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GAME: Grand Theft Auto IV
FOR : Microsoft Xbox360
ON  : DVD9
BY  : Jonathan Smith (XBLive: JonFTM73)
@?  : thegtaivfaq@googlemail.com
TYPE: Full FAQ/Walkthrough
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http://1up.com
http://www.gamerhelp.com
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http://www.gameplayworld.com
http://www.gamershell.com
The Table of Contents
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1. Story                                                                 [GTAI]
2. Characters                                                           [GTAII]
3. Controls                                                            [GTAIII]
4. Walkthrough                                                          [GTAWV]
* Part 1
* Roman
* The Cousins Bellic (3.1.0)
* It's Your Call (3.1.1)
* Three's a Crowd (3.1.2)
* Bleed Out (3.1.3)
* Michelle
* First Date (3.2.1)
* Roman
* Easy Fare (3.3.1)
* Jamaican Heat (3.3.2)
* Little Jacob
* Concrete Jungle (3.4.1)
* Vlad
* Bull in a China Shop (3.5.1)
* Hung Out to Dry (3.5.2)
* Clean Getaway (3.5.3)
* Ivan the Not So Terrible (3.5.4)
* Roman
* Uncle Vlad (3.6.1)
* Crime and Punishment (3.6.2)
* Faustin
* Do You Have Protection? (3.7.1)
* Final Destination (3.7.2)
* No Love Lost (3.7.3)
* Little Jacob
* Shadow (3.8.1)
* Roman
* Logging On (3.9.1)
* Faustin
* Rigged to Blow (3.a.1)
* Brucie
* Search and Delete (3.b.1)
* Easy as Can Be (3.b.2)
* Dimitri
* The Master and the Molotov (3.c.1)
* Russian Revolution (3.c.2)
* Roman
* Roman's Sorrow (3.d.1)
* Part 2
* Manny
* Escuela of the Streets (3.e.1)
* Street Sweeper (3.e.2)
* Brucie
* Out of the Cloest (3.f.1)
* Elizabeta
* Luck of the Irish (3.g.1)
* Blow Your Cover (3.g.2)
* Manny
* The Puerto Rican Connection (3.h.1)
5. Flying Rat Guide (coming soon)                                        [GTAV]
6. Stunt Jump Guide (coming soon)                                       [GTAVI]
7. Vigilante and Most Wanted (coming soon)                             [GTAVII]
8. Exotic Exports (coming soon)                                       [GTAVIII]
9. Street Races (coming soon)                                           [GTAIX]
10. Courier Service (coming soon)                                        [GTAX]
11. Assassin Missions (coming soon)                                     [GTAXI]
12. Stevie's 'Grand Text Auto' (coming soon)                           [GTAXII]
13. A Guide to Relationships (coming soon)                            [GTAXIII]
14. Liberty City Perverts (Random Missions) (coming soon)              [GTAXIV]
15. Achievement Guide                                                   [GTAXV]
16. FAQs and Reader Tips                                               [GTAXVI]
17. Contact                                                           [GTAXVII]
18. End
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Story
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Welcome to Liberty City
What does the American dream mean today? For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat
from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it
is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to
the land of opportunity.
As they slip into debt and get dragged into a criminal underworld by a series
of shysters, thieves and socipaths, they discover that the reality is very
different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is
heaven for those that have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.
Guess which side we'll be seeing.
Blurb stolen from the back of the box, I will maybe add a story synopsis later
but after the guide to minimise spoilers.
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Characters
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NIKO Bellic is a veteran of war, a troubled soul who knows nothing about the
world other than the killing, backstabbing and his eternal search for 'that
special someone'. Maybe in Liberty City, he can find them, and a better life.
A trained soldier, a good cousin and a reliable worker, he will fit right into
Liberty City... at least somewhere.
ROMAN Bellic is Niko's cousin, who managed to leave his country before the war
started and arrived in Liberty City. He has a somewhat settled life - he runs
his own business, has a nice girlfriend and many friends, a good life, some may
say. His darker side includes an infatuation with 'big tittied' American women,
online gambling, debts, and a stumbling level of morale.
