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**Chubz** · 03-04-2008, 09:48 PM

It will tke roughly 100 hours to complete the game. That doesnt include side missions or raising hell in Liberty City.
Both versions of the game (PS3 and 360) will run at 30 frames per second
Liberty City is as big as San Andreas, but without all the farm and country terrains. Its all city! making it a more playable area
Liberty City Citizens live their lives like any other human. Law Enforcement Agencies will be checking papers, a businessman is walking faster than other peds, a woman is making a phone call in a phone booth, and so on. Construction workers work on jobsites and are gone by 5pm.
Liberty City and NYC/NJ distinctions
1. Queens is called Dukes
2. The Bronx is called Bohan
3. Manhattan is called Algonquin
4. Brooklyn is called Broker
5. New Jersey is called Alderney

Courtesy of GTAForums.com
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=262354
Gameplay Involving Niko

Whether you like it or not girlfriends are returning in GTA 4, hopefully it's used better than San Andreas.
You can't gain weight, nor can you get yourself muscled. You can alter your look like hairstyle, facial hair and clothing.
Niko is able to climb ladders, escape ladders, and telephone poles, although it's yet to be confirmed i'm sure you'll be able to climb walls, gates, fences and such like in San Andreas
Niko is able to swim in GTA 4, so that ends the debate that white characters can't swim in the GTA world .
Niko can order taxi cabs, and either hit the trip skip button(Y)/(Triangle), or he can just take a look from inside the cab and take the full time to get to his destination. Which features a "Cinematic Camera" like setting. Niko is also able to call up the police as he does in one of the missions that's been revealed.
A fare meter appears on-screen as soon as Niko enters a cab, and the camera pans around it as it drives.
In taxis, you can ask the driver to change the radio station by pressing D-pad left or right.
When Niko purchases clothes, he has to pick them separately from shelves rather than the "Walk-in Closet in Stores" from San Andreas.
Just like in past GTA's the auto aim feature is returning, Niko is also able to go into manual aim
On shooting, the magazine states that: "the cover system borrows elements of Gears of War, and Rainbow Six: Vegas." It also says that "the aiming is a Resident Evil 4, over the shoulder style." The new targeting system was described. There are eight purple segments in the target circle that make up someone's health, which you get when you're locked on - during free aiming you don't get the indicator. The combat rests somewhere between Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War in terms of style, allowing you to roll, find protection and blind-fire from behind cover, police officers and gang members are able to do the same.
For the new melee-combat system, Rockstar consulted a UFC master of the Israeli special-forces martial art, Krav Maga.
Niko has a cell phone to his service. Using that he can call, and receive calls from his contacts. There are several tabs for the cell phone including "Photos", and "Multiplayer" and even more. Whether it almost replaces the Start Menu is not confirmed.
Niko can enter the Police Database in any stolen Police car, and compare taken photographs(with the cell phone to make missions easier..
The internet is available for Niko to use in the game also. Niko can use the internet to gain information about contacts or people he needs to kill. their location for example.
The 360 EZine reports that time based missions are definitely in the game. It also mentions 'time limited actions.' For example: If a train leaves at 10.00pm and you arrive an 10.01pm, you fail the mission
Shooting different parts of the body has different impacts (e.g shoot a security guard in the foot at the top of the stairs, and he'll come tumbling down, you may also see gang members trying to crawl away from fire with their last bit of strength)
Little Jacob (a Caribbean arms dealer) is a good friend of Niko's cousin. When you buy weapons from him (which are kept in his trunk) you can scroll through them like you did in Ammu-Nation in the previous GTA games. The weapons on offer by Little Jacob included a 9mm, a shotgun, an SMG, and a micro SMG also the rocket launcher makes a return (A distinct tube-shaped weapon strapped to the underside of Little Jacob's trunk hatch).
For those of you who were thinking GTA 4 would go with the realsitic approach and only allow you to carry certain weapons at a time or showing Niko actually carrying the weapons will be slighty dissapointed. Kiklo said in one of their articles that guns would appear magically like past games. "as we're armed with a rocket launcher (which like all weapons collected is magically hidden on Niko's person in good old convenient video game style)."
In GTA IV you have to develop relationships with other characters. Your relationship with Little Jacob, for example, is maintained through phone calls and loyalty. Developing good relationships with different characters can provide different rewards.
Building relationships with characters is important. During the preview, Jacob comes to meet you rather than vice versa. This is only possibly once your friendship with Jacob has developed to a certain stage. Relationships can be damaged if you (for example) fail to turn up for meetings. Pool, eating, darts, and bowling are just some of the 'friend' activities possible in GTA IV. The cell phone is used to access these activities.
The WASTED! system is still intact. If you die, you end up at the nearest hospital (minus your weapons) the next morning.
Parachutes will not be returning in the game, no more bailing form aircrafts and using the parachute to fall to safety.

