Grand Theft Auto 4 was one of the most popular games of its time and this GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide will discuss some important things regarding the title's Xbox 360 version. Rockstar Games released GTA 4 in 2008, flagging off the HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series. The studio is known for its optimization skills and this was on show when it managed to smoothly run such a massive game on just 512 MB RAM on the Xbox 360 console.
Unfortunately, the 2008 title has yet to receive a remaster or an official port for modern consoles. Xbox players will have to play the Xbox 360 version of the game using backward compatibility. The GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide will discuss the following things from the game:
- Missions
- Singleplayer DLCs
- Side missions
- Best vehicles
- 100 percent completion requirements
- Cheat codes
Note: Some parts of this GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide are subjective and only reflect the writer’s opinions.
GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide: An overview of the game
Grand Theft Auto 4 is a massive game that will take around 13 hours to complete, considering you play nonstop. If you are yet to experience it, the GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide advises you to start your journey as soon as possible. The title is one of the darkest and most heartbreaking games of the Grand Theft Auto series.
There are several decision-making moments in the game where you will surely get overwhelmed about the path to choose. Nonetheless, it is a great game with 91 story missions, 48 DLC missions, 28 types of side missions, and much more. If you choose to play at a normal pace, you can easily spend one or two months completing the entire game.
The base version of the game portrays Niko Bellic as the protagonist, whereas the single-player DLCs tell us the stories of Jonathan "Johnny" Klebitz and Luis Fernando Lopez. Players should note that all these stories are intertwined, with Rockstar Games skillfully composing the narrative.
Before you move further in the GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide, if your kids want to play the game, you should read the Grand Theft Auto 4 parents guide to know what kind of content the game offers.
List of all missions in Grand Theft Auto 4 Xbox 360 version
Grand Theft Auto 4 has one of the best storylines in Rockstar Games' history, and it will surely take you on a rollercoaster ride. The 91 main story missions are as follows:
- The Cousins Bellic
- It's Your Call
- Three's a Crowd
- First Date
- Bleed Out
- Easy Fare
- Jamaican Heat
- Bull in a China Shop
- Hung Out to Dry
- Clean Getaway
- Ivan the Not So Terrible
- Concrete Jungle
- Uncle Vlad
- Crime and Punishment
- Do You Have Protection?
- Shadow
- Final Destination
- No Love Lost
- Logging On
- Rigged to Blow
- Search and Delete
- Easy as Can Be
- The Master and the Molotov
- Russian Revolution
- Roman's Sorrow
- Out of the Closet
- No. 1
- Escuela of the Streets
- Street Sweeper
- Luck of the Irish
- Blow Your Cover
- Call and Collect
- The Puerto Rican Connection
- The Snow Storm
- Have a Heart
- Final Interview
- Holland Nights
- Lure
- Harboring a Grudge
- Waste Not Want Knots
- Three Leaf Clover
- Actions Speak Louder than Words
- I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle
- Smackdown
- A Long Way to Fall
- Taking in the Trash
- Meltdown
- Museum Piece
- No Way on the Subway
- Babysitting
- Tunnel of Death
- Blood Brothers
- Undertaker
- I'll Take Her
- Late Checkout
- Truck Hustle
- Pegorino's Pride
- Payback
- Catch the Wave
- Flatline
- Trespass
- To Live and Die in Alderney
- Deconstruction for Beginners
- Photo Shoot
- Ruff Rider
- Undress to Kill
- The Holland Play
- Hostile Negotiation
- Wrong is Right
- Portrait of a Killer
- Dust Off
- Paper Trail
- Ransom
- Weekend at Florian's
- She's a Keeper
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Pest Control
- Hating the Haters
- Union Drive
- Buoys Ahoy
- Entourage
- Dining Out
- Liquidize the Assets
- That Special Someone
- One Last Thing
- Deal - If the Price is Right (Finale Option-1)
- Mr. & Mrs. Bellic
- A Revenger's Tragedy
- Revenge - A Dish Served Cold (Finale Option-2)
- Mr. & Mrs. Bellic (Alternate climax)
- Out of Commission
GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide readers should note that out of these 91 missions, 88 missions are compulsory to complete the storyline. The game follows a somewhat non-linear form of storytelling. Hence, except for the first few and last few missions, the middle portion can be played in any order.
