Grand Theft Auto 4 The Ballad of Tony Walkthrough

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    • Developer: Rock Star North
    • Publisher: Rockstar Games
    • Platform: Xbox 360 exclusive
    • Genres: Sandbox, third person shooter, action-adventure
    • Mode: Single player, multiplayer (up to 16)
    • Release date: October 29, 2009
    • ESRB rating: M (Mature)

  • This page contains a complete guide for The Ballad of Tony DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV. The walkthrough follows Luis Lopez through the main story missions of Algonquin nightlife in Liberty City.

  • Introduction

    Take on the role of new main character Luis Lopez, body guard to Gay Tony Prince from the missions Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend and Diamonds in the Rough in prior Grand Theft Auto IV releases. Tony operates Hercules and Maisonette 9, two of the lower Algonquin nightclubs in Liberty City. Tony has hired Luis to help him keep the clubs from going under due to mounting debts from Tony's drug addiction issues. As Luis Lopez, you will get an inside look at Liberty City's high-end nightlife with new weapons, vehicles, radio tracks, interiors and missions. The plot intersects both storylines of Grand Theft Auto IV and its sequel The Lost and Damned.

  • 01: I Luv LC

    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:30
    2. Player Damage: 0%
    3. Car Damage: 10%
    • TIP: Do not wander the club too long if you want to finish within the required time limit. Wait by the stairs for the phone call. Run straight through the door once you receive it. Focus on the GPS so you don't miss any turns. Drive carefully so you don't crash.
    1. Start the game with Luis watching Grand Theft Auto 4's McReary brothers bank robbery with Niko from a different perspective. In this cutscene, Luis is on the ground next to a man armed with a pistol. The brothers continue through the robbery. Many of the gang are shot when the explosive device detonates. Luis is interviewed by the police before he is able to start gameplay.
    2. Walk the streets of Liberty City to begin exploring.
    3. Take note of Niko and the other familiar faces.
    4. Meet up with Gay Tony at his apartment to catch up on business.
    5. Wait for the Italian mobsters to burst in the door.
    6. After a verbal altercation, they grab cash from the apartment and run out the door.
    7. Follow them out to Feldspar Street.
    8. Make your way to Tony's car in front of the building.
    9. Drive Tony to the Hercules Nightclub on Galveston Avenue.
    10. Arrive at the club to trigger a cutscene in which Tony provides instructions to a bouncer about an important client.
    11. Regain control of Luis.
    12. Turn the car around.
    13. Make your way to Maisonette 9 Nightclub further down Galveston Avenue.
    14. Enter the club.
    15. Learn how to dance, drink and party until Tony calls on your cell phone.
    16. Pick up the phone.
    17. Tony asks you to take care of an issue with some of Luis' friends causing a stir outside.
    18. Head upstairs.
    19. Continue outside.
    20. Check out the situation and calm everyone down.
    21. Tony then gives you the night off.
    22. Head out with your two friends.
    23. Drive the two back to their apartment using your in-game GPS.
    24. Pay close attention to their conversation to learn some of the game's back story.
    25. Drop off your friends at their destination.
    26. Continue to your place on Galveston Avenue.
    27. Learn how to use the amenities available in your safe house.

  • 02: Chinese Takeout

    • Reward: $1000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 05:20
    2. Player Damage: 10%
    3. Accuracy: 70%
    4. 100% Headshots
    • TIP: There are no damage limits for your vehicle, so don't worry too much about crashing. Use the pistol for improved accuracy with headshots. Use Sprunk and e-Cola machines to refill health. Use the body armor provided in the half finished room on the rop floor and on the stairs a few floors down.
    1. Continue to explore the safe house at the start of the second mission.
    2. Exit the safe house and go to your car.
    3. Drive around Liberty City until you receive a text message from Tony, asking you to meet him at Maisonette 9.
    4. Head south from the safe house and make your way to the club.
    5. Arrive at the club. Luis automatically enters to wait for Tony to finish a phone call.
    6. Return outside with Tony to drive him to Chinatown.
    7. Begin heading to the intersection of Albany and Diamond Streets at the south end of Algonquin to meet up with the Chinese mob at Dragon Heart Plaza.
    8. Talk to the Chinese gang members until a gun is drawn.
    9. Kick the gun out of the Chinese mobster's hand and send him unconscious to the ground as the gun fires.
    10. The gunfire alerts the Chinese henchmen to the potential of trouble and they come running.
    11. Use the gun provided by Tony to make your way back to the ground level and back to the car.
    12. TIP: If you have forgotten how to fight GTA-style, follow the on-screen prompts that will instruct you on the combat rules as you move forward. Even though the game suggests it, do not trade your assault rifle for an Uzi.
    13. Continue making your way carefully down to the main floor.
    14. Don't proceed around any corners without checking the area first.
    15. Do the same for stairwells.
    16. Pick up the body armor if you need it along the way.
    17. Once you get to the bottom level, you will fight the last batch of Chinese mobsters.
    18. Finish the interior enemies off.
    19. Exit through the double glass door.
    20. Wait for Tony to proceed through the final hall and exit the building.
    21. Once Tony exits, get in the car with him.
    22. Use the in-game GPS to drive him back to his apartment on Feldspar Street.

