Criminals are not friendly buddy-buddy types for the most part. We know this. However, the Grand Theft Auto series previous to the new incarnation know as Grand Theft Auto 4 gained criticism because it gave an impression that it is fun being Carl Johnson, a psychopathic criminal! But now, with the newly released Grand Theft Auto 4, the game becomes legit – parents love it and we love it. However, the fun is still there because you still have the chance to shoot crooked cop cars, blow up buildings, and go to gentlemen’s clubs (also known as strip clubs – also known as places where hot girls take off their clothes and give you lap dances).

In Grand Theft Auto 4 you play the part of Niko Bellic, an immigrant that originates from Eastern Europe with a portentous past. His cousin convinced him to have a new start by moving out of his old town and staying at Liberty City, USA. Unlike the former three parts of the series of GTA, the fourth release is considered a new start. Everything is new, the graphics engine, characters, mission style and a whole lot more.

GTA4: The Rise of Niko Bellic

In GTA 4, the game gives players the chance to do almost anything one would expect to do in a huge virtual city, from taking a trip in seedy neighborhoods down to visiting strip clubs and even killing Mafia goons. Because it was excellently made, it has been one of the best reviewed games of the decade, acquiring wide range of critical praise because of its fluid controls, graphics, and mature storyline. The game is so easy to learn that even a man in his 40s can get along with the game!

Being a game buff all my life, I would whole-heartedly recommend Grand Theft Auto 4 to everyone including kids because it won’t give them a wrong impression of thinking criminals are superfun best buddies. There are massive new features that Niko can do, he can use his mobile phone to call his contacts if he aims to arrange missions with them, call taxis, and even buy weapons. On the phone’s LCD you’ll have access to phonebook, organizer, messages, and camera. The phone can also be used for multiplayer. Moreover, you’ll be amazed on how pedestrians on the screen perform realistic actions like read books, smoke cigarette, put their litter in trash cans, and walk in and out of their houses. Indeed, they look and surely act like real people!

In order to make the game even more fun, you can switch it to multiplayer modes that can be accessed on the mobile phone. By doing this, you can play with your friends and family for a more interactive game. It can support up to 16 players and the modes include Cops n’ Crooks, Mafia Work, Deathmatch, and Free Mode. Moreover, you’ll won’t just be absolutely confined within the game because in GTA 4, you have the chance to browse the internet in internet cafes. There are almost 100 in-game internet websites.

Overall, playing GTA 4 is a real-like experience. You’ll be carried with the game and the character played by Nick Bellic. You can even stay in one area of the city and after some time, you’ll see traffic and pedestrian flow changes. You want to know why that scene looks familiar? It’s like a scene from real people’s day to day living – this is what the developers of Grand Theft Auto IV want to achieve with this game.

Grand Theft Auto Cheats and GTA Codes, Passwords, and Hints

Enter these GTA4 cheats during gameplay using Niko Bellic’s cellphone. Be careful to not save your game after using these cheats as they may disable game achievements.

GTA4 Cheat Codes

1. Enter www.whattheydonotwant youtoknow.com into any in-game computer to view maps for all weapon, health, armor, vehicles, pigeons, ramp/stunts, and entertainment locations
2. Change Liberty City’s weather: HOT-555-0100 (4685550100)
3. Restore Niko’s Health: 4825550100
4. Give Niko Armor: 3625550100
5. Weapons #1 (Baseball Bat, Handgun, Shotgun, MP5, M4, Sniper Rifle, RPG, Grenades): 4865550100
6. Weapons #2 (Knife, Molotovs, Handgun, Shotgun, Uzi, AK47, Sniper Rifle, RPG): 4865550150
7. Remove Wanted Level (Blocks “Walked free” achievement): 2675550100
8. Raise Wanted Level (Adds a star to Niko’s wanted level): 2675550150
9. Change Weather/Brightness: 4685550100
10. Spawn Annihilator: 3595550100
11. Spawn Jetmax: 9385550100
12. Spawn NRG-900: 6255550100
13. Spawn Sanchez: 6255550150
14. Spawn FIB Buffalo: 2275550100
15. Spawn Comet: 2275550175
16. Spawn Turismo: 2275550147
17. Spawn Cognoscenti: 2275550142
18. Spawn SuperGT: 2275550168

GTA4 Secrets

1. Easy Money: Go to an ATM, then cause a traffic jam to the area. Wait for someone to take money from the ATM, then kill him or her. Block any nearby roads so the ambulance cannot get to the murdered victim. Take the money they dropped on the ground. Run a short distance and then go back. The money should have respawned on the ground. You can repeat this as many times as desired. You can also kill more people taking their money from the ATM to increase the amount of money that respawns.
2. Repairing Engine: If the vehicle you are driving breaks down and the engine will not start, call 911, and your engine should start again.

Grand Theft Auto IV is currently available for purchase online for Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. Grand Theft Auto 4 is also available for rental online through Blockbuster Total Access and GameFly.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition is also available for purchase that includes a limited edition version of the Grand Theft Auto IV game, a Rockstar keychain for the safe deposit box keys, a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag, production artwork from GTA IV in the Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book and soundtrack CD from Grand Theft Auto IV, featuring new material from top artists, only available on this release.

