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Places to Visit in Liberty City: The Cabaret Club

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:00:22 +0000

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!

ZIT! Song Information

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:00:59 +0000

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.

The Health System in GTA IV

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:00:14 +0000

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.

Watching TV…. Yes Watching TV in a Video Game

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:37 +0000

At a safehouse as you progress through the game, you will have the option of watching TV by pressing L1. Change the channels by pressing up or down on the D-pad, and change the camera view by pressing select. You can also change the volume by pressing L2 to turn the volume down and R2 to turn the volume up. Most of the shows are a parody or satire of some of real world show or person, and are definitely worth watching if you are bored.

Republican Space Rangers is the best show hands down. I recommend watching it at least once if you have the chance!!!!

Buying Clothes in Liberty City

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:45 +0000

One of the fun things about GTA IV, is that a player can customize Niko’s appearance in anyway that they wish. This is done by visiting any of the clothes shops in Liberty City. There are three stores that Niko can purchase clothing from: Modo, the Russian Shop and Perseus. If you kill the store clerks, you will not be able to buy clothes. Firing a weapon inside clothing shops may trigger the robbery alarm and give you a warrant level.

Russian Shop: Generally inexpensive clothing for a casual look, this is the first shop that Niko encounters. Items you can buy here include: track pants, jeans, sun glasses, fatigues, sneakers, boots, leather jackets, hinterland coats, flight jackets, spyde track tops, and a Russian hat.

Modo: Sells: chinos, blue jeans, striped shirts, moccasins, golf jackets, ski jackets, brown knits, silk shirts, and tennis shoes.

Perseus: Sells expensive clothing such as suits. You will need to buy a suit eventually as a requirement for some missions. They sell: expresso slacks, carbon suit slacks, Perseus charcoal suit and floral shirt, double breasted jacket in ebony and turtle neck with charcoal pants, loafers, perseus obsidian suits, Perseus charcoal suits, and the slate suit.

Strip Clubs and Weapons Don’t Mix

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:00:03 +0000

Remember if your taking a friend to visit a strip club, to hide your weapons by switching to your fists before you enter. Bouncers will immediately become hostile to you should you attempt to enter the club with a weapon drawn. Bouncers will not use weapons against you, but they will attempt to beat you down with their fists.

If you are taking a friend out and the bouncers attack you, you will be asked to take them home – and will not recieve any increase in reputation with them as a result.

Buying Ringtones

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:00:50 +0000

You can purchase new ring tones within GTA IV by going to any internet cafe. On the main page, in Eyefind info services box click on the Ring Tones category to go to the “www.vipluxuryringtones.com” Here you can buy different SFX ring tones, and new mp3 ring tones as well. You may preview the song/SFX by pressing the microphone icon, and purchase the music by pressing the dollar sign.

Don’t forget, you can click on the “more” button below the ringtones to view more types of music available for purchase. There is no limit to how many ringtones you can have on your phone, so buy them all!

Redonculous Videos of the Week: Bloopers, Stunts and Silliness

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:00:37 +0000

Every once in awhile we come across a very special GTA IV video on Youtube that makes us laugh. This video is chocked full of silliness and general mayhem. Worth watching to the very end, there are some pretty funny random moments and glitches to enjoy.

WATCH IT! BE GENETICALLY DIFFERENT!!

The Wanted Level System

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:00:03 +0000

Every GTA game to date has had the trademark “wanted” system to tell the player just how screwed they actually are. In #4, not much has changed. Here is a breakdown of what to expect on each tier of the wanted level system:

1 Star: A police cruiser or two will tail you, foot cops will also attempt to nab you. The escape radius of a one star wanted level is fairly small and the cops will not be hell-bent on capturing you. At this wanted level, if you do not shoot at the police, or any citizen the cops will not fire at you, but they will however approach you with their guns drawn to arrest you. If you fire upon any officer, resist arrest or aim at them, they will open fire on you. Getting a one star level is as simple as shooting a pedestrian, fighting in front of the police, stealing a car or crashing into a police cruiser.

2 Star: More police cruisers join the fray, cops will shoot you on sight. The escape radius gets larger. Not too difficult at this point to evade the police. If you kill any police officer, you will automatically gain a 3 star wanted level.

3 star: Things start getting tough from here on in. The escape radius becomes huge, the police will dispatch helicopters to spot you, and then stay on you from the air. Driving with a slow vehicle will make it extremely difficult to evade the police at this point.

4 star: Now you’ve done it. The police helicopters will now have two police officers perched inside it firing down at you from both sides. The swat vans will be dispatched, with swat team members clad in body armor and with M16’s. Be careful because the swat team will use tactics such as flanking to get to you.

5 star: Annihilator attack helicopters will be sent to kill you. Swat barricades will be set up at bridges in an attempt to block you off.

6 star: Getting a 6 star wanted level requires doing certain actions that will automatically give you a full wanted level. For instance: attacking or attempting to pass the police barricades on the bridges that stop you from going to the other areas early on in the game. On a 6 star wanted level, FIB will arrive in their FIB Buffalo’s and attack you with M16’s. Also, If you happen to be in a helicopter with a 6 star wanted level, the Annihilator attack helicopters will fire at you with their gattling guns in the air.