MALLORIE is Roman's girlfriend, she is not a native of Liberty City - it would
seem so few in the area actually are. She works with Roman at the cab company
and is an innocent girl who is about to be caught up in the underworld of the
city.
MICHELLE is a friend of Mallorie's and a love interest of Niko's. She also came
to Liberty from another part of America, and instantly finds something to like
in Niko. She will play a large role in the story of Niko finding 'that special
someone'.
VLADIMIR Glebov is a low ranking Russian mobster who is connected to many
dangerous men, and also to Roman - he is waiting on money that he borrowed to
him and enjoys bullying him over it. He will offer Niko work, money and
eventually a chance to work his way through the Russian mob...
'Little' JACOB is a drug abusing, humourous friend of Roman's and Niko's. He
helps Niko on many occassions and is a useful guy to have around. His dialect
is almost undecipherable at times, a thick caribbean accent overlaying his
quick tongue. A drug and arms dealer.
Mikhail FAUSTIN is the big boss in the Russian district of Liberty City: Hove
Beach. He's an alcoholic drug user, who seemingly cares little for family
values and love and more for honour and obedience.
DIMITRI Rascalov is Faustin's lieutenant - a sober, apparently level headed man
who is also close to Mikhail. He takes care of the business side of their
ventures: the club, their tapping into internet businesses... He does care for
his boss, but eventually ulterior motives may get the best of him.
MANNY Escuela is a reformed drug pusher, now trying to clean the streets via
his unashamed ego trip of television program. Also on the side of the bent cops
in the city, Manny feels righteous but rides on the back of others...
achievements, some would say.
FRANKIE McReary is one of Liberty City's finest. One of the finest bent cops in
the city, that is! Coming from a family that mainly deals as an Irish mob, old
Frankie decided to take the righteous route but still turn a blind eye to his
brothers doings...
ELIZABETA Torres is a coke dealer from the Bohan projects - a large latina
woman who is feared by many in the city's underbelly, and rightfully so. But
it seems the Cops are closing in on her...
PACKIE McReary is the youngest of the McReary family, who have fallen from
their former seat of power in the mob scene. He does all the leg work for the
family - the deals, the killing and looking after his sister and his ma to boot
too!
PLAYBOY X is the typical rags to riches dealer - started out small and now
owns a penthouse, fast cars, women... the works, in one of the nicest areas
in Algonquin! He seeks to be even more succesful, but through a slightly more
legitimate route.
More to come.
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Controls
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These are the on-foot controls.
B                  - Melee/Reload/Punch/Counter (after dodge)
A                  - Jog/Sprint (tap)/Dodge
X                  - Jump/Kick
Y                  - Enter car/use ladder/Alt. Punch/counter
Left Stick         - Move Niko/Crouch (press)
Right Stick        - Look around/Aim/Switch Target
Left bumper        - Interact/Pick up object/Hail Taxi
Left trigger       - Lock-on (fully depressed)/Free Aim (half depressed)
Right bumper       - Enter cover/Exit cover
Right trigger      - Shoot
Left D-pad         - Cycle weapons
Right D-pad        - Cycle weapons
Up D-pad           - Mobile Phone
Down D-pad         - Mobile Phone/Zoom out minimap
Again, in the cars the control scheme is slightly different.
B                   - 'Cinematic' camera
A                   - Alt. Hand Brake
X                   - Change weapon/Headlights (hold)
Y                   - Leave car/Jump out (moving)/Switch off engine (hold)
Left Stick         - Steer car
Right Stick        - Camera/Aiming
Left bumper        - Shoot
Left trigger       - Brake
Right bumper       - Handbrake
Right trigger      - Accelerate
Left D-pad         - Change radio station/Turn radio on/off (hold)
Right D-pad        - Change radio station/Turn radio on/off (hold)
Up D-pad           - Mobile Phone
Down D-pad         - Mobile Phone/Zoom out minimap
Phone controls are as follows:
B                  - Hang up/Cancel
A                  - Confirm/Select
X                  - No use
Y                  - No use
Left Stick         - Invalid
Right Stick        - Invalid
Left bumper        - Invalid
Left trigger       - Invalid
Right bumper       - Invalid
Right trigger      - Invalid
Left D-pad         - No use
Right D-pad        - No use
Up D-pad           - Access Mobile Phone/Cycle selection
Down D-pad         - Hide Mobile Phone/Cycle selection
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Walkthrough
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We'll start off with Broker, Dukes and Bohan open to use - two islands, one of
which is pretty small. Chapter 2 will begin when we access Algonquin and the
last chapter when Alderney opens up. Hope you find the guide useful.