  • 03: Sexy Time

    • Reward: $10,000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 06:00
    2. Player Damage: 0%
    3. Boats Destroyed: 4
    • TIP: Aiming the helicopter is going to be the biggest problem in this mission. Hope that luck is on your side ;)
    1. Drive around until you receive a phone call from Yusuf, requesting a meeting.
    2. Continue to Yusuf's penthouse on the east side of Middle Park on Columbus Avenue.
    3. Meet up with Yusuf, who requests that you steal a helicopter for his father.
    4. Steal a car.
    5. Drive south to the piers on the southwest side of Algonquin.
    6. Get to the dock.
    7. Exit your car.
    8. Wait for the game prompt to steal one of the boats in the area.
    9. Select a boat.
    10. Head out through the water.
    11. Examine your HUD.
    12. Head slowly towards the blue dot that indicates a large yacht with a helipad containing the chopper you need to steal.
    13. TIP: Take it slow so you do not alert the patrol boat by drawing attention to yourself.
    14. Get to the back end of the yacht.
    15. Jump from your boat onto it to trigger a cutscene in which the yacht's inhabitants are partying and unaware of your presence.
    16. Quickly run up the stairs to the deck.
    17. Make a dash for the helipad.
    18. Enter the helicopter.
    19. Lift off towards the Liberty City skyline as three speedboats begin a drug run back to shore.
    20. Fly past the speedboats.
    21. Turn around.
    22. Aim the helicopter at one of the boats.
    23. Fire at them as they speed under you.
    24. Continue this process until all three boats are destroyed.
    25. Continue towards the city skyline.
    26. Watch for the GPS marker to appear designating a helipad on top of an Algonquin skyscraper.
    27. Slowly land the helicopter on the pad.
    28. Watch the cutscene to end the mission.

  • 04: Practice Swing

    • Reward: $1500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:00
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Headshots: 11
    4. Accuracy: 70%
    5. 100% Golf Accuracy
    6. TIP: Golfing will be your biggest challenge in this mission as you need to be accurate and quick.
    7. Make your way to Tony's apartment on Feldspar Street.
    8. Listen to Tony's rant about his latest catastrophe and agree to help him to straighten out the mess.
    9. NOTE: Tony agreed to sell his clubs to two different prospective buyers at the same time.
    10. Head to the Golden Pier Driving Range on the west side of Algonquin.
    11. Your arrival triggers a cutscne in which you are introduced to Rocco, a mobster who Tony owes money to.
    12. Agree to help Rocco with the kidnapping of the low-level mobster on the green below.
    13. As Rocco heads down to the green, he hands Luis his golf club.
    14. Wait for Rocco to capture the mobster and tie him to the front of the golf cart.
    15. As they drive around, line up a golf shot at the front of the golf cart to hit the man in his crotch three times.
    16. TIP: Follow the onscreen prompts if you need additional assistance.
    17. NOTE: The mobster spills information aftr the third strike, as well as several vehicles containing armed mobsters that open fire on you in an attempt to rescue their partner.
    18. Head down one floor.
    19. Use the perch to shoot at the enemies from cover.
    20. Once the last enemy has been taken out, continue down to the green and jump into the nearby golfcart.
    21. Chase after Rocco to escape the enemies in pursuit.
    22. Keep up with Rocco to escape.
    23. Return to the car.
    24. Drive Tony back to his apartment on Feldspar.

  • 05: Kibbutz Number One

    • Reward: $500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 05:00
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Headshots: 10
    4. Accuracy: 70%
    5. Boat Damage: 60%
    6. Top Boat Speed: 70mph
    7. Quickdraw The RPG
    • TIP: There is no vehicle damage objective for this mission. Stock up on body armor prior to the mission so you can take on some damage without losing health. Stay behind cover during hge shootout. Shoot the guy with the RPG as soon as Mori tells you when he's there.
    1. Answer the phone when Tony calls to tell you that Mori, another one of his lenders, needs help.
    2. Drive over the Broker Bridge and head to the west end of Broker.
    3. Make your way to Mohanet Avenue.
    4. Meet up with Mori, an eccentric body builder and Brucie's big brother.
    5. Head outside with Mori to talk business and trigger a cutscene.
    6. Wind up in a car outside of Mori's as soon as the cutscene is over.
    7. Head north to the borough of Bohan using your in-game GPS.
    8. Once you get to the south part of Attica Avenue, get out of the car.
    9. Head to the nearby dock to trigger another cutscene in which a battle begins with some drug dealers.
    10. Take cover.
    11. Kill of most of the enemies with some help from Mori.
    12. Keep your eye on the red dots on your HUD to track your enemy locations.
    13. Take out the gunners from upper stories of the building to the left.
    14. Once all the enemies in this area are eliminated, continue down the dock and take out any remaining enemies.
    15. Take out the last enemy at the far end of the dock to trigger a cutscene in which Luis and Mori run to the nearby boat to chase after the drugs dealers who have scattered via three separate boats.
    16. Follow the on-screen prompts to get next to each boat and toss explosives at each of the enemy boats.
    17. Once the explosive is on the boata, use the D-Pad to detonate each of them before they reach their respective destinations.
    18. Drop Mori off at shore to end the mission.

