Playable
A veteran of the Balkan wars who arrives in Liberty City on his cousin's promise of a mansion and finds a cab office and a debt. He stays because the man who sold out his unit is somewhere in the city.
All 90 missions · 2 as giver
GTA IV
It's Your Call
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Mission 2 of 90Story mission
Briefing
Roman's creditors turn up at the depot, and the mission is Niko's introduction to the fact that his cousin's problems are not rhetorical. Two Albanians — Bledar Morina and Dardan Petrela — are looking for a payment Roman does not have, and the job is to get Roman to a hardware store, keep watch while he is inside, and warn him by phone the moment they arrive.
The phone Niko is given here is the interface the rest of the game runs through: missions, friends, taxis and the police database all reach him on it.
Objectives
- Get into Roman's car
- Take Roman to the hardware store
- Remain stationary in the car and look out for the loan sharks
- Phone Roman and warn him
- Lose the loan sharks and take Roman back to the cab depot
Walkthrough
The wait outside the store
Stay in the car while Roman is inside. The objective asks for a stationary watch rather than a patrol, and the game uses the pause to run its own tutorials.
The warning call
Ring Roman as soon as the Albanians appear. He leaves through the back of the shop and comes back to the car.
Losing them
Drive away rather than engaging. They fire pistols at the car and Niko survives it; the pursuit ends of its own accord, and the mission closes when the taxi is parked back at the depot.
Unlocks
- The Badger cellphone, and everything routed through it
Where this mission leads
Who this mission brings together, and the ground it covers.
Gives the job
Roman Bellic
Niko's cousin
Niko's cousin, whose letters home described a life he does not have. Runs a failing cab firm, gambles what it earns, and is the only person in the city Niko will not walk away from.
19 of 90 missions · 12 as giver
