You also get a few new weapons like grenade launchers and sawed-off shotguns, and when Johnny's sitting a bike, it'll handle much more responsively than vehicles as operated by Niko. Bikers" (bikers try to take out a bus protected by cops) and "Chopper vs. Game-wise, Rockstar's added several new multiplayer modes, like "Cops vs.
When his shoot-first-compromise-never boss gets out, however, management styles clash, leading to all sorts of familial mayhem. In "The Lost and Damned," Klebitz is subbing for his gang leader who's in rehab, and trying to make nice with the competition. Since Johnny and Nico's stories overlap, Nico's in for a cameo here. If you played the original, Klebitz is the guy that helps Niko watch over a heroin deal, and who later chips in on a mission involving conflict diamonds. Nico Bellic is out, replaced by Johnny Klebitz, a 34-year-old leader in a biker gang. Some have speculated it might hop platforms once Microsoft's exclusivity deal expires, but that assumes there's in fact an expiry date.Īs for the game itself, think in thirds, as in one-third the story missions of the original.
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I guess that's more or less what the "potential compromised PS3 sales" tally came to once the numbers were properly projected and crunched. Sorry PlayStation 3 owners, Microsoft ponied up $50 million for exclusive rights to host the expansion. What's to benefit you tripping all the way to the mall for a glorified piece of media-less plastic? You can still buy the game at retail in the form of a key card, but I'd wager most gamers will circumvent the middleman. Also there's Yusuf 'Arab Money' Amir.It's a bold move on Rockstar's part, an experiment of sorts but also something of risk, since it's arriving as both Xbox 360-exclusive and in downloadable-only form. And The Ballad's is especially fun because you get some additional time with an even more sadistic and intimidating Bulgarin. The Damned's in particular paints an even more noticeably harrowing light unto Niko's story for how much your seemingly small actions cascade across Johnny's story. They're both definitely worth playing because some of the best moments are watching as each story connects and affects one another. The Ballad's Drug side-missions are much better than The Damned's Biker Gang side-missions, though. Then again so was the strange level-up mechanic for your fellow bikers in The Damned, but it still more successfully delivered on the tone it was going for than The Ballad I think. There was a disappointingly small amount of clothing to select from, you only had one apartment, and the actual club-management side stuff was pretty weak. That's probably the one point where The Ballad faltered for me I never felt like I was actually living the high life as some successful club manager. Oh, and riding bikes is so much fun in The Damned (mixed in with the sawn-off shotty!) and it overall manages to perfectly capture the feel of rollin' within a biker gang. Gay Tony kinda flutters about at points (like story threads concerning Luis' mum and his gang-banger buddies), even if it's also got some solid comedy in there with Brucie. The Ballad is still pretty fun as well, and Gay Tony is a really goofy character who reminds me of Rosenberg from Vice City, but the actual drama and story is better and more consistent in L&D. Johnny Klebitz is easily my favourite of the three GTAIV protagonists and I much prefer the grittier, grungier style of the L&D over The Ballad.