Vehicle Gameplay

Boats and Helicopters are both confirmed. So, Liberty City's waterways and airway's can both be explored. For a full list of found vehicles head over to GTA4.net to see Suction Testicle Man's brilliant car list.
Cars have an all-new animation when being "taken", Niko slams the window in. And tries to hotwire the car after. Doesn't take alot longer than the usual "Oh, the keys are in the ignition" animation. There's up to five different animations, but this is the only known one at this time.
Airplanes are not in the game, Rockstar mentioned it would be pointless having airplanes in Liberty City as it's only one city unlike San Andreas where there were 3 states.
At this moment in time bicycles have yet to be confirmed.
Tanks are not returning in GTA 4, no more rampages around the city blowing everything up.
During the 2nd trailer you can see that Niko shoots at a car and the bullet holes are actually visible on the car (screenshot here), a few seconds later you can see that the window screen on thee car shows the bullet holes and the glass actually cracks when the bullets go through the glass (screenshot here).
The default camera angle is slightly over to the drivers' side. Different angles are available however. You can move the camera aswell, but if you're not touching it, it will remain at the more central position leaning towards the drivers' side. There's also a Chase Cam, Dashboard cam and the traditional bumper camera.
When drivers in other vehicles pass by with their radio on. You can hear it muffled, and feel the bass off it through vibration.
Even though flyable airplanes aren’t in the game, Liberty City will still have a Airport named Francis International Airport and yes you guessed it, it's the very same name given to the airport in GTA 3.
It has been confirmed that the Pay and Spray will be returning this time round but spraying the car will not get rid of your wanted level. Ammunation hasn't been confirmed to be in the game, also Niko has to call arms dealers on his mobile to deliver weapons to a certain location.
One button press will get you into a car. A second button press is required to start up the car's engine.
Niko wears a helmet while riding motorcycles and major collisions on motorbikes cause the helmet to fall off. You can see it fall onto the ground.
You can find "useful things" in cars that you hijack.
You can drop grenades and molotov cocktails out of the car window at high speed. Headlights can be put on full beam or dipped, but cannot be turned off.
You cannot store items/objects inside vehicles
Cars are not customisable, but you can still save them at safe houses.