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We can hear a whip, a guy crying and then some banging - Niko is hitting on a
door, while inside a woman is whipping a guys back, and he's enjoying it.
Kinky. A guy (Hossan) comes up and tells Niko to hurry up. A collage of them
chatting, the boat and the skyline of Liberty follows.
They disembark the boat and after a while a drunken Roman pulls up, shouting
aloud the arrival of his cousin, Niko. Roman says we should head back to the
'mansion'...
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|Roman Bellic -- The Cousins Bellic                                     3.1.0 |
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Simple mission as Niko disembarks with Hossan and waits for Roman to show up -
best sidekick ever. Anyway, Roman is pissed and needs you to drive back to his,
er, mansion. So, hop in, get used to the driving controls then follow the GPS
on the minimap out of the docks. Roman says we cant go see the city cos of
terrorists - he's right. At the top of the bank out of the docks you will pass
Romans cab depot, take a right as you pass it.
Keep on this road for awhile before taking a left and park up outside his
apartment.
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|Roman Bellic -- It's Your Call                                         3.1.1 |
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Roman is in debt to some Albanian thugs - what better way to make it back than
by gambling? Hop in one of his taxis with him, then drive west to the DIY store
where the game is being held. When you pull up outside, Roman will give you his
old phone - spend a few seconds finding your way round it, then wait for Roman
to call you. He says he's on a good streak and for you to keep your eyes
peeled.
Soon a crappy little car will park up opposite you - hit Up, then A and A again
to call Roman, who is now losing! He'll come out the back and tell you to floor
it, do so. They're pretty easy to get away from, they don't shoot you or
anything, so just ride back to the Depot for an easy intro mission.
Reward: $50
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[The next mission will open up after receiving a text message from Roman. Drive
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|Roman Bellic -- Three's a Crowd                                        3.1.2 |
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On arrival at the cab depot, the landsharks from earlier have got to Roman and
are trashing the place - Niko kicks their ass, but Roman's PC is destroyed.
Roman needs you to help him out - his lass Mallorie and her friend Michelle
need a lift from the subway, Niko accepts and leaves Roman to clean up the mess
the Albanians left.
Hop in the taxi and follow the nifty GPS to the subway station, honk the horn
and the two girls will jump in. They want to go to Michelles place in Rotterdam
Hill, so set off north. The women chat for a while before Mallorie persuades
Niko and Michelle to set up a date to which they both agree - yet Mallorie has
a go at Niko's gear (Michelle says we look fine :>). Drop them off and Niko
will ring Roman to discuss the situation.
He suggests getting some new threads at this bargain Russian shop down in
Mohawk, near the Apartment. So drive south until you get there and head inside.
Your first purchase is free luckily, as you're likely to only have maybe $75.
I nab a pair of jeans, then head outside to complete the mission.
Reward: Free clothing item you purchased.
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[[Drive round for a bit until Michelle calls - accept the offer of a date and
head towards her place. Not so far away from her house, Roman will call - the
Albanians have him cornered in a basketball court in Hove Beach! You now face
the first of quite a few choices. I recommend going to save Roman, but if you
don't want to, you do't have to, you can continue on with the date.
If you do decide to let him get beat up, skip the next mission.]]
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|Roman Bellic -- Bleed Out                                              3.1.3 |
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So I described the situation above - make a U-Turn, stick a waypoint on Romans
position and floor it! It's not the longest of drives and I don't think it's
timed, so don't panic. When you arrive, approach the two thugs to initiate a
scene.
