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Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony cover
Developer
Rockstar Toronto, Rockstar North
Publisher
Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Genres
Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Rating
4.0 of 5, 269 player ratings
Main story
about 55 hours
Completionist
about 50 hours
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A flashy, irreverent open-world crime spree full of chaos, nightlife, and dark comedy.

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About

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony is the second of the two episodic expansion packs available for Grand Theft Auto IV. The Ballad of Gay Tony follows the exploits of protagonist Luis Fernando Lopez, an ex-member of the Dominican drug dealers and the personal bodyguard (referred to by himself as "business associate") of Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince. Prince is the owner of the two largest nightclubs in Liberty City and is a high-status socialite. Rockstar Games said in their press release that this episode "injects Liberty City with an overdose of guns, glitz, and crime" and that "players will struggle with the competing loyalties of family and friends, and with the uncertainty about who is real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price."

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Screenshots

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