I'm going to say this right now

Grand Theft Auto IV is flat out overrated. Yes, I said it. GTA IV is a great game, don't get me wrong. But, I have my reasons for saying this.

N4G is a great site. It's a good site to read up on video game news, I even get some of the news I post on Wii Live from N4G (rmc does it too). I go on N4G a few times a day, but never have I seen the front page of N4G just completely full of news of one game. Almost all the news story's were about GTA IV. Seriously, just completely decked out in news about GTA. Now, go ahead and say what you will about any other game being overrated like Brawl or Galaxy, but seriously, this game has gotten perfect scores from sites like IGN and GameSpot, the only sites that rarely ever give out perfect scores.

Now, if it gets perfect scores from these sites, it must be good right? Well I decided if a game is going to get this much press, and this good of ratings, then I pretty much have no choice but to buy it. So, I broke down and bought it.

Now, I'm about 12 hours into the game, and it is a great game, but a 10? The game has already frozen on me over 15 times, both in single player and multi player. It's a fun game, with a great story, and I would say that the graphical update could have been better, but, journalists, and myself, have found that maybe it is becoming too realistic. They really can't make this game look any better without crossing the line between the virtual world and reality.

I have actually found myself in certain parts of the game where I actually thought I may like Saints Row more in certain aspects, which is hard to describe, but it's just the feeling I get.

So far, I don't feel the game is a 10, but it is good. Although I feel I enjoyed playing Brawl and Galaxy much more, it is still a great game.