This mission is an introduction the melee fighting - there are two ways you can
go about it - counters or you can just button mash. Counters is more difficult,
yet at the same time the safer option. If you mash and miss, there's a chance
the enemy will get a good 2-3 punches on you without Niko being able to
retaliate.
You get to take these guys on 1 on 1, I prefer using counters 1 v 1. So, wait
until you see him swing, then hit A and immediately B for Niko to pull off a
hugely powerful combo. 1 of these will take down the enemy, or leave him with
minimal health. Repeat this fr the second guy. Now, their leader Dardan will
hop in a car and flee. Follow Roman to his car and give chase.
Follow him down to the docks (you'll drive through the area from the very
beginning of the game on your way), pay attention down here, high speeds and
narrow roads. After a while Dardan will park up outside a warehouse and go
up some steps and then inside. Get out of the car and follow him up - he'll
pull out a knife, which will add damage to his melee attacks.
However - if you used counters against the two thugs before, do so again and
Niko will disarm Dardian, giving you the knife. Now you can just wail on him
and he'll drop fast. Return to the car when he's dead and drive Roman to the
destination on the map.
Reward: $50
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|Michelle -- First Date                                                 3.2.1 |
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Park up outside Michelle's place to start the mission. Inside Niko notices
that it seems she has just moved in - most of her stuff is new. She denies it
and they leave/
Hop in her car, and Niko has the slightly crap idea of going to the 'funfair'
on Firefly Island, south of Hove Beach. If you saved Roman, Michelle will
question you about him and Niko will deny her query, saying Roman is just your
average businessman. When you reach Firefly Island, Michelle will say that the
carnival is closed, but there's a Bowling Alley just east of here. Go up the
steps then left (there's some Molotov Cocktails behind a bench in the hut on
the right, look for the red glow) before entering the Alley.
Bowling is simple. Line up your shot, hit A, then flick the right stick back
then forth to bowl, apply spin by moving the stick left or right. A quick tip
for getting a strike is move TWO steps left, press A, flick the stick right
back and then forth quickly, but make sure it's straight!, and if it's hard
and straight enough, all the pins should fall.
45 points should be enough to beat Michelle, as this is only half a game - but
it was free. Anyway, win or lose, head back to the car, more talking, then drop
Michelle off at her house.
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|Roman Bellic -- Easy Fare                                              3.3.1 |
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Meet Vlad! He's a bit of a dick, and Roman (shockingly) owes him a bit of cash.
Vlad seems to have taken a liking to Roman's girl Mallorie though, which will
play a big part in the story. Anyway, Roman eventually turns up and Vlad starts
bugging him too. Seems like he will be asking a favour or two quite soon. But
anyway, he leaves, and Roman recieves a call - Jermaine needs a ride, but Roman
is busy so it's up to Niko.
Hop in one of Roman's cabs and head to Jermaines place, it's a simple route.
After you reach his house, he'll jump in and we need to take him to Masterson
Street. Find your way there, and into a little yard with a few garages -
Jermaine says something is wrong and goes to look... only for the Cops to show
up! He hops back in and we have a 2 star wanted level, which is quite easy to
lose. To get out of here easily, look forward and to the right, there's a small
exit instead of having to reverse out past the cops.
Drive quickly and head for a pay'n'spray if need be, but the lookout circle is
quite small on a 2* wanted level, so you can outrun them. Handy tip: when you
exit the circle on the map, park up if there's no cops close - instead of
giving them an oppurtunity to spawn by driving off, wait for 6 or so seconds.
Easy that way.
Head back to where he needs to go now - right outside a Pay'n'Spray. It'll now
be marked on your map for easy access!
Reward: $100
Taxi Fare sidemission opens
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[Roman will text you about taking some fares for him, I advise taking him up on
that offer and do a couple for a bit of extra cash and love from him... his
perk is very useful!]
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|Roman Bellic -- Jamaican Heat                                          3.3.2 |
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This mission introduces us to Little Jacob, who is absolutely ace. Roman is
once again too busy to pick him up (he's running the depot by himself right
now) leaving us to pick up the pieces again. Anyway, Jacob aint at home, he's
standing outside an arch maybe 20 seconds away from the Depot, so it won't take
long to reach him.
