Grand Theft Auto IV Spoilers

[Szar]

I think it'll be boring after about an hour.

[Jack]

That's going too far. GTA is disturbingly addictive for a month minimum, everyone knows that.

[Super Buu]

The only GTA I ever really got into was Vice City on the PC. I'd played others, but it was the first I owned. I liked San Andreas, but after buying at launch I still haven't quite made it to Las Venturas. I think I just learnt how to fly planes.

[OldNoriAccount]

I liked Vice City the most, personally.

[Jesper]

There was too much more in San Andreas for me not to prefer it.

[Sage]

Vice City probably had the best atmosphere. San Andreas got way too juvenile. (The number 69 appeared EVERYWHERE, for instance)

In SA's defense, the best GTA character ever (Woozie) appears for the first time in San Andreas.

Hopefully GTAIV behaves like a more serious game. Random stupidity is fine, cartoony ridiculousness is part of GTA's charm, just don't smother us with it.

[Jesper]

Vice City probably had the best atmosphere. San Andreas got way too juvenile. (The number 69 appeared EVERYWHERE, for instance)

In SA's defense, the best GTA character ever (Woozie) appears for the first time in San Andreas.

Hopefully GTAIV behaves like a more serious game. Random stupidity is fine, cartoony ridiculousness is part of GTA's charm, just don't smother us with it.

However, on the other side of that coin, you have the most annoying GTA character ever (Ryder) in San Andreas. So maybe you're right. xD

[Jack]

Vice City's soundtrack alone makes it the best of the series.

[Super Buu]

I think San Andreas just had the best characters overall. In terms of funnyness, anyway. I don't remember any of the characters from VC, but I do remember Woozie, OG Loc, Ryder, Big Fat Whatever the Fuck that betrays you (spoilers), etc.

[Jesper]

Smoke, I think. Big Smoke.

Some memory you have. =P

[Jack]

Burning a marijuana farm with a flamethrower = BEST MISSION EVER.

[Sage]

Most hilarious mission orders:

Destroy Big Smoke's Crack Fortress!

[Jack]

didn't get that far

[Jack]

If I remember correctly, the whole riot thing made me lose interest. That wasn't fun at all.

[Orion]

Vice City's soundtrack alone makes it the best of the series.

Fernando Martinez ftw. He better have a radio station in GTA IV.

[Sage]

I hope Lazlow gets Chatterbox back.

Holy shit he was hilarious in GTA III.

His segments in SA sucked, and he was just a rock DJ in VC.

[Orion]

I hope Lazlow gets Chatterbox back.

QFT

[Jack]

I liked Hans the most.

[Sage]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!1111One!!111111111Eleven

DJ HANS OBERLANDER!!!111One

I actually call myself him. A lot.

He rules.

[Waffuru]

copypasta

Team Mafiya Work (2-8 Teams)

You're a member of a crew doing contract work for the mafiya - including such plum gigs as escorting wanted men, picking up MacGuffins and stealing cars. Work as a team to complete contracts before the time period ends and get the rewards. You'll probably want to do your best to scupper the other crew's hard work as well. Each contract you complete gives your team cash, and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins.

Team Car Jack City (2-8 Teams)

Cars spawn parked around the map and the teams must steal them and take them to a drop off point. The cash teams get for dropping off stolen vehicles depends on their condition - teams get less cash the more damaged they are. The exception to this are special bonus cars, stuffed with drugs, which give a set amount of cash on delivery no matter how damaged they are. Your crew has to get hold of whatever vehicles the boss wants. Whichever crew makes the most money wins. Simple.

Turf War (2 teams only)

A timed capture-the-base mode. There are a number of bases around the map that you have to take by standing on them for a short period of time. The more players that are on a base, the faster it can be captured. The more bases that your team owns, the faster your team's cash score increases. If the rival gang is on or near a base, you won't be able to take control of it - so do what you can to try and... displace them. The team with the most cash at the end of the round wins.

Race

Race to the finish through each checkpoint in order. If you take a wrong turn or mess up in some way you can respawn your vehicle on the last checkpoint you passed. There is a large selection of races for cars, boats, and helicopters - you can choose laps and vehicle class/type. This mode has two sub-modes: 'Free Race' and 'Cannonball Run.' Free Race are point-to-point races. First one to reach the end point wins. Cannonball Run are races where you have to traverse several checkpoints any way you can.

Team Deathmatch (2-8 Teams)

Players work as a team to rub out other teams for money and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins. Take the other crew down. Remember to loot the cash dropped by deceased players. That's the way to get ahead.

Cops n' Crooks (2 teams only)

A team-based mode in which the Crooks must get their Boss to safety while the Cops have to take him down. The Boss is marked with a crosshair. This mode has two sub-modes: 'All For One' and 'One For All.'

In All For One, one team is made up of Crooks and a Boss, and the other team is made up of Cops. The Cops are trying to hunt down and kill the Boss while the Crooks are trying to protect him. The Cops win by killing the Boss and the Crooks win by getting the Boss safely to the getaway vehicle and escaping.

One For All is similar but there is no Boss. Here, the Cops win by killing all of the Crooks and the Crooks win by filling up a getaway vehicle with members of their team. Only 4 people can escape in the getaway vehicle. Players cannot respawn in this mode.

Both of these variations can be won by the Cops if they manage to destroy the getaway vehicle.

GTA Race

Similar to the orthodox Race, but with the added element of combat. Race and fight your way through the checkpoints in order and then hit the finish, but this time you can also pick up the weapons spawned en route to help take out your opponents. You can also exit the vehicle during the road races.

Grand Theft Auto IV will feature more than 15 multiplayer modes, including additional cooperative and competitive modes to be announced prior to the game's launch for Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 29.