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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Roman Bellic is Niko’s cousin, and the person ultimately responsible for convincing Niko to come to Liberty City by promising him things like fast cars, money and women – all of which were a lie.  Roman has been living in Liberty City for awhile, and has started his own albeit rather unsuccessful Taxi Cab business.  Roman Bellic also has a gambling problem, which has got him into trouble more than once, requiring Niko to step in and save him. Roman is often portrayed as a coward, as is evident whenever danger presents itself, but he is also very friendly, loyal, and an eternal optimist.

Roman’s Special Ability:

Roman will offer you his Taxi cab service if he likes you enough - and will drive you anywhere in Liberty City for free.  Simply call Roman up, select “Call Service” and he will send a Cab to your position.

Hours of Operation:

Roman’s easy going personality shines through here, call him at any time!

Jobs:

At a certain point, Roman will phone Niko up and tell him he could use some help with the Taxi Cab business.  Niko can phone Roman up and select “Jobs.”  Niko can make some extra money ferrying people around Liberty City this way.

Likes:

Drinking, Eating (high class restaruants) and Strip Clubs.

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Dieing in GTA 4 isn’t game ending, but more of an annoyance than anything.  Should you die, you will be transported to the nearest hospital with no armor, full health and minus around 8-10 thousand dollars (a percentage of your total cash.)

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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!!!!

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Here is another excellent spot for a police stand-off in GTA IV. Head to the Police Station in Grand Boulevard.  Beside the station is a small parcade with 5 police cruisers.  Use the police cruisers to block the main entrance adjacent to the street.  Place one cruiser in the middle as cover, and another to block the back steps entrance.  Let the mayhem begin!

Police helicopters may attempt to shoot you from the space inbetween the roof and the wall, just takethem out with the RPG.

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Go into any weapons store and kill the weapon vendor.  Be prepared, as several other heavily armed gang members will attack you from the right and they must be killed quickly.  From here on in just guard the door and kill and police that come in, as it is the only way into the area.

Unfortunately, you can’t use any of the weapons strewn about once the vendor is dead.

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Yes, you can view how much health an enemy target has while using auto-aim (L2 button.)  The enemy’s health bar is displayed within Niko’s aiming recticle and shown as the circulor bars around the aiming dot.  The same is true while fighting an enemy using auto-aim with Niko’s fists or a knife/bat.

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In GTA IV, enemies will often announce their intentions to other enemies nearby.  If you pay attention, you can use this to your advantage to avoid being flanked or “jumped” by enemies rushing right up to you.  Enemies may state something like “I’m going in” or “I’ve got a shot” when they are about to rush you or have you in their sights.  React accordingly, and you can escape from some pretty tight situations.

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If you fail a mission, you do not have to drive all the way back to the mission start to re-accept it.  Simply bring up the cellphone and open up your messages.  Select the mission text message (titled by the name of the mission,) and press either X to accept or circle to decline it.  Keep in mind if you decline the mission from the text message, you will have to go back and re-accept it manually.  Very, very useful if you managed to rack up a high warrant level attempting to complete a mission, as you can just restart it and lose you wanted level hassle-free.

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If you are looking for a great place to have a redonculous police stand-off in GTA IV try this area.  On Starr Street there is an apartment building with several staircases.  Head up to the balcony infront of the apartment entrance, and take cover behind the balcony wall.  Use this position to shoot enemies, and take out the police helicopters that attempt to snipe you from the air.  See how long you can survive without moving positions.

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