Grand Theft Auto IV Tips for Xbox 360: Weapons

Grand Theft Auto IV has hit stores and looks like it will be the biggest video game of the year. When I opened up my copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 I found that the instructions were very lacking. Maybe Rockstar knows that nobody really reads the instructions. For those of you that do need instructions for the Xbox 360 version I have written some tips on how to use the various weapons. These tips will not only tell you how to fire weapons while walking the streets but also how to fire your weapon from your vehicle.

Grand Theft Auto IV Tips: Hand-to-Hand Combat
Let's start with the weapon you were born with, your fists. Your fists, as well as any non-firing weapons are used different than your arsenal of guns. To hit someone with your fists, a knife, or a baseball bat you use the B button.

Grand Theft Auto IV Tips: Defense and Countering
Hand-to-Hand combat isn't very powerful but you can actually defend yourself, unlike with other weapons. When somebody attacks you using hand-to-hand combat in Grand Theft Auto IV you can dodge the attack by locking on to your target with the left trigger button and pressing A just as your opponent is about to hit you. If you immediately follow up with B or Y after that then you'll disarm your opponent if they have a weapon or counter their attack if they don't have a weapon.

Grand Theft Auto IV Tips: Firing Guns
A good number of your firing weapons work the same way. Other than your hand-to-hand combat weapons, the sniper rifle, the grenade and the Molotov cocktail the rest of the weapons work the same way. You can either hold down the right trigger to start firing away and use the right joystick to move your target or you can first press the left trigger button to automatically lock on a target then start firing away with the right trigger button.