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Radioactive IT Review: Grand Theft Auto IV – This game should be banned!
Radioactive IT Review: Grand Theft Auto IV – This game should be banned! | Review: Grand Theft Auto IV – This game should be banned! |
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| by Mike Bantick | |
| Thursday, 22 May 2008 | |
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The missions drive the story line of underworld power struggles, and provide more than the usual variety of tasks, some more difficult than others. In fact, because there are no RPG elements to Bellic’s character, the only improvements in skills are the players own abilities. Whilst some missions introduce new gaming options, others provide simple tasks mixed in with quite difficult battles or car chases. This is a magnificent divergence from the usual video game zeitgeist. GTA IV should not be banned because of the unsavoury nature of the gaming tasks. The variety of tasks and difficulty further enhances game immersion; you never know what might happen in the most innocuous of mission descriptions. In between missions Bellic is free to explore Liberty City, frequenting bars – getting drunk, playing darts or pool, frequenting cabaret, comedy or strip clubs and much more. Relationships can be struck up, and despite the overall misogynistic outlook of the game, these are surprisingly deep, at least at the conversational level. In Bellic’s wanderings on foot will highlight the amount of detail that RockStar has injected into the GTA world, pedestrians all look different, and gather in groups to discuss the days goings on, bump into them and pick fights to hone your skills. They are an angry bunch, but GTA IV should not be banned because of its anti-social setting. Grand Theft Auto is the name of the game, and much thieving of motor vehicles ensues. Cars, trucks and bikes all enable getting around the vastness of Liberty City that much easier, much easier than walking or grabbing the public transport that is also available. Because death or arrest has little consequence in the game, there is really no need to heed the traffic laws, or get too upset over running down some innocent bystanders as you careen around traffic choked streets. Though you can total cars, and send folks and their vehicles into a watery Dukes Bay death in their full view, if you merely brush up against a cop car, suddenly you are public enemy number 1. The following car chase and (hopefully) escape is exhilarating, with the law enforcement AI showing prowess in setting up road blocks and aggressively forcing you off the road. This casual disregard for authority is not why GTA IV should be banned. |
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