Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned

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Product Features

• Add-on available only as a download from Xbox LIVE--requires that you already own a GTA IV disk
• Experience the world of "The Lost" motorcycle club as its rough VP Johnny Klebitz
• See Liberty City from a whole new perspective with access to new weapons and cool vehicles
• Enjoy new music along with the detailed graphics, great effects, and brutal realities that are the GTA series trademark
• Package includes activation code (instead of a disk) and a two-sided GTA poster.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QD5JAQ
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 17, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,061 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

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Expand your command over the rough and tumble Grand Theft Auto underworld with GTA IV: The Lost and Damned for Xbox 360. You'll need an Xbox LIVE connection and a GTA IV game disk to use this add-on content, but once you're connected, you'll have a whole new perspective on Liberty City.

Johnny Klebitz of The Lost is no newcomer to the biker gangs of Liberty City. View larger.

Take a Joy Ride with Johnny Klebitz
Unlike Niko Bellic of GTA IV, and most of the other central GTA characters you may be familiar with, Johnny Klebitz is no newcomer to the tumultuous underworld of Liberty City, he's a local that lets you see the streets through fresh eyes. VP of "The Lost" motorcycle club and brother of Billy, the club's hot-headed president, Johnny built up profitable truces with other local gangs while his brother was in rehab, but now that Johnnie's out, chaos is back at the forefront of life for this crew.

If this sounds too tame for you, don't worry -- you'll find yourself leveling brutal attacks on cops and rivals, taking your fill of booze and women, and watching out for drug deals gone wrong in classic GTA style. Find a way to stick together, don't hesitate to kill if you have to, and hold on for the ride as this storyline intersects with the main story from GTA IV, exposing tons of the gut-wrenching twists you've come to expect from series creator Rockstar North.

Experience the Thrill of a Sleek, Graphic Production
Series fans have come to expect more from Grand Theft Auto titles--from more action to better production and truly diverse soundtracks--and they won't be disappointed with this edition. In addition to powerful graphics, cool lighting, and music not found in the rest of GTA IV, this expansion pack boasts new multiplayer modes for exploiting Liberty City with your friends, hot new vehicles, and newly minted weapons.

This add-on is only available as a download from Xbox LIVE, so you'll receive an activation code instead of a disk in the package, along with a two-sided GTA poster.

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Product Description

Developed by series creator Rockstar North and set in Liberty City

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a warning,, February 17, 2009

By	Exxxxx (shack in the wilderness.) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This isn't so much a review of The Lost & the Damned (which is great BTW), as it is a warning about spending the $22.95 they're asking for this card as of today. The game is only 1600 regular microsoft points ($19.99 just about everywhere), you don't need a special code or anything so save the few bucks and just get regular MS points, or use a credit card on the xboxlive site to download the extra episodes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So much fun!, March 10, 2009

By	Craig Moller (Brisbane, AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

The Lost & Damned, a $20 Xbox 360 exclusive, is the meatiest expansion pack to date. Not only do you get a significant single-player campaign, but L&D includes 54 new music tracks, 20 new vehicles, a half-dozen new weapons, new side missions, new TV shows and new multiplayer modes.

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This time around, you play as Johnny "The Jew" Klebitz, Vice President of the biker gang named The Lost. Johnny's been the de facto leader while the President of The Lost, Billy, has been in rehab. The story begins with Billy's release and resumption of duties as head of the gang. This naturally leads to a conflict as Billy looks to dive nose-first into the drug trade while Johnny wants The Lost to be smarter about how it handles its business.

Niko is a lot more than just a guy with a funny accent. Niko's journey is one of a lonely immigrant looking for companionship in a strange city. Though he does bad things, he never comes off as a bad guy. The same can't be said for Johnny. Though L&D's story begins with suggestions that Johnny is someone trying to turn his life around, the events that unfold show him to be as horrible a person as any other crook in Liberty City. GTA has always starred men doing bad things, but all of the other lead characters were likeable in some way.

Several crucial gameplay tweaks were made for L&D. The most notable is a major tweaking of the motorcycles. Anyone who played GTA IV can tell you that the bikes can be a pain to handle and that it's easy to get unseated from your ride. Because L&D stars a biker, things needed to change. Every bike handles better in L&D and a healthy number have been added so that there's plenty of variety available. More importantly, it's incredibly difficult to be thrown from your bike now. You pretty much need to run head-on into a wall to get tossed. You can bounce off medians, smack against other cars and pretty much run roughshod over Liberty City with little concern for being unseated. What many found an annoyance, is now a great asset.

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As if the bikes weren't enough fun, there are some new weapons to enjoy, all of which are among the best Liberty City has to offer. There's an auto-pistol that makes playing 10 hours with just a handgun a viable option, the assault shotgun, which is just plain filthy, a sawn-off shotty for those who like to kill in close quarters, pipe bombs in case grenades are too military for your style, and a grenade launcher which allows for skill shots through windows and over cover. These weapons are powerful and plentiful in L&D. Outside of the campaign, there's plenty to do. Getting 100% in L&D will take a good amount of time. There are 25 gang wars to be won across Liberty City, a dozen new bike races, new bike theft missions, several odd jobs to tackle for various miscreants, 50 seagulls to find and kill, a new comedy show to enjoy and some new mini-games to try.

It's important to note that The Lost and Damned is not a new game. There's just so much content here that it feels like something brand new. This is a downloadable episode and as such, it is judged against other episodic content on Xbox 360. The gameplay changes are great and the multiplayer is excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a Download, Not a Disk, March 13, 2009

By	todd wolfe - See all my reviews

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

It probably says somewhere in the description that this is a download code, not a disk, but somehow I missed it. If, for instance, you are in Afghanistan where the internet is as reliable as the train service, a 1.8 gigabyte download is measured in calendar days.

An easier alternative is to just purchase this directly from the xbox marketplace when you log on with your xbox.