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Old May 4, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Old May 4, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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i managed to get this today from gamestation, brill so far Just wondering, i can only find one clothes shop with crap all in them, how many are there and do they all have different clothes in them??? i can also see my xbox overheating as i cant stop playing it
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Old May 4, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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I've decided this game is 7 kinds of awesome. It's utterly fantastic. There is just so much in there. Loads of great touches. The controls are far far better than they used to be.

Have people been watching the TV on the safehouse? It's ****ing brillliant.
I sat for ages watching the tv the first night I got the game. "I'm rich" had me laughing more than i've laughed in a long time, because those programmes on Mtv etc are f*cking terrible!
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Old May 4, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxjay03
i managed to get this today from gamestation, brill so far Just wondering, i can only find one clothes shop with crap all in them, how many are there and do they all have different clothes in them??? i can also see my xbox overheating as i cant stop playing it

i bought a nice dapper suit and some brown shoes from a shop on another island today

still trying to get a car to roll 5 times, its proving a bit more difficult then you would imagine
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Old May 4, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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Bowing is easy. Two full steps left then with two fingers on the sides of the right thumb stick pull it back count to 1 on 2 push forwards. I found it easyer to put controler on table and turn it so right stick is in front of me. You need to make sure the r stick only goes back and forwards any movement to left or right puts a bit of spin on the ball.

Pool i found it best to just leave the cue alone and just take the shot thats lined up ready same again with right stick pull back count to one push fowards on two.

Also when you are on the internet (in the game) Type www what they do not want you to know .com without space's this will bring up a web page of all hidden parts of the game its not a cheat!
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Old May 5, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
still trying to get a car to roll 5 times, its proving a bit more difficult then you would imagine
Not tried it yet, but apparently the ramps on the airport runways are the best way to get this.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Mogsi
Thanks for the spoiler
Had this forum had spoiler tags i would of used them, however the story is pretty poor to be honest

Pete, how can you say the controls are better?. they are shocking, on foot you have to fight with the cam to point the way you want, car control is just rediculous, as for auto aim if theres more than 2 people in the room it decides to aim at random walls. And if you duck for cover it's a work of art trying to get back out of cover and shoot the guys you want.

Don't get me wrong it's a good game, just not great.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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Can someone kill Michelle? I wouldn't mind knowing if the story changes.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Pete, how can you say the controls are better?. they are shocking, on foot you have to fight with the cam to point the way you want, car control is just rediculous, as for auto aim if theres more than 2 people in the room it decides to aim at random walls. And if you duck for cover it's a work of art trying to get back out of cover and shoot the guys you want.

It's not perfect by any means, but compared to GTA3/VC/SA it's streets ahead.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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Can someone kill Michelle? I wouldn't mind knowing if the story changes.
I tried this earlier, she kept falling down but getting back up before walking home. She wouldn't die.

I must admit, this game is growing on me.
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Originally Posted by bob269
Not tried it yet, but apparently the ramps on the airport runways are the best way to get this.

yea saw the ramps, and hit them a good 4/5 times but could not get the hang of it, maybe need a faster car, plus the police were shooting at me so i gave up
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Old May 5, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Flaps
I tried this earlier, she kept falling down but getting back up before walking home. She wouldn't die.

I must admit, this game is growing on me.
i also tried running her over, but she just went in a huff and said she was making her own way home, huffy bitch
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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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does anything actually happen with this michelle bird, or do you just keep on randomly taking her out??
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Old May 6, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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yea saw the ramps, and hit them a good 4/5 times but could not get the hang of it, maybe need a faster car, plus the police were shooting at me so i gave up
I spent around 10-15mins and then for some reason got it after 3 rolls, get a taxi down to the airport and dial car-555-0168 to spawn a GT, saves the trouble of driving down, also if you destroy it you can spawn another provided you can avoid the police
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Old May 6, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by wrxjay03
does anything actually happen with this michelle bird, or do you just keep on randomly taking her out??
Unless I misread what it said when you first date Michelle, it said, this is your girlfriend, she'll be one of many during the game, or words to that effect, for this reason i never bothered dating her after the 2nd date as it sounded like it would get tedious.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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The game bored me to begin with, felt like "RockStar Taxi Driver Simulator" but the story gets much better later. A few missions are gems, like Three Leaf Clover, and the one with Bernie Crane jogging is a lot of fun, was good to get something a bit silly to break up the tension of the main story.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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and the one with Bernie Crane jogging is a lot of fun, was good to get something a bit silly to break up the tension of the main story.
Lol yeah, one of the few moments that made me laugh , I finished the story and am now finishing up on the side missions, tbh enjoying them more than the story, guess it's the freedom.

