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#GTA EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY REVIEW PS2#
I was an early adopter of the PS3, grabbing one of the initial release, 60gb behemoth versions that allowed backwards compatability with PS1 and PS2 and sounds like a tank trying to fly when you turn it on. After completing it eagerly, I jumped straight into San Andreas, which somehow managed to expand and improve upon its sun-soaked predecessor.Īnd then GTA IV came along. In fact it would not be until several years after their release that I finally invested any serious time into Vice City before quickly realising that this was one of the defining games of its generation. Again though I only dabbled, buying Vice City and then San Andreas out of a sense of duty rather than with any expectation of actually playing them.
#GTA EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY REVIEW SERIES#
This was a whole new world – quite literally – as the series moved into 3D for the first time, the open world design coming into its own like never before and helping to cement GTA as a true gaming franchise. Having barely played the first game, despite being able to acknowledge its brilliance, I skipped both the London expansion and GTA II, picking up the series again on PS2 with GTA III. Inevitably then I would acknowledge my earlier misjudgement and buy the game too, where it promptly fell victim to my Championship / Football Manager obsession, like so may other games of that time. Sure, the graphics looked a little ropey at first glance but closer inspection revealed a detailed top-down world, home to myriad missions, vehicles and brilliant radio stations to lose yourself in. Of course it only took a short time with the game to realise that it was something special. ‘If it was any good, they would have something more to brag about than the colours.’ So it was that when my flat mate picked it up off the shelf in Virgin Megastore, I glanced at the crappy looking graphics and noted that the back cover blurb boasted about the number of colours used. Having seen many hyped franchise come and go down the years, I was not impressed by the promise of ‘mature gaming’ given that Dreamweb had been billed with much the same premise back on the Amiga. Like most gamers of the time, I had seen the reviews and I had heard the criticisms. I touched on this in one of my earliest pieces for the site but my first experience of GTA was with the original game on PS1. If you’ve been itching to return to Liberty City or if it’s your first time visiting, this is an affordable title that is well worth the trip.I’ve always been slightly behind the curve when it comes to Grand Theft Auto. Made on top of a game now two years old, the graphics are looking slightly dated, but the two episodes are still well worth picking up. Although New Zealand received the Australian censored version of GTA IV, Episodes appears to remain uncut just like the DLC. Of course there’s online multiplayer as well. You can tackle the main missions, other activities, or just go out on a murderous rampage. GTA is an open world game set in a sprawling urban city. In Klebitz’s story you’ll be riding as part of a kick-ass motorcycle gang, which makes for some epic firefights. In Lopez’s story you’ll have access to high-powered weapons, nitro, parachutes, and Tony’s night clubs. It’s the same game running underneath, albeit with new weapons, vehicles, missions and things to do. So if you’ve played GTA IV, you know what to expect here. Both these characters have one thing in common: their bosses are always getting them into trouble. Luis Lopez is a high-rolling bodyguard for a gay club-owner, who goes by the unassuming moniker Gay Tony. Johnny Klebitz is part of The Lost motorcycle gang, and must deal with his manic leader Billy Grey. There appear to be no major differences between the two versions apart from three new radio stations. Presumably this exclusivity period ended, so we can finally play them on the other platforms even without the GTA IV disc. The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony constituted last year’s exclusive downloadable content (DLC) for GTA IV on the Xbox 360, courtesy of a big Microsoft cheque. You pick yourself up, only to have a cop shoot you in the face. An oncoming metro then slams into your bike and you’re flung off into a wall. The cops are after you so you grab a nearby motorcycle, ride down into the subway and onto the tracks.