Singleplayer DLCs in Grand Theft Auto 4
Rockstar Games released two single-player DLCs for the 2008 title. This was one of the most fascinating aspects of Grand Theft Auto 4, with it being the first and last time (to date) the studio decided to expand an offline Grand Theft Auto title. The DLC expansions are as follows:
- Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned (February 17, 2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (October 29, 2009)
GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide readers should note that the game now comes with both these DLCs bundled in a single pack named Grand Theft Auto 4: The Complete Edition. Once you finish playing the main game, you should definitely get to these DLCs chronologically as they contain backstories of various events that unfold in the 2008 title.
Side missions in Grand Theft Auto 4
As mentioned earlier in the GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide, there are a total of 28 types of side missions. Each type has various numbers of activities within it.
List of all side missions in Grand Theft Auto 4 (2008):
- Bowling
- Brucie Kibbutz's Car Races
- Darts
- Little Jacob’s Drug Delivery missions
- Brucie Kibbutz’s Exotic Exports
- Pool
- Roman Bellic's Taxi Driver
- Stevie's Car Thefts
- The Fixer's Assassinations
- Unique Stunt Jumps
- Vigilante
- Most Wanted (advanced version of Vigilante missions)
- Missions from random characters
List of all side missions in The Lost and Damned DLC:
- Air Hockey
- Angus Martin's Bike Thefts
- Arm Wrestling
- Bike Races
- Gang Wars
- Thomas Stubbs' Dirty Laundry missions
- Missions from random characters
List of all side missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC:
- Air Hockey
- Base Jumps
- Club Management
- Drug Wars (given by Henrique Bardas and Armando Torres)
- Golf
- L.C. Cage Fighters
- Triathlons
- Missions from random characters
You can also date up to five girls in the base version of the game. Check out the Grand Theft Auto 4 Girlfriends Guide for more details.
Best vehicles in Grand Theft Auto 4
There are a total of 177 vehicles in Grand Theft Auto 4. These include cars, motorcycles, law enforcement vehicles, helicopters, and boats. The game does not let you own private cars. As a result, players will have to rely on NPC cars that spawn on the road. However, not all the vehicles in the game are worth driving.
The GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide lists some of the best vehicles that you can use to commute in Liberty City:
- Vapid Bullet GT - 101.28 mph (163.00 km/h)
- Nagasaki Buzzard helicopter - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Enus Super Drop Diamond - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Enus Super Diamond - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Shitzu Hakuchou Custom motorcycle - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Dinka Double T Custom motorcycle - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Grotti Turismo - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Pegassi Infernus - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Invetero Coquette - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Pfister Comet - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Bravado Banshee - 99.42 mph (160.00 km/h)
- Dewbauchee Super GT - 96.31 mph (155.00 km/h)
- Übermacht Sentinel XS - 93.21 mph (150.00 km/h)
- Imponte Ruiner - 93.21 mph (150.00 km/h)
- Declasse Sabre GT - 90.10 mph (145.00 km/h)
- Benefactor Feltzer - 90.10 mph (145.00 km/h)
- Shitzu PCJ 600 motorcycle - 86.99 mph (140.00 km/h)
- Schyster PMP 600 - 86.99 mph (140.00 km/h)
- Mammoth Patriot - 80.78 mph (130.00 km/h)
- HVY APC Tank - 49.71 mph (80.00 km/h)
Some of the aforementioned vehicles are exclusive to the DLC expansions. However, you will find almost all vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC.
