Codename GTA Trailer Analysis

If you're one of the many Grand Theft Auto fans out there, you've probably watched the second trailer, "Looking for That Special Someone", dozens of times already (if you haven't seen it yet, now is the time). Unlike the previous trailer, which only pulled the curtain back on a few things - like the setting of the story (Liberty City, which is more New York-ish than ever) or the main character (an Eastern European immigrant, Niko Bellic) - the second trailer gives us a decent look at the story and the gameplay, and we can spot a lot more characters too. But beyond the intoxicating action and the incredibly good music (the Shy Child Remix of Arm In Arm by the New York band The Boggs, in case you were wondering), how much practical information can we squeeze out of the trailer's frames? That's what we're going to analyze in our 3-part series. With any luck the first part could go up on the site as early as today, but it's more likely it won't be ready until tomorrow.