Why do people play games? There's endless reasons and I certainly have my own reasons for being really hyped up about Grand Theft Auto IV. I play UNO on Xbox LIVE when I'm extremely bored, but too tired to use my brain. I play Halo 3 to keep in touch with friends in far off places. I really have different reasons for playing the wide range of games I get into.

Grand Theft Auto IV is going to be my escape from reality. To be honest, I've been in a really bad mood for about a year now and have yet to really unleash my anger and rage on anything. I'm thinking there's no better way to do that than to smack down as many people as I possibly can during my time in the big city. This probably would make me sound like a violent guy to all the Jack Thompson douche bags out there, but who care? I'm actually extremely peaceful and the type of guy who would give my last nickel to someone who needed it more than me. Games have always been my escape from reality and I'm looking forward to escaping once again next week.

Dane Cook once mentioned that all guys have a secret desire to own a monkey and to be part of a heist. I guess I'm still too level headed in the real world to be part of a heist, but GTA IV will fill in nicely for the time being. It's too bad there's no pet monkey involved with GTA IV, but it's worth shooting the idea to RockStar for part V.