Xbox 360 Version GTA IV Launched Today
Techtree News Staff, May 15, 2008 2000 hrs IST
The Xbox 360 version of the game is claimed to feature exclusive episodic content -- each episode of over 10-hours -- taking gamers into the deeper Liberty City.
Rockstar Games' blockbuster sequel "Grand Theft Auto IV" might have released worldwide on the 29th of last month but it is beginning today that Xbox 360 owners across India will get to lay their hands on the game.
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/.
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I got the ps3 version on the 2nd of may ( Pallika ftw !!)
by Rad, Delhi, on May 18, 2008 11:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
hi
by yogesh, surat, on May 18, 2008 08:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
hi
by yogesh, surat, on May 18, 2008 08:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
hey ranbir_flame & lokesh, its listed on ebay.in - licensed PAL version at MRP
by Manu, Mumbai, on May 18, 2008 06:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
India has computers?
by Johnny, Hillside, on May 17, 2008 05:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
yeah it does.
by 98360rah, Kolkata, on May 17, 2008 09:15 AM, Report abuse
YE JOHNNY BOY..its time you got outside yr room and stop playing with your jonny
by indian, delhi, on May 17, 2008 06:35 PM, Report abuse
not only do we have computers but we also know how to use them unlike other sorry excuses for advanced countries......
by manu, mumbai, on May 18, 2008 06:24 PM, Report abuse
available*
by ranbir_flame, Chandigarh, on May 17, 2008 02:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
Where all will it be avilable?(by that i mean which cities)
by ranbir_flame, Chandigarh, on May 17, 2008 02:11 PM, Report abuse Reply
In Chennai, I checked at landmark and music world, they say that GTA 4 will be available only by this month end or probably in the first week of june. This is so frustrating.
by lokesh, Chennai, on May 17, 2008 08:56 AM, Report abuse Reply
we r way behind the rest of the world in the gaming market and game development. This domain will always flurishes irrespective of economy trends. India still need to tap it.
by Satya Rao, Kolkata, on May 16, 2008 08:54 PM, Report abuse Reply