New Grand Theft Auto IV screens, illustrations

by Christopher Grant { May 25th 2007 at 11:21AM }

Rockstar just sent over four new screens of Grand Theft Auto IV, which we've added to our gallery for the game. Included in this latest batch is this picture of Niko rollin' in a (stolen?) late 80s Chrysler, this African guy's underwear, Chinatown, and this incredible shot of what we imagine is "BOABO" (Beneath the Offramp of the Algonquin Bridge Overpass. But that's not all, they've included some logo treatments (no big surprises here) and illustrations (check out these shady dudes) to keep you hooked.

Gallery: Grand Theft Auto IV

Tags: BOABO, gtaiv, Rockstar, TakeTwo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kostaki @ May 25th 2007 11:25AM

Cant F...ing wait

vidGuy @ May 25th 2007 11:30AM

What's with the artwork of the cops? "It's a form of cell-shading, OMG, this is SUCH a kid's game!"

Seriously, though, I'll probably pick this up for the 360 shortly after release, it's looking good.

sam @ May 25th 2007 11:31AM

Graphically looks cool, but c'mon why can't I customize my own character. This dude looks like a Chechnyan terrorist! Why would I want to play a game with that guy? Bleech.

cc123 @ May 25th 2007 11:31AM

I'm so glad they based it on NYC. I can't wait to play in my own city.

I wonder how realistic they got it.

vidGuy @ May 25th 2007 11:33AM

What's with the artwork of the cops? "It has a form of cell-shading, OMG, it is SUCH a KID'S game!"

Seriously, though, I'll probably pick this up for the 360 shortly after its release.

Crono @ May 25th 2007 11:33AM

Its not based in NYC, its a fictional city inspired by NYC. So you're not goin got see that one restaurant with the really good noodles that you like to go to.

Paulish @ May 25th 2007 11:35AM

Looking good so far. Glad I got my copy on reserve.

n_revolution9 @ May 25th 2007 11:40AM

Can't wait till it comes for teh Wii!!!!!

cc123 @ May 25th 2007 11:40AM

@Crono

I thought they were going to model the fictional city on NYC buildings. I thought that was why some NY politicians were getting pissed off cause they were making it too close and just changing names.

Chris @ May 25th 2007 11:41AM

@Sam
Rumor is you won't have to play as that guy, because he dies early in the game and his cousin or something takes over as the lead character. But I see your point... then again, I don't really care if the lead character "looks like a terrorist"...

megaStryke @ May 25th 2007 11:43AM

GTA would be so much better if there were zombies and robots.

NintendoFanbot @ May 25th 2007 11:52AM

To be honest I'd love it if a following GTA would actually reflect it's cel-shaded art. :)

But GTA IV looks like Rockstar's working hard, looking forward to it.

JeffyP00 @ May 25th 2007 11:52AM

Huh? Is it cell shaded or not? Pick one for christ's sake!

Jinx @ May 25th 2007 11:53AM

what would make it even better is zombie robots...heh

J.O.N.T @ May 25th 2007 11:55AM

Will pick this up

Hirsbrunner @ May 25th 2007 12:05PM

Has it been confirmed what time period GTA IV will take place?

I bought GTA Vice City just for the 80's soundtrack. Great music. San Andreas...not so much.

edog lost @ May 25th 2007 12:09PM

Man.. I can't wait till this game comes out. I am going to bury myself in snow and freeze myself till October.

megaStryke @ May 25th 2007 12:13PM

@edog lost

Don't stay asleep too long because you might end up in future ravaged by three warring factions of atheists, fighting over who has the most appropriate name!

Jeff @ May 25th 2007 12:48PM

"I wonder how realistic they got it."

It looks like it's about as realistic as GTA3 was. Some things are right, others are not, still more is not even intended to be realistic. The whole thing looks extremely compressed in terms of distance, and there are not nearly as many buildings in any of these shots as in the real NYC. Several areas have been combined - Chinatown is not really where it is in the shot above (that would have to be Chambers St. for that view, which is not in Chinatown), "BOABO" is actually DUMBO - there are no residential buildings directly under the Brooklyn Bridge, but there are under the Manhattan Bridge. My guess is the Manhattan Bridge doesn't actually exist in the game, nor will most of NYC's other two dozen or so bridges.

I just hope nobody gets disappointed by the fact that this is not a simulation of NYC. Alternatively, I hope nobody who doesn't know any better thinks this is a real representation of the city. Like GTA3, it has certain obvious landmarks, but some areas are combined, the distance between landmarks seems much shorter than real life, and just the overall density of the city is much less than reality.

RetepNamenots @ May 25th 2007 1:08PM

To be honest, I don't think it actually looks that good :(

vidGuy @ May 25th 2007 1:13PM

Retep, it doesn't look up to snuff with some other high-end visuals, but when has a GTA game pushed the boundaries in graphics? IV is showing a drastic improvement over San Andreas in the visuals. The cars and people still have that GTA-blocky look, but the city is looking great, IMO.