Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar North |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Distributor(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
| Producer(s) | Leslie Benzies |
| Programmer(s) | Adam Fowler Alexander Roger Obbe Vermeij |
| Artist(s) | Aaron Garbut |
| Writer(s) |
Dan Houser Rupert Humphries |
| Composer(s) | Stuart Hart |
| Series | Grand Theft Auto |
| Engine | RAGE |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) |
Xbox 360
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | PS3: 94% X360: 89.73% |
| Metacritic | X360: 90/100 PS3: 88/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| GameTrailers | 9.2 |
| IGN | 9.0/10 |
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (originally known as Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned) is the first of two episodic expansion packs developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto IV, developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was first released for the Xbox 360 on 17 February 2009 and on PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows on 13 April 2010. It is the third expansion pack game in the Grand Theft Auto series (the first since Grand Theft Auto: London 1961, released in 1999), and the twelfth release overall.
The protagonist of The Lost and Damned is Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney chapter of The Lost MC, a motorcycle club which, along with himself, featured in a number of missions throughout the course of Grand Theft Auto IV. The main storyline of the episode focuses on Johnny's efforts to keep the chapter running, while dealing with internal conflicts, gang warfare, drug running, and various enemies. The storyline shows Johnny's perspective in regard to the infamous diamond deal of Grand Theft Auto IV.
A combined standalone disc-based package titled Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which does not require the original Grand Theft Auto IV game to be played, was released and contains both The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony.
While The Lost and Damned features similar gameplay to that of Grand Theft Auto IV, and takes place in the same setting of Liberty City, the game only features around a third of the number of missions from that game, as was stated in an interview between IGN and the president of Rockstar North, which thus places the amount of time to complete it at approximately 10–15 hours, depending on how focused the player is on the storyline. The game also features new additions, some in regard to Johnny's connection to the Lost MC, and some minor changes.
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