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- BugMeNot2, on 05/13/2008, -9/+162The one on the left has better graphics.
- samuraix98, on 05/13/2008, -15/+112Thank you for that, i was waiting till some one showed NYC and LC together in comparison to its real counter part.
- CTK14A, on 05/13/2008, -1/+79Because for security reasons you are NOT free to climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty anymore. I think Rockstar is acknowledging this sad state of affairs; happiness, the material version anyway, now trumps liberty.
- dragonstar08, on 05/13/2008, -16/+75Wow, goes to show how much detail Rockstar put into Liberty City. Kudos to Rockstar on a kick ass game.
- Lionhart, on 05/13/2008, -4/+48And the last horse crosses the finish line!
- CTK14A, on 05/13/2008, -10/+54Thought I'd compare Alderney vs. New Jersey...
Alderney = Jersey (so named after the Channel Islands in the English Channel)
Alderney City = Jersey City
Normandy = Bayonne (French port towns)
Berchem = Hoboken (Both are provinces in Antwerp, Belgium)
Tudor = Elizabeth (of the Royal House of Tudor)
Port Tudor = Port Elizabeth
Plumber's Skyway = Pulaski Skyway
Finding Satriale's Pork Store (the now-demolished building in Kearny) from The Sopranos on Moog Street was a nice surprise... - kagayaki1, on 05/13/2008, -2/+30But is there an Apple Store glass cube?
- temporaryescape, on 05/13/2008, -2/+28does Rockstar realize what they've done?? this is going to be a huge lawsuit, Giuliani has a copyright on NYC.
- Jordan117, on 05/13/2008, -0/+24Most of the place names in the game come from taking the original name and changing it to something conceptually related to it. For instance, the in-game version of John F. Kennedy International Airport is named "Francis International Airport" because "Francis" was the middle name of JFK's brother. Also, Manhattan is re-named "Algonquin" because "Manhattan" is a word in the Algonquin language.
Given this pattern, I think they changed the Statue of Liberty to the Statue of Happiness due to the famous phrase in the Declaration of Independence: that all people deserve the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." - anotherjeff, on 05/13/2008, -1/+23still doesnt make up for the lack of parachutes in this game. sky scrapers?! statue of happiness?! NO PARACHUTES?!
- iCallShotgun, on 05/13/2008, -13/+34I still can't believe the detail that went into this game. God damn.
- ChromaVita, on 05/13/2008, -0/+19It would be so much fun to drive through that thing...
- MrCobaltBlue, on 05/13/2008, -1/+20No he has copyright on 9/11 and all 9/11 related products.
- DeadlyAlpaca, on 05/13/2008, -8/+26The effort into this environment is mind boggling. I've played my fair share, and every time I make some mindless and random detour, I only find something new, original, and beautifully crafted. Kudos to the team that created this, as it only gives me more faith in this medium.
- bigbill780, on 05/13/2008, -3/+22Im pretty sure if you kill the hookers in NYC you also get your money back... not positive though.
- SpectreFire, on 05/13/2008, -1/+19Yeah, but too bad it's only rendered in 640p.
- ferrariman60, on 05/13/2008, -1/+18Man, I didn't know that. That blows that you can't go to the top any more.
- ivansusanin, on 05/13/2008, -8/+27does anybody remember "the getaway" for the PS2, in which they replicated a big part of london? i thought that was insanely awesome, back in the day
- polygons, on 05/13/2008, -2/+16Thats actually a very interesting comparison. Now If someone would do some comparison shots.
- charlie55, on 05/13/2008, -3/+18no you arent, but i get your point.
- CTK14A, on 05/13/2008, -0/+13Note the 'chained heart' inside the in-game statue...
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+13Is this your first day on the internet or something?
- WallaceFreeman, on 05/13/2008, -0/+14im going to do Melissa in your dorm room
- uahgekido, on 05/13/2008, -0/+13Now that you mention it, it would have been rad if they included that, especially since they put the time into the Apple parody website ("Fruit") on the in-game internet.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -2/+14Handy Tip: nobody cares.
- offbasis, on 05/13/2008, -0/+12Or they could just use Google's street view and save $60. But you're right they must have a PS3 setup in their camps.
- Ganja420, on 05/13/2008, -2/+13I hope EA never buys rockstar
- bxblox, on 05/13/2008, -0/+10There should be a find parking game mode.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -21/+37Why the hell did they call it the statue of happiness, that breaks the realism and immersion of the game making it more of a joke. Statue of freedom would have been way better of a name.
- Nayson, on 05/13/2008, -14/+24It would be great if this became a big pool of photos submitted by lots of different people. A real library of shots could be built up.
Id offer to take a few myself, but NY is about 3000 miles away! - elliott9, on 05/13/2008, -0/+9and its HD, it has better resolution than real life!
- xxA7XxaDdiCtxx, on 05/13/2008, -1/+9I took this game for granted, Rockstar really put a great amount of detail in this game and made it actually look like new york city and not just a crappy generic city with some famous NYC landmarks like most other games. Well done
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+8I went once when I was younger and complained about how slow it was to get to the top and how scary walking back down was. Now I suddenly want to do it again.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+9Yeah, the giant crab invasion is imminent.
- wrs123, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7dugg for completely random, unwarranted hostility
- GasPoweredGnome, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8I used to live in Hoboken, NJ. The Bus/Train terminal is in the game and it was instantly recognizable. Don't have a picture for comparison, unfortunately.
- la7crosse11, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7I will digg your comment only because when I clicked on one of the pictures it took me to a picture of an extraordinarily good looking lady...
- theshiz892, on 05/13/2008, -5/+13I'm having trouble telling which one is the real pic and which one is the game... I guess thats a good thing.
- endlessoul, on 05/13/2008, -0/+8Did anyone else say that headline in an Eastern European accent a la Niko Bellic?
I did. - elliott9, on 05/13/2008, -2/+8waaaaaaa
- gothelium, on 05/13/2008, -4/+11God, no wonder the game cost so much to make..
- Narvien, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7I'm pretty sure they could fix the staircase if they wanted to...
- TinternAbbot, on 05/13/2008, -1/+10You can visit my university in the game. Pretty weird.
- elliott9, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5there should be a shorter way to express that...
- icepick314, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7wish there was downloadable contents to update the buildings and signs within the game to match current trends going on in New York...
that would make GTA IV playable for YEARS... - orlyfactor, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5No one drives? Yeah...the streets are ALWAYS empty...
- franciscofelipe, on 05/13/2008, -0/+7in Brazil, a XBOX 360 or a playstation 3 at wal mart will cost me something equivalent to 1805.05 U.S. dollars. Is that expensive for your standards?
I think I won't be playing this game in a while. - inactive, on 05/13/2008, -5/+13wanna fight you stupid peace of *****
- danwallace, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5You do.
- AtlantaFalcon, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4*grammar
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