She's in the game, she hangs out by Brucie's house - you actually take her on a chopper ride (with Brucie) at one point in the game. Other than that.......just "honk your horn" around Brucie's house.

Ok. Then I have run into her. I just didn't realize she was the lolipop chick on the cover.

Just manage not to crash your helicopter.

This worked like a charm for me.

Ok, I'm definitely loving this game even more now that I beat it. I have all the cheats enabled (love how they just store in your phone):

I was playing for a little while last night when I received a notification that my date with Carmen was coming up - I took her out and she's hilarious (I will prob dump her though for lawchick).

As many of you have already seen, when your just walking down the street you will see a cop chasing a criminal. Well I was just standing outside a resturant when I saw this happening and the criminal ran by me, then hid behind a chair on the patio of the resturant so the cop wouldn't see him (bent down and everything) well the cop did and arrested him, walked him over to a police car, they both got in and since the cop car smashed into a street sign when it tried taking off, they just sat there spinning the tires and never went anywhere - then, the cop in the back seat with the criminal he just arressted started claping his hands to the music while the cop driving was bopping his head back and forth to it while trying to move the car it was so funny because it all played out so smoothly.

The second criminal that tried to hide ran into me and fell down and the cop said "thanks buddy, glad to see there is still some decent people in this shit city"

I have ran into numerous mini missions as well (completely separate from the extras) I ran into a guy at the triangle (times square) who was talking about hip hop it went to a cut scene of him talking to me about how all new hip hop sucks he shakes your hand then walks off then the prompt comes up to go help him because he's getting his ass kicked across the street I went over and shot the two dudes beating him up - then just had the game save the little mission.

I ended up passing by the girls house who you kidnapped earlier on - she starts freaking out and yelling and you end up having to take out about 5 or 6 dudes.

I ran into Dwayne's girlfriend and had to go take out her boyfriend around the corner.

and there are a few more things I already ran into. I've never played a game this long after beating it but I will continue and maybe even complete all the assassin missions (when I need the money).

I tried that, but got popped by a cop that ducked and covered in the door frame with his shotgun. Do you stand at the top of the staircase? Crouch or stand?

Those are meet random character missions. They are pretty cool.

This is pretty funny (sorry if it's a repost, I hadn't seen it)

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Saw that on Digg and I thought it was great. I hadn't even thought of taking a car on the roller coaster track.

I've never thought about doing half that stuff.

I was at the top, crouched. It took a couple tries though. I ended up making sure I was filled up with armor and ammo. Even threw a few grenades and launched a few rockets when there were some groups of guys. Even at the end I barely made it.

That Police Squad video was brilliant.

I'm having a problem with the 'Under the Radar' achievement. My game has simply stopped registering the bridges. I've went under 12/14 bridges, and I knew which ones I hadn't done (both in Alderney... because the cops shot me down when I was attempting them due to the fact I hadn't unlocked the island at that point) yet since unlocking that island I've went under all four of those bridges several times and get nothing. I can't even get the 'bridge icons' to appear on my map when I'm going under bridges anymore. I think this may be a glitch. I wonder if I can use an older gamesave to try this one again?

I didn't even know there was a roller coaster in the game.

Just beat it... saved right before the "decision"... beat it both ways...

I finally got the 6-star wanted level achievement after having unlocked all three islands early on. In retrospect it seems so easy after all the various things I tried.

To start, I stole a Helitours chopper and flew it to the airport, landing immediately next to a military helicopter and getting in it. At this point I have the 4-star wanted level since I trespassed into the runway area. I took off and gained altitude until I was out of reach of the land units. I think I ended up over the water, but that move probably wasn't necessary.

The trick now is getting up to six stars without killing yourself. Normally using the helicopter to attack is difficult, but only if in the usual third person view and/or shooting towards the ground. Conversely, I discovered that it's remarkably easy to shoot at the police helicopters when in first person view. Simply don't use the analog stick at all when trying to shoot. Only use the rudder controls to aim left/right and the altitude controls to aim up/down. Normally, the choppers head straight at you and rotate to reveal those shooting at you, so it's possible to take them down before they get a shot off. If you do start to take damage, simply hit the throttle and fly far enough away to try again. Stick at shooting down the helicopters for awhile and you'll reach six stars. Then fly around town for five minutes and you've got it.

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but it worked for me.

I believe there's specific points at the bridges in Alderney where you must fly under, not just anywhere under the bridges. You probably already know that, but thought I'd throw it out there.

Yeah, I finally got it working last night. I do believe there is a 'semi-glitch' involved with the Alderney bridges, though, because previously whenever I would go under a bridge that I had already traveled under, I would get a notification I had already went under that bridge and the little trophy icons would appear on my map for a few seconds.

But that stopped after my first attempt at the Alderney bridge series, when I only managed 2/4 bridges. As soon as I hit the far west bridge the "correct" way (right of the smokestack) the system started working again, my trophy icons reappeared -- even as I passed under the next bridge I had already done -- and I was able to easily do the final bridge, the ridiculously low one... easy because I'd already done it several times in both directions. I'm not sure what thought about that, as I was in the middle of taking him to Honkers on our 'friend date', heh.

But that one with the smoke stack is the key... I think it glitches up all future bridge passes until you do it the proper way.

It's odd to hear so many strategies about the 6-star achievement, as I literally got it by accident after screwing around on the game during my first hour of play (it was the second achievement I got, behind the one you get for basically starting the game). I was walking on a foot path below one of the bridges and next thing I know I was at six stars. So I figured I'd keep on walking to Algonquin. I probably ate up half my time walking under that bridge and, had I known there was an achievement involved, probably would have just stayed under there to ride it out as the helicopters weren't hitting me for whatever reason. I ran around on foot in Algonquin for awhile, stole a car, and drove for a bit before I got the achievement. I guess I got lucky.

so who's your favorite char?

Bruce used to be my favorite, until i met Bernie.
This guy is a total riot.
In one of his missions, i am following him while he is jogging and he tells me to "follow my pretty ass".
The writer should get an award for this game.

Probably Packie, since he just seemed like a normal dude. Or Dwayne. Brucie and Bernie both annoyed the shit out of me.

Haven't go to Bernie yet, but I agree with this, especially for Brucie. A**hole nags me to come get him to go boating, yet I end up losing 10% likeness after it's all said and done because I was 5 game minutes late. All due to the fact I had to come get him from all the way across the city. Never mind he has constant helicopter access, no, *I* always have to pick him up. Being a good friend I do, plus I pick up his nasty skanks too, and I take them around on their precious boat, and when we get back he takes *both* the girls and leaves me alone. So then what happens? After it's all said and done I end up losing 10% likability from Brucie because I was 5 game minutes late!!! **** you, you roided-up freak.

Oh well, I got the Liberty City achievement last night, I've done every activity on his list, and his chopper perk is useless, so I probably won't be doing anything with Brucie ever again.

Alex

Dwayne is my favorite character, Brucie and Packie are close seconds.