History Awesome / GrandTheftAutoIV

* IRL, so far ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' has universal positive reviews with a '''10.0 (masterpiece)''' score.

* "Blow Your Cover" has Niko, [[BadassBiker Johnny]] and Playboy X fight their way out of a sting staged by the LCPD. After Niko [[BlastOut blasts his way through the decrepit apartment building]] and across the roof with X, the duo flee the police and head for Algonquin. Finally, the largest borough in the game - previously only viewable from a distance with the bridges shut - is now available for you to explore, and if you follow the route the game gives you, you'll head straight through some of Algonquin's signature locations, including Star Junction, the game's version of Times Square, and it is [[SceneryPorn glorious to experience.]]

* "You were the stupid one, [[spoiler: Vladdy Boy]]. '''''Nobody'' fucks with my ''family''.'''"

-->'''Niko''': (After receiving and reading a text message from [[spoiler:Dimitri]] showing a photograph of [[spoiler:Roman]] bloodied and kidnapped) "'''[[UnstoppableRage You've crossed the line]] [[spoiler:Dimitri]]."'''
** To add to "Hostile Negotiation", if you call [[spoiler:Dimitri]] after getting his text, Niko furiously tells him that he'll ''cut off his face and hang it on his wall'' to remind himself of what a "lying, cheating, treacherous scumbag" looks like. Noticeably, [[spoiler:Dimitri]] [[DirtyCoward doesn't say anything in return.]]
** Though A Revenger's Tragedy/Out of Commission tops that with Niko going through a small army of Mooks then using a boat/dirtbike to chase down [[spoiler:Dimitri/Pegorino]] in their vehicle, before Little Jacob (and Roman) arrive in an attack helicopter and the chase ends on Happiness Island, where you dodge the cops and shoot the bad guys before full on attacking the big bad in one awesome manner.

* "A Dish Served Cold", which is the mission you get if you pick the Revenge option in "One Last Thing". There's something ''immensely'' satisfying about [[spoiler: staging a one-man assault on the very ship that Niko arrived at Liberty City in, and eventually killing Dimitri within its bowels. Niko states it best: "I should have put you out of your misery a ''long'' time ago. Goodbye, Dimitri."]]
* While it's a little less over-the-top than most of these examples, "The Holland Play" proves to be a very fulfilling mission [[spoiler: should you choose to kill Playboy X. The look of fear on his face as you [[OneManArmy tear through his mooks]], chase him [[RoofHopping across the rooftops]], and finally gun him down in an alley is just as satisfying a reward as getting Playboy's apartment and access to Dwayne as a friend.]]

* If you can get your hands on one, the vehicles used by NOOSE are a valuable asset to any player's collection. Take the Enforcer (a souped-up version of the game's bank van, the Securicar) and try breaking through a roadblock made out of regular police cruisers. You'll send them all flying!

* "Museum Piece," the one mission in the entire IV Trilogy that all three characters, Niko, [[BadassBiker Johnny]] and [[BadassSpaniard Luis]] get together to work against each other, yet ruin the fuck out of the Jewish Mafia, some Italian gangsters and an entire museum filled with antiques. And it is ''awesome.'' Playing as Johnny in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned The Lost and Damned]]'' and reaching the stairs where Niko has killed an abnormally large amount of mobsters at the foot of the staircase, he states this gem, essentially summarizing Niko:

-->'''Niko''': (After receiving and reading a text message from [[spoiler:Dimitri]] showing a photograph of
[[spoiler:Roman]] bloodied and kidnapped) "'''[[UnstoppableRage You've crossed the line]] [[spoiler:Dimitri]]."'''

-->'''Faustin''': I agree!
* Whilst driving around Liberty City, take a detour and locate one of the city's many playparks. Drive into it, and ram the swings as hard as you can.

* "Museum Piece," the one mission in the entire IV Trilogy that all three characters, Niko, [[BadassBiker Johnny]] and [[SociopathicHero Luis]] get together to work against each other, yet ruin the fuck out of the Jewish Mafia, some Italian gangsters and an entire museum filled with antiques. And it is ''awesome.'' Playing as Johnny in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned The Lost and Damned]]'' and reaching the stairs where Niko has killed an abnormally large amount of mobsters at the foot of the staircase, he states this gem, essentially summarizing Niko:

** Though A Revenger's Tragedy/Out of Commission tops that with Niko going through a small army of Mooks then using a boat/dirtbike to chase down Dimitri/Pegorino in their vehicle, before Little Jacob (and Roman) arrive in an attack helicopter and the chase ends on Happiness Island, where you dodge the cops and shoot the bad guys before full on attacking the big bad in one awesome manner.

** To add to "Hostile Negotiation", if you call Dimitri after getting his text, Niko furiously tells him that he'll ''cut off his face and hang it on his wall'' to remind himself of what a "lying, cheating, treacherous scumbag" looks like. Noticeably, [[DirtyCoward Dimitri doesn't say anything in return.]]

* "Museum Piece," the one mission in the entire IV Trilogy that all three characters, [[{{Badass}} Niko]], [[BadassBiker Johnny]] and [[SociopathicHero Luis]] get together to work against each other, yet ruin the fuck out of the Jewish Mafia, some Italian gangsters and an entire museum filled with antiques. And it is ''awesome.'' Playing as Johnny in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned The Lost and Damned]]'' and reaching the stairs where Niko has killed an abnormally large amount of mobsters at the foot of the staircase, he states this gem, essentially summarizing Niko:
--> '''Johnny''': Damn. [[{{Badass}} That's one dangerous Slavic fucker!]]

* The entire "Three Leaf Clover" mission. It's like playing the bank heist in ''{{Heat}}''.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The Main Theme.
** The "End Credits" Songs.

* "You were the stupid one, [[spoiler: Vladdy Boy]]. '''''No one'' fucks with my ''family''.'''"