Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damed (Game Review)

This is the first expansion pack/story for the successful Grand Theft Auto IV game. Overall it was a decent game, i am not sure if it was just me, but i felt that some of the graphical stand points seem to be aging which is funny because this game came out in 2008, maybe i just got spoiled from Uncharted 2. Also another thing that bothered me was when you enter a mission it goes to a loading screen, then after watching the cinematic it goes to a loading screen, then you get on your bike and go do the mission only to get shot by some thug, which then brings up a loading screen leaving you off at the hospital, so then you have to click replay which then goes to the final loading screen... sigh* however at first this really fucking bothered me and really destroyed alot of the mission of the game, but once you get used to the cover system/shooting, you'll find your self dying less, which means less loading screens. Well no that all the negatives are out of the way, the game itself is pretty impressive, the mission were never tedious, and the voice acting between characters were quite entertaining.


Especially when you get the main Biker dude talking to a corrupt congressman, it gets quite hilarious. The game also introduced new weapons which included, pipe bombs, a burst fire pistol, an automatic shotgun with a drum magazine, and the classic saw-off shotgun. While all these guns are a welcome to the arsenal, it seemed that you could never really make enough money, to casually buy ammo, because you made absolutely NO money in the game which made it fairly hard in the game. Also some levels were retardedly difficult when your up against, a swat team with assault rifles, and all you have is a saw-off shotgun and no Kevlar armor, things can get fairly gnarly. One thing that was really nice in the game was because you were the leader of the biker gang you can call your buddy's for back up, guns, or for a fresh bike. While calling your buddies into battle they also get points for surviving which can reward them with better guns, armor etc... The story, was short and to the point nothing really unexpected was thrown your way, but it was enjoyable none the less. Over all it was a fun expansion, with only a few frustrating bits.