Grand Theft Auto IV [With Fold-Out Map]

this product is exactly what i was hoping for. I saw it in a retail store for twice the price... waiting the 4 days for it to ship was worth the $10 savings for me.

This was a great addition to the GTA Franchise, probably the best story Ive seen for all of them and the newer features are great as well.

This book has been helpful for me so far. I'm not a hardcore gamer, and I wouldn't call myself a casual gamer either, maybe a 'gaming enthusiast'. I also am a father of 3 young children with a career, which means maybe 45-90 minutes of gaming several nights out of the week. Although it's easy to stumble into a spoiler with this book, I like it because I know I'm not missing anything out of this fantastic game by not having endless hours to pour into it. Even if you don't care about 100% completion and you just want to follow the radar blips to complete the storyline, this book can still help because it can tell you how to find special items or unlock special abilities that will help you in the gameplay without having to use cheat codes that could cause glitches.

This is a real solid guide for GTA 4. The only beef I have with it is that it does not include a checklist that you can use to keep track of your 100% completion goals, but it does tell you what you have to do to get said 100%. The maps are accurate and reliable, the strategies are good ones to use, and it tells you the little things, like what activities your girlfriends enjoy, when your friends and GFs are available, and the appearance of hidden characters, which I think is nice. Overall, a good companion to help you make sense of the large and insane world that is Liberty City!

This guide is very thick. It has everything about the story line and special items and activities. However, like other guides you have to take it with a grain of salt so to say because the way the writers play the game may be different from the way someone else plays the game. You can get a idea of what strategy to use, but use your head when playing because you may need to change what you do to get through the game. The guide is helpful as far as letting you know what you need to do to complete the missions and it gives good advice on strategy, so it is not all bad info. I like it and use it when I get stuck on missions.