Liberty City Stories packs all the blazing action, jacking and epic urban adventure in the palm of your hand
By Filip Truta, Games Editor
25th of September 2007, 13:31 GMT
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GTA Liberty City Stories is an all new epic adventure set in now classic Liberty City. Taking place three years prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto 3, you'll play as scorned wise guy Toni Cipriani who has just returned to Liberty City after having been forced into exile for killing a made man as a favor to mob boss Salvatore Leone.
With the dust settled, Leone welcomes Toni back and puts him back to work as one of their toughest mob soldiers. Taking the best of the Grand Theft Auto universe, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories packs all the blazing action, jacking and epic urban adventure in the palm of your hand.
Gameplay Hints
Booby Prize mission: Easy completion: This tip is easy for those skilled on the PCJ-600. When you enter the race, all three opponents are on a Sanchez. Steal the PCJ-600 and try not to get your back tire bumped by one of your opponent's front tires. As long as you do not get bumped or knocked off the bike, you should not have that much of a problem finishing in first place.
Calm Before The Storm mission: Fly helicopter: During this mission for JD, when the helicopter makes its second stop on the top of the building in the Red Light District, get a bike. Drive it up the stars. Make sure not to kill anyone or the mission will end. You can press Triangle next to the helicopter to board it and fly around.
False Idols mission: Easy completion: After you go to the church in Stanton Island, you make sure that there are no cars around you. Then, enable the "Destroy all cars" codes during the first thirty seconds. Because all of the idols are in a car or a boat you will be able to complete the mission easily.
Friggin' the Riggin' mission: Easy completion: Before going to Donald Love to start the mission, go to the Staunton Island Ammu-Nation. Buy body armor and an AK-47 with at least 200 rounds of ammunition. Next, steal a Patriot or other maneuverable heavy vehicle. Bring it the area where you begin the mission (Don's office). Begin the mission and fly through the intermission sequence. When you reach the Forreli Riggin' Garage, plow over the first two Forelli's. Get out of your car and pick up the grenades that are located between two white Pony's on your left. Blow up Pony's or you will have to chase them down later.
Next, use the leftover grenades to blow up the Riggin' machines and save some flamethrower ammunition. Using the AK-47, shoot down any Forelli gang members that enter the building. It is recommended that you pick up the sub-machine gun ammo that the Forelli's drop to save money. After you have lit all the ballots on fire, you will have a bit of trouble getting out of Fort Staunton. Shooting down all the attacking Forelli's will give you a wanted level of two to four stars. However, once you have escaped Fort Staunton, the mission will be completed and you will have collected $1,500 as a reward.
Grease Sucho mission: Easy completion: Steal an LCPD car and turn on the siren before entering the corona, and keep in throughout the race. This will help keep collisions to oncoming traffic to a minimum. You also do not have to go through the corona as long as you pass by it closely. After the mission there will be an intermission sequence where Sucho will drive past you and take off. You must kill him in order to finish the mission. Keep the siren on the police car and take off in pursuit. Drive by and shoot the Thunderrod with your gun (Mac 10, Uzi, or Tech 9). He will get out and run. Just run him over or shoot him. You might have to give chase on foot to finish him off.
No Son Of Mine mission: Easy completion: Use the shotgun and aim for the hitman behind the cars. Forget about the hitman behind the wall for the moment if they cannot hit you. Doing this will result in the car exploding, killing all hitmen. The high traffic might also cause a chain reaction with other cars exploding. If done correctly, this reaction could last until the other hitmen arrive and can also cause the arriving hitman car to be set on fire. When the reaction stops and other hitmen arrive, the burned cars can help provide a little cover from all of them shooting you at once. However, after about ten to twenty seconds worth of explosions you can get a one star wanted level.
Slacker mission: Early Molotov cocktail: On the "Slacker" mission when you go to pick up the dealer, there will be a man sitting on the middle bench near by the yellow marker. There will be a man in a red hat and brown coat. He has a Molotov cocktail. If you kill him you can take it. You can fail that mission, start it again, kill the man again, and get another Motolov cocktail.
The Portland Chainsaw Masquerade mission: Easy completion: As soon as you enter the tanker, go straight until you see two halls (one to your left and one to your right). Take the right hall to find a Magnum. This has a decent one-hit kill shot power. Take the the hallway that was toward your left to find another hall to your left. Go down that hall to get Body Armor. Continue down the stairwell to begin the actual fight. Using the Magnum you picked up, shoot at each of the Leone goons.
You cannot simply stay in one area and shoot them all down. After you are surrounded with two or more goons, run around the room until you get a good distance between you and them. Continue aiming and shooting down the Leones until an intermission sequence shows a much tougher goon enter the hold. Use the rest of your Magnum ammo on him, then take out another good offensive weapon. Finish him off with that weapon. If you managed to finish this mission fairly quickly, he will leave behind a powerful sub-machine gun or AK. You will unlock both the Overalls outfit (Jason attire) and the Chainsaw TV mini-game event.
