Post by xxxxxBAMAxxxxx on May 3, 2008 13:54:56 GMT -5
The Grand Theft Auto games have a rich history of in-jokes, parodies and hidden surprises. Seeing as Grand Theft Auto IV is the biggest and best in the series so far, it's hardly a shocker that it's also packed with treats for the inquisitive player. Here are five of our favorites:
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Fruit computers
Head for one of the Tw@ internet cafes, and point your in-game web browser to www.fruitcomputers.com. You'll be greeted with a sparse, suspiciously familiar web page advertising fruit-shaped computers - an obvious parody of Apple. There's even a banana-shaped iFruit phone. ("No buttons. No reception. No storage capacity. All ego.")
Somebody answer the phone
Speaking of cell phones, GTA IV plays a cruel trick on the cell-addicted. When you're driving a car and Niko receives a call from one of his friends, your TV speakers will imitate the telltale chirps of cellular interference just before Niko's phone rings. Hands up - how many of you have reached for your own phones upon hearing it? Yeah, us too.
To Catch A Predator
GTA IV features its own TV-style child predator sting operation. Just drop into a Tw@ cafe and visit the web site www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com. What's that? You just wanted to watch a sting, not be the subject of one yourself? Too late. Better get running, because the cops are probably already at the cafe door.
Visit The Heart Of Liberty City
Liberty City might seem living and breathing, but who'd have thought it actually had a beating heart as well? You'll need a chopper and access to the entire map to discover it. Head for the Statue of Happiness, and bail out so you land on top of it. Inside the statue you'll find a ladder that leads up to - well, go there and see for yourself.
What's the emergency?
Low on health? Being hassled by street hoodlums? On fire? Just dial 911 on your handy cell phone, and a friendly dispatcher will send you your choice of emergency service vehicles right to your location. Pro Tip: pedestrians don't like it when you steal a fire truck and spray them down with water. (Incidentally, you can call for backup from a police car computer, too.)
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Fruit computers
Head for one of the Tw@ internet cafes, and point your in-game web browser to www.fruitcomputers.com. You'll be greeted with a sparse, suspiciously familiar web page advertising fruit-shaped computers - an obvious parody of Apple. There's even a banana-shaped iFruit phone. ("No buttons. No reception. No storage capacity. All ego.")
Somebody answer the phone
Speaking of cell phones, GTA IV plays a cruel trick on the cell-addicted. When you're driving a car and Niko receives a call from one of his friends, your TV speakers will imitate the telltale chirps of cellular interference just before Niko's phone rings. Hands up - how many of you have reached for your own phones upon hearing it? Yeah, us too.
To Catch A Predator
GTA IV features its own TV-style child predator sting operation. Just drop into a Tw@ cafe and visit the web site www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com. What's that? You just wanted to watch a sting, not be the subject of one yourself? Too late. Better get running, because the cops are probably already at the cafe door.
Visit The Heart Of Liberty City
Liberty City might seem living and breathing, but who'd have thought it actually had a beating heart as well? You'll need a chopper and access to the entire map to discover it. Head for the Statue of Happiness, and bail out so you land on top of it. Inside the statue you'll find a ladder that leads up to - well, go there and see for yourself.
What's the emergency?
Low on health? Being hassled by street hoodlums? On fire? Just dial 911 on your handy cell phone, and a friendly dispatcher will send you your choice of emergency service vehicles right to your location. Pro Tip: pedestrians don't like it when you steal a fire truck and spray them down with water. (Incidentally, you can call for backup from a police car computer, too.)
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