  • 06: Blog This

    • Reward: $500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 02:30
    2. Car Damage: 0%
    • TIP: Get through the tunnel without damaging the car by slowing down as you edge past cars that are close. Minor scrapes will not add to damage. Speed to the cafe once you drop Tony and Gracie. Don't read all of your email. Just click on the link for the email from Tony to access the blog and post the reply. Tap LB twice to quit the PC. Run outside to finish the mission.
    1. Make your way to Tony's Hercules club on Galveston Avenue.
    2. Luis reprimands an ungrateful doorman until Tony and Gracie arrive.
    3. Get in the car to take them back to Gracie's place on Babbage Drive in Alderney by way of the Booth Tunnel.
    4. Listen to the discussion about the blogger who has been writing negatively about Tony.
    5. Drop your passengers at Gracie's house.
    6. Head west to the closest Internet cafe on Vitullo Avenue.
    7. Enter the cafe.
    8. Take a seat at any of the computers.
    9. Access the Internet.
    10. Use the linki on the first page to get to The Celebinator's website.
    11. Read the first story at the top of the page.
    12. Click to leave a comment and post it.
    13. Exit the cafe and call Tony to end the mission.

  • 07: Bang Bang

    • Reward: $2500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 05:00
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. No Bombs Wasted
    • TIP: Take a cab to help on time. Head straight to the airport after blowing up the train. The tricky part will be ditching the cops at the end quickly.
    1. Watch the funny cutscene to start the mission.
    2. Continue to Tony's apartment on Feldspar.
    3. Enter to find one of Tony's friends, Evan, dancing to Hall and Oates.
    4. Go into Tony's room. He has passed out from drugs on the bed.
    5. Drag Tony out of bed and into the bathroom.
    6. Spash water on his face.
    7. Knock out Evan.
    8. Head towards the front door with Tony.
    9. Knock Tony out.
    10. Take the explosives.
    11. Exit the apartment to begin taking out three targets with the explosives.
    12. Head to the construction site on Frankfort Avenue between Iron and Hematite Streets to take out the construction foreman.
    13. Run up to the base of the large crane.
    14. Throw three explosives on to the crane.
    15. Back out of the construction area.
    16. Follow the instructions on your screen to detonate the three bombs.
    17. Watch the crane fall to the ground.
    18. Head to the next target, a moving out of service train running on the north end of Algonquin's Frankfort Avenue.
    19. Jump onto the tracks.
    20. Watch your HUD so you can tell when the train is approaching.
    21. Move slow, allowing the train to get close to you.
    22. Throw three explosives through the window onto the side of the train.
    23. Allow the train to pass.
    24. Detonate the explosives once the train is in front of you.
    25. Your last target is a plane at the Francis International Airport at the far east of the island.
    26. Quickly head to the airport.
    27. Break through the gate to enter the tarmac.
    28. Watch for a red dot to display on the HUD to signify the plane.
    29. Pull up next to the plane.
    30. Throw three explosives at the plane.
    31. Back off and detonate the bombs.
    32. Lose the cops in pursuit to end the mission.

  • 08: Frosting on the Cake

    • Reward: $3500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 05:45
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Bomb Accuracy
    4. Escape Cops Time: 0:35
    • TIP: Crash into whatever you need to to get to the docks as quickly as possible. Drive forward at full speed to escape the cops.
    1. Begin the mission with Gracie, Evan Rocco and Tony partaking in some coke at Tony's apartment. Tony asks you to drive Evan to the Broker docks to purchase diamonds from The Cook.
    2. Continue over the bridge to Broker.
    3. Arrive at the dock to trigger a cutscene in which Johnny fails to sneak into the meeting.
    4. Cover yourself with some sticky bombs from the Lost bikers.
    5. Wait for the APC to arrive at the bridge.
    6. Keep throwing sticky bombs at the APC until it explodes.
    7. Take out the group of bikers to the right with two or three sticky bombs.
    8. Throw some more bombs on the road behind the car in front of the bikers chasing you.
    9. Detonate the bombs as soon as you throw them.
    10. Throw some more bombs at the truck and bikers to take them out.
    11. Continue taking out bikers with sticky bombs.
    12. Face forward.
    13. Take out the biker truck.
    14. Proceed to the top of the road until you get to the large police roadblock.
    15. Take out the roadblock with a sticky bomb to trigger a cutscene in which an APC will give chase.
    16. Take out the APC with two or three sticky bombs.
    17. Continue forward and take out the bikers.
    18. Blow up the chopper.
    19. Get to the end of the bridge.
    20. Take over driving to lose othe cops.
    21. Proceed forward for three or four blocks until they stop chasing you.
    22. Return to Hercules with Tony.