Taking the Peace mission: Easy completion: During this mission you must take control of Paulie Siddaco's car and kill the gang members. Enable the "Pedestrians follow you" code. After taking control of his car, he will exit. Drive to the area where you kill the gang and they will not attack you, making it easier for you to kill them. After you complete the mission, Paulie Siddaco will be in your van.
Wong Side Of The Tracks mission: Chinese food: After completing the Wong Side Of The Tracks side mission, go directly to your Portland safehouse. You should see Chinese food on the table in the safehouse.
Vigilante missions: Quick completion: Enable the "Spawn Rhino" code and start a Vigilante mission. Get out of the tank and enable the "Destroy all cars" code. It will destroy the car that the suspects are in. Enable the "Spawn Rhino code" again and get in. Repeat this as many times as desired. You will complete the mission in less than ten minutes.
Shoreside Vale: Hellanbach GT: If your are looking for a Hellanbach GT for LoveMedia crazy car give-away, there are two ways to get one. The first is to complete level 4 in the car salesman missions. It will appear in the showroom. The second place it can be found is at Shoreside Vale. Go to the first house on the bottom row of houses in the Cedar Grove area. Look in the driveway to the garage. If one is not there, drive left or right, then turn back. There should be one sitting in front of the garage.
Shoreside Vale: M60: There is an M60 in the airport. Go to the parking lot. There should be a small opening to your left. When you go through it, there is a ramp going on top of the fire station. To your left when you are up there is a ledge going around the airport. There is a secret package and magnum. Keep going around the airport until reaching a dead end. There is a small gap between the edge and an airplane hanger. Drive of the edge onto the airplane hanger to find an M60 with 100 ammo.
Shoreside Vale: Unlimited rocket launcher ammunition: Go to the Wichita Gardens area. At this point, drive around the buildings until you see an Angel motorcycle abandoned on the side of a building. Get on and the AWOL Angel high-score side mission will begin. Play the game as you would in Portland, however, this side mission rewards you with rockets when the mission ends, either by killing the driver or destroying the Angel. You will receive a large amount of rockets that will end up at 9999 maximum within five to eight mission sessions. Note: You do not have to place a new high score to receive the rockets.
Staunton Island: Smiley face "Hello Again": Look for the place where you have to chase the "priest" to in the Church missions. It is a garage-type place. Look for the white stairs and climb up. Jump over to the roof to your right then run straight ahead. Jump off to the right of the wall. Follow this wall until you find the ramp. Once you reach the ramp, do not go up it. Keep following the wall and run to the back. Turn to the left to find the hidden location. In Grand Theft Auto 3 the sign said " You are not suppose to be here". Instead, the sign has a smiley face with "Hello Again".
Barracks OL (army truck): Find the junkyard and go into it. Next to a wall there will be a truck. It is a Barrack OL (army truck).
Hearse: Use the following trick to find a Hearse for the Love Media crazy give away. Go to Staunton Island. At the back of the hospital there are a few parking slots. In one is a black car with a blue stripe. It is a Hearse. If you do not see it, leave the area and return.
Hellenbach GT: You can also get the Hellenbach GT during the mission where you must kill the Sindacco gang member. JP calls and tells you to take his car as a down payment on the money that he owes you. That car is a Hellenbach GT. Save the car in your garage until you need it for the Love Fist car giveaway.
Enter the first circuit race for cars (by using the phone in Trenton next to Portland Harbor). Go to the start line. Race and drive one street too far over to miss the checkpoint (towards the end when you are in Chinatown). Then, meet up with the other drivers at the end checkpoint. Make sure you get in the passenger side of the opponent's car then go back and finish the race. You will lose the race, but appear with the car.
Thunder-Rodd: When you do the third or fourth mission for Ma Cipriani called "Grease Sucho", you must win a race. When you win, you must kill Sucho. He is in a car with flames down the side, called a Thunder-Rodd. You must ram the car to get him out so that you can kill him. However, do not let the car explode. If you do, it will be impossible to complete the game later. In the "Love Media" mission, you must deliver sixteen different cars. and the Thunder-Rodd is one of them. After you ram Sucho's car just enough that he gets out, kill him then take the car and put it in your garage.
Go to the building next to the bridge in Portland. In one of the parking spaces is a Thunder-Rodd.
When doing the Love Media Car-Razy missions, you will find that it is hard to find the Thunder-Rodd car unless u saved it from a mission earlier in the game. On Portland Island where the Policeman's Ball in Grand Theft Auto 3 was held, near the end of Callahan Bridge is a parked Thunder-Rodd. There is also a hidden package there in a platter block.
