Last night i got a chance to check out the first expansion to the wildly popular and successful Grand Theft Auto IV.
Titled “The Lost and The Damned”, this first of many promised game expansions from Rockstar Games hit the Xbox 360 a few days ago and after sitting down with the game for a couple hours of playtime, i can tell you that the team hasnt lost it spark.
The Lost and The Damned touts itself as a whole new experience separate from the main storyline of GTAIV, intersecting with characters and plot points from that game at times. This time around you control Johnny, a vice president of a motorcycle gang based in Liberty City called the Lost. Johnny’s biker “brother” and President of The Lost, Billy, has just been released from prison and rehab after a serious heroin addiction and “the business” has faltered in his absence. Johnny has been attempting to take care of things but at the start of the show, it doesn't seem to be going too well…
TLATD offers hours of gameplay, new motorcycle physics enhancements, and my personal favorite….The Double Barrel Sawed-Off Shotgun….which was a crazy amount of fun to play with. There is also a Biker Gang formation mechanic that allows you to keep your custom ride safe during hectic high speed pursuits.
The missions early in the playthrough seemed to revolve around high intensity gun battles with Rival Biker Gangs. Im waiting for more of a taste of this expansion in the days ahead and ill make sure to report if anything else tickles my fancy, but i can tell you now that my first taste was quite amazing and i hope the quality continues in the future.
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and The Damned is only available as a digital download for 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360. If you've got the cash to spend on some points, and have a copy of the original game, i highly recommend this expansion.
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