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[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] includes a fake in-game '''Internet''', featuring a number of [[Websites in GTA IV|websites]]. The websites are viewed on an in-game web browser styled similar to [[Wikipedia:Apple Safari|Apple Safari]]. | [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] includes a fake in-game '''Internet''', featuring a number of [[Websites in GTA IV|websites]]. The websites are viewed on an in-game web browser styled similar to [[Wikipedia:Apple Safari|Apple Safari]]. GTA IV arguably has the largest fictional Internet system developed to date for a game, with literally dozens of websites and hundreds of pages of text that can be viewed, much of which parodies various sites on the real-life Internet. | ||
The player can access the Internet from any of the following locations in [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. | The player can access the Internet from any of the following locations in [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. | ||
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* Give the player a [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]] (see [[Littlelacysurprisepageant.com|www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com]]) | * Give the player a [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]] (see [[Littlelacysurprisepageant.com|www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com]]) | ||
* Meeting and setting up dates with various women in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] (see [[Love-meet.net|www.love-meet.net]] and [[Craplist.net|www.craplist.net]]) | * Meeting and setting up dates with various women in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] (see [[Love-meet.net|www.love-meet.net]] and [[Craplist.net|www.craplist.net]]) | ||
* Occasional missions also require use of the Internet to set up rendezvous with targets (i.e. [[I'll Take Her...]], [[Out of the Closet]]). | |||
==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
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Most of the websites are just for the players amusement, but a few of them actually have a purpose. At least one site has a rather unpleasant effect when visited; [[littlelacysurprisepageant.com]] will immediately give the player a five star [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]]. | Most of the websites are just for the players amusement, but a few of them actually have a purpose. At least one site has a rather unpleasant effect when visited; [[littlelacysurprisepageant.com]] will immediately give the player a five star [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted level]]. | ||
The player can set up [[Girlfriends in GTA IV|dates]] with people on [[love-meet.net]], or buy [[wp:Ringtone|ringtones]] and wallpapers for Niko's cell phone. Niko's email is also frequently used for staying in touch with story characters and getting mission details sometimes. [[Brucie Kibbutz]] will also send Niko emails asking him to steal certain vehicles for him. E-Mails from Love-Meet.net are the only E-mails the player can | The player can set up [[Girlfriends in GTA IV|dates]] with people on [[love-meet.net]], or buy [[wp:Ringtone|ringtones]] and wallpapers for Niko's cell phone. Niko's email is also frequently used for staying in touch with story characters and getting mission details sometimes. [[Brucie Kibbutz]] will also send Niko emails asking him to steal certain vehicles for him. E-Mails from Love-Meet.net are the only E-mails the player can receive after completing the Story. | ||
Note: most website addresses can be entered manually, although this can be tedious when playing on a console version of the game. Note that, despite how URLs are presented in the ingame Internet and in this wiki, the "www." prefix must be used otherwise the URLs don't work. Fortunately, the game forgoes the need to use "http://". | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||