GTA IV - not realistic shocker!

It's been at least two months since I last switched the Xbox on but yesterday I got the chance to do just that when the nipper decided to take an unexpected two hour nap. GTA 4 was the game of choice and I had a great time acting out the activities of hooded youths up and down the country by shooting innocent bystanders, stealing cars, drug dealing, and procuring the services of prostitutes.

Despite the great graphics and sheer scale of Liberty City I found that it's portrayal of the criminal fraternity to be somewhat lacking.

A few points I noticed:

1. It's not possible to take over street corners with your virtual crew,

2. You can't happy slap anyone whilst being recorded by one of your rat faced mates, and then upload it to you tube,

3. White Lightning is nowhere to be found,

4. There isn't an option to walk around with your hand down the front of your tracksuit,

5. Somewhat confusingly, you actually have to do things in exchange for money rather than recieving an amount of money from the in-game benefit system.

I thought that next-generation games were supposed to be realistic.

I'm giving serious consideration to reporting Rockstar and Microsoft for false advertising.