One of my worst deaths occurred while playing GTA-IV in cooperative multiplayer. We had gotten whats-his-face into the chopper. Two of our guys grabbed cars, while the other two (With me piloting) flew the chopper with the mob boss. We are almost at the landing pad (A baseball field) with plenty of time to spare. I am flying low. Apparently, slightly too low. The tires or the rotors clip the trees lining the field.
"Oh dear."
The end of the chopper disintegrates, leaving the chopper spinning in circles at high speed. Despite my efforts to slow down, the chopper is still going forward at quite a good clip. Anyone that has played this level knows what is past the baseball field. High way overpass. Fast forward: The chopper has now crashed on the overpass, and there are cops everywhere. We kill most of them in a desperate attempt to commandeer one of their vehicles. My compatriot goes down, but I manage to get the mob boss to one of the police cars.
Somewhat lost, I still manage to get oriented the right way, and am now on the island with the baseball field. I am driving a little recklessly due to the police chopper firing on me. This is where things went wrong.
Short of the field, the car hits the curb. Now, veterans of the GTA experience know this sometimes takes a little leeway with the physics engine. My car, having hit this 4 inch curb, leaps 30 feet into the air and flips over, smashing upside down into a tree at the edge of the field. As we are crawling out, the police chopper opens up. The car explodes. Mission failed.