Thursday, March 6, 2008

New Information from OXM Magazine

-Traffic is dense, just as you'd expect it to be in New York
-Grab a frank from a hot-dog vendor for a health boost. Bump his cart, thought, and he'll get upset and refuse to serve you!
-Yes, there are motorcycles, and yes, we jacked one: the chopper-like Hellfury
-We saw an ice-cream truck, but it wasn't Mr. Whoopee. It's now called Cherry Popper
-Other vehicles seen: dump trucks, buses, and semi-trucks, among others.
-In dense areas like Algonquin, painted yellow lines adjacent to safehouses serve as GTA IV's garages. Park your car there and it'll remain there indefinitely.
-Set waypoints on the main map at any time and you'll get a GPS route on your minimap that shows you the right path to take. In more expensive cars, the GPS will give you audible voice directions.
-Stop and pay at the toll booths! You'll draw the law's attention if you don't.
-Expect some platforming elements. One mission we played had Niko swimmying along a roof's edge as he climbed his way to top.
-You can phone Little Jacob during missions and have him bring you weapons in the trunk of his car.
-Clicking on ATMs lets you check your money supply.
-As for the dating aspect, courtship feels a lot like it did in GTA: San Andreas. You pick up your lady friend( be on time!), then drive her to any number of activities, including bowling, a club, and a restaurant. Or you can take her to a bar, in which case, after a short cutscene, you stumble out drunk, driver her home and then have the option to leave or "try your luck." Naturally, we picked the latter. And though she seemed to consider it, she simply kissed Niko before heading inside...alone.


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