On April 29, Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar Games is hitting store shelves everywhere in the states. Authority be darned.

The game is a big deal. The GTA series has seen a lot of controvercy surrounding each release. Criminals blaming the crimes wrought by their own hands almost made the phrase “Grand Theft Auto made me do it” taboo. News and media have made the series more famous than it would have been if they didn’t report the findings of a hackable pornography scene in GTA III. Even activists dedicated to censoring mass media video games use Grand Theft Auto as a banner to preach their particular gospel.

Let it be known, Grand Theft Auto IV and all its predesesors are very mature games. They are made for adults in every way. And just for horse beating sake: Grand Theft Auto is not for kids.

The GTA games have never really been my perferred series. I like the sandbox style of gameplay that encourages the player to go anywhere and do anything, but the gameplay, overly trashy dialogue and thug-like characters make me want to play in another sandbox.

April 29 will possibly start a new media sensation focused on the evils of the gaming empire once again. Keep a tempered mind, however. The same media wanted us to beleive Mass Effect contained raunchy nudies doing… well… what nudies do.

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