There’s one truth about your school years: either you’re the bully or you’re the one being bullied. Here’s another truth: everybody had a taste of how it feels to be bullied. Rockstar’s new game fittingly known as Bully: Scholarship Edition (available for the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, and the PC) will allow the player to experience the situation as well as provides the tools to stand up to those bullies. The story is not like the usual game that we have in the market – this makes it even more exciting to play. Actually, when it was launched it was first ignored by consumers but with a new version known as Bully: Scholarship Edition, it’s suddenly gotten a good name in the gaming arena because unlike the former, the new edition is available with fully created graphics as well as providing seasoned gamers various new missions.

The Point of Being a Bully

The game focuses on a 15-year-old boy named Jimmy Hopkins who is a troublemaker himself. Since his mother has newly remarried a new guy, they are staying for a whole year trip; your character has been left in an institution - he calls it a prison - with browbeat boys all around him. Being a bully himself, he is now faced with the responsibility of balancing school’s different factions while at the same time trying to attend classes, getting rid of authorities, and sometimes seeing those kissing girls.

In a whole, Bully is a good example of an open-ended mission-based game; nevertheless it should not give you an impression that it lacks structure. Since the storyline features a school backdrop, you can expect the character to attend mission based classes and during the free time he is free to do whatever he pleases. However, to make the setup more interesting, you can go beyond these rules as long as you can do your stealth and carefully be away from the prefects who wander around the campus or the policeman who patrols the nearby town. The character can even wander until 2 a.m. – if you stay any longer than that this’ll automatically leave your character in extreme exhaustion since he has to wake up around 8 a.m. the following day. Cutting class is an exciting thing to do in Bully, however if you do this too often then you’ll lose the chance of gaining bonuses that are only given after you’ve completed five minigame sessions.

Why Being a Bully is Fun

This Bully game teaches me how fun school might’ve been if I was the bully well as brings back the memories of my high-school days. Everyone for sure has their own exciting story about their high-school life and I’m glad I’m feeling the same old feeling of excitement and thrill that I had before, during my younger years. The moral lesson of the story will be appreciated by parents because it tenders the idea that being a bully isn’t funny at all! Now, I have reasons to stay late during weekends because of this game – great excitement that never fails to keep me entertained. Moreover, this also differs from other video game because of its realistic concept.

Overall a great game to play!

Bully: Scholarship Edition video game is currently available for the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, and the PC.

Ever wondered when Master Chief will finish that seemingly eternal fight against the Covenant? Well, the time has come with the launch of Halo 3 for the Microsoft Xbox 360. Will the fight that the evil aliens started end with this finale of the popular first-person shooting (FPS) game? This will be revealed once you get to play the last sequel of the game. Of course, you’ll have to beat the game first!

The Progression of Halo 3

Halo 3 is definitely better than the first two installments of the game. However, if you haven’t had the chance to play the first two games (Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2), then you might be confused with the storyline presented in Halo 3, as there are no recaps whatsoever to give a new player the rundown of what’s going on and who the key players in the game are. As with the other two installments of the game, humans lead by Master Chief are out to save the world from destructive aliens which are named the Covenant. Indeed, this is achieved not with a feel-good ending that is common and usually expected in most game endings. Instead, Halo 3 sets itself apart by giving an ending that is based on sophistication, and if you don’t understand what the ending is all about then you haven’t played the other two Halo video games long enough. Here’s a hint: watch what happens after the Halo 3 credits are done rolling.

The quality of action that happens in Halo 3 is far better than its two previous predecessors. Gameplay is improved with superb graphics, excellent ambient and action sounds, newer weapons, enemies and better artificial intelligence. Yet even with the seemingly better environment that Halo 3 is offering its avid gamers; the third and final installment just does not give the overall awesomeness that the first installment gave, which is very understandable as Halo 1 was a landmark videogame.

What is for sure though, is that Halo 3 is going to hold onto its place in the video game market because of the online gaming it offers its players. Although it can use some improvements for a better game play, it is undeniably much better than Halo 1 and Halo 2 in this regard. There are so many features that Halo 3 has that the other two do not have. It’s really up to you to figure it out for yourself - this way when you play the game you’ll get that incredible, “Oh wow, I didn’t think that could be done in video games” moment.

How Halo 3 Compares to Halo 1 and Halo 2

Halo 3 will mark its place in the Halo trilogy history and deservedly so. However, it would not be here today if the other two Halo installments did not pave the way for it. Props have to be given to the Halo predecessors but Halo 3 is a superior product that will definitely keep all gamers in their seats obsessing until the end. What’s even better is that even after finishing the game, you know that the legacy of Halo as a game will continue to live on and continue to amaze future generations of video game players. Players are even going crazy about the Halo books (The Flood, First Strike, & The Fall of Reach), Halo 3 soundtrack, Halo 3 Official Strategy Guide, and the Halo 3 Xbox 360 special edition system!

We can all assume that another version of the Halo trilogy will come out in the near future - with the Master Chief having better weapons and the Alien enemies becoming even more sophisticated. Of course, only the people at Bungie Studios (the masterminds behind Halo) will know for sure about any future development. Halo fans will definitely be looking forward to it, no matter how long the development of the new Halo version takes.