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Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Xbox 360
- Price: $19.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Highly provocative expansion with drugs, sex, and killing.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this GTA IV expansion game features lots of potentially offensive content. It has a lots of violence, blood, and killing -- including innocent people and police officers -- along with strong sexual themes (but no nudity), excessive language, and scenes with drugs, smoking and drinking. As with its predecessors, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony is not for young eyes or ears.
What's it about?
Available as a Xbox 360 download or bundled on a disc with another episode(as Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City) , GRAND THEFT AUTO IV: THE BALLAD OF GAY TONY delivers new game-play to the controversial title, along with new weapons and vehicles that can be used in multiplayer modes. You play as Luis Lopez, a little-known and seedy assistant to Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince, a nightclub owner and associate of the Ancelotti crime family in the fictitious Liberty City. In one mission, "Dropping In," you fly a helicopter over Star Junction (Times Square) and land on a building where The Rampage hockey team is hanging out in the penthouse suite. Your job is to take out the owner, but you must first get through his goons, and then escape by base-jumping out of the building, opening your parachute and landing on a moving truck. Another mission, "For the Man Who Has Everything," Luis is challenged with stealing a train car for the over-the-top Iranian millionaire Yusef, which requires an assortment of serious firepower.
Is it any good?
If you liked Grand Theft Auto IV, then you’ll love The Ballad of Gay Tony. It offers more memorable characters, irreverent dialogue, daring missions, and a fully interactive open-world you can lose yourself in for hours at a time. Much of your attention will be on dealing with Tony's debtors, addictions, and boyfriend, while also helping to run his nightclubs and play mini-games. The $20 download is well worth the investment, or $40 for the packaged episodes (Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, which includes the first downloadable episode, The Lost and Damned) -- but just as its risqué predecessors, those easily offended need not apply.
Online interaction: GTA IV offers multiplayer online modes but this expansion pack lets you unlock new weapons and use them in a head-to-head mode. Interaction with strangers is unpredictable.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why games like this are appealing to many players. Does it let them live viraciously in a criminal underworld? Does it let them do things they'd never dream of in real life? Or are the many varied missions, open-ended environments, and humorous characters all for sheer entertainment?
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Yes turn off the bad parts
My son really wants to get this game. He is 13 years old. I said yes because ive heard it got great reviews. I was watching him carefully playing it and luckly there is a setting where you can skip sex parts and no F bombs. My son didnt want to turn those parts off ut i made him so if your a parent on the border of buying this game game for your kid, id say get it and turn off all bad settings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome Game
Love this game! Also to all the parents that want too boycot the games, why dont you not buy them instead
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e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for babies
Like any other GTA,this GTA isn't exception.
Pure masterpiece.
11/10 from me.
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Most adult game in the world?
How can you say that this is not as bad as left 4 dead? the violence isnt too gory, but you can kill civillians and police man. there are sex scenes, plenty of swear words, and more unmentionable stuff. this is WAY not for children. I admit though, ive played it once and its a pretty good, and easy to play game.
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The Game Is Good And If You Dont Get Your Kids This You Really Boring And Not Letting Them Hve Any Fun Stuff
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Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
Released on: 10/27/2009, Price: $19.99, online enabled
ESRB Rating: M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs
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BAD PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU LET A KIDS 14 AND UNDER PLAY THIS GAME THEN YOU ARE BAD PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow...that's pretty gosh darn gruesome...
Great game. Good graphics, best story in a free roam yet...
But it unbeliebaly controlveral. Now alot of my friends at school can take the stuff in this game, which i can too, I love it. But, this game is NOT for the faint of heart. Alot of blood, drugs and swearing are in this game. But in the end, it has a positive message. Protect your family, the are a priceless jewel that you cannot lose. That's a good message. But if you can't get past all the violence and gore. DON'T PLAY IT!!!
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awesome but you need to read this
ok grand theft auto is a great game this one is one of the best way better then grand theft auto 4 the full game and this is just an add on the brought back parachutes and a tank but they need a bigger much bigger free roam and more easter eggs and so much more vehicles so many that you can even count and plane and i want it to take like a half an hour to like dirve to the other side of the map like sanandreas ..... can anyone say road trip and there needs to be nudity you should see them a having sex and control it srrry personal opinion of a teen age boy you know .... but the game is awesome but they need to remake sanandreas
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Rockstar Games |
| Release date: | October 27, 2009 |
| Price: | $19.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs |
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