Grand Theft Auto IV hands-on report

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Here ya go:---> http://www.gta4.net/news/index.php

- The PS3's version seems to be exactly the same visually as it's 360 counterpart
- The frame rate on the ps3 version is extremely smooth
- Niko's clothes get bloodier after you take more and more damage
- You can ring 911 to get the police, ambulance or fire brigade
to create a diversion or simply steal their car and anything else you can foster up
- When you fail a mission, you receive a text message asking whether you want to replay the mission, even a 'skip trip' feature is included
- Multiplayer will be accessed from the phone
- The phone can also be used for messageing, photos, reminders and music.
- R1 will be the 'into cover' button for the ps3, many variations of getting into cover apply
- You can dangle from Helicopters, just like vans and trucks
- When your about to die it fades into black and white, just like in gears of war and uncharted.
- Ne-Yo and R Kelly were heard on the radio
- 18 radio stations available
- Niko is able to ask the cab driver to change the radio station
- Niko pays the cabbie double (which adds up to $39) to speed up
- Bums on the street ask for money, you have the ability to give them money
- Niko raises his arms when cops try to 'bust him' out of say a car, but he can move freely and can run or retaliate

Plus this info aswell:--->

# The preview was based on the PlayStation 3 version of the game. This is the first time (as far as we are aware) that the PS3 version has been previewed by the gaming press.
# The faster you tap X, the faster Niko runs. He doesn't appear to get tired.
# Major collisions on motorbikes cause the helmet to fall off. You can see it fall onto the ground.
# Heavy fire will scar - and permanently destroy - parts of the environment.
# They previewed a mission called "To Live and Die in Alderney," which is the second part of "Truck Hustle." The second mission is called "Jamaican Heat," and acts as a tutorial for the new cover/targeting system. The third mission is called "Jacob's Ladder," and the fourth (and final) mission is called "Harbouring a Grudge." This mission introduces an Irish character called Patrick McReary, who is related to Francis.
# The mobile phone can be used to call the police, the paramedics, and the fire department.
# There are 18 radio stations in GTA IV - one of which is Russian. All of these stations can be accessed via the mobile phone.
# You can take photos with the mobile phone and upload them to the police computer.
# Health is represented by a green semi-circle on the left side of the radar, and a right semi-circle represents armour. You can restore health by resting, by using medical kits, and by eating.
# In taxis, you can ask the driver to change the radio station by pressing D-pad left or right.
# The GTA 4 equivalent of the Lincoln Tunnel is known as the Booth Tunnel.

Thanks, good post.

[jamotto]

I hope, Rockstar has invested more time in a story that is actually worth playing this time around.