Grand Theft Auto IV
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April
A reader pointed out that in the upcoming fourth release of the insanely popular “Grand Theft Auto” video game series from Rockstar Games, a Hoboken landmark was included in the video trailer.
It’d be interesting to see what kind of fun they’d have if they set the entire game in our city. Would probably be impossible to finish the game, because you’d crash at too many blind intersections.
This game has always been a source of controversy with it’s glorification of violence and crime, and this time it’s offending New Yorkers, since it’s fictitious “Liberty City” essentially resembles NYC.
Speaking on behalf of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, spokesman Jason Post aimed to remind everyone that the city was not the crime spree area it once had been. According to Post, car thefts, or have dropped 58% since the current mayor took office, this year’s murder rate in New York City has fallen by 28%. Last but not least, Post added that:
“The mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers.”
It seems rather sad to see that politicians overlook the fact that it is just a game, and not the evening news. Sort of the same way 411 is just a site about Hoboken, and not worthy of bannage at City Hall.
April 9th 2007 - 23:27:14 |
#20, Thanks!
My fucked up head thought of some more…
Bike delivery guys can use the food as a weapon (ie: pizza becomes a Chinese star, the bags have bricks at the bottom so they can whack people).
Foxy’s ghost haunts town and turns into an attack dog, forcing people to run for their lives and drown in the Hudson.
Killing PATH Train Teddy by throwing food at him, 1,000 pts.
Beating corrupt politicians straight, 500.
Forcing the city to complete the SW Redevelopment plan…
This sick fuck is heading to bed, when I think of more tomorrow, I’ll post.
Oh, and to be true to the book/movie (I love the book, movie was good though) it has to be a place like Mario’s)
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April 9th 2007 - 23:52:02 |
How many points for mowing down some f*cked up political figures??
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April 10th 2007 - 09:12:51 |
10, their lives are worthless
Disclamer: This is not, I repeat, is not a death threat.
Thought of another one.
Peticabs are as follows:
Hitting one, 5pts
Decapitating a driver while standing, 15
Decapitating a driver while moving, 30
Decapitating the passengers while moving (because they will be covered most of the time) 75
Sicking Foxy (who you can acquire as a weapon to work for you by finding Vagras a home, space to run a Pitt Bull rehab facility, medication, therapy, and whatever anyone else can think of that he needs) on them and driving them into the Hudson… priceless.
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April 10th 2007 - 09:50:12 |
JeniGump wrote:
Defacing Hummers: 100 pts.
Torching Hummers: 500 pts.
Tracking down their owners and beating them with the sex toy from San Andreas: 1000 pts.
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April 10th 2007 - 10:23:40 |
This is all very nice and stuff, but all that’s “Death Race 2000″ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/
GTA is more of a build your own criminal empire from scratch kinda thing. The car jacking, ultimate fighting with the old lady just walking along the street, random acts of hit & run, flying half wing planes and helicopters over the sidewalk, dune-buggying over sun worshippers, riding a motorcycle into and robbing the employees at the GASH (GAP), listening in to groups of women gabbing at the North Point Mall, trying to find cover from the CHiPS and the police choppers as well as the heavy armored vehicles who want to eat you for lunch are all just icing onthe proverbial cake.
Nonetheless, I think we can work it all into the new game. I really don’t know which city GTA4 will mmic fully, but Hoboken does have a lot of material to work with. How funny would it be if they really did base some of the characters off real people in Jersey…
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April 10th 2007 - 10:38:33 |
MidnightRacer wrote:
Tony Pants could play a mobster!
I never played the game, I just was thinking of satirical things that could be used if they included Hoboken.
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April 10th 2007 - 12:00:32 |
Duh… the 411 birthday thread got m thinking… such an idiot over here… the fight club shouldn’t be at Marios, it should be at Elks Club!
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April 10th 2007 - 12:20:52 |
What about mowing down some drunken idiots at a certain parade and some big bonus points if their pissing in the street.
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April 10th 2007 - 12:36:14 |
justaview wrote:
There are 20 more comments before this… go see #18, I covered that already.
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April 10th 2007 - 18:42:49 |
JeniGump wrote:
Oh excuse me let me give credit where credit is due. Hey jeni covered this already seems like she’s got it all covered. Thank You jeni
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