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St Pats Day Special: Top 5 Irish Game Characters

Written by Aaron Mitchell | Wednesday, 18 March 2009 00:01

Number 2.

Patrick McReary - Grand Theft Auto IV

Packie, or Patrick, McReary turns up in Grand Theft Auto IV as a helping hand and employer to Nico. He was also born in 1979, same as me, but I should point out that Packie isn't really Irish, he's one of these American Irish family types who is more than happy to claim Irish heritage despite knowing nothing about his home country or even having visited there. Then again, I can't complain too much, I'm technically Australian Irish. Still, he's a heck of a lot more Irish than Nina Williams. A fast friend, passionate but laid back and far too mouthy for his own good, Packie is very Irish. He also has a homicidal over protectiveness of his younger sister and an unwavering respect for his sociopathic big brother Gerry.

Packie and his family make up a large portion of your adventures in Liberty City and provide some of the games most talked about moments. Hopefully Packie and the rest of the corrupt McReary clan appear in one of the upcoming GTAIV episodes to be released before October.

For his help you out in a pinch attitude Packie easily scores four shamrocks out of five.