  • 09: Boulevard Baby

    • Reward: $3000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 03:10
    2. Player Damage: 40%
    3. Groove On
    4. Good Guy
    • TIP: Take a left when the mission starts to save a long detour. Use the hold bonus points when dancing. Don't kill the girl to get the Good Guy objective. Move quickly and lock onto the enemies to kill them with the sub-machine gun.
    1. Visit Tony at the Maisonette 9 Club on Galveston to trigger a racy cutscene.
    2. Wait for Luis to meet up with Tony.
    3. Schmooze with the Russians.
    4. Head outside to the parked car.
    5. Drive north to the Bahama Mamas club on Lorimar.
    6. Get out of the car.
    7. Enter the club.
    8. Continue to the dance floor.
    9. Wait for the game to prompt you to meet Monique, at the turqoise dot on your HUD.
    10. Approach Monique and begin to dance.
    11. TIP: The game does provide instructions if you need them.
    12. Dance with Monique until the circular dance meter in the lower left corner of the screen is full.
    13. When the meter fills, Monique is impressed and takes Luis into the Club backroom to mess around until her boyfriend arrives.
    14. After the boyfriend beats Monique and pulls out a gun, take him out.
    15. Begin working your way slowly out of the club.
    16. Take out enemies that come out of hiding on the way.
    17. Once you are out of the club, run as fast as you can until the game indicaes the mission has ended.

  • 10: Momma's Boy

    • Reward: $1000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 03:10
    2. Player Damage: 10%
    3. Crowd Helped
    4. Counter Finish
    • TIP: Player damage is the most difficult to accomplish in this mission as Santo requires that you take a dive. This costs you 50% health. To achieve Crowd Helped, punch someone into the fence to have an enemy hold them. For Counter Finish, knock someone out after countering one of their punches with A. Return with a combo to knock them out.
    1. Santo, a local loan shark, is threatening to burn down Adriana's (Luis mother's) house. When he plans a fighting match with the LC Cage Fighters, Luis agrees to do it in order to earn the money to pay off the debt.
    2. Walk with Santo to the entrance of the ring in an alley south of Luis' mother's house.
    3. Pay attention to the tutorial for melee combat as the match begins.
    4. Kill the first two fighters, the hefty chef and the muscular dude.
    5. Lock onto both fighters.
    6. Press B and Y to perform punch combos.
    7. Press X to kick.
    8. Press A to avoid enemy attacks.
    9. Santo instructs Luis to take a dive against the third fighter he has fought in the past.
    10. NOTE: If you take the dive, Santo regards the debt as paid. If you do not, Santo takes you into the alley and pulls a knife. Kill him to eliminate the debt.
    11. TIP: If you are going to take the dive, make sure you do not do so until your health is more than half gone or you will fail the mission and need to redo it.

  • 11: Corner Kids

    • Reward: $2500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 07:50
    2. Player Damage: 40%
    3. Headshots: 20
    4. Accuracy: 55%
    • TIP: Take a cab to the docks to help with the time limit. Use one to return at the mission's end for the same reason. This saves sufficient time to stay behind cover to stay healthy during the shootout and improve your accuracy with headshots.
    1. Make your way to Luis' mother's apartment on Frankfort Avenue at the north side of Algonqin.
    2. Watch the cutscene as you arrive with Luis and two of his friends.
    3. After talking to Luis' friends, get in the SUV.
    4. Drive to the the west coast of Broker with some help from the in-game GPS.
    5. Once you cross the bridge, continue to the docks off of Mohanet Avenue.
    6. Meet up with the friend's connection.
    7. Talk until you hear sirens.
    8. At that point, you need to get ready for a fight with the cops.
    9. Stay behind the brick wall for the entire first half.
    10. Take your time fighting from behind the wall.
    11. Blow up a police car or two by aiming at their front ends.
    12. Once the cops are taken out, run to the other side of the street.
    13. Clean up any remaining enemies to trigger part two of the battle with police reinforcements.
    14. Stay behind cover for as long as possible.
    15. Take down the chopper with the RPG that is provided automatically.
    16. Leave the area with both friends.
    17. Follow the GPS back to your start point.
    18. NOTE: The Drug Wars side missions are unlocked with successful completion of this mission.
    19. Drop your friends at Vespucci Circle to end the mission.

  • 12: High Dive

    • Reward: $15,000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:10
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Headshots: 6
    4. Accuracy: 70%
    5. Helicopters Destroyed: 4
    6. Freefall Time
    • TIP: The time limit is not a huge problem. Use the Sub-machine gun to take out the cops most effectively to meet the six headshot objective. Once that is done, switch to the shotgun for improved accuracy with taking out the remaining cops and their helicopters.
    1. Make your way to Yusuf's apartment on Columbus Avenue, overlooking Middle Park.
    2. Walk in on his phone conversations.
    3. Agree to accompany him on a business deal meeting.
    4. Head outside into Yusuf's convertible.
    5. Drive to the Rotterdam tower at the south end of Algonquin.
    6. Agree to scope out the situation before Yusuf enters.
    7. Enter the tower lobby.
    8. Take the elevator to the observation deck.
    9. Examine the HUD.
    10. Locate the turquoise dot representing Yusuf's two friends.
    11. Approach to trigger a cutscene in which the two let on that they are planning on doing away with Yusuf.
    12. Threaten one of them to spill the truth.
    13. Throw him from the building when he doesn't come clean while the other attempts an escape.
    14. Fight off the police and other enemies with the auto-shotgun provided by Yusuf.
    15. Continue watching for choppers and taking them out as you climb higher and higher up the building.
    16. Make your way to the ladder leading to the topmost part of the building to meet the friend.
    17. When you go to hit him, he falls off the building.
    18. Use the parachute as directed by the game to jump from the building.
    19. Land to conclude the mission and unlock base jumping missions around the city.