I'll give you a few hours to try and decipher his tongue, ha. Anyway, you'd be
best off sticking subtitles on from here on out, lots of thick accented dialect
throughout the game. So Jacob is going to a meet that Badman set up (you'll
meet this guy later, my 'youth') in an Alley on Dillon Street - another short
journey, which you WILL begin to miss by the end. Anyway, Jacob wants you to
watch over the deal and gives you a pistol (not anything too good yet!) to help
you do so.
When you arrive, go up the steps to the spot, crouch down and wait. 3 guys show
up, and immediately look to knock off Jacob - help him out! It's best to lock
on with a pistol, hold the left trigger all the way down, and keep flicking up
(hold it up if your aim is good) to go for headshots, which are obviously
efficient. From up here you're pretty safe - until a guy runs out onto a roof
to your left. Quickly lock on and stick a few rounds in him.
Head back to the car, and drive to the cafe he mentions. Mission over!
Reward: $150
Pistol
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Head to Jacobs crib and he'll answer the door, absolutely off his head, as will
be the norm! He's a really funny character, alongside Roman, so make sure you
pay attention! Anyway, another deal is going down, Jacob is selling. Head to
the shop it's going down at and Jacob will tell you to go round back incase it
goes tits up and they try to get away. Do so.
So it turns out that it does go wrong and three fools try to run out back. You
can practice your shooting skills here, but its best to just run'em over as
they're all tightly packed. Then you can shoot them if they're still alive, or
continue rolling over them... Anyway, Jacob still has his stuff, so go pick him
up!
But he is pissed and wants revenge. Listen to Jacob and then head out to the
town house. Park up outside (losing the cops you might've gained when you were
helping out LJ, but I doubt it) and head to the door. Now there's a tutorial on
using cover - simply hit the Right Bumper to go into cover and use the left
stick to slide back and forth.
Jacob will kick the door in and someone will run downstairs - lock on and pump
him full of lead. Now a dude pops up with a shotgun - Jacob can't get a shot
off without having his hand removed, so it's up to Niko. Head left to the
window, you might need to free aim here, but stick the crosshair on his face
before holding down the right trigger to throw some metal his way. When he's
down, another guy shows up and Jacob moves inside.
Follow him in, kill the next guy and pick up the ammo and health if need be,
also the shotgun. Get back to your ride and head back to the cafe.
Reward: $200
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[Vlad may have already contacted you via text, if not, drive around a bit and
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|Vlad -- Bull in a China Shop                                           3.5.1 |
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Shock horror, a gangster is running a racket. Anyway, Vlad will tell you a
certain Asian man ain't paying up and he's getting a little cocky for his own
good. Vlad wants his cash, not his corpse, so we gotta go scare him a bit. When
you leave the bar, a mini tutorial will instruct you on Cab rides - very quick
and efficient, but not always the most tactical of transport.
Take it if you wish, but you'll need a ride back also. Anyway, either jack a
car, take your previous ride or hail a cab (left bumper, HOLD Y to enter, this
is so important - HOLD it until you get in, or you'll hijack the car). It's
(again) quite a short journey, so when you pull up outside the shop, a scene
will occur. The owner is still refusing to let you in, nevermind give you the
cash he owes, so we'll have to get creative.
A new marker will pop up on your minimap - just cross the road and go into the
yard. Here there's a bunch of rubble on the ground, head over to a brick and
pick it up (press the left bumper) before heading back to his shop. Autoaim
near one of his windows, then throw (right trigger) the brick at it, hopefully
it will smash and frighten the guy. He'll come out and give you the cash. Hail
a cab, nick a car or do whatever you like to get back to the bar and give Vlad
his cash.
Reward: $50
Cheapskate.
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|Vlad -- Hung Out to Dry                                                3.5.2 |
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And another 'go make this guy pay up' mission - this time the guy runs a
Laundromat outlet, a tad north east of Comrades. Might as well hail a cab if
you don't have easy access to a vehicle, you ain't gonna be stuck for one on
this missions return. So, when you reach the destination, head inside for a
scene - he throws some laundry at you and bolts out the back.
