Grand Theft Auto IV

[Cringer]

Yeah it is crazy. I think when I finish I will have to replay once again just so I can get back there and create a saved game file right before it.

[cartman]

From America's Finest News Source:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news...ty_police_face

Liberty City Police Face Allegations Of Incompetence, Brutality

June 4, 2008 | Issue 44•23

LIBERTY CITY—With the city in the midst of a record crime wave, concerned citizens claim the Liberty City Police Department has done little to prevent the constant car chases, ongoing gun battles, and overall atmosphere of violence that pervade the area.

"I used to feel safe in Liberty City, but lately, it's been total mayhem," said night-shift worker Lola Del Rio, who spoke to reporters while sucking nervously on a red lollipop. "In the past week alone, I've been carjacked twice, run over 10 times, and witness to a half-dozen gunfights that ended with automobiles exploding. What are the police doing to stop all this?"

Since the surge in crime, which began on April 28 at midnight, more than 830,000 civilians have been murdered—nearly one-tenth of Liberty City's total population. In addition, 35,000 vehicles have been reported stolen, many of which were then driven illegally over sidewalks and pedestrian walkways before plunging into the nearby Humboldt River. And according to startling figures released by local community action group Citizens for a Safer City, drug trafficking has become rampant and prostitution has increased by 800 percent.

"I was shot 14 times on my way to work today, including twice by police," said one Algonquin-area resident. "That is unacceptable."

Many blame the LCPD directly for the increase in criminal activity, citing the department's lax procedure for arresting criminals, which involves taking 10 percent of the suspect's money, confiscating his weapons, and simply releasing him from custody later that day. Outraged citizens say this is not enough, especially in a city where assault rifles can be found on factory roofs and grenade caches are located under the globe at the old World's Fair site.

"The police just let them go, and 20 minutes later they're shooting at the very same criminals from helicopters," veteran crime reporter Mike Whiteley said. "That is not proper law enforcement. We may be seeing a return to the bad old days of 2002, when the police, the FIB, and even Army tank battalions would leave countless bodies on the streets while attempting to capture just one man on some sort of joyful mass-destruction spree."

Perhaps even more alarming, city records indicate that more than 75 percent of perpetrators in mass-murder or vehicular-manslaughter cases escape, usually by simple methods such as driving into a car-repainting facility. Criminals have even eluded pursuit by walking into their apartment and going to bed for six hours, after which the search has been called off.

However, one LCPD official, who wished to remain anonymous, blamed the recent crime wave on the police department's lack of proper equipment.

"We are only equipped to pursue a suspect within a small radius on a very basic half-centimeter radar screen," the officer said. "If we were allowed to seek criminals who escaped this radius for more than 15 seconds, our results would improve dramatically."

"And to those who say the LCPD is too quick to resort to deadly force, remember that almost 850,000 police officers, FIB agents, and N.O.O.S.E. [National Office of Security Enforcement] team members have died in the line of duty in the past month," he added.

Nonetheless, residents say that their confidence in the Liberty City police force—low in the best of times—has eroded almost completely.

"I was buying a hot dog from a street vendor in Hove Beach yesterday when I saw someone run a red light, barrel down the sidewalk, careen into a garbage truck, exit his vehicle, steal a nearby convertible, and drive away," one Broker resident reported. "A nearby police car didn't even react. But when the car behind him nicked his fender, the officer shot the driver through the windshield and walked away."

"That is not the kind of law enforcement we want for our community," he added.

Most admit that the problem is not a lack of police presence, as the LCPD currently operates 15 different police stations throughout the city's four boroughs, and there is a seemingly infinite number of officers on duty at all times to respond to reported crimes. However, citizens say the officers' "shoot-first" mentality and willingness to accept bribes only contributes to the city's widespread violence and corruption.

"It's almost as if the cops in this town are as much an adversarial faction as the criminals," said public defender Kiki Jenkins, who is rumored to be instrumental in recent incidents of police being inexplicably pulled from chases and criminal pursuit. "Sure, we have excellent radio stations and an incredible range of things to see and do here. But if I were younger, I'd move to Mario World in a second."

[Radii]

That article is spectacular cartman.

[stevew]

I'm starting to make quite a bit more progress. I got through 3 leaf clover on about the 3rd try, but unfortunately I couldn't drive myself into the pay and spray efficiently enough. Haven't tried it again. Right now I've spent the last couple gaming sessions building up side characters into friends. I didn't do enough stuff with Jacob, but I hear if you can get him as a friend, you get bigtime benefits in the weapons department.