  • 13: Blog This Part Two

    • Reward: $2000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 02:10
    2. Player Damage: 0%
    3. Time To Catch Blogger: 0:08
    • TIP: Do not answer the phone call that starts this mission until you are close to the East Algonquin helipad to save time. Get through all of the rings while flying the chopper and throw The Celebinator straight out of the chopper to complete all of the mission objectives. Be sure to land carefully.
    1. Answer your phone when Tony calls some time after completing "Blog This" and "Kibbutz Number One".
    2. Get a vehicle.
    3. Drive to the helipad to meet Tony.
    4. Get into the helicopter.
    5. Fly through the pink rings on your way to Happiness Island.
    6. Luis holds The Celebinator out of the helicopter over Happiness island.
    7. Throw him out of the chopper.
    8. Jump out after him before he hits the ground.
    9. Hold the left analog stick forward to dive.
    10. Catch him.
    11. Pull the chute.
    12. Glide back to Algonquin with The Celebinator in tow.

  • 14: Caught With Your Pants Down

    • Reward: $20,000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 07:25
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Tank Damage: 50%
    4. Cop Cars Destroyed: 6
    5. Sharpshooter
    • TIP: Be as accurate as possible and lose the cops quickly to complete within the time limit. Don't crash land to meet the damage criteria. Shoot all four bolts in four shots to attacin the Sharpshooter criteria. Don't forget to take out all six cop cars.
    1. Make your way to Yusuf's apartment on Columbus Avenue, overlooking Middle Park.
    2. Arrive to trigger a cutscene in which Yusuf is running around the apartment dancing, and holding a gold-plated Uzi. He is doing cocaine and accompanied by a prostitute. He forces Luis to leave once his father appears.
    3. Exit the apartment building.
    4. Get into the convertible in front of th ebuilding and wait for Yusuf to call.
    5. Head south to Star Junction with the help of your in-game GPS.
    6. Arrive and wait for Yusuf to arrive in a chopper.
    7. Leave the car.
    8. Get in the helicopter.
    9. use the controls to to catch the nearby helicopter carrying the APC to police headquarters. Find in on your HUD.
    10. Fly close to the chopper.
    11. Have Yusuf take control while you pick up the sniper rifle.
    12. Shoot the four yellow bolts from the chopper cables holding the APC with use of the scope.
    13. After the APC falls, use your parachute to jump from the chopper and land on the ground.
    14. Follow the dot on your HUD to get to the APC.
    15. Get in the APC.
    16. Wait for Yusuf's call.
    17. Lose the cops before making your way to the industrial park off of Flatfish Place at the south end of Algonquin.
    18. Drop the APC to end the mission.

  • 16: This Ain't Checkers

    • Reward: $1000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 07:35
    2. Player Damage: 0%
    3. Landed In Boat
    4. Always First
    • TIP: Only release the parachute when you are in first place while free-falling to ensure you receive the Always First mark. Master parachuting to easily land in the boat to secure the Land In Boat mark. Nitro will regenerate and be reusable when the exhaust fumes turn light purple.
    1. Mori directs Luis to the Algonquin heliport.
    2. Get in Mori's Buffalo.
    3. Arrive at the heliport to meet some of Mori's competition.
    4. Get in the chopper.
    5. Fly over South Algonquin.
    6. Drop into the competitor's boat using the parachute.
    7. Guide the boat through the next few checkpoints.
    8. Return to land in the boat.
    9. Select one of the cars filled with nitro.
    10. Use the nitro to make your way across town to Middle Park to trigger the mission-ending cutscene.

  • 15: Clocking Off

    • Reward: $5000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 05:00
    2. Player Damage: 40%
    3. Headshots: 20
    4. Accuracy: 55%
    • TIP: Drive as fast as you can to the docks and continue just far enough for Henrique to have you check the boats. Once you do, run up the stairs to start the fight. Take headshots to easily meet your objectives.
    1. Continue to Luis' mother's house on Frankfort at the northern end of Algonquin to trigger a cutscene.
    2. Regain control outside with your friends.
    3. Continue to the SUV.
    4. Follow the GPS to the pier on San Quentin Avenue on the west side of Bohan.
    5. Arrive to trigger another cutscene in which drugs are being moved from a boat into the SUV.
    6. Make your way to the docks.
    7. Hang around until the rival gang shows up to take the drugs.
    8. Take out the three waves of enemies.
    9. Return to your car quickly to avoid the cops.
    10. Escort the SUV to the garage in Algonquin on Vespucci Circle.
    11. Drop off the drugs to conclude the mission.