He jumps in a van and there's two cars here, choose the bigger of the two, as
you need to ram his van off the road. He ain't too quick, his tires can be
popped, and you can catch up with him real quick, he sucks at turning round
corners. When you're near him, continue smashing into his car, ramming it into
anything possible - other cars, walls, subway infrastructure etc. You'll soon
get a scene where Niko says he don't ask for favours twice, the guy seems a bit
worried, as usual, then drives off.
Niko phones Vlad, who again tells our Yokel hero to go back to the bar.
Reward: $100
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|Vlad -- Clean Getaway                                                  3.5.3 |
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This time Niko takes a walk with Vlad to his car, chatting shit as per the
norm. We get into his car, and Vlad takes a line. Lovely. Anyway, he wants us
to nick a car before kicking us out of his and making us catch the train. Baldy
git.
Jog on to the entrance (huge, wide thing. Can't miss it!) then go through the
long, wide corridor and up the steps at the back, taking a left at the top to
wait for the train, which (ever so conveniently...) arrives almost instantly.
Press Y to hop on, and skip the journey by pressing A, if you wish to do so.
When we disembark, head down onto the street and cross the road, the car is
just past there. Two guys are cleaning it - you can beat them up, shoot them
or (my favourite) just jump in and floor it and watch as they cling on to the
handles as you speed away! You can pull a few quick turns to throw them off
quickly if you want, they'll fall off eventually.
Niko dials up our man Vlad, remarking that the car is dirty - Vlad is annoyed
and tells us to go and get it washed. Head east to the Car Wash, park up at the
ticket machine and watch the scene, or skip it.
Now head back towards Mohawk and stick the car in the lockup. Then you can
phone Vlad (manually, we're getting good at this guys!) to end the mission.
Reward: $150
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|Vlad -- Ivan the Not so Terrible                                        3.5.4|
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Back inside Comrades, tut-tut pulls us into a private booth to talk about our
next job - this time we'll be making a hit on some guy named Ivan. It's a
pretty cool mission, a longish chase one. Anyway, Niko doesn't really want to,
but ends up doing it anyway - a running theme in the game, it would seem.
Get a fastish car, then drive off to find Ivan, who it would seem, was tipped
off about our objective. He speeds off, you follow him. He has a quick car, but
again, sucks at taking turns on the street, so use those as opportunities to
catch up. Eventually the two of you will end up at a construction site, and he
goes and climbs up some ladders. Follow him - latch onto them by pressing Y,
move via up and down on the stick and move quicker by holding 'A'.
Up a few sets of ladders, then he jumps from a crane to the opposite building.
Make sure you do jump too, or you'll go all splattered on the floor and stuff.
Hop over the next two buildings too, then he'll get stuck with nowhere to go.
But, he does manage to fall off the edge of the platform, so go see to him.
You have three options. One, shoot him in the head. Two, kick him off by
pressing X. Three, help him up by hitting the left bumper. It doesn't really
matter, but Ivan will offer a mission later - which is NOT required to finish
the game or attain 100% completion. So, the choice is yours. You'll either kill
him or tell him to flee Hove Beach.
Either way, we win.
Reward: $200
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[[Roman will appear again - head to his depot, get some food and make sure you
got a gun and can pull off a quick headshot.]]
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|Roman Bellic -- Uncle Vlad                                             3.6.1 |
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Upon entering the office, Roman looks upset and his drowning his sorrows in a
typical hobo style - bottle of alcohol wrapped in a paper bag. Excellent. It
seems old Vladi boy was defo playing away with Mallorie, and instead of
fighting for her, he elects to drown his sorrows with booze. However, Niko is
pissed at both Vlad and Roman, and is going to do something about it. Roman
gets worried and decides to join us!
Hop in a car that can take a beating but is speedy and head onto Comrades.
Inside, Niko rumbles Vlad, who escapes and leaves his two henchmen to deal
with you. Lock-on, aim up and headshot the skinheads, then dash outside and
into your car, floor it and follow Vlad, who ends up down at the docks (a bit
different this time, don't worry).
