GTA IV Details - The Taxi Cab Driver

For the past couple months I have been playing the new GTA IV on PS3, and let me say, that game is amazing! The thing that amazes me the most is not the stunning graphics, the storyline, or even the huge map with no loading......it's the attention to detail. I have been playing the game quite a bit since it came out, and I still find new things everytime I play it. The area that I am going to write about is, The Taxi Cab Driver.




The Taxi Cab Driver

What some people may not know, is that if you don't feel like driving across the whole map to get somewhere, you can just hail a cab. I tend to do this for just such a reason, but what I've been finding out that is entertaining, is the cab driver. There are about 3 different types of cab drivers, each with their own personality. First detail is when you enter the car, the dome light comes on, and if someone else is hoping in with you, it will light up when they enter and shut off when they close the door. Next, the taxi cab driver will always turn around and ask you where you want to go. You can then pick from either a spot you picked on the map, or from various areas of interest (bar, comedy club, resteraunt, or even a gentlemen's club). Once you decide where you are going and tell the cab driver, is when the fun starts. Below is a list of different responses I have heard when telling him where you want to go:

• "Okay, don't play with the windows"
• "Nobody knows this town better than me!"
• "I can't wait till I get off work, go home, smoke some hash, and beat up the koochie!"
• "I hope you don't mind, but I just layed some serious gas in here."
• "Sounds good, I'll take the long way."
• "Would you make up your %&*#* mind?!" (when switching locations)

After you are on your way to your destination, you can either switch locations (response from above), or tell the driver to hurry up. When you tell him to hurry up, he will start to drive recklessly, hitting anything and anyone at high speeds, and will follow it up with saying:

• "You don't have to tell him twice!"


• "Now you're speaking my language!"


• "You got it!"

I will still hear new sayings, especially when finding drivers from different areas of the map.

The Taxi Cab Driver is one of the many areas in GTA IV that I have noticed the game developers have put in a lot of work and great detail to make it as realistic and enjoyable as possible.