GTA IV gets Google Mapped

via gamesradar

It's been suggested that just because GTA IV concentrates on a single city as opposed to an entire state it's not going to be a very big game world. We're not so sure. And we've used Google Maps to prove it.

First we used Google Maps editing kit and dropped in all the known locations that have been seen in the trailer. Then we added the Liberty City/NYC boroughs revealed by the Game Informer preview. Finally we drew a boundary around certain geographical locations that we can imagine serving as useful boundary points in the game - sea, major roads and the JFK airport for example.

The results are pretty surprising. The area the map could potentially cover is huge.

We haven't even taken into account that the trailer shows a ferry terminal that might be a link to Staten Island. That would be another huge chunk of land to incorporate. Those disgruntled residents might still see Richmond County in GTA IV yet.

To see the map click here. Feel free to zoom in and out to check out the real-life locations. We'll be updating the map/redrawing boundaries with each round of coverage as new locations and buildings are revealed so be sure to check back to the map now and again.

Thats awesome. That would certainly be a pretty extensive game world and I am hopeful that it is pretty accurate (unless its larger than that, then I'd be real happy).

I can't wait to get this game.

wow if thats all the game map im well happy :O ... it also looks like its got 3 ilands like most GTA games :D

i hope that this game is not like sanandreas that would suck

my reason: u have to do to much stuff in that game to beat it