A very excellent game..... with some small issues I've been playing the GTA series since the initial GTA on Playstation 1 I have watched the game evolved from the top view into the brilliance it is today. I am a huge fan and own all the titles. GTA 4 on ps3 is a very good game, the storyline is very interesting and keeps you wanting more, the game has evolved with a few new changes made to gameplay with a new type of gun fighting technique added (relying on cover), the Internet and mobile phones have been added to the game which is itself very cool and very interesting, there is now the benefit of calling a cab and skipping to you destination instead of driving across 3 cities to get to the wayward point.... though in the past this was a good way to find secrets and new things so the choice is up to you, you can pick up small items (not as equipped items) and there is the sixaxis control that can be utilized on the ps3.
The game has its fair share of cool characters developing into an amazing story leaving you with the feeling and need to know what will happen next this is shown with the amount of hours you spend in this fantastic world. The Characters including some for your lovelife interact with to achieve your overall goal for coming to liberty city.
I will point out a few things that i think are missing that would have made this game destroy san andreas
You cannot control Niko's weight like in san andreas, There isn't as much a variety of clothes to wear. The gambling side of it is not present(for Niko). The driving of vehicles is A LOT more difficult, There are no ambulance,fire, train,trucker, tri-athelon or burglary missions, however there are many other things that are present that are new additions to this wonderful franchise that are not present in other GTA titles.
Originally i was upset at there being NO planes in this game, though after reading why...the city being based upon New york/new jersey and that unlike San andreas...where you are going from las venturas to san andreas with huge space to cover, the idea of flying a plane over a much smaller distance is not realistic, so i understand why there are no planes and that the more realistic approach was Helicopters. I was also baffled at the driving of cars...which is now REALLY hard, this is actually a good thing because it adds more realism to the game when driving to make the experience feel more real. After a while u realize that you cannot turn a Sharp corner with the gas peddle floored and that maybe you need to slow down when dodging the traffic.
I will say that even with the above mention floors, the game itself boarders on being one of the best games ever created, there many other small things added that sort of make up for the above being not present.
It would be good if Rockstar decided to re-release GTA san andreas on the ps3 with improved graphics and extended storyline... we all miss CJ and would love an upgraded version of that. Overall 9/10