GTA 4 Xbox 360 guide

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Also read: Grand Theft Auto 5 100 percent guide