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Multiplayer Preview
by OXM
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
The Official Xbox Magazine in the USA has a new seven-page
article on Grand Theft Auto 4 multiplayer. Here are some of the
things gather from the article:
- Jeronimo Barrera, a senior developer at
Rockstar, says it takes testers playing 4
hours a day "a good 2 weeks to get
through the whole single-player game."
- Rockstar's Steve Hahnel says the
ambition of GTA IV is the reason the game
was delayed. Multiplayer was one of the main
things responsible for the delay. Gameplay
needed to be balanced, and "an authentic
Liberty City had to be created for 16
players to explore and destroy
simultaneously."
- In multiplayer, as stated previously,
the host gets to decide on a number of
options such as weather, vehicle types,
spawn location, etc. The host also gets to
decide if auto-aim can be used.
- Health, armour and cash pickups are
available during multiplayer. The cash
determines your online rank - from 0 to 10.
Kill people and steal their money to boost
your online credibility.
- You can wander anywhere during
multiplayer, but if you die you will respawn
in the area that the host has set.
- You can't play as Niko during
multiplayer, but you can create your own
character (male or female) using different
clothing.
Now don't forget, tomorrow (March 27th) a new trailer
will be released called "Good Lord, What Are You Doing?" aka
"Everyone's a Rat". Check back here for all the details
and to watch the trailer!
Thanks to adamcs at
GTA4.net for the
news
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