It's your average chase mission, with two things to look out for - as you pass
Romans office, he makes quick right turn, and goes down into the docks, as you
head on watch out for firstly the big truck coming onto the road from the left
and then for a bloody bus jumping onto the scene from the right. Get past these
two and it's plain sailing 'till the end of the mission.
Eventually Vladi crashes and runs off into a dead end. Follow him - he begins
to plead, a bit crappily, saying he has good connections and that Niko and
Roman are 'already dead'. Fat chance. Execute the bastard and watch an
interesting and amusing scene to end Vladimir's story arc...
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[The game tells you can phone people up to move scenarios on quicker. For now,
hit up Roman, who's in a bin, hiding. Great.]
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|Roman Bellic -- Crime and Punishment                                   3.6.2 |
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Niko finds out buddy Roman in a bin, paranoid that he's being followed. Niko
laughs it off, trying to get him to come out. Soon enough, Roman warns Niko,
but too late as he is hit in the back of the head by the butt of an AK47. We
wake up in a dank basement, surrounded by two guys, and Roman. Tied up, one of
the loons starts threatening, then Roman starts screaming. An old man comes
down, to find out whats going on - just as some berk has a nice sharp object
near our neck.
Roman is continuing to scream - their solution to shut him up is to shoot him
in the gut! Then they blackmail Niko into doing a job - seems they didn't care
much for Vlad afterall. Niko has no choice.
So, we need a cop car. Head north out of the estate (on foot) and soon you'll
hear sirens - a cruiser will show up, the cop will get out and run off. Wait
till he's a ways away, then hop in. Niko will phone Dimitri, and ask what to
do. We need to find a van with tele's in... but we don't know which. Head into
Broker, and find your way to the nearest van, you have a decent amount of time.
When you find one, follow it, stick you siren on (quick click of Left stick),
stay close behind and he'll eventually pull over. Stop behind him, get out and
go to the driver side window to watch a scene. No TVs. Gosh darnit.
Now, find your way to the 2nd van and follow the above instructions - again, no
such luck. No teleboxes. Hngh. Third time's a charm, eh? Quickly make your way
to the last blue dot, pull them over too. The guy complains about being under
the protection of one 'Kenny Petrovic'. Que? Anyway, this is obviously the van
we need - but the dudes have guns. Either hop in quickly or ice them. If you
do the latter, chances are you'll get the rozzers after you, but 1 star is easy
to lose, so scram.
Head to a garage on Hooper St. to finish the mission!
Reward: $200
Dimitri Contact; Faustin Contact
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[If I remember correctly, Dimitri will either call or text Niko to open up the
next set of missions. The next one is very, very easy so don't worry too much.]
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|Faustin -- Do You Have Protection?                                     3.7.1 |
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In Faustin's mansion, Dimitri and Niko approach the boss. who as it seems, is
totally out of it - pissed, stoned and angry to boot! Anyway, paranoia gets the
best of Faustin who turns on Dimitri. To be blunt, Faustins a bit of a cock.
Anyway, Dimitri needs some help on the next job, we're it.
Head out and into the car outside, we're going to a sex shop up on Delaware.
Purely business, I guess. Anyway, Niko and Roman chat about Faustin, and how
his sole response is to try and kill everyone, but not today. Keeping this guy
alive will earn the Faustin business a nice wad in the online pornography
business.
When you pull up, head inside, check out some of the strange posters on the
wall if they take your fancy and head into the backroom. Three guys are
watching a porno - you can too, but it's not much. And it's pixels. Anyway,
the negotiation is going slow - Dimitri wants you to speed it up. Aim at the
first guy, then the second (you'll need to lock on to both). On the second guy
you'll need to pop him in a leg. So, with lock on still on, move the right
stick down to put the crosshair over his leg, and shoot. He'll go down, and
the others will get scared.
Dimitri will knock the main guy out, while the third will get down on his knees
and beg - saying he 'has something in [his] pants that [I] have to show the
world!'. Funny.
Anyway, head back out to the car. Dimitri is going to show us where we can
strap ourselves up - Niko says there's guns everywhere in Liberty, but Dimitri
says that now we'll know where to get them. Hmm. Pull up at the destination
and head down the alley and in the door on the left.
