9 Smartest Video Game Decisions (That Still Got People Killed)

9. Choosing Revenge - Grand Theft Auto IV

At the end of Grand Theft Auto IV, the player is given two options: make a deal with villainous drug dealer Dimitri Rascalov for $250,000, or simply seek revenge against him for kidnapping Niko's cousin Roman earlier in the game.

Roman urges Niko to take the deal to make a better life for himself, while Niko's girlfriend Kate suggests he shouldn't take money over principles or risk being double-crossed by Dimitri.

There isn't really much of a choice here: listen to your boneheaded cousin or your street-smart girlfriend? The only smart decision is to take revenge over money, because leaving Dimitri alive is just too much of a risk.

But of course, somebody close to Niko dies no matter which ending you pick, and in the Revenge ending, poor Kate is gunned down by an infuriated Jimmy Pegorino, who initially brokered the deal between Niko and Dimitri.

Trying to wipe out your mortal enemy is certainly wiser than leaving him around to stitch you up later on, but sadly Niko had a blindspot he didn't even know about, and Kate paid the price for it regardless.