Because, literally, anything can happen, there's no definitive solution to each task other than to do it the best way
possible without getting killed and/or arrested, although there are certainly tips that can speed up the process of completing
the task, such as the old favourite of using a "Pay N Spray" to change your car's colour so you can give the cops the slip,
although it's more fun just trying to out run them!
GTA4 was meant to be released six months earlier than the time it eventually came out reportedly because of delays in getting
the online content right. As such, I didn't expect it to come out for a further six months - which was the fate that
befell
Half Life 2.
For that one, some of the game code had apparently been stolen, but whether or not that was true, it seemed natural that it
eventually came out in time for the lucrative Christmas market, rather than on the verge of summer... then again, as we reach
the summer, the weather's about to turn bad, no-one can afford to fly abroad any more and there's nothing on TV but repeats
or Big Brother so... by that token, it would mean the time is perfect for GTA4!
For Xbox 360 owners, there will be exclusive downloadable content to come in the form of two "epic episodic packs" rather than
just extra cars or characters, adding "hours of entirely new gameplay", according to a press release, but as often happens in
gaming, there is another delay, and as I type it could be as late as January 2009 before the first one arrives.
Note that I would've included some game clips in this review, particularly to show just how outstanding the improvement in the graphics
is since it's impossible to put solely into words - rest assured, especially in HD, they're everything you ever wanted it to
be like on the Xbox 360. However, it appears that Take 2 Games are randomly having such clips taken down
from Youtube. I could understand this happening prior to the game's release, as some copies were distributed early from shops,
but not now. However, until that's settled, it's still pics only showing here. I've got some clips ready to go when this
whole thing's cleared up, though.
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