I hated Crysis when it came out. I had a decade-old PC that would stutter while playing Minesweeper , while my best friend had a top of the line build and the latest GeForce graphics card.

Still looks good; nanosuit works well; more variety than most shooters

Aiming mechanics feel like they are still for PC; pretty darn difficult because of it

Grand Theft Auto III changed everything. Featuring a brave, bold and truly open three dimensional world where players could come and go as they please; and their actions had deeper consequences then a game-over screen, coupled with innovative graphics and an incredibly deep branching storyline, one...

Genre: Open World Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar Toronto Release Date: December 2, 2008 (Note: Just after this review was put together, Rockstar got its act together and released a large-scale patch for Grand Theft Auto IV , improving performance, adding some new options, and...

You can say what you want about the blokes at Rockstar but there is no denying this: Much like the characters that star in their games, they know how to stay cool when things get hot and heavy.

CPU: Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X 1GB RAM: 6GB DDR3 OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

When we reviewed GTA 4 on Xbox 360 and PS3 earlier this year we made some pretty bold statements. Here's probably the boldest: GTA 4 "has moved video games on to a point that most developers just won't be able to compete with".

Reviewing the PC release of Grand Theft Auto IV is slightly easier than breathing in and then out. A few feature additions aside, the game is a perfect reproduction of what first appeared on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles back in April.

Writing for Crispy has a raft of benefits, but when it comes time to address Grand Theft Auto, there's nothing better than sheltering under the umbrella of our rating system, away from the argument about whether Grand Theft Auto IV deserves a perfect rating.

All jokes about creative counting not withstanding, GTA4 is the ultimate follow up to GTA3. Excursions to Vice City and San Andreas were nice, but this iteration brings the action back to Liberty City, and oh what a city it is this time around.

on consoles earlier this year and Rockstar Games' eventual PC release a few weeks ago.