Go to the back and pick up with Micro-SMG (Uzi, mofo), grab it and a few clips
of ammo for $100 a pop. The gun itself is free, thanks to Mr. Faustin's account
so don't worry.
Drive back to Faustin's house to end the mission.
Reward: $300 (paid for those clips of ammo, doesn't it?)
Free Micro-SMG
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|Faustin -- Final Destination                                           3.7.2 |
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Dimitri will tell you to meet the two of them at the Caboret Club off Mohawk,
Perestroika. Again we see Faustin's paranoia in action, putting to Niko that he
thinks he's a rat. Niko plays it cool and Faustin agrees. He says there's a
guy up in Bohan that we need to take care of.
Get a car and start the long journey north, remember to stop to pay the $5 fee
at the booth on the bridge. When you arrive on the island, Niko will phone
Faustin to see if we should go ahead with the hit... we should. Head to the
subway station in central Bohan, and you'll find you need to head up some
steps onto the platform.
At the top, a scene will show where Niko announces he's going to kill the guy,
which is stupid, but does make the mission interesting. His bodyguard will pull
out a gun and open fire, but we do NOT need to kill him. Hop onto the track and
chase the target - make sure your MicroSMG is equipped, and you should be able
to fill him full of lead before he reaches the bottom of the steps on the other
platform.
If not, you'll need to jack a car and give chase - this can be quite intensive
on our MicroSMG ammo stock, so it's not really efficient, but if it happens, it
happens. So chase him and you can either just shoot the shit out of the car,
aim for the tires and wait for them to pop or shoot through the back window
and hope for a headshot. Eventually, he'll either fall out of the car or be
killed by the explosion or headshot. Finish him off if he does fall out, and
there will be a conversation between Niko and Dimitri - we've just killed Kenny
Petrovic's son. Remember him?
Reward: $500
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[Some body armour ($500 from the gun shop) will work well for this mission, as
will some more Uzi ammo if need be!]
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|Faustin -- No Love Lost                                                3.7.3 |
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In the mansion, Faustin is talking to one of his men - he can't find Dimitri,
so he sends this bloke to find him. After, Dimitri tells Niko he has a daughter
and she's messing with a bad crowd (are there any good guys in Liberty?!). He
suspects she's with a guy in Firefly Island, just west of here. The carnival
from the date with Michelle.
You can run there if you want, it's not far to go, and you'll replace your
vehicle when you get there anyway. When you arrive at the beach, there's the
girl, Faustin's kid, and a biker - a member of the so-called 'Lost' gang.
Niko says to the girl that her father is not pleased and we have to kill her
boyfriend. Again, announcing the hit is pretty silly of Niko, but anyway...
The guy darts off on his bike - jump on the conveniently placed one right next
to Niko and give chase. Do not shoot him, he's impervious to damage for now,
just focus on staying close to him, because this bike sucks. We'll follow him
for quite a while, ending up in or around Dukes. A scene will start where he
meets up with the rest of his biker gang, and now you can begin the killing.
Hopefully you picked up some MicroSMG ammo, so you can pick a few off while
they're still on their bikes. Pretty soon they'll turn left into a big field
filled with trees, which are good cover for the imminent gunfight. There'll be
five or six guys left, two or three won't be clever enough to utilize cover,
so kill them quick, using the trees as cover.
The remaining guys might take a while to get to an angle where they're exposed
but it's better than waiting for them to show themselves for a second and only
getting two hits or so in. When they're dead, the mission ends.
Alternate Strategy: This is for the gunfight at the end - to the southwest(ish)
area of the field is the highway, with a concrete barrier
seperating the two. If you can sprint and get behind here,
it gives you a great angle and pretty much makes you
unflankable making this very, very easy.
Reward: $600
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[Jacob's icon should've appeared by now, for sure.]
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Little Jacob's Crib
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Just the one mission for now, but it opens up some sidemissions which are worth
about $5000 and an Achievement.
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|Little Jacob -- Concrete Jungle                                        3.8.1 |