Good citizen bonus: Occasionally you will see a cop chasing someone down the sidewalk. If you run up to the person being chased and punch him, you will get a $50 Good Citizen Bonus. Make sure to only punch him once; if you continue and kill the person, the cop will want to fight you.
Make it snow: To change the weather to snow, find the auto shop in Portland. Start the car dealership missions where you must sell cars to people by doing what they want. If you manage to reach level 9, it will start snowing to make it more difficult to drive in. Note: This weather does not last all the time.
Katana: After completing the "Crazy 69" mission for Leon McAffery you will keep the ninja sword used during the mission. This is a very good weapon for your melee slot, as it will usually kill enemies in one slice. Use it for the "Avenging Angels" missions when fighting gangs to conserve ammunition for later levels. You can cut down many swarming opponents at once if you keep moving around and tapping Circle.
Unlimited shotgun ammunition: Stand outside the Ammu-Nation store and target the man behind the counter. Kill him, then take his shotgun and drive away a few blocks. Return to the store, and he will have respawned with another shotgun, which you can once again take from him.
Free shotgun and ammunition: Find a cop car to get a free shotgun or bullets for it.
Chrome plated bat: Enable the "Chrome traffic" code, then pick up a bat at your Portland safe house.
Free items: In the beginning of the game you can buy anything desired. During one of the first missions you must go to Ammu-Nation. Select the a pistol and you will not be charged. You can also go to the Pay N Spray for free the first few times.
Unlimited sprint: For an easier way to get infinite sprint, just keep tapping X rapidly.
Winning fist fights: When targeting an enemy during a fist fight (or using brass knuckles), run towards them and tap Circle repeatedly. Even though you will just be running into them and may remain stationary, you will keep executing the "running" punch attack. If you keep tapping Circle, Toni will keep doing this attack rapidly and your enemy will not have a chance to strike back.
Easy police killing: Use the following trick for a safer and easier way to kill cops (for example, when getting chased). Go to the apartment. When you enter the apartment walk straight. You should be at the window. Enable a "Weapon" code to get the sniper rifle or rocket launcher. Shoot cops and people from there.
Weapon fine aim: Press Down while holding R. Holding L also allows for more controlled aiming (slows the movement of the sights). This works for the pistol, shotgun, assault rifle, minigun. Use fine aim to take out gang members in their cars, pop tires, or shoot down that helicopter.
Kill anyone without getting stars: Get a car (recommended) or bike then drive fast enough so that you can jump out of it and kill someone at the same time. Drive directly toward the target and jump out. This will not work if you jump out too late. You can also hit police cars by doing this and not get into trouble. You can hit gang members and they will not chase you. However, if you do this to someone the police are chasing, the officer in pursuit will aimlessly run.
Steal a police car with a cop at the wheel: Note: This highly recommended on the first mission. When you first start out, do not get into Vincent's car. Go directly to Portland Harbor and get the Uzi, which is located behind the portable construction office. Alternately, enable the weapons code to get a Mac 10, Uzi, or Tech 9. Find a roaming LCPD car. Stop the car before it gets to a light. To do this, block it with another car. Go to the passenger's side of the car and open the door. The door will be locked. When the door unlocks, enter the car and accelerate. As soon as the cop gets out, shoot him with the gun. This requires some practice. If done fast enough where the cop cannot pull you out, kill him and drive off. Once done you are free to roam about the city in a stolen LCPD police car.
Get busted without a wanted level: For best results do this at the start of the game. Find a police car with a cop driving. Try this on the first mission where you cannot get a wanted level. Go to the driver's side and try to enter the car. When the cop leaves, enter the vehicle. He then will pull you out and you will be busted. Note there was no wanted level. The star might blink but it will go away, but you still will be busted. Note: You do not need the wanted level code for this one, as it will not work.
Another way to do this is to find an LCPD car in Chinatown, or the Red Light District. Drive beside the car while in an LCPD car and shoot at the car. Because you cannot get a wanted level he does not come after you, but will instead drive off in a blind panic. Corner him in a building. He will still try to drive off. At this point enter the passenger's or driver's side door. He will get out and pull you out. He then will kick you just like everyone else and bust you. Note: Doing this will result failing the first mission. You will have to start the mission over, however you will not have to return to Sal's place. The game will automatically bring you back to restart the mission.
Destroying a police car with cop still in it: Note: Do this on the first mission where you cannot get a wanted level to save time saver. Find a car and get the Uzi. Find a cop parked at a light somewhere and start firing. The officer will just sit in his car and his car will catch fire. He will drive normally until his car explodes. You can do this as many times as desired.
Motorcycle passenger: Use a vehicle to ram a motorcycle with two people sitting on it. Make sure you hit them hard enough so that they both fly off the bike. Then, get on the bike and shoot the driver (and not the back passenger). If done correctly, the remaining passenger will hop back on the bike and sit behind you as you drive around. It should be noted that you will not be able to bail from the bike while moving, as the back passenger blocks you from being able to jump off. To get rid of the passenger, simply get off the bike and shoot him or her.
