Zahlreiche Websites veröffentlichten gestern Hands-On Previews und sind durch die Bank begeistert. Als Beispiel hier IGN
Zitat IGN.com:
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The Lost and Damned to take anywhere from 12-20 hours to complete. And that´s just the single-player story. For $20 (1,600 MSP), L&D offers a full-fledged campaign, new locations, new mini-games (arm wrestling!), refined gameplay mechanics, new vehicles, new weapons, a hefty new soundtrack, new DJs, new TV shows, new Internet sites, and new multiplayer. One thing´s for certain: Rockstar isn´t dicking around with horse armor.
GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned is looking like one of the best deals around. You´re essentially getting a full game for just 20 bucks. While we haven´t been given any details on the multiplayer, we´re told it´s as robust an offering as the single-player. Oh, and if you´ve noticed L&D listed for sale at a retail outlet such as GameStop, know that this is not a disc. It´s just a card with a code you can enter on Xbox Live to download the DLC.
Part of this may be down to the character of Niko himself, a leading man troubled, at times, by his own integrity. With The Lost and Damned, he´s almost entirely absent,
The thought of playing a dozen hours of GTA IV with a focus on bikes had me a little worried before picking up the controller. However, Rockstar made a number of fixes for L&D that should dissipate any frustrations. You really have to work hard to get knocked off your bike. In fact, it took me plowing head-first into a fence to finally get thrown. Bikes are easier to control overall, but even if you bump cars, nudge walls, or slam against the occasional light post, you will most likely stay on your seat."
Und das ist nur das erste der beiden Add-Ons.