There are seven new weapons in the game, including a. The Ballad of Gay Tony took care of this problem extremely well. Because of this, there are also several new “Triathalon” races you can take part in, where you base jump out of a plane onto a speed boat, and then you race to a land location where you get in to a sports car and race to the checkered flag.Īs great as GTA IV was, there were several limitations that are considered unusual for Grand Theft Auto games, including fewer weapons, gadgets and vehicles. You can also participate or place wagers on cage fights at the new Liberty City Fight Club, or take on several base jumping challenges throughout the city (the parachute made a comeback). section with all of the Liberty City celebrities. You can go to late night clubs and dance all night, or you can party up in the V.I.P. In this episode, you experience the Liberty City high life. You play as Luis Lopez, a personal assistant and body guard to prestigious club owner Anthony Prince, aka “Gay Tony”. lifestyle that you don’t experience in the previous two stories.
Unlike the original GTA IV where you’re following a rags-to-riches plot, or the first downloadable episode “The Lost and Damned” where you’re a member of a Hell’s Angels-type biker posse, this time you get to see and live the glamorous, V.I.P. The new downloadable Grand Theft Auto IV episode, The Ballad of Gay Tony, passes all three tests with flying colors. However, there aren’t a notable amount of games that succeed in both of those categories and create a compelling storyline. Many video games out there receive high ratings as a result of stunning graphics or fantastic, realistic game play.