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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

Episodes from Liberty City is a standalone compilation of the episodes: Grand Theft Auto IV: Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned

84 29 October 2009

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is an adventure developed by Rockstar North, released 29 October 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 42 hrs to finish.

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What Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is an adventure game developed by Rockstar North and released in 2009. It was published by Rockstar Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the eleventh entry overall. Set in the fictional Liberty City, based on New York City, the single-player story follows Eastern European war veteran Niko Bellic and his attempts to escape his past while under pressure from high-profile criminals. The open world design lets players freely roam Liberty City, consisting of four boroughs across three islands, and the neighbouring state of Alderney, which is based on New Jersey.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Grand Theft Auto series

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is the 24th of 59 entries we hold in the Grand Theft Auto series. The next entry was Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition in 2010. Its critic score of 84 is 3 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is Grand Theft Auto III at 95.

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How it was received

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 139 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 42 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz, 1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista of RAM and 256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 16GB.

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What it launched against

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City launched on 29 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City — frequently asked questions

When did Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City come out?
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City was released on 29 October 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City?
At minimum, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City needs Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz, 1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista of RAM, 256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900 graphics, 16GB of Hard Disc Space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City?
The main story of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City takes around 42 hrs, or 30 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City?
The PC version needs about 16 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("16GB of Hard Disc Space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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