I haven't played the game yet so I can say if I think it's desired or not. However, I agree it is odd that many sites refuse to give out 10s because nothing is perfect. But those same sites are giving GTAIV 10s despite having some issues.
Now that isn't unknown when the game is revolutionary and setting a new bar for what games of that gender have to be. So the question becomes - Is GTAIV setting a new standard for sandbox games. And clearly the answer is yes. But is it a big improvement or something incremental that will be aped and outdone pretty quick? The first deserves 10s, the second is damn close.
@alexc - Can't speak for others, but last gen I only played 3 console games - SSB:Melee, Burnout and GTA:SA. Brawl is fabulous, Burnout has been going downhill for years (IMO) but I still hoping for a Wii version, and I'd LOVE to have a GTA3 compliation brought to Wii with Godfather type controls and enhanced graphics. I don't want to see GTAIV scaled down for Wii though.
