GTA4 Details (Updated)

Sat on the train this morning glancing through the lists of latest news I found my self thinking two things, "BOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRING" and "Dam I wish I could shoot that guy with the loud headphones in the knee cap". Well someone upstairs must have been listening because I've been sent some interesting news! QI.net have a list of some previously unrevealed features that will be part of GTA4, list below with little smiley faces next to my favourites,

 Police database: Stealing a police car gives you access to their station database, which marks your queries as waypoints on the map. More expensive cars also come with talking GPS. :) 

 Free-aiming mode: GTA4 now allows you to shoot any where around your car, not just from the sides. :)

B-button camera function: Allows the camera to stay focused on your target.

Friendship rating: That cellphone's for more than just taking missions now. It can be used to call your local buddies to build up relationships - think a reverse of getting wanted stars.

New ways to get caught: Forget to a pay a toll at the bridge, and you'll earn a wanted level. :(

Enhanced drunk physics: Forget simple screen distortions or wonky controls. Getting Niko hammered will have him interacting appropriately with the surrounding environment (leaning on cars, running into people, etc.) :)

Rocket Physics: Firing rockets into the ground at oblique angles will cause it to skip like a stone in water, not explode.

Combat: You can now duck behind objects. You can also either blind-fire (RSV-style), or pop up and shoot for better accuracy

Enhanced targeting: After getting a soft-lock, players can now aim for more specific parts on their target's body. You query will also react realistically depending on where you cap him/her. :)

Hanging on: You can now hang on to moving vehicles, and board them via rapid button presses.

Hanging on (2): Rockstar's demo also showed that drivers can attempt shake you off.

My last wish was of course only partial granted in that I can pretend people from my tube journey are in the game which now allows me to knee cap them instead. People with noisy ear phones better hope this game gets released pretty sooooon.

QI.net

 Update: In further developments GTA4 has a confirmed release date of April 29, that's 29/04/2008 for those who have date systems that make sense, 04/29/2008 some of our colonies can be so silly sometimes.

Gameinformer.com

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