03-04-2008, 09:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chubz The Human Steamroller Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,700 vCash: 3570 Donate My Blog: The Chubzone XBL Gamertag: xXchubbzillaXx PSN Gamertag: Chubzilla Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 100 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: GTA IV Previews, Reviews, videos and screenshots - Facts It will tke roughly 100 hours to complete the game. That doesnt include side missions or raising hell in Liberty City. Both versions of the game (PS3 and 360) will run at 30 frames per second Liberty City is as big as San Andreas, but without all the farm and country terrains. Its all city! making it a more playable area Liberty City Citizens live their lives like any other human. Law Enforcement Agencies will be checking papers, a businessman is walking faster than other peds, a woman is making a phone call in a phone booth, and so on. Construction workers work on jobsites and are gone by 5pm. Liberty City and NYC/NJ distinctions Queens is called Dukes The Bronx is called Bohan Manhattan is called Algonquin Brooklyn is called Broker New Jersey is called Alderney Courtesy of GTAForums.com http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=262354 Gameplay Involving Niko Whether you like it or not girlfriends are returning in GTA 4, hopefully it's used better than San Andreas. You can't gain weight, nor can you get yourself muscled. You can alter your look like hairstyle, facial hair and clothing. Niko is able to climb ladders, escape ladders, and telephone poles, although it's yet to be confirmed i'm sure you'll be able to climb walls, gates, fences and such like in San Andreas Niko is able to swim in GTA 4, so that ends the debate that white characters can't swim in the GTA world . Niko can order taxi cabs, and either hit the trip skip button(Y)/(Triangle), or he can just take a look from inside the cab and take the full time to get to his destination. Which features a "Cinematic Camera" like setting. Niko is also able to call up the police as he does in one of the missions that's been revealed. A fare meter appears on-screen as soon as Niko enters a cab, and the camera pans around it as it drives. In taxis, you can ask the driver to change the radio station by pressing D-pad left or right. When Niko purchases clothes, he has to pick them separately from shelves rather than the "Walk-in Closet in Stores" from San Andreas. Just like in past GTA's the auto aim feature is returning, Niko is also able to go into manual aim On shooting, the magazine states that: "the cover system borrows elements of Gears of War, and Rainbow Six: Vegas." It also says that "the aiming is a Resident Evil 4, over the shoulder style." The new targeting system was described. There are eight purple segments in the target circle that make up someone's health, which you get when you're locked on - during free aiming you don't get the indicator. The combat rests somewhere between Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War in terms of style, allowing you to roll, find protection and blind-fire from behind cover, police officers and gang members are able to do the same. For the new melee-combat system, Rockstar consulted a UFC master of the Israeli special-forces martial art, Krav Maga. Niko has a cell phone to his service. Using that he can call, and receive calls from his contacts. There are several tabs for the cell phone including "Photos", and "Multiplayer" and even more. Whether it almost replaces the Start Menu is not confirmed. Niko can enter the Police Database in any stolen Police car, and compare taken photographs(with the cell phone to make missions easier.. The internet is available for Niko to use in the game also. Niko can use the internet to gain information about contacts or people he needs to kill. their location for example. The 360 EZine reports that time based missions are definitely in the game. It also mentions 'time limited actions.' For example: If a train leaves at 10.00pm and you arrive an 10.01pm, you fail the mission Shooting different parts of the body has different impacts (e.g shoot a security guard in the foot at the top of the stairs, and he'll come tumbling down, you may also see gang members trying to crawl away from fire with their last bit of strength) Little Jacob (a Caribbean arms dealer) is a good friend of Niko's cousin. When you buy weapons from him (which are kept in his trunk) you can scroll through them like you did in Ammu-Nation in the previous GTA games. The weapons on offer by Little Jacob included a 9mm, a shotgun, an SMG, and a micro SMG also the rocket launcher makes a return (A distinct tube-shaped weapon strapped to the underside of Little Jacob's trunk hatch). For those of you who were thinking GTA 4 would go with the realsitic approach and only allow you to carry certain weapons at a time or showing Niko actually carrying the weapons will be slighty dissapointed. Kiklo said in one of their articles that guns would appear magically like past games. "as we're armed with a rocket launcher (which like all weapons collected is magically hidden on Niko's person in good old convenient video game style)." In GTA IV you have to develop relationships with other characters. Your relationship with Little Jacob, for example, is maintained through phone calls and loyalty. Developing good relationships with different characters can provide different rewards. Building relationships with characters is important. During the preview, Jacob comes to meet you rather than vice versa. This is only possibly once your friendship with Jacob has developed to a certain stage. Relationships can be damaged if you (for example) fail to turn up for meetings. Pool, eating, darts, and bowling are just some of the 'friend' activities possible in GTA IV. The cell phone is used to access these activities. The WASTED! system is still intact. If you die, you end up at the nearest hospital (minus your weapons) the next morning. Parachutes will not be returning in the game, no more bailing form aircrafts and using the parachute to fall to safety. Vehicle Gameplay Boats and Helicopters are both confirmed. So, Liberty City's waterways and airway's can both be explored. For a full list of found vehicles head over to GTA4.net to see Suction Testicle Man's brilliant car list. Cars have an all-new animation when being "taken", Niko slams the window in. And tries to hotwire the car after. Doesn't take alot longer than the usual "Oh, the keys are in the ignition" animation. There's up to five different animations, but this is the only known one at this time. Airplanes are not in the game, Rockstar mentioned it would be pointless having airplanes in Liberty City as it's only one city unlike San Andreas where there were 3 states. At this moment in time bicycles have yet to be confirmed. Tanks are not returning in GTA 4, no more rampages around the city blowing everything up. During the 2nd trailer you can see that Niko shoots at a car and the bullet holes are actually visible on the car (screenshot here), a few seconds later you can see that the window screen on thee car shows the bullet holes and the glass actually cracks when the bullets go through the glass (screenshot here). The default camera angle is slightly over to the drivers' side. Different angles are available however. You can move the camera aswell, but if you're not touching it, it will remain at the more central position leaning towards the drivers' side. There's also a Chase Cam, Dashboard cam and the traditional bumper camera. When drivers in other vehicles pass by with their radio on. You can hear it muffled, and feel the bass off it through vibration. Even though flyable airplanes aren’t in the game, Liberty City will still have a Airport named Francis International Airport and yes you guessed it, it's the very same name given to the airport in GTA 3. It has been confirmed that the Pay and Spray will be returning this time round but spraying the car will not get rid of your wanted level. Ammunation hasn't been confirmed to be in the game, also Niko has to call arms dealers on his mobile to deliver weapons to a certain location. One button press will get you into a car. A second button press is required to start up the car's engine. Niko wears a helmet while riding motorcycles and major collisions on motorbikes cause the helmet to fall off. You can see it fall onto the ground. You can find "useful things" in cars that you hijack. You can drop grenades and molotov cocktails out of the car window at high speed. Headlights can be put on full beam or dipped, but cannot be turned off. You cannot store items/objects inside vehicles Cars are not customisable, but you can still save them at safe houses. __________________