Well, finally it's done. Catalina's ass is grass and I'm the lawnmower. Sadly though, I am still one per cent short of a hundred. Here are my stats shortly after completing "The Exchange"...
Criminal Rating BOSS 7335
Percentage completed 99
Mission Attempts 73
Missions Passed 73 out of 73
Rampages Passed 20 out of 20
Hidden Packages Found 100 out of 100
Unique Jumps Completed 20 out of 20
Days Passed in Game 223
People You've Wasted 3420
People Wasted By Others 556
Cars Exploded 1230
Times Busted 0
Hospital Visits 0
Gang Members Wasted 1185
Criminals Wasted 203
Helicopters Destroyed 16
Kgs of Explosives Used 389
Accuracy 93
Best Turismo Time in Seconds 178
Patriot Playground in Seconds 225
A Ride in the Park in Seconds 94
Gripped in Seconds 259
Multistorey Mayhem in Seconds 103
Longest Flight in Dodo 4
Best Time for Bomb Defusal 165
Cars Crushed 6
Bling Bling Scramble: Most Checkpoints 13
Gang Cars Totalled: Diablo Destruction 8
Mafia Massacre 7
Casino Calamity 8
Rumpo Wrecker 4
Distance Travelled on Foot (m) 499,730
Distance Travelled in Car (m) 1,868,671
mm Rain Fallen 1263
Maximum Insane Jump Distance 89m
Maximum Insane Jump Height 13m
Maximum Insane Jump Flips 2
Maximum Insane Jump Rotation 367 Degrees
Best Insane Stunt So Far Perfect Double Insane Stunt
Passengers Dropped Off 143
Cash Made In Taxi $118,570
People Saved in Ambulance 151
Highest Paramedic Mission Level 6
Criminals Killed on Vigilante Mission 67
Total Fires Extinguised: 164
Daily Police Spending $691,360
As you might have guessed, the missing one per cent was because I didn't suceed in unlocking the permenant sprinting ability by reaching the 16th level of the paramedic missions. Put simply, it's fucking impossible! (This is the point at which at least half a dozen of y'all tell me you've done it with no trouble.) The ambulance drives like a sack of steaming racoon shit and it takes damage far too quickly. I've reached level 6 ONCE and can't get above level 3 on any other occasion. It's the one thng about this game that's defeated me and I'm more than a tad smegged off about it.
Well, on to Vice City and Tommy Vercetti I guess. Can someone tell me if it's true that a taxi driver can earn nearly a hundred and twenty grand in real life in just seven and thwo thirds months? 😀