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=== GTA IV === | === GTA IV === | ||
[[Image:Vehicularcombat-GTA4-drivershooting.jpg|thumb|450px|right|GTA IV's improved shooting mechanics allows the player to, while driving or riding as a passenger, shoot at any direction, including to the back (left) or diagonally (right). Note the crosshairs and the direction in which they are pointing.]] | [[Image:Vehicularcombat-GTA4-drivershooting.jpg|thumb|450px|right|GTA IV's improved shooting mechanics allows the player to, while driving or riding as a passenger, shoot at any direction, including to the back (left) or diagonally (right). Note the crosshairs and the direction in which they are pointing.]] | ||
[[File:Vehicularcombat-GTAIV-boat.png|thumb|right|400px|Drive-by shooting from a boat in GTA IV.]] | |||
As Grand Theft Auto IV was developed, drive-by shooting mechanics were retooled to allow for more flexible aiming and improved accuracy. The player may aim their weapon freely while driving; the "look left" and "look right" commands were removed in favor of an analog stick-based/mouse-based camera. Also, drive-bys were extended to being possible out of helicopters | As Grand Theft Auto IV was developed, drive-by shooting mechanics were retooled to allow for more flexible aiming and improved accuracy. The player may aim their weapon freely while driving; the "look left" and "look right" commands were removed in favor of an analog stick-based/mouse-based camera. Also, drive-bys were extended to being possible out of helicopters with assault rifles, and as passengers using assault rifles, a first in the GTA series. The player can now use assault rifles to perform passenger drive-bys in any vehicle. | ||
While the choices of weapons for use in drive-by shooting is still limited, the player can now either use a sub-machine gun or pistol, and [[Grenades]], [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, [[Pipe Bombs]] and [[Sticky Bombs]] can actually be dropped from vehicles, useful for blowing up pursuers. [[The Lost and Damned]] also introduced the ability to fire a [[sawn-off shotgun]] while riding motorcycles. However, even with the ability to use a sawed-off shotgun, drive-bys on motorcycles is highly discouraged, as the player is fully exposed and vulnerable to gunfire. | While the choices of weapons for use in drive-by shooting is still limited, the player can now either use a sub-machine gun or pistol, and [[Grenades]], [[Molotov Cocktail]]s, [[Pipe Bombs]] and [[Sticky Bombs]] can actually be dropped from vehicles, useful for blowing up pursuers. [[The Lost and Damned]] also introduced the ability to fire a [[sawn-off shotgun]] while riding motorcycles. However, even with the ability to use a sawed-off shotgun, drive-bys on motorcycles is highly discouraged, as the player is fully exposed and vulnerable to gunfire. | ||