Amanda;166395 said:No parachuting or bicycles? I really like doing that kind of stuff.
CVG said:Breathe in deep and you can catch a waft of GTA IV in the air - it's closing in fast.
But in the meantime, Rockstar's playing keepy-uppy with the hype machine and released 15 new screenshots, one of which is so amazingly cool we're seriously considering using it to ice our drinks. We'll leave you to guess which one it is...
Two new mini-trailers can also be seen on this here page in our video player on right on site.
Anyway, April 29 is that all-important date. Toward the end of last month we sneaked into Rockstar HQ for a two-hour hands-on session with the sequel - read our in-depth follow-up report.
* There are 15 multiplayer game modes in GTA IV. PSM had an opportunity to play 7 of them. The rules of each game are determined by the host.
* Multiplayer supports upto 16 players.
* Your online character is fully customizable. You can alter his race, sex, hair, clothing etc.
* The game modes featured are as follows:
1. Hangman's NOOSE
2. Car Jack City
3. Bomb da Base
4. Bomb da Base II
5. Mafia Work
6. Team Mafia Work
7. Deathmatch
8. Team Deathmatch
9. Turf War
10. Cops N Crooks
11. Race
12. GTA Race
13. Deal Breaker
14. Free Mode
15. ????
* In Race and GTA Race, the host gets to decide which vehicles are involved, and the number of laps to be played. You can shoot and throw molotovs from the window, and even steal your rivals' car.
* In Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, the host gets to decide the number of pedestrians, the amount of traffic, the intervention of police (or not), and the type of weapons.
* In Cops N Crooks, one team play as cops and the other play as criminals. The cops must stop the criminals from escaping. They can monitor the locations of the criminals on their GPS systems, while the criminals don't know where the cops are.
* In Mafia Work and Team Mafia Work, you play as one of Kenny Petrovic's mafia henchmen. You must complete hits ordered by the boss (via the cellphone) before your rivals are able to do so.
* The map used in multiplayer is the same map that is used for single player.
* A single-player mission called "Hangman's NOOSE" features co-op. You and your friends will be able to escort a mobster, while being pursused by a SWAT team.
I'm liking South "Bohan" so far ;D. And no Staten Island is even better. This is the game I'm relying on to get me off Halo 3 and hold me until Fable 2. Looks very promising.
CVG said:Yes, it's really, nearly out - and Rockstar is fanfaring the final weeks before GTA IV's debut with the launch of the final trailer, which will be hitting electronic wires tonight.
"Good Lord, What Are You Doing?" aka "Everyone's a Rat" will be rolled out on the internet and (presumably, as all the other trailers have) Xbox Live Marketplace at 10pm tonight, so there's something to look forward to when you roll out of the pub having spent the very last of this month's wages.
We've no idea what to expect from the video, though surely Rockstar has gotten bored of shouty cut-scenes by now. Perhaps, seeming as it's currently the flavour of magazine land, we'll get to see some footage of multiplayer in action - but frankly we're not holding our breath.
"Seems that Photos of a Liberty City map set to be included with GTA IV have appeared on the internet, revealing exact details of the play area you'll be terrorising during your 'sick week' at the tail-end of next month (we've got ours planned).
A user uploaded six images (which have now been removed), showing pics of the city, the Liberty City subway system, various landmarks and the controls for the PlayStation 3 version.
It's not much of a surprise (especially if you've played and seen the game about seven times now, cough) but it's a detailed look at the city. Rockstar is doing all it can to remove the images from the web, so you'll have to be quick about finding them."