Hangman's NOOSE

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Kenny Petrovic (bottom right) and a player entering a stolen Enforcer commandeered by a second player, while the third and fourth players are warding off incoming NOOSE tactical units in the background.

Hangman's NOOSE is a multiplayer game in Grand Theft Auto IV, consisting of two to four players defending Kenny Petrovic from the National Office Of Security Enforcement (NOOSE) after he illegally flies into Francis International Airport. The mode is available only in ranked matches.

In this multiplayer mode, the players are immediately given a six-star wanted level, while the NOOSE will clearly be visible at the start of the match, continuing to arrive in Enforcer vans and from behind Petrovic's jet if players continue to stay at the starting point. The players make a minimum of $4500 if they complete Hangman's NOOSE on the Hard difficulty.

Objective

The objective of Hangman's NOOSE is to get Petrovic and all live players to the extraction point, a baseball field in Charge Island, before Petrovic or all the players are killed. Each player has three to five lives, depending on the difficulty, before they are taken out of the game to leave the surviving players a chance to win.

Players have two options to transport Petrovic: They can opt for road travel, but will inevitably require they engage with hostile police vehicles en route and increase the difficulty of the game, or utilize Annihilator helicopters, which are available on the other end of the airport tarmac and save players time and trouble.

In the beginning, there may be a bug in which Petrovic runs into the jet that he is meant to get out of once vulnerable; a quick way to force him to enter a vehicle a player is driving or flying is by pushing Petrovic around the front of the jet.

Walkthrough

Four players

Two players immediately start to shoot at the NOOSE officers while two others sprint to an Airtug baggage carrier to the east of the starting point. Once the two are on the baggage carrier, they may make their way to Annihilator helicopters on the other end of the runway, or pick up one of the NOOSE Enforcers to be driven to Charge Island. One player takes a helicopter to the extraction point and the other takes a helicopter to the other two players at the starting point.

The player picking the other two players up must land in the yellow marker to trigger Petrovic's pickup. Petrovic should get in the chopper first while the other players defend him while he's running. Once Petrovic is in the chopper, let the other players get in the chopper and make your way to the extraction point.

Three players or less

One player grabs the baggage carrier and makes their way to the Annihilator helicopters while the other two defend Petrovic. Once the player has the chopper, they must take it back to the yellow marker and allowing Petrovic to make his way to the chopper, as the other players defend him from gunfire. Once Petrovic is in, make your way to the extraction point.

Reward

A minimum of;

• $2500 (easy)
• $3500 (medium)
• $4500 (hard)

More money can be collected by taking the NOOSE officers' money when they die.

Achievement

To get the "Fly the Co-Op" achievement, players must beat the Rockstar Games developers' time of 2:32 as one of three requirements (Bomb Da Base II and Deal Breaker must also be completed within similar time restrictions).