[stevew]

dola,

I killed dwyane cause i thought he was a bigger crybaby bitch than Playboy. I hear that was a mistake?

[Radii]

Originally Posted by stevew

dola,

I killed dwyane cause i thought he was a bigger crybaby bitch than Playboy. I hear that was a mistake?

Spoiler

If you kill playboy you get his apartment as a safehouse. Since you already have another one fairly close by its not a huge deal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Playboy was an ass, Dwayne is just depressed. I thought Playboy was the natural one to kill.

[gstelmack]

Liberty City Police Face Criticism

(Great Onion article...)

[cartman]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Liberty City Police Face Criticism

(Great Onion article...)

look up about six posts

[Kodos]

I have trouble getting to the missions. I always end up dicking around and seeing how big an explosion I can create or some crap like that. I love the motorcycles - great for flying around the city. I like taking cabs with someone in it and seeing if I can do enough damage to dive out right before the car becomes a moving fireball.

[nilodor]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I have trouble getting to the missions. I always end up dicking around and seeing how big an explosion I can create or some crap like that. I love the motorcycles - great for flying around the city. I like taking cabs with someone in it and seeing if I can do enough damage to dive out right before the car becomes a moving fireball.

I have the opposite problem, I hate when you get a mission then you have to drive to the other side of the city. I've just resorted to taking cabs everywhere, which can be troublesome if you have to chase someone at the destination.

Question for those near the end of the game (after Blood Brothers Mission)

Spoiler

Which McCreary brother did you take out? I went with Francis, wonder if killing a deputy commissioner is a bad move?

[Cringer]

FInished the storyline about 30 minutes ago. Celebrated by going on a rampage through town until I had six stars. It ended early though because I stopped to shoot some more cops but I did it in a bad position where they could come at me from two side. Oh well. I have plenty of time to do more now that the story is over.

Got to find some jumps and pigeons, kill some most wanted criminals, and what not. I am surprised by how many things I can still mess around with in the game.

Might have to find a way to hook it up to the internet as well for some MP maybe. IF you use an ethernet cable it should work fine right?

[Eaglesfan27]

Yeah, an ethernet cable works great.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

FYI......new patch is available for GTA IV......

GTA IV Patched
Liberty City a more pleasant place to play online.
by Hilary Goldstein

US, June 23, 2008 - A title update is now available for Grand Theft Auto IV on PS3 and Xbox 360. The patch fixes a number of multiplayer issues that have been nagging the hundreds of thousands of gamers who have been playing GTA IV online since its launch in late April.

Here's the full list of fixes:

* Fixed an issue where players were unable to enter or exit vehicles in GTA Race.
* Fixed an issue where scripted vehicles were causing games to unexpectedly crash.
* Improved reliability and frequency of PS3 online leaderboard updates.
* Fixed a rare hang some players encountered when moving from a Race or GTA Race lobby into gameplay.
* Fixed a hang that would occur when players were switching teams during the countdown in the lobby.
* Fixed an issue where players were able to get ridiculously high scores from Cops 'n Crooks matches.
* Changed GTA Race and Race so that the last player remaining always receives a reward of $250.
* Fixed an issue where spectating players would prevent the game from finishing.
* Fixed an issue where players were unable to spectate in Round 2 of Cops 'n Crooks games.
* Changed countdown timer in lobby so that it no longer resets when new players join a game.
* Changed the kick option so that kicked players are no longer brought back to single player.

[Logan]

Finally beat this the other day. Working out of town for 4 weeks and not having much time on the weekend really slowed me down.

I wish there was some kind of code to enter to get more and more missions to pop up.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Logan

I wish there was some kind of code to enter to get more and more missions to pop up.

There is a code available for that. You input your credit card number when the downloadable content for the PS3 and 360 comes out later this year and you get more missions.

[Logan]

Sorry, I'll be busy playing the hell out of NCAA and Madden by then.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

There is a code available for that. You input your credit card number when the downloadable content for the PS3 and 360 comes out later this year and you get more missions.

Did I miss one of your announcements somewhere?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by KWhit

Did I miss one of your announcements somewhere?

Both the PS3 and 360 are receiving downloadable content. That's always been the case. Microsoft paid Rockstar a cash advance to work on exclusive missions/content that will only be released on the 360.