  • 17: No. 3

    • Reward: $1000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 05:15
    2. Car Damage: 20%
    3. Top Speed 140mph
    4. Followed Close
    • TIP: The biggest problem will be dodging the obstacles as you take the designated route. Drive as fast as you can without crashing. Stay close to Brucie and Mori.
    1. Mori asks you and Brucie to help him pick up three cars from the Algonquin car park.
    2. Cross the bridge to Algonquin.
    3. Make your way to the car park.
    4. Arrive to trigger a cutscene.
    5. Access the switch to lower the platform.
    6. Wait for Brucie to get his car.
    7. Lower the next platform.
    8. Grab your car.
    9. Park outside next to Mori and Brucie.
    10. Follow the two as they speed through the city.
    11. Ignore the police attention.
    12. Continue to follow the brothers to the ramp.
    13. Hit the ramp and land in the boat.
    14. Go to the end.
    15. Follow that to the next ramp.
    16. Continue on the ramp to the next container boat until you get to the final one.
    17. TIP: Be careful not to drive too fast or you will overshoot your target.

  • 18: Not So Fast

    • Reward: $4000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:35
    2. Player Damage: 20%
    3. Helicopter Damage: 80%
    • TIP: Focus on taking out the three police choppers quickly and you will have no problem finishing with time to spare.
    1. NOTE: This mission is the same as "Museum Piece" from Grand Theft Auto IV as well as "Collector's Item" from The Lost and Damned, but from Luis' point of view. Luis is tasked with ambushing the diamond exchange between Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz, and the Jewish Mob.
    2. Head west.
    3. Continue to the helipad.
    4. Get Yusuf's helicopter.
    5. Fly it to the roof of the Middle Park museum.
    6. Drop down the scaffolding.
    7. Take your position at the window to watch a cutscene during which you retrieve the diamonds.
    8. Climb the ladder to the roof.
    9. Get back in the chopper.
    10. Fly off and call Tony.
    11. Shoot down the police helicopter that gives chase with rockets.
    12. Take down the additional two helicopters.
    13. Return to the helipad.
    14. Give Tony the diamonds to be awarded the Diamonds are Forever achievement.

  • 19: Ladies' Night

    • Reward: $4500
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 08:50
    2. Helicopter Damage: 0%
    3. Close Pursuit
    4. Low Fly
    • TIP: No issues with time limit for this mission. Get to the helipad as quickly as possible. Don't lose Packie to meet the Close Pursuit objective. Fly a few feet above him for the Low Fly objective.
    1. NOTE: Gay Tony needs help finding Gracie. She has been kidnapped by the Irish mob.
    2. Continue through the booth tunnel.
    3. Make your way to the Ancelotti helipad.
    4. Get in the chopper.
    5. Follow Tony's instructions to the kidnapper's last known location at Packie McReary's house.
    6. Fly the chopper over to Dukes until you arrive at Packie's.
    7. Wait for Packie to leave his house.
    8. Follow Packie on a long trip around the city until you arrive in Alderney.
    9. Once you have spotted him, tell Tony where he is. He her father, Don Ancellotti with her location. He then sends some men to get her. This is the start of Grand Theft Auto 4's "She's a Keeper".
    10. Fly the helicopter back to Ancellotti's helipad and land it to end the mission.

  • 20: Going Deep

    • Reward: $2000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 06:30
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Headshots: 20
    4. Accuracy: 70%
    5. Vehicles Destroyed: 5
    6. Bomb Hidden
    7. Sticky Bomb Carnage
    • TIP: Time limit will not be a factor as you don't have to worry about trashing your car getting to the car park. Get some armor before starting the mission to avoid issues with the damage objective. Take your time aiming for your headshots. Use sticky bombs to take out the cars.
    1. NOTE: Rodislav needs you to silence some investigators that could send him to jail.
    2. Continue across the bridge to North Alconquin.
    3. Make your way to the underground car park.
    4. Plant the bomb under the car.
    5. Take cover behind the next car.
    6. Wait for the team to surround the car.
    7. Detonate it.
    8. Clear the car park of all enemies.
    9. Kill all of the NOOSE police to trigger a second wave.
    10. Take them out too.
    11. Once the car park is clear, head up the ramp to escape.
    12. Kill the NOOSE cops that arrive with the NOOSE enforcer.
    13. Get in the truck.
    14. Wait for Bulgarin and his accomplice.
    15. Throw bombs out the window and detonate them when the cars drive over them.
    16. Once you lose them, take Bulgarin home to end the mission.