How to fully complete Grand Theft Auto 4
Ensuring 100 percent completion of the 2008 title is a hard task, and will take a lot more time than completing the main storyline. GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide readers will have to complete various major and minor tasks to finish the game in its entirety.
Grand Theft Auto 4 100 percent completion to-do list:
- Finish all story missions.
- Complete 10 Random Character missions.
- Complete 10 Little Jacob's Drug Delivery missions.
- Complete 9 The Fixer's Assassination missions.
- Complete 10 Exotic Export deliveries.
- Complete 30 Stevie's Car Theft missions.
- Complete 20 Vigilante Missions.
- Complete 30 Most Wanted missions.
- Win nine Brucie's Car Race missions.
- Win a game of Pool, Darts, and Bowling each.
- Beat the High Score in QUB3D.
- Do all Friend Activities with Brucie Kibbutz.
- Do all Friend Activities with Little Jacob.
- Do all Friend Activities with Patrick McReary.
- Unlock the Special Ability from Brucie Kibbutz's.
- Unlock the Special Ability from Little Jacob.
- Unlock the Special Ability from Patrick McReary.
- Complete 50 Stunt Jumps.
- Kill all 200 Pigeons (also known as Flying Rats).
The Lost and Damned DLC 100 percent completion to-do list:
- Finish all story missions.
- Complete two Random Character missions.
- Complete five Stubbs' Dirty Laundry missions.
- Complete 10 Angus' Bike Theft missions.
- Complete 25 Gang Wars.
- Win 12 Bike Races.
- Kill 50 seagulls.
- Do all Friend Activities with Terry and Clay.
- Win a game of Arm Wrestling, Pool, Darts, and Air Hockey each.
The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC 100 percent completion to-do list:
- Finish all story missions.
- Complete eight Club Management missions.
- Complete three Random Character missions.
- Complete 25 Drug Wars.
- Win all Triathlons.
- Do all Friend Activities with Armando & Henrique.
- Win a game of Pool, Darts, Golf, and Air Hockey each.
- Win the Cage Fighting Championship.
- Win the Champagne Drinking Contest.
- Dance successfully in both the Hercules and Maisonette clubs.
- Complete all 15 Base Jumps.
- Kill 50 seagulls.
Cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 4
Rockstar Games included 16 cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 4. While the GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide advises you to not use them during the main gameplay, you can occasionally use them to make the game more fun. Do remember that activating some of the cheat codes disables all achievements and trophies moving forward.
The following are the cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 4:
- Max health and armor: 362-555-0100
- Max health, armor, and weapons: 482-555-0100
- Get basic weapons: 486-555-0150
- Get advanced weapons: 486-555-0100
- Remove wanted level: 267-555-0100
- Increase wanted level: 267-555-0150
- Change the weather type: 468-555-0100
- Spawn Cognoscenti: 227-555-0142
- Spawn Comet: 227-555-0175
- Spawn FIB Buffalo: 227-555-0100
- Spawn Super GT: 227-555-0168
- Spawn Turismo: 227-555-0147
- Spawn NRG-900: 625-555-0100
- Spawn Sanchez: 625-555-0150
- Spawn Annihilator: 359-555-0100
- Spawn Jetmax: 938-555-0100
Following are the steps to use cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 4:
- Bring up the phone by pressing the up D-pad button.
- Press the same button again to open the dial pad.
- Enter the respective number and dial it.
These are the weapons you can acquire using weapon cheat codes:
- Basic weapons: Knife, Molotovs, Pistol, Pump Shotgun, Micro SMG, Assault Rifle, Combat Sniper, and RPG.
- Advanced weapons: Baseball Bat, Grenades, Combat Pistol, Combat Shotgun, SMG, Carbine Rifle, Combat Sniper, and RPG.
You can partially alter the gameplay scenario by using cheat codes. However, if your goal is to reach 100 percent completion or unlock all achievements, the GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide advises you to play the game clean.
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