Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer

Become Kenny Petrovic's lackey in a race against your opponents to complete the tasks he assigns. He'll contact everyone simultaneously with the same objective, which will then appear on your radar. The objectives range from killing specific targets, destroying objects, stealing specific cars, collecting a particular item, or escorting a target.

You'll typically earn $500 for each completed objective, while any additional kills will net you $100. If an objective provides you with two possible outcomes (such as steal or destroy a vehicle), the more difficult option (steal, in this case) will earn you a bit more moolah.

Hijacking cars is the name of the game. The cars will be marked on your radar as either a blue or green square; the blue ones are normal cars, while the green ones contain drugs, and are worth more. Sometimes the cars are guarded by a thug or two—it's generally in your best interest to wipe them out before hopping in, as they can quickly dwindle your health.

After stealing a car, a yellow marker will appear on your radar, showing the drop-off location. Carefully maneuver around the city toward that location to receive your reward, but remember, the amount of money you earn decreases as your car takes damage (unless the car is full of drugs, in which case damage doesn't matter).

If you spot a yellow marker on your radar, but you didn't steal a vehicle, that means someone else did. At this point you have a few options: Track them down and either steal or destroy their car or wait for them to complete the objective and go for the next car. If you manage to steal their vehicle, you can then deliver it yourself for the reward, but if you destroy it, then no one will get the reward. On the other hand, if you're too far from your opponent, it may just be best to let them have it, while you wait for the next car to appear.

A straight-up race that'll take you across town through a series of checkpoints. You can't exit your vehicle at all in this mode (unlike GTA's Race), nor can use weapons of any kind. This is just a straight-up race, baby.

As you race, you'll have to drive through the yellow checkpoints that appear; if you miss one, you had better go back, otherwise you won't be able to complete the race. In addition, if you're racing using helicopters, it can be tricky triggering the checkpoints. Make sure to check out your radar to find an arrow showing whether the next checkpoint is above or below you.

Now this is what we're taking about. Like with Race, your ultimate goal is to drive through the various checkpoints, but now you can collect weapon and health power-ups by driving over them. After someone has been killed, they'll respawn next to one of the game's slowest vehicles: the faggio.

So the name pretty much gives this one away. In short, the players are divided into two teams: One consisting of cops, the other robbers. The goal of the robbers is to help the boss (or themselves, depending on the game mode) reach the getaway car, while it's up to the cops to stop that from happening. To make things a little bit more unfair, the cops can always see where the robbers are on their radar, but not visa-versa. Even worse, the crooks always start off on foot, while the cops already start with a police car. And to top things off, everyone has infinite lives...except for those who must reach the getaway vehicle (either just the boss, or all of the crooks, depending on game mode) who only have one—ouch.

If you've ever played King of the Hill, then you know the deal. After being split into teams, your goal is to take control of as many of the turf spots (marked on your radar) as possible. You can gain control of a turf spot by standing inside the designated area; the more people on your team standing there, the faster you'll gain control. Once you've gained control, you'll begin earning money—the key to victory. The more turf spots you possess, the more money you'll earn.

Of course, while this is happening, you'll have to defend your turf spots from opponents, as well as try to reclaim the ones that they currently possess.