  • 21: Dropping In

    • Reward: $4000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 06:40
    2. Player Damage: 40%
    3. Accuracy: 70%
    4. Perfect Landing
    5. Ashvilli Plummet
    6. Truck Landing
    • TIP: Get to the helipad and move through the building as quickly as possible to complete within the allotted time. Aim carefully to stay above 70% accuracy. Using a shotgun will help. Pick up body armor before heading into the first room to save on damage. Jump from the building and deploy Luis' parachute after killing Ashvilli or Luis will be trapped in the small hallway with continuous enemies respawning.
    1. NOTE: Luis is ordered to work with Timur, one of Bulgarin's henchmen, to assume control of the Liberty City hockey team (the Rampage) by killing the current owner, Ashvilli.
    2. Wait for Timur to enter the vehicle.
    3. Proceed to the Algonquin helipad.
    4. Get in the chopper.
    5. Fly through the pink rings.
    6. Achieve maximum height.
    7. Parachute out to glide to the helipad indicated with a large ring.
    8. Land on the rooftop to trigger a cutscene in which you are spotted by someone watching CCTV.
    9. Enter the building.
    10. Head down the stairs.
    11. Pick up the body armor.
    12. Go through the yellow doors.
    13. Enter the first room.
    14. Take out the four enemies.
    15. Drop down the elevator shaft to the next floor.
    16. Take out the half dozen enemies there.
    17. Continue into the next room.
    18. Take out the three enemies.
    19. Head onto the stairs.
    20. Take out the enemy there.
    21. Make your way to the last floor.
    22. Set your weapon on auto aim.
    23. Keep moving while you take out all of the enemies in this area.
    24. Take out Ashvilli last at close range.
    25. TIP: If you take him out at close range, he will fall to the concrete and you will achieve Ashvilli Plummet.
    26. Parachute out the window.
    27. Land on the truck that Bulgarin's assistant is driving to achieve Truck Landing.
    28. NOTE: If you don't land on the truck, two cars with two guards will give chase and you will have to kill them to successfully complete the mission.
    29. TIP: Tilt the left analog stick forward when you jump out of the window. Fly past the corner of the building. Pull the parachute up high to glide onto it.

  • 22: In the Crosshairs

    • Reward: $6000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:30
    2. Player Damage: 40%
    3. Headshots: 10
    4. Accuracy: 60%
    5. 4 Shots, 4 Snipers
    • TIP: The time limit will be tight with the number of enemies you need to kill. Taking a taxi and skipping the building may be necessary to meet the time objective. Be sure to have body armor to avoid damage.
    1. NOTE: Protect Timur at Bulgarin's request.
    2. Proceed to the building in Algonquin.
    3. Arrive at the building to trigger a cutscene in which Bulgarin calls Luis to have him open a box containing the head of one of your Diamond Deal compatriots. This is followed by some sniper rounds aimed at your head as Bulgarin threatens to kill you and Gay Tony.
    4. Look at the radar for the sniper fire.
    5. Find one in each direction to hunt them down and take each of the four out.
    6. After the four snipers are dead, Luis finds the locked door and chopper.
    7. Several carloads of assassins also appear.
    8. Take out the enemies in the helicopter first.
    9. Take the helicopter down with any remaining sticky bombs.
    10. Take out the guys along the next few rooftops.
    11. Climb up to the next roof.
    12. Replenish your armor.
    13. Keep going from one rooftop to the next.
    14. Ignore the snipers off in the distance.
    15. Continue to the final rooftop.
    16. Kill all of the enemies you can see here.
    17. Look down at the cars below.
    18. Take out the enemies on foot nearby.
    19. Proceed to the fire escape.
    20. Climb down.
    21. Take out more enemies along the way.
    22. Get into a vehicle and drive off to end the mission.

  • 23: For the Man Who Has Everything

    • Reward: $25,000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:20
    2. Player Damage: 50%
    3. Duck Chopper
    4. Helicopters Destroyed: 8
    • TIP: Time is not much of an issue in this mission. All that is required is shooting down the helicopters without sustaining a large amount of damage. Be sure to fill up on health and armor prior to the mission's start.
    1. NOTE: You are to help Yusuf steal a subway train with the skycrane helicopter he is flying. He wants to use it to decorate some of his Middle Eastern property.
    2. Proceed to Broker above the train tracks to wait for the train.
    3. Jump onto the train when it passes under the bridge.
    4. Keep moving towards the front of the train.
    5. Shoot down the police helicopters with your automatic explosive shotgun.
    6. Duck down as you go under low bridges.
    7. Use the left analog stick to lie down if need be.
    8. Keep moving forward and taking out helicopters until you reach the first car.
    9. Disconnect the first car from the remainder of the train.
    10. Wait for Yusuf to appear to pick you and the car up with the skycrane's hook.
    11. Yusuf drops you off in the baseball diamond on Charge Island. He broadcasts his thanks as he takes off to end the mission.

  • 24: Ladies Half Price

    • Reward: $5000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 03:55
    2. Hanger On Time: 0:07
    • TIP: This is a fairly straightforward and quick mission. The most challenging part is wiggling the boat to lose your unwanted passenger after the cutscene.
    1. NOTE: Tony is attempting to make a diamond deal with Niko and Packie to negotiate Gracie's return.
    2. Get into Tony's car.
    3. Drive quickly to Pier 69.
    4. Run down to the jetty,
    5. Jump into the boat.
    6. Race the boat to the meeting spot on Charge Island to trigger a cutscene in which you make the exchange.
    7. Once the cutscene ends, a guy jumps onto the boat and hangs from the back.
    8. Speed back to the pier, shaking the boat left and right or up and down to ditch the guy along the way.
    9. Continue racing back to Pier 69.
    10. The mission ends once Tony drops you back off at the pier.

