Packie McCreary is one of 4 siblings born into the MCreary family.  Niko meets him through his connections with Elizabeta at a house party.  Packie may come across as a very sarcastic, sometimes down-right hostile person, however Packie has a very strong bond with his family and portrays a very honest opinion of himself and his criminal lifestyle when prompted.

Packie is also one of the few characters in GTA 4 who consistently assists in the missions that he gives to the player.

Hours of Operation:

Packie hangs out all night, and sleeps most of the day.  He can be reached between 3:00 pm and 6:00 am.

Special Ability:

Once you reach 75% likeness with Packie, you can access his special ability which will place a bomb at a random location nearby your position.  Once you pick it up, you can plant it onto a car – then detonate it at any time by phoning Packie again.

Likes:

Booze, strip clubs, and his favorite spot is Donnie’s Bar.

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Want to get a hold of an FIB Buffalo without the FIB stubbornly refusing to give them up?  Then input this cheat into the cellphone: 227-555-0100.  Simple as that, a brand spankin’ new FIB Buffalo hassle-free!

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Niko not ascending those stairs fast enough for your liking?  Try jumping up them with the square button.  Niko will hop up the steps, which is significantly faster than running up them.

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If you want to adjust the weather and brightness of the world, input this cheat into the chellphone: 468-555-0100.  Inputting this cheat will change the weather based on how many times you activate the cheat.  Mess around with this cheat to get the weather system you want.

*Remember, using cheats in GTA IV may disable certain achievements within the game, and you should not save your game if you wish to unlock them.*

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Ever just feel lazy, and don’t want to manually have to drive to a destination?  Try hailing a taxi cab!  Simply hold the L1 button near a taxi.  They will wait for a set amount of time for you to get in before driving off.  To enter a cab as a passenger, hold triangle down near the back seats to avoid accidentally stealing it.

Once inside the cab, you can choose a destination.  If you want to change your destination you can press the left analog up or down to select a new one. Should you wish to exit the taxi cab at any time, simply press triangle.  You can skip through the taxi cab ride at any time..  Also keep in mind that if Roman likes you enough, you can use his taxi cab service for free and skip the ride to arrive at your destination immediately.

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The Cabaret Club is a place where citizens of Liberty City go to have a drink and view some entertainment.  It is the first form of entertainment available to Niko pretty early on in the game.  Most of the acts are pretty bad (as stated by Michelle if you take her there,) and are there as a joke for the player’s enjoyment.  The three different acts that appear at the Cabaret Club are: The magician, the Singer, and the Juggler.  Two of the three acts will be shown during a visit by the player, each with a different scripted event.

Personal favorite of mine would definately have to be the Magician’s acts.  Go check them out for yourself!

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Love that song you heard on the radio, but don’t know who the artist is or the title?  No problem, simply type in this number: 948-555-0100.  Call them when a song is playing and they will listen to it for a few seconds then hang up.  Shortly afterwards you will be sent a text message displaying the artist and song title.  After calling this number once, it will show up in your phonebook as “ZIT!” and you can call them from there.

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During the Pegorino’s Pride mission, I succeeded in saving Mr. Pegorino from his would be assassins.  After chasing down the rest of the enemies in the car, in my haste and not thinking – I parked Pegorino right infront of the enemies who had AK-47s, not thinking as I jumped out to kill them.  Well, the enemies still targeted Pegorino inside the car and made pretty short work of him, causing me to fail the mission and have to restart.  Oops.

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Niko’s health bar is the green bar extending halfway around the radar at the bottom left of the screen.  there are several ways in Liberty City to replenish lost health.  If you go to any vendor (such as a hotdog vendor) or a restaurant, you can replenish your health by buying food for $1.  Vendors and employees will not serve “unruly” customers so bear that in mind if you need health.

There are also first aid kits scattered throughout Liberty City, which when picked up will give Niko full health.  You can also call an ambulance and have them heal you for some cash, or you can steal an ambulance which will also give you full health.

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The first time Niko gets drunk, you will laugh guaranteed.  Listen to Niko’s conversations with various friends when he gets drunk with them, as they are funny in their own right.  Getting Niko drunk is as simple as taking a friend out “Drinking” and then hoofing it over to the nearest bar.

After a brief scene of Niko and his friend entering the bar, they will return completely hammered.  In a drunken state, Niko cannot attack or fire guns.  You will also notice that Niko will be tipsy and fall over a lot when you try to move.  Be careful, as you can sometimes injure Niko and lose health if he falls over while drunk.

The “drunken state” will fade with time as Niko sobers up, however it is advised to either wait a bit or call a cab to drive you around Liberty City.  Should you decide to drive, keep in mind that you will swerve back and forth and will have to fight to stay in a straight line while driving.  Also remeber that any law enforcement official that sees you driving while drunk, will give you a warrant level.

Drinking will increase Niko’s addiction level as well in the stats menu.

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