Just need to try online now
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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is there only 1 clothes shop on the island (russian shop), as i at the moment the guy is walking around looking like a tramp
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxjay03
is there only 1 clothes shop on the island (russian shop), as i at the moment the guy is walking around looking like a tramp
More shops on the next island.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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but when i go on another island i get 6 stars and the coppers after me
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Do a few more missions and unlock the next island then
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
Do a few more missions and unlock the next island then
what game completion % do i need to get to unlock another island ?? on 6.8 at the mo
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxjay03
what game completion % do i need to get to unlock another island ?? on 6.8 at the mo
Can't remember but it doesnt take long, completion % doesn't help as it goes by all aspects of the game, ie story, side missions, collect all 200 pigeons etc.

You need to do x amount of story missions to unlock the next island.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bob269
Can't remember but it doesnt take long, completion % doesn't help as it goes by all aspects of the game, ie story, side missions, collect all 200 pigeons etc.

You need to do x amount of story missions to unlock the next island.
ok, best stop playing pool with roman then and get on with some
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Old May 6, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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One of the mag reviews had their finishing stats on there and they'd only done 63% of the total game.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Neanderthal
One of the mag reviews had their finishing stats on there and they'd only done 63% of the total game.
pretty much, for those interested:-


Story Missions - 60%
Complete every available story mission

Procedural Missions - 8%
Little Jacob drug delivery - 2%
Brucie 10 cars export - 2%
Brucie Races - 2%
Assassinations - 2%

Car Thefts - 2%
Deliver all 30 vehicles to the garage

Friends - 10%
Open all unique abilities and complete all activities (except for Roman & Dwayne)

Activities - 5%
Beat computer or Friend at all activities once:
Darts vs friend or computer win - 1.25%
Bowling vs friend in a FULL round win - 1.25%
Pool vs friend or computer win - 1.25%
QUB3D beat high score - 1.25%

Random Characters - 5%
Find all the RCs and complete their encounter missions (except Jeff, Cherise Clarence & Ivan)

Most Wanted - 2.5%
Kill all 30 PEDs on list

Vigilante - 2.5%
Complete 20 crimes (these do not need to be done continuously)

Flying Rats - 2.5%
Find all 200 pigeons

Unique Stunt Jumps - 2.5%
Complete all 50 jumps

Total = 100%


Can i just point out as my previous post didnt seem very clear, doing extra/side missions to increase the completion % DOES NOT affect when the island opens, this is down to number of Story missions completed
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*****!

I by-passed 1 mission...

SPOILER ALERT!!

Dwayne's Photo Shoot Mission - I left it and still got to the part where you had to choose between him & Playboy X - guess which one I capped...

and those drug deliverie's are hard as ****!!

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Old May 6, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by messiah
*****!
and those drug deliverie's are hard as ****!!
lol, the timed ones were, i found it best in the end park up as close as and run the rest of the way.

As for your problem, theres been some uncertainty about if it affects your achievements, i removed a line from my above post, it read :-





SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Complete every available story mission(90-94 total depending on spare/kill decisions)

/SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
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Old May 6, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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how many are timed? I've done the first as LJ's liking of me was dropping through the floor...
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Old May 6, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by messiah
how many are timed? I've done the first as LJ's liking of me was dropping through the floor...
Theres 3 types of drug running

-Drive to point A within a set time.
-Drive to point A with no time limit and simply talk to/drop off with the dealer
-Drive to point A then get set upon by a rival gang having to shoot your way out, usually the second 2 have a level 1 wanted level.

Theres only 10 to do, i think there were 3 timed, 3 gangs and 4 of the drop off hassle free missions.
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