  • 25: Party's Over

    • Reward: $5000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: 04:30
    2. Player Damage: 90%
    3. Headshots: 25
    4. Accuracy: 70%
    5. Enemy Cars Destroyed: 4
    • TIP: Time is critical. Take a cab if possible to Tony's club from Middle Park. Run to his location once you get there. As soon as the cutscene ends, focus on taking out the Russians with shotgun headshots. You need to get at least 15 inside the club to meet the mission objective of 25.
    1. NOTE: Rocco calls Luis with a choice: Kill Tony or everyone else dies.
    2. Head to the public toilets at Middle Park with Vincenzo.
    3. Call Armando.
    4. Load up on heavy weaponry, explosives and body armor.
    5. Continue to Maisonette 9 for a meeting.
    6. Enter the club to see Tony and trigger a cutscene in which Luis decides if he will shoot Tony.
    7. The Russians will storm the club once the cutscene ends.
    8. Take them out with the explosive automatic shotgun.
    9. Lock onto them one at a time to take them out.
    10. TIP: Get the First Aid Kit from the back of the balcony if necessary.
    11. After all the enemies are dead, CCTV shows cars arriving outside.
    12. Run upstairs.
    13. Head outside.
    14. Clear the two cars with enemies with the shotgun.
    15. Destroy the next two cars and bikes that arrive a short while later.
    16. Once everything is destroyed, watch the cutscene in which Tony walks off after telling you he has had enough and will be leaving the city.

  • 26: Departure Time

    • Reward: $10,000
    • 100% Completion Criteria
    1. Time: TBC
    2. Player Damage: TBC
    3. Headshots: TBC
    4. Accuracy: TBC
    • TIP: Completing this mission also unlocks Yusuf's Buzzard that may be collected from the West River Helipad in Algonquin.
    1. NOTE: Tony plans to leave the city because Luis considered taking him out. Luis convinces him that if Bulgarin is taken out, this will clear the air.
    2. Set off to Firefly Island's Funland on Hove Beach with Tony, where Bulgarin deals heroin from vans.
    3. Arrive to trigger Tony's departure to Meadows Park for safety's sake.
    4. Enter Funland to trigger a cutscene in which a van arrives and two gang members exit the van.
    5. Take them out with your explosive shotgun.
    6. Continue to shoot the van until it explodes.
    7. Make sure you take out the large plastic birds that are used to store heroin.
    8. Once you take out the van, head north towards Broker.
    9. Make your way along the street to the right until you get to the metal gate.
    10. Climb the gate.
    11. Lock onto the enemies and take them out before they start shooting. Take cover if need be.
    12. Take out the van to the left to destroy the heroin bird.
    13. Pick up the health pack to the right of the bird.
    14. Continue south to the other end of Funland.
    15. Lock onto the enemies as you go and take them out.
    16. Don't skip any hiding behind cover.
    17. Take out the last bird once the enemies are all dead.
    18. Head to the booth at the end of the area.
    19. Pick up the body armor.
    20. Continue to the other side of Funland to take out one last bird.
    21. Take out the four enemies that approach.
    22. Make your way quickly to the right.
    23. Fire as soon as you lock onto your targets.
    24. Watch out for explosive barrels. If you are not careful, their explosions will take you out.
    25. Continue fighting your way to the right.
    26. Round the last corner.
    27. Take out the two enemies waiting there.
    28. Destroy the last birds to trigger a cutscene.
    29. Leave cover as soon as the cutscene ends.
    30. Immediately head after Timur.
    31. You should catch up to him as he reaches the ramp on the underpass.
    32. Kill him quickly.
    33. After he is taken out, get on the bike parked on the road.
    34. Luis then talks to Yusuf on the phone.
    35. Head to the Dukes Expressway as Yusuf takes out the Russian cars with Buzzard rockets.
    36. Make your way to the airport.
    37. Continue on the road past the airport.
    38. Enter the runway past the terminal.
    39. Speed down the runway to get behind Bulgarin's plane.
    40. Go through the entrance.
    41. Cut across the concrete strip in between the grass.
    42. Head to the far runway towards the plane.
    43. Head to the plane to trigger a cutscene.
    44. Find yourself inside the plane after the cutscene.
    45. Take cover behind the chair to the right.
    46. Kill at least three of Bulgarin's men with the explosive shotgun.
    47. As soon as they are taken out, Bulgarin appears with a grenade.
    48. Get up close and take him out to trigger a cutscene in which Bulgarin's grenade blows up the plane and Luis exits the burning wreckage with the help of his parachute.
    49. Head to Dukes Monglobe to meet Tony.
    50. Grab a vehicle.
    51. Continue north to the park.
    52. Arrive at the park to trigger the closing cutscene with Tony.

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