Multiplayer in GTA IV: Difference between revisions

Multiplayer in GTA IV is hosted on the PlayStation Network (PS3), Xbox Live (Xbox 360), and Games for Windows (PC). The game can support up to sixteen players on Xbox 360 and the PS3, and up to 32 players on the PC. Gameplay features differ slightly to that of standard single player. The player can always sprint and never will get tired, and can change weapons more quickly. Health can also be collected while in a vehicle therefore repairing it. Weapons picked up will have a larger amount of ammunition when picked up. The phone can be accessed at any point during gameplay. GPS waypoints can still be placed on the radar and are visible to all players, along with the guided route provided the route is enable through the main options of the game. Whenever someone is killed whether it be by other players, or enemies within the game a message will appear in the top-left corner reading "<<PSN/XBL name>> Died" or "<<PSN/XBL name>> killed <<PSN/XBL name>>". The message used to describe the killing [[#Terms|differs between weapons]]. Some games require the player to be on a team. The player's online ID display matches the same to that of their respective team. As the players are real they can use methods towards others such as the drive-by shooting. Killing oneself or member of the same team will cost the player (or team) a loss of $100. Death of the player will result in loss of all current weapons. Upon respawning the player is granted a few seconds of invincibility. [[Cheats in GTA IV|Cheats]] have also been disabled. Everything else about multiplayer is listed below:

===Party Mode===  

===Preferences===  

A quick tutorial about multiplayer. Selecting this will transport the player to Charge Island where the game gives beginners instructions about weapons, pickups, games, and teams. To view the tutorial the player cannot have a wanted level.  

Upon completing a game, a statistics screen will appear on the screen. This will list all the players, along with their rank, and how much money is need to gain a level up. It also shows how much money the player has made, how many kills, how much deaths. It will also show things that are native to the game such as how many turfs were taken over in Turf War, how many cars were delivered in Car Jack City, what place the player was in during a race, or a deathmatch, or how many tasks were carried through in Mafiya Work. Also the player can search stats in the option menu by pressing the start button. These are worldwide stats that track every game except for free mode, and party mode. These can only be viewed in single player.

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| butchered / cut up / diced / eviscerated / filleted / slashed / spiked / stabbed / stuck it to / striped  

| 2nd amendmented / capped / clipped / clocked / deaded / pistoled / popped / shot / smoked / whacked  

| SMGs  

| cancelled / crossed out / cut down / massacred / peppered / plugged / riddled / SMGed / sprayed / ventilated  

| 3rd worlded / annihilated / armied / decommissioned / drilled / ended / killed / machined / punctuated / terminated

| Explosives  

| accidented / flattened / gouranga'd / hit and runned / manslaughtered / plowed / ran-over / shocked / splattered / steamrollered  

| Working under the direction of Kenny Petrovic via the cellphone, the player competes against other players in a series of mini-missions. This may involve picking up recruits for the firm, taking out a target, or even collecting weapons from Petrovic to use against others.  

| The same as regular Car Jack City, vehicles will randomly spawn on the map, and the players have be the first ones to get them, and take them to the drop-off point. The condition of the car determines the amount of money earned for the player, unless the vehicle is stuffed with drugs. The teams also share the money equally.  

| 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 cross hair. This mode has two sub-modes: '''All for One''' and '''One for All'''.  

|Under orders of Kenny Petrovic, players must ambush a drug deal between the [[The Angels of Death|Angels of Death]], and an unspecified Mafia family. The deal is underway at the [[Acter Industrial Park]]. The objective here is to eliminate both parties, collect the drugs, and meet back at the rendezvous point. Some of the witnesses may attempt to escape by boat, by bike, or even both. Only 5 respawns on Easy, 4 respawns on Medium, 3 respawns on Hard. are granted.

'''TIP''': There is a helicopter near the mansion a couple of blocks north of the starting point. To speed the mission up, there are RPGs on some of the floors of the building, which can be used to kill the AOD if they escape by boat.

|Russian Mafia boss [[Kenny Petrovic]] has illegally flown into [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]], and someone has tipped off the cops. The objective is to escort Petrovic to safety while being pursued by the Liberty City Police Department's [[NOOSE]] (SWAT) division. Only 5 respawns on Easy, 4 respawns on Medium, 3 respawns on Hard are granted.

'''TIP''': While some players lay waste to the NOOSE agents, get one player to sneak away, and drive around the airport to the opposite end of the airstrip. You should find 2 Annihilators, which are easily jacked. Swing around to grab your crew, and fly to the safe zone. Only 5 respawns on Easy, 4 respawns on Medium, 3 respawns on Hard. are granted, making sustained survival a priority.

|Bomb Da Base II (its name referring to [[Bomb Da Base Act II|a mission]] from GTA III) requires a gang of players to work in unison and sabotage the [[Platypus]], a ship being used by the Albanians for exporting cars. Only 5 respawns on Easy, 4 respawns on Medium, 3 respawns on Hard. Unlike the other two, survival isn't needed as you will still receive money for completing the mission.

'''TIP''': When you get to the boat, there are some good sniper spot on the surrounding buildings and crane towers. Get your best marksman to take a point and pick off the thugs on the boat. Also to help beat the target score have one player fly to the tower at the west end of the ship. From there they can quickly plant the bomb, while the other players, exploit a glitch to gain easy access to the hull.

*Reloading after every kill helps so the player won't run out of ammunition, it also helps to always have full health, and full armor.

*While playing disallow a good strategy is to wall shoot, A good way to practice this is in colony where you line up the reticule with the edge of a wall and shoot at a friend and make sure to the friend you warent visible