I always used to play GTA with cheats, but I did not use a single cheat in the fourth game

It seems kinda retardedly hard at times. Maybe I just suck but I can't last long in a huge firefight without using the health cheat.

I beat GTA IV without using any cheats.

Any tips as to how to do that without being really really frustrated?

I never played any of the story missions of any GTA game with cheats on.  I only use cheats to mess around and cause all manners of chaos.

The entire time I played it, it actually never crossed my mind. 

" Any tips as to how to do that without being really really frustrated? "

I never used them in any of the GTA's from 3 - 4.  The only time I used it in 3 was when I was done with the story and I wanted to use hover cars and play as other characters like the stripper with the really big mellons.  For 4 I haven't even check if there are any cool ones, maybe when I finish The Lost and the Damn which I finally got back to after I stop playing RE5 & SF4, i'm about 57% done know.
 
@withateethuh:
Its easy if you make sure your health is full and you have a bullet proof vest on at all times.  When ever i'm low I just go to the burger shop and the gun shop...  If you don't want to constantly drive across the map just take the taxi cab really quick...  The game isn't that hard if your follow those tips...  At least thats my opinion.

You can run in aim mode? How?

I play without cheats for about the first five minutes lol.

Um, I only know how on the PC... you just hold the run button (shift?).

" You can run in aim mode? How? "

I don't use cheats in GTAIV. When I first started the GTA games with GTA3, I relied heavily on cheats. That carried over to Vice City. Then I tried the game without cheats and found that it was a much more enjoyable, rewarding, and challenging game experience. Since then I've only messed with cheats after beating the game. Usually only when playing it with others. I've only checked out the cheats in GTAIV one time when my cousin was over. If you're using codes to beat the game, you're only doing yourself a disservice. Suck it up and play it legit. Don't be a Balla fool.

i used them after i beat the story line.  but not before

I cheated my way through GTA3 and Vice City but decided to play San Andreas and IV without cheats and it was really fun without them.

I played it with out cheats

Without.

I've never used cheats and I think I've beaten the game two or three times.

Never used a single cheat in GTA4 :)

I find GTA4 really boring at the best of times... so without cheats it'd be just plain annoying.

I never played through the campaign with cheats in III, VC, SA and IV.  When I finish the story missions though, I usually turn on some cheats and just wreak havoc over the city.

I beat the game in my original run without cheats. So, yeah.

I completed the story before using any cheats.

The only cheats I would use were the car cheats because I just loved driving and flipping the Comet.

" You can run in aim mode? How? "

Never once used cheats... but GTA: San Andreas... well... thats a different story...

" I always used to play GTA with cheats, but I did not use a single cheat in the fourth game "

I never used cheats on any of the actual missions and even when I've just been messing around I've only very rarely used cheats.

i don't use actual assistance cheats since they will lock some achievements (in case i decide 2 achievement whore gta in the future) i only use the helicopter cheat 2 get the black hawk because 
a) its fun
b) its a lot faster 2 move around in it ;)
and
c) jumping out of it at huge heights is great fun you shud try it sometime

I finished without cheats. It wasn't that hard.

I didn't use cheats and still haven't till this day, other GTA games I would have cheated, eventually, but only for fun, not to, well cheat?

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The entire time I played it, it actually never crossed my mind. 

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" Any tips as to how to do that without being really really frustrated? "

I played through 4 without using cheats, after I beat it i went crazy with them. Its the first I played through without cheats.

I finished all the misions without cheats, but when I am just messing around I use them constantly .

play through it first without, and then go jack around with them enabled

Only Vice City and GTA 4 I could complete without using cheats, all the others I had to.

" I never played any of the story missions of any GTA game with cheats on.  I only use cheats to mess around and cause all manners of chaos. "

GTA 3 and Vice City I NEEDED cheats to stay alive, but being able to just buy a burger and call up some body armor made me able to play GTA4 without any cheats. 
 
So, zero cheats used in GTA4 for me.

I refused to use cheats to help me with any of the missions. But the majority of my time in that game was spent running around blowing things up and generally causeing chaos, and whenever i did that i most certainly used cheats.

like the rest, i only used cheats after story mode was over.   
 they are good for sandbox type play. 

" @Br3adfan said:

" I always used to play GTA with cheats, but I did not use a single cheat in the fourth game "

This "

The only cheats I use are ones to refill my health/armor before missions. Too lazy to find a vendor. -- And this is ONLY after I've already beaten the game without cheats.
 
I used to spawn vehicles when I was stranded before the ability to call a taxi or a bike.
 
The PRE-GTA4 cheats were the best though. Stuff that changed the way the game behaved; like flying cars, riot mode, etc... not just ammo and shit. This is where the PC version excels -- mods and trainers can make the game something really fucking neat.
 
PS: I hate when people bring up cheats and folks are like "you shouldn't cheat even if it's just for fun and has nothing to do with progression"

I haven't used cheats in at least 5 years, ends up ruining the game for me.

finished my first play-through, 100%, without cheats, got a key to the city from rockstar. then played again with all cheats.

" @withateethuh said:

" You can run in aim mode? How? "

Aim and move "

I beat the game without cheats, then once it was over, enabled pretty much all the cheats. Spawning Annihilators out of thin air is crazy...and awesome.