Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City (Europe)
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2010
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GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City compiles GTA IV with its two DLC The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. The complete Liberty City package, one of the richest narrative experiences on PS3.
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Open-World4 players18+
Co-op
Description
Rockstar complete edition bundling Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodic expansions in a single set. Published by Rockstar, released in Europe in October 2010. Includes GTA IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, three protagonists Niko, Johnny and Luis, complete Liberty City, and over 100 hours of open-world content.
Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
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Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
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Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Liberty City recreated with a dense, disenchanted realism, grey light and teeming architecture: the metropolis breathes a raw, living America. The coherence of the world and the density of the streets compose a credible urban theatre. This visual direction, dark and vast, brought the open world to a new maturity.
Broadcast across a multitude of radio stations, the music weaves the cosmopolitan soul of Liberty City, from rock to Eastern European through rap. Michael Hunter's main theme, dark and Slavic, signs the game's identity. This musical generosity, polished and immersive, turns the slightest drive into a tailor-made soundtrack.
An immigrant come to chase the American dream in Liberty City, a former soldier collides with violence and the ghosts of his past. Darker and more adult than its forebears, the tale paints disillusion and revenge with unexpected gravity. Carried by a tormented hero, this bitter portrait of a city still fascinates.
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Bringing together the base game and its two expansions, this collection unfolds a believable Liberty City where driving, gunfights and narrative freedom answer one another. The heavy vehicle handling still divides, yet serves a deliberate, assumed realism. Generous and cohesive, it offers the most complete version of an open world that has remained a landmark.
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
A living, detailed metropolis, where you improvise heists, chases and chaotic joyrides at will: the urban sandbox reaches an unprecedented density here. The pleasure springs from this total freedom, where the slightest drive can spiral into gleeful chaos. Rich, immersive and masterfully written, a landmark open-world that redefined the genre's standards.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Crisscrossing Liberty City between scripted missions, unplanned joyrides and side activities sets up an urban sandbox where there's always a reason to extend the outing. Following the story and unlocking the city reward exploration. Its heavy driving and its phone calls grate, but the life of its metropolis and its freedom of action grip you relentlessly.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Bringing Niko Bellic's campaign and its two expansions into one box delivers in a single stroke three tales that cross within the same Liberty City. Three protagonists, fresh missions, dense online multiplayer and an open world riddled with emergent activities multiply the playing hours. This complete edition remains one of the most generous gateways to the PS3's Liberty City.
Technical info
💾18,2 GB📅26/10/2010
Published by Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City (PS3) price, value & rarity
A complete edition gathering GTA IV and its two expansions on one medium, the definitive version of the Liberty City experience. Printed widely as a reference reissue, it stays accessible and lightly priced. Its interest is offering the entry's full package in one box, the most complete cut to favour for playing, more than a rare piece or speculative object.
Better with friends
An urban sandbox turned legend, whose open playground lends itself to a thousand improvised antics between players, from wild races to coordinated heists. The fun springs as much from freedom as from unexpected situations that spiral into fits of laughter. The online side, once colossal, now depends on servers whose activity is no longer assured, but the sandbox spirit keeps a unique pull.
A questionable morality
Under the pretext of climbing the criminal ladder, you borrow other people's cars, lose the police and settle every dispute with gunfire, all across open cities built for chaos. The game makes no secret of its irony, yet the thrill of total freedom makes you accept, without flinching, a daily routine of crimes chained together with a slightly guilty grin.
Is Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City still worth playing in 2026?
This compilation gathers Grand Theft Auto IV and its two expansions, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, the entire Liberty City experience in a single set. GTA IV remains a peak of mature storytelling, carried by Niko Bellic and his cracking American dream, in a metropolis of gripping density. The two additional episodes extend and enrich this fresco with radically different tones. The heavier, weightier driving still divides opinion, but serves the realism of the writing. To experience one of the PS3's richest narrative experiences in its complete form, this set imposes itself.
