Grand Theft Auto IV and Max Payne 3 Bundle [Download]

by Rockstar Games

Product Details

• ASIN: B00904XVS0
• Release Date: August 28, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,242 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Games for an Awesome Price August 28, 2012

By M. Jordan

Edition:Steam DRM Bundle|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought the Steam version and just so you know this is technically 3 games in 1. Just activate once through Steam and you're good to go.
Max Payne 3 - Comes with 3 DLCs; pill bottle item, special edition pack, classic max character, as well as the Disorganized Crime Pack
Grand Theft Auto IV Complete Edition - features Episodes from Liberty City game.
It's like paying half price for Max Payne 3 and getting GTA4 for free. I'd advise against the Games for Windows Live edition. I've heard horror stories with that and SecuROM DRM.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars MASSIVE DOWNLOAD PROBLEMS WITH GTA IV September 5, 2012

By Long Time Gamer

Edition:Steam DRM Bundle|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'll change this to five stars once they resolve this ridiculous DRM issue, but this has been going on for 2 months with GTA IV and it shouldn't even happen in the first place. Max Payne 3 activated without issue, but it's the Games for Windows Live activation that screws GTA IV up. As it if isn't enough that you have to be logged into Steam, Rockstar Social Club, and GFWL simultaneously, they apparently don't play nice with each other. Why in the hell anyone would even care about being socially engaged in 3 different online communities is beyond me, but maybe I'm different. The way I look at it is GFWL should be set to detect that I'm already logged into Steam, or vice versa, and then the other "service" ought to leave me the hell alone. Rockstar could delete their Social Club and hardly anyone would notice. I've already activated with Steam, but apparently GFWL doesn't trust Steam to actually validate my copy. So now here I am, stuck with a product that won't activate and waiting on Steam and/or GFWL to fix what should have never been broken.

It's possible that it's a recurring issue of Steam not issuing enough CD keys for GTA IV, but whatever the case may be it's unacceptable. Your best bet is to file a trouble ticket with Steam and wait for them to fix it.

***EDIT***

This only got changed to 4 stars because after 2 days Steam finally got back to me, and while the fix worked, it was annoying as hell. I think two days is an unacceptable period of time to tell me how to get the game I bought. Annoyingly, I had to create an XBOX Live account (for some reason, despite already having a Windows Live account), and then use my Steam Code (which I got from using my Amazon code to download the game from Steam) to get the actual CD-KEY. All in all, I had to use Amazon code, to get Steam code, to get actual CD Key. What it comes down to is the game manufacturers are making it harder to activate the game legitimately than they are to steal it. Maybe they ought to rethink their strategy.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Both games are classics - and for $24 for the combo, awesome deal! August 28, 2012

By Joseph P. Jenkins VINE™ VOICE

Edition:Steam DRM Bundle|Amazon Verified Purchase

Just get the steam version.... makes everything that much easier... anyways, Max Payne 3.... MP1 was a classic on my pentium, and 2 was ok, but 3 is back, and although a bit linear, still has some great gameplay (check out the Multiplayer). GTA4 - classic open world game... reviews are everywhere... basically getting it for free at the $24 price...