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While "GTA IV" is the first edition of the franchise to feature high-definition content as well as multi-player online mode, the Xbox 360 version of the game is claimed to feature exclusive episodic content -- each episode of over 10-hours -- taking gamers way beyond the boxed version and into the deeper Liberty City.
Our protagonist who's of Eastern European origin -- Nikolai 'Niko' Bellic -- lands in Liberty City fresh off a boat from Europe. With a troubled past behind him and a vision of the 'American Dream' in front of him, Niko goes in search of his cousin and mentor Roman only to discover he's been royally deceived. As he descends into a life of crime, a seasoned Niko learns first how to survive and later how to rule the crime-ridden streets of Liberty City.
As for Liberty City, it draws upon the many boroughs of New York city as well as parts of New Jersey but it's completely re-designed for "GTA IV". There's a lot of visual detailing to the game -- down to the grass growing in the cracks in the sidewalk. Pedestrians too are more than just cardboard cut-outs; they laugh, cry, eat, drink, use cell phones, and talk amongst themselves regardless of Niko's interaction with them.
And while GTA games have, historically speaking, depended heavily on mission-based game play requiring successful completion of fixed tasks, that changes to a great extent in "GTA IV". The new game features a new and exciting blend of on-mission and off-mission game play lending a heightened sense of realism to the game.
The Xbox 360 game is available for Rs 2,499. More information on Xbox 360 and the game is available at: http://www.xbox.com/hi-IN/games/g/grandtheftautoiv/.
