.html, then gta IV's graphics deserve around a 7 or 7.5.

hey murder, i never said i never played the game. Don't jump to conclusions.

It doesn't matter i never liked the GTA series and i think ign is f-ing biased. Who gives a shit. Do i think that GTA deserves a 10, no way. Does it matter. Not to me at least. But after this review and several other reviews by them im not trusting their opinion anymore.

I agree doppel, GTA doesn't deserve a 10. The graphics aren't that good. Sure the environment is ok but the graphics for people are shit. The people are completely solid, their hands go through the bike handle bars and stuff.That always bother me.