GRAND THEFT AUTO IV LAND - Known Facts (Page 5)

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Note: This information in its entirety was gathered before the release of Grand Theft Auto IV.

Warning: The following information contains game spoilers. If you think that reading this information may ruin the hype for your GTA IV experience then do not read it.

When R*'s Dan Houser was asked about the differences between the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, he replied saying that it is their goal to have none, and that there are no platform preferences, both are difficult to develop on. For now, we take this as to have nothing to do with the extra downloadable content.
Roman (Niko's cousin) is thousands and thousands of dollars in debt
Niko's mobile phone has the ability to receive text messages and also has a camera which you can take pictures with
The GTA IV demo starts in Broker
Roman's Taxi Depot is in Broker
You can pan the Camera from Left-to-Right
You can also tilt the Camera Up and Down
The Main Office (Taxi Depot) contains a Telephone, Desk, A Radio blaring out ethnic music
The paint on the wall is chipped
One pedestrian shouts "I don't see a guide dog!"
Another pedestrian is yelling abuse down the receiver of a nearby payphone
There are hobos hanging out and keeping warm around a fire drum
If you push the analogue stick to the left, Niko will lean to the left in a very naturalistic way
The dockside area is called Boabo
Radio continues playing after you exit the vehicle
So you can leave the ignition turned on
Broker is the tough district
GTA Sense of humor remains
There are dirty Kitchens
Graffiti is scrawled across the city's walls
Broker feels run-down and oppressive
More consequences to everything you do in the game
Building relationships will be vital in the game
The demo begins in Grand Theft Auto IV's equivalent of Times Square: Star Junction. There aren't many pedestrians present at this time, but this is most likely due to the early nature of the code.
The mobile phone can be used to gain weapons. In the demo that GamesTM saw, Niko calls his associate Little Jacob, who is a Caribbean arms dealer. After a brief chat with Jacob, he tells Niko to meet him in an alleyway in Rotterdam Hill, where he purchases the weapons from him. No more Ammu-Nation it seems.

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