Category: GTA IV

Grand Theft Auto IV

OXM GTA IV multiplayer preview

The latest issue of OXM (Official Xbox Magazine) contains a seven-page preview of Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer modes. The preview contains a lot of new screenshots, several new pieces of artwork, and some interesting information. Here’s a summary of the new points covered:

  • The entire map is playable during multiplayer
  • You can’t play as Niko during multiplayer, but you choose a male or female character with custom clothing
  • The money you earn during multiplayer, achieved by killing opponents, determines your rank – weighted 0 to 10
  • There are three styles of voice chat chosen by the host: free, team, or proximity chat
  • You can use any vehicle (that means cars, boats, helicopters, etc) in race modes
  • Hangman’s NOOSE is a four-player mode that starts at the airport. In this mode, you have to take Kenny Petrovic to a safe zone in the city while pursued by the NOOSE team (National Organization of Security Enforcement), similar to “VIP” multiplayer modes in other games
  • You can skip rockets on the ground with good aim
  • Free roam has no rules or cash, and the host decides what weapons appear. It should prove to be the most popular multiplayer mode.

    • via: gtagaming.com and gtaforums

    Play Magazine GTA IV multiplayer preview

  • Deathmatch + Team Deathmatch: 16 players
  • GTA Race: 16 players
  • Mafiya Work: 8 players
  • Team Mafiya Work: 16 players (in up to 8 separate teams of 2 players)
  • Cops n’ Crooks: 16 players (in two teams of up to 8 players each)
  • Hangman’s Noose: 4 players
  • Free roam: 16 players
  • The game appears to use the Eastern European/Russian spelling of Mafia – “Mafiya”
  • The magazine maintains like many others that the differences between the PS3 and XB360 versions of the game are undetectable “with the naked eye”
  • Multiplayer games are accessed from the in-game cell phone in a similar manner to that of Burnout Paradise’s quick launch menuv
  • The host can control the time of day that the match takes place
  • The host also controls the location of the match by choosing from a predefined set of levels in Liberty City
  • Levels sampled by editors included Colony Island, Francis International Airport and Broker
  • Police intervention can be turned on or off by the host prior to starting a game
  • Multiplayer character customization is very detailed – you can change what the character is wearing right down to their choice of eyewear and accessories

    • Thanks to Play Magazine, GTA Gaming and GTAForums.com for the news.

    GTA IV multiplayer modes

    Some detailed information about GTA IV’s multiplayer modes has finally been released. There are a total of 15 multiplayer modes.

    1. Hangman’s NOOSE
    2. Car Jack City
    3. Bomb da Base
    4. Bomb da Base II
    5. Mafia Work
    6. Team Mafia Work
    7. Deathmatch
    8. Team Deathmatch
    9. Turf War
    10. Cops ‘n Crooks
    11. Race
    12. GTA Race
    13. Deal Breaker
    14. Free Mode
    15. Unknown

    Check out: gta4.net/multiplayer for descriptions of most of the modes.

    GTA IV multiplayer

    “GTA IV will contain a deep multiplayer mode, including deathmatch, team play (“Cops ‘n Crooks”), and some sort of ranked cooperative missions. Our source specifically talks about modes called “Deal Breaker,” “Bomb da Base,” and something called “Hangman’s Noose,” but gives no further details. The game will also feature ranked multiplayer races, likely across the game’s open roads of Liberty City.”
    source: Destructoid.com
    via: GTAgaming.com