Grenades
Ideal for removal of hardened positions and enemies hiding behind cover, grenades are quite simple in theory. When used properly, grenades do a good job of taking out cars (and anybody who might use them for cover) and clearing out closed in areas filled with opponents. When used improperly on the other hand, you can just as easily blow yourself up and/or any cars nearby you may be using for cover. If you're not careful, you might also end up causing a chain reaction in congested areas which ends with exploded cars all about and lots of police attention.
In GTA IV, Niko can drop a live grenade to the ground, but must run for cover before the grenade detonates. He can also cook a grenade for a short time before throwing at enemies. It begins beeping if it is held for too long. If the grenade is not thrown at enemies, it explodes, killing Niko.
Locations
GTA III
- Newport - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation after completion of Last Requests ($2,000).
GTA Vice City
- North Point Mall - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation from start of game ($300).
- Washington Beach - Behind the Washington Beach Police Station (only on Xbox, PC and PS2 Haitian-friendly and double pack versions).
- Little Havana - Inside the basketball court just west of West Haven Community Healthcare Center.
GTA Vice City Stories
- Near the bushes behind Ocean View Hospital.
GTA IV
Grenades can be purchased from the back-alley gun shops for $1,000. They can also be purchased from Little Jacob for $700.
- Steinway - Can be found in the fourth gated yard in an alley between Tinconderoga Ave and Trenton Ave.
- Meadows Park - Can be found underneath the large steel globe in the larger fountain.
- Francis International Airport - Can be found on the west end of the boat dock south of the aviation fuel storage facility to the southwest of the airport.
- Fortside - Can be found in an alley between Folsom Way and Rykers Ave.
- Charge Island - Can be found on the catwalk above the oil refinery on the east end of the island. This is the same catwalk you and Packie run along in the mission Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.
- Star Junction - Can be found in an alley off Kunzite St, between the Magic Curtain Theatre and the Celtica Hotel.
- The Triangle - Can be found next to a large spool of electrical cable in the north side of the Columbus Ave construction site.
- The Triangle - Can be found next to a manhole on the north side of the Frankfort Ave construction site.
- The Meat Quarter - Can be found in the alley between Iron St and Union Drive West.
- Suffolk - Can be found atop the roof of the Globe Oil gas station on Feldspar St and Union Drive West.
- Chinatown - Can be found on the second floor of the construction project on Bismarck Ave, south of Diamond St.
- Happiness Island - Can be found in the entrance hall to the statue, on the right.
- Alderney City - Can be found on the ledge of a building behind the Mr. Fuk's Rice Box restaurant.
- Port Tudor - Can be found on a second-floor catwalk in a large boat repair warehouse on the docks.