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GTA IV multiplayer details revealed

posted 16/03/08

The Spanish Official Playstation Magazine, has apparently got the scoop on the multiplayer modes going to feature in Grand Theft Auto IV, set to hit Aussie shelves on the 29th of April.

In true internet fashion, it sounds like the secretly coveted info has been leaked and (naturally), translated from Spanish to every other language on the planet.. Here's the info gleaned from various online sources :-)

There are 15 multiplayer game modes in GTA IV. Multiplayer supports up to 16 players. The rules of each game are determined by the host.

The game modes are:

• Deathmatch.
• Team Deathmatch.
• Hangman's NOOSE.
• Mafiya Work.
• Team Mafiya Work.
• Cops N Crooks.
• Race.
• GTA Race.
• Car Jack City.
• Bomb da Base.
• Bomb da Base II.
• Turf War.
• Deal Breaker.
• Free Mode.
• (plus an unknown game mode).

Some other worthy info...

• Death Match will feature rocket launchers.
• Your online character is fully customizable. You can alter his race, sex, hair, clothing etc.
• The host of the match sets the rules for each game type. In "Race" and "GTA Race," the host chooses the vehicles and number of laps. In "Deathmatch" and "Team Death Match," the host chooses the weapons, the number of pedestrians, the amount of traffic, even if the police will sneak in or not.
• You can customize your character in multiplayer, from sex and race to hair and clothes.
• PlayStation Revista Oficial played a death match game where all players had rocket launchers and half the city was blown away.
• In "Mafiya Work" and "Team Mafiya Work," each player becomes a Kenny Petrovic's assassin that competes against the other users. The goal is to complete Petrovic's orders (issued via a mobile phone) before the other players.
• In "Race and GTA Race", the host gets to decide which vehicles are involved, and the number of laps to be played. You can shoot and throw molotovs from the window, and even steal your rival's car.
• In "Cops N Crooks," you’ll be able to play cops and robbers, but in a wild way. One team plays as criminals on the run while the other team plays as the cops, whose mission is to kill the head of the criminal band. To make things even more interesting, cops can see the location of the criminals on their GPS, so criminals never know where or when police will sneak in. Of all the game types played by PlayStation Revista Oficial, "Cops N Crooks" was the most entertaining one.
• A single-player mission called "Hangman's NOOSE" features co-op. You and your friends will be able to escort a mobster, while being pursued by a SWAT team.

Visit the Grand Theft Auto IV gamezone for more info on this title