I was also frustrated at the end of COD4 - when your captain slide you a pistol. It took me about 5-6 tries. But doggone, I love the game.
@ Blaiyan
I hate shooting out lights and junk. I also hated the intro mission where you can't touch the street. Silly rules.
I also hate accessing the locked regions in GTA and drawing tons of cops, and even the pay-in-sprays won't work.