GTAIV multiplayer details invoke feelings of friendship

by Nick Doerr { Jul 10th 2007 at 8:30PM }

We could blab about the single-player mode of Grand Theft Auto IV, but we've been kept in the dark about the multiplayer options for the game and finally found something. We're going to go ahead and detail them below, so enjoy.

One multiplayer mode will require you to seek out your opponent and eliminate him. How would you find him in such a big city? He's got to get his crime ranking thing up to seven stars, then he'll pop up on your radar. After that, seek him out and destroy him. Like the Terminator.

There are more modes to come, but that's all we were enlightened to for now. As for the single player mode, an in-game internet and cell phone will be integral to the game. Think ... Front Mission 3 with the pseudo-internet. You use the phone to order up more weapons, et cetera, so don't worry about running to a weapon shop while being chased. Call on the run! More details to come, we're sure.

Tags: grand theft auto iv, GrandTheftAutoIv, gta iv, GtaIv, playstation 3, Playstation3, ps3, rockstar, sony, take two, TakeTwo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Andres @ Jul 10th 2007 8:54PM

Offtopic: Please post that Timeshift is no longer exclusive to the 360, E3 Trailer says all:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21345.html

KOM @ Jul 10th 2007 9:05PM

No freakin doubt ordering gats online and thru da cell peice sounds like a go. wonda what else they got in store. . here comes anotha classic!

Kspraydad @ Jul 10th 2007 9:35PM

@Andres....

Timeshift was announced for PS3 at the Sony Gamers Day event about 2 months ago!

Here was PS3Fanboys story:

http://playstation.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/sgd-07-timeshift-confirmed-on-the-ps3-gallery/

humpty @ Jul 10th 2007 9:37PM

I hope they dont gimp the PS3 multiplayer...

Stef Geiger @ Jul 10th 2007 10:01PM

I won't be shocked if GTA IV sees a Medal of Honour style delay for the PS3. They've already commented on the difficulties they're having in trying to code for it...

Popfrogs @ Jul 10th 2007 10:29PM

Hahah..difficulties trying to code GTA4? The game looks like a freakin' PS2 port so far, what could be hard?

johnxmzzhang @ Jul 10th 2007 10:32PM

I dont plann on buying this game until probrably a couple months after release. I bet people will be preordering like crazy lol o well

Tim @ Jul 10th 2007 10:32PM

These morons should have dev'd for the PS3 first then ported to 360. Everyone wins that way.

Should be cool nonetheless.

Hashbrown_Hunter @ Jul 10th 2007 11:12PM

pretty cool. i hope this lives up to the hype.

Shoaib @ Jul 11th 2007 3:03AM

7 stars! Since the 6th star is the Army, what could the 7th be???

Jake @ Jul 11th 2007 3:36AM

@ Ste Geiger, Tim

Dude, they never had problems coding for the ps3.
They had problems coding for the Xbox 360 because not every Xbox 360 user has a hard drive. Get your facts straight before you start some kind of comment war with a bunch people who get pissed over polygons.

@ Popfrogs.
Have you ever coded a video game replica of New York? No. So don't say stupid shit about developers if you aren't better. And you must be blind and retarded if you think GTA:IV looks like a PS2 port.

Hashbrown_Hunter @ Jul 11th 2007 3:46AM

...because everybody loves to hunt and kill their bff.

ryan @ Jul 11th 2007 7:10AM

it's et cetra dumb ass

Neil @ Jul 11th 2007 10:11AM

@Popfrogs : It's got ROCKSTAR North written all over it's visuals, don't mix that up with last gen graphics.

Getting pretty excited about this title and for good reason, It will be seriously good, of that i have no doubt.

vanhelsingh @ Jul 11th 2007 9:38AM

@11, Jake
The PS3 is difficult to code on dumbass, all the game producers have even said so, its something to do with the console using linux rather than windows ActiveX. Obviously the shitty 360 core systems are having problems as well because they have no hard drives, but the PS3 is difficult to code for!