Easier mission completion: When you get to the point where you can do missions for Ma Cipriani ("C" on the map), do not continue them until they are your only option. After Ma's "No Son Of Mine" mission, she will send hit men after you. They will continue to appear until they are all killed, making future missions more difficult to complete.
Easy Vigilante mission completion: Enable the "Spawn Rhino tank" code, get in then press Up to start the Vigilante missions. Crash into the cars and bikes you are chasing and they will explode.
Easy money: Get a vehicle and go to the junk yard. Place the vehicle in the location surrounded with tires. The money you can earn depends on the look and the health of the vehicle. Note: It will not work with trucks.
Big air: To catch air off any car, enable the "Change motorcycle tire size" code, and use any bike to fly over cars.
Go at maximum speed on a PCJ-600 on the wrong side of the road. When you see a Banshee, drive directly into it .It works better with a Sanchez.
Better turns: Braking helps during turns, but leaning back while braking and turning helps even more.
Faster tank: When in a Rhino tank, turn the cannon so it faces the back while you are driving forward. Start firing the cannon to make the tank move faster.
FBI car: Get a five star wanted level. FBI cars will appear. As soon as you see one, enable the "Wanted level disabled" code and quickly get in an FBI before it leaves. When you are driving the FBI car, turn on the siren. All of the other cars will move out of the way. It also has good speed and handling.
Assassins: After you pass the "No Son Of Mine" mission, Ma puts a "hit" on you. When an assassin tries to attack, do not run away. You can kill him easily. He should be carrying money, body armor, and a nice gun.
Get To other areas early: To reach Staunton Island early, enable the "Drive on water" code and go to the Calahan bridge. Drive off the bridge and into the water then go to the docks. Drive your car onto the docks. Make sure it is not a nice car, as you cannot take it with you. You are now on Stanton Island. This also works for Liberty City.
Play in Italian: Set your system language to Italian. Start the game. The game menus, messages, mission briefs, and even some car names (Police, Ambulance, etc.) and places (Francis Intl. Airport, etc.) have been changed to Italian. However, it is not spoken, but the subtitles will be in Italian. Note: This does not work with any other language.
Pedestrians attack each other: First, enable the "Pedestrians attack you" code. Then, enable the "Pedestrians follow you" code. The pedestrians will start attacking each other.
Real car equivalents:
Banshee: Dodge Viper RT/10 or Shelby
Series One
Hellenbach GT: Dodge Challenger or AMC AMX
Infernus: Jaguar XJR-15 or XJ 220
Deimos SP: Nissan 300ZX
Cheetah: Ferrari Testarossa
V8 Ghost: Lotus Espirt V8
Phobos VT: Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird TransAm
Stinger/Yakuza Stinger: Porsche Boxter
Thunder Rodd: 1939 Dodge Sedan Delivery
Police: Chevrolet Caprice pursuit
Taxi: Chevrolet Caprice
FBI Cruiser: Chevrolet Caprice pursuit
Forelli Exsess: Pontiac Grand Am
Stallion: Ford Mustang?
Sentinel/Leone Sentinel: BMW 3 Series
Yardie Lobo: Chevrolet Impala/El Camino
Patriot: Hummer H1
Stretch: Lincoln Continental Limousine
Ambulance: Ford E350 Ambulance
Rumpo: Ford E250 Econoline Van
Firetruck: American LaFrance pumper truck
Esparanto: Cadillac Coupe DeVille
Kuruma: Dodge Stratus
Cabbie: Chevrolet Bel Air
Landstalker: Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Bobcat: Ford Ranger
Blista: Dodge Caravan
BF Injection: Modified Volkswagen sand buggy
Idaho: 70's Dodge 440 two-door
Manana: Geo Storm
Bus: International Blue Bird
Moonbeam: Chevy Van
Yankee/Triad Fish Van: Ford Econoline 350
Linerunner: Freightliner/Peterbuilt Cab
Freeway/Angel: Harley Davidson
Faggio: Vespa Scooter
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City reference: During the introduction sequence for the Biker Heat mission, the poster above Maria's bed depicts members of the imaginary rock band Love Fist, which was the band Tommy Vercetti befriended and completed missions for in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Game Of Death reference: After completing the "Crazy 69" mission where you run around in the park and kill gang members with a samauri sword, you will receive the "Dragon jumpsuit" clothing option at your safehouse. This article of clothing is exactly the same as the one Bruce Lee wore in his 1973 film Game Of Death.
Here's some explosive gameplay action from the PS2 version of the game (be advised that the content of this video features rough language which may not be appropriate for viewers of all ages):
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