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.

Once the players spawn, the armored police begin to surround the area in a four to six star wanted level. Armored trucks containing about three NOOSE officers begin to arrive if the player remains in the starting point. The players make a minimum of $4500 if they complete Hangman's NOOSE on the Hard difficulty.

Objective/Rules

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.

There are some exceptions, though. For instance, Petrovic will keep himself housed in the jet until the area is mostly neutralized. The army helicopters at the other side of the runway will help greatly to the other players on the ground, if any. Also, all players must get to the extraction point, so it is wise to use one four-door vehicle such as the army helicopter to get everyone to the diamond at once.

Also remember that Petrovic can die, so defend him and your team-mates at all costs!

Walkthrough

Four players

Two players gain cover behind a box or row of boxes and begin shooting the NOOSE officers closing in on Petrovic's private jet. The other two sprint to a baggage carrier to the east of the starting point and floor it to the helicopters at the other side of the runway. One player gets in the front driver's seat and another one climbs into the back and begins to neutralize more NOOSE arriving to the other two players' position. Once the area is cleared with the two infantry shootists and the helicopter's minigun, land at the airport and bring in Petrovic. Fly to the baseball diamond and wait for the other member to get to the diamond via the Airtug or a jacked police car. On the way, every passenger in both the Airtug and Annihilator should shoot every police car with the Micro-SMG or AK.

Three players or less

One player grabs the baggage carrier and makes their way to the Annihilator helicopters while the remaining player or players shoot down all forces approaching Petrovic. The player at the helicopters ditches the Airtug for the Annihilator and provides overhead cover back at the jets. The other ground infantry players neutralize the area with the minigun's help and then climb into the Annihilator Heli with Petrovic. Then land at the baseball diamond and Petrovic rewards them with money and a future tip to visit a bar.

Reward

A minimum of;

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

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

This is the QUICKEST way to rank up. No other game mode can compare to this in terms of ease, speed, and money made. If you pick up 500 extra dollars every time you play hard, then you make $5000 for about 5 minutes of work. You could easily make 500,000 in a couple hours, and perhaps $1,000,000 in a day, already making you rank 8. That leaves you only $4 million more to get to rank 10. This money can be earned over the course of 2 weeks easily, compared to many people who spent months getting to rank 10.

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).