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=== On pedestrians === | === On pedestrians === | ||
[[File:TriadsandTribulations-GTAIII3.jpg|thumb|right|303px|Running over [[Portland Triads]] mobsters in GTA III.]] | [[File:TriadsandTribulations-GTAIII3.jpg|thumb|right|303px|Running over [[Portland Triads]] mobsters in GTA III.]] | ||
[[File:Vehicularcombat-GTAVC- | [[File:Vehicularcombat-GTAVC-helicopter-blades.png|thumb|right|333px| The player using the blades of a helicopter to kill soldiers in GTA Vice City.]] | ||
The effects of collisions with pedestrians vary according to speed; vehicles that travel faster are more likely to exert a one-hit kill to pedestrians, and can be more efficient than merely killing using other weapons. However, much like shooting rampages, rampant hit-and-runs will naturally attract the attention of the police. | The effects of collisions with pedestrians vary according to speed; vehicles that travel faster are more likely to exert a one-hit kill to pedestrians, and can be more efficient than merely killing using other weapons. However, much like shooting rampages, rampant hit-and-runs will naturally attract the attention of the police. | ||
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<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="180" heights="140"> | <gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="180" heights="140"> | ||
Vehicularcombat-GTAVC-bikeshooting.jpg|GTA Vice City marked the first time players can shoot forward while on a motorcycle. | File:Vehicularcombat-GTAVC-bikeshooting.jpg|GTA Vice City marked the first time players can shoot forward while on a motorcycle. | ||
PhnomPenh'86-GTAVC3.jpg|GTA Vice City marked the first time players can perform drive-bys from a helicopter, although this was only avaliable during the mission [[Phnom Penh '86]]. However, from GTA IV onwards, players could perform passenger drive-bys from a helicopter. | File:PhnomPenh'86-GTAVC3.jpg|GTA Vice City marked the first time players can perform drive-bys from a helicopter, although this was only avaliable during the mission [[Phnom Penh '86]]. However, from GTA IV onwards, players could perform passenger drive-bys from a helicopter. | ||
Vehicularcombat-GTAVC- | File:Vehicularcombat-GTAVC-helicopter-shooting.png|In GTA Vice City, it is also possible to perform a drive-by from a helicopter as the driver, although it can only be done from a particular camera view, and is a largely ineffective tactic. | ||
File:Supply&Demand-GTAVC7.jpg|GTA Vice City also marked the first time players can perform drive-bys from a boat either as a passenger or as the driver. However, the player could only perform drive-bys as a passenger in the mission [[Supply & Demand]]. | |||
Vehicularcombat-GTASA-passengershooting.jpg|In GTA San Andreas, NPC passengers are capable of opening fire at hostiles at their own will. However, the effectiveness of their shooting depends on how well the passengers are armed and how fast the vehicle is moving. | File:Vehicularcombat-GTASA-passengershooting.jpg|In GTA San Andreas, NPC passengers are capable of opening fire at hostiles at their own will. However, the effectiveness of their shooting depends on how well the passengers are armed and how fast the vehicle is moving. | ||
Vehicularcombat-GTAVCS-passengershooting.jpg|Following GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City Stories is the only game prior to GTA IV that allows NPC passengers to open fire at any direction. | File:Vehicularcombat-GTAVCS-passengershooting.jpg|Following GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City Stories is the only game prior to GTA IV that allows NPC passengers to open fire at any direction. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== GTA IV === | === GTA IV === | ||
[[ | [[File:Vehicularcombat-GTA4-drivershooting.jpg|thumb|450px|right|GTA IV's improved shooting mechanics allows the player to, while driving or riding as a passenger, shoot at any direction, including to the back (left) or diagonally (right). Note the crosshairs and the direction in which they are pointing.]] | ||
[[File:Vehicularcombat-GTAIV-boat.png|thumb|right|400px|Drive-by shooting from a boat in GTA IV.]] | [[File:Vehicularcombat-GTAIV-boat.png|thumb|right|400px|Drive-by shooting from a boat in GTA IV.]] | ||