GTA IV Downloads [PC] ~ Adlieblogger

Grand Theft Auto IV is structured similarly to previous games in the series. The core gameplay consists of giving the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming, climbing and jumping, as well as using weapons and basic hand-to-hand combat. Players can steal and drive a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, helicopters, and motorcycles. Grand Theft Auto IV takes advantage of Natural Motion's Euphoria engine, which combines artificial intelligence, bio-mechanics and physics to make NPC behaviour and movement adaptive and more realistic.

The open, non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they wish to play the game. Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain parts of the map and content, they are not required, as Players can complete them at their own leisure. When not taking on a storyline mission, Players can free-roam, giving them the ability to do activities.

It is possible to have multiple active missions, due to the fact that some missions will run over the course of several days and will require the player to wait for further instructions, etc. The player can also partake in a variety of optional side missions. For the first time in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV features "morality choices" at several points throughout the game. The game has two different endings, which are determined by deciding which of the two missions to complete. The player can choose between a revenge mission or a deal mission, each leads to a different ending.

Combat and police response

Combat in Grand Theft Auto IV has been reworked to include a cover system.

The gunfight combat system has been reworked to a third-person scheme. The player can slide to cover, lock on, blindfire, and free aim. When locked on, the target's health is indicated by eight segments inside the target circle. Additionally, if the target is wearing body armour there will be an additional armour circle inside the health circle, showing the target's armour status. Niko can also perform "cinematic executions", only possible with a pistol to certain characters/situations when the target circle blinks red. Players can target individual body parts using the revamped targeting system. Niko's health is represented by a green semicircle on the left side of the mini-map, while a blue semicircle on the right represents armour. There are more hand to hand combat moves than in past games in the series, namely punching, kicking, "alternative" punching, dodging/blocking, disarming an opponent, and counter-attacking. If Niko is injured, he can recover health by eating, drinking soda, sleeping, using medical kits, using his mobile phone to call for paramedics, calling one of his girlfriends for medical advice, or using the services of a prostitute. Health is generally reduced by physical injuries, such as being hit by vehicles when walking, going through the windscreen of a vehicle when crashing, and gunfire or explosions and stab wounds. Body armour is gradually damaged by gunshots and explosions. If Niko's health level reaches zero, the action stops, and he re-appears at the nearest hospital having lost 10% of his total wealth (up to $10,000). Niko is able to retain his weapons after re-spawning at a hospital, a feature previously only available in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

The Wanted level system operates differently from previous GTA games. The game retains the six star levels of previous iterations of the series, with increasing resistance on each level. However, the law enforcement agencies which come after the player with increasing wanted levels has also been changed from previous GTA games, with the focus on making them more realistic. As the wanted level rises in previous games, the police are replaced by SWAT teams, who are in turn replaced by the FBI (Secret Agents in GTA 2) and finally Army. In GTA 4, the Police are assisted by NOOSE (National Office of Security Enforcement) (parody of DHS) officers at a three-star wanted level, who in turn are again assisted randomly by either NOOSE's Tactical Response Unit (parody of NYPD ESU) or FIB (Federal Investigation Bureau) (parody of FBI) at a five-star wanted level and beyond. Like previous GTA games, a police helicopter pursues the player at a three-star wanted level, but this is replaced by a helicopter gunship at the five-star wanted level, though like the previous helicopters it also utilises sharp-shooters rather than its mounted gatling guns.

When the police are in pursuit of Niko, a search radius appears on the map in which the police will be looking for him. The size of this radius increases with the player's wanted level and re-centres itself on Niko's location if he is spotted by the police. The player can evade the police by both escaping the search radius and hide from all law enforcement units until the search is aborted. The wanted levels can also be lost either by driving into a "Pay 'N' Spray" (unless seen entering by police) or clandestinely changing vehicles in empty areas such as parking garages. The player has the option of attempting to escape arrest before being handcuffed, at the cost of increasing the wanted level by one star. Additionally, pedestrians with cellphones can report crimes they witness in the surrounding environment

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Recommended System Requirements for GTA IV:

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OS: Windows Vista – SP 1 or XP with SP 3

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz

Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista)

18 GB Free Hard Drive Space

Graphics/Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870

Minimum System Requirements for GTA IV:

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OS: Windows Vista – SP1 / XP with SP3

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz