Excellent add on content (Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned Edition (Xbox 360))

Member Name: Midnight_Walker

Product:	Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned Edition (Xbox 360)
Date:	08/06/09 (8 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Improves on the original, bikes handle brilliantly, good story overlap

Disadvantages: Short (5 hours?), but at around £12, not really an issue

So, Grand Theft Auto DLC - the original game was stunning, this should be no less impressive, right? Well, yes, actually. Personally I thought the original GTA was a stunning game, but it had its downfalls, such as nagging friends, and taking itself a little too seriously.

I was going to buy this DLC pretty much as soon as I heard about it, but was a little apprehensive because it's based around bikes, as the bike handling in GTA wasn't up to much, to be honest. But this DLC does a lot to address those issues - the bikes handle brilliantly, the story is good, and the atmosphere is somewhat more relaxed than the original game. What's also interesting is how this new story overlaps with the original game; although Niko doesn't really feature as a character here, you can still meet him as he's doing his own missions from the original GTA - you even get to participate in those missions, but see things from a different perspective, which is very clever and works well.

All in all, if you loved the original GTA, you really can't go wrong with this - it's more of the same, but better.

Summary: Great add on works well and even improves on the original.