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  GTA 4: Preview 2

  Navneet Prakash, Feb 09, 2008 1252 hrs IST

  This one is going to be even better, they say -- but things have changed a bit

  

Page 1 - GTA 4: An Introduction Page 2 - Natural Motion and Auto-Aiming Page 3 - Shooting, AI, And More

It's finally coming: GTA 4 is finally coming to town on the 29th of April. This religion we call a game has been haunting fans for the past few months. The game was supposed to release last year in October, but we're still waiting. I've previewed GTA before (here). This time round, I've gathered more info from more sources -- namely fan-sites -- about a few new features that we will explore in the full version.

Ouch!
Before I begin, let me refresh your memory, and tell you about a few changes that might not click with some GTA fans. GTA San Andreas had an RPG element: your character would grow throughout the game; you could make him strong and agile or obese and slow. You can no longer do that, so if you enjoyed customizing your character to look like Dennis Rodman, you may be disappointed. I've also heard that this game will not feature any jets like in San Andreas, something I believe most people enjoyed (flying a jet and then free-falling to the ground). Rumors aside, let's check out some features that'll make the game worth buying.

Features
Check out the first preview to know the basics of the game, plot, characters, and so on. The protagonist is called Niko; this Eastern European, 6-foot-ish character came to Liberty City for a better life but got mixed up with the mafia instead.

As in all GTA games, you will have many missions, story-related as well as side missions. There will be many missions that include searching for other convicts. The easiest way to look for a convict would be to find an empty police car; Niko can use the police car computer to search for crooks -- the police have enough info about them. Once you know the location, you mark it on your map and use the in-game GPS to reach your destination.

Page 1 - GTA 4: An Introduction Page 2 - Natural Motion and Auto-Aiming Page 3 - Shooting, AI, And More

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