Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
Developers	DMA Design/Tarantula Studios
Publishers	ASC Games
Release date	April 29 1999
Platforms	PC and Playstation
Ratings	BBFC: 18 ESRB: M USK: 16+ OFLC: MA 15+ OFLC (NZ): R18 SELL: 16
Protagonist	Unknown
Location	London
Year	1969

Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 is the first expansion pack, to the original Grand Theft Auto. GTA: London 1969 was released in 1999 for the PC and PlayStation. It offered 32 brand new missions, as well as a total of 30 new vehicles, relative to the time period.

The game is very similar to the original Grand Theft Auto because it uses the same game engine and is presented in the same format of missions, sections and cutscenes.

Another expansion pack, Grand Theft Auto: London 1961, was later released solely for the PC version and offered as free download from Rockstar. It requires GTA London 1969, which in turn requires GTA 1.

As the name implies, the game takes place in London in the year 1969. The player once again enters the role of a criminal looking to work his or her way up the career ladder of organized crime. The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a James Bond-like character and the usage of more or less authentic slang. In addition, the cars drive on the left side of the road, as is the case in Britain.

Chapters

All of the chapters take place in London:

1. Boys Will Be Thieves
2. Mods and Sods
3. Chelsea Smile
4. Dead Certainty

Weapons

Main article: Weapons in GTA 1 Era

• Fist - People cannot be killed with this weapon. However, it can immobilize enemies for a few seconds.
• Pistol - Slow firing rate, but kills with one shot. Lots of ammo can be found around the cities. It is always near hospitals and police stations, and is the standard weapon of cops and criminals.
• Machine Gun - Rapid rate of fire, but it is only in specified places and it doesn't have much ammo. It is used by police when player has wanted level of four.
• Rocket Launcher - Only used for destroying vehicles, but buildings will also catch fire when shot. It is found only in rare places.
• Flamethrower - Can easily blow up a car or catch people on fire. It is most useful for killing groups of enemies, but it is a rare weapon.

Missions

Main article: Missions in GTA London 1969

The missions are similar to the GTA 1's missions, usually you get jobs from payphones, or you activate a mission when you enter a vehicel etc.

Gameplay

Main article: Grand Theft Auto 1#Gameplay

The gameplay is almost the same in GTA 1 and in the expansion packs, the cops' behaviour, the point and the mission system are the same. The only difference is that the London mission packs take place in London and not in America.

Grand Theft Auto series chronology of events 2D Universe GTA 1 Era 1961 – London 1961 1969 – London 1969 3D Universe GTA III Era 1984 – GTA Vice City Stories 1986 – GTA Vice City 1992 – GTA San Andreas 2D Universe GTA 1 Era 1997 – Grand Theft Auto 1 3D Universe GTA III Era 1998 – GTA Liberty City Stories 2D Universe GTA 2 Era 1999 – GTA 2 3D Universe GTA III Era 2000 – GTA Advance 2001 – GTA III HD Universe GTA IV Era 2008 – GTA IV – The Lost and Damned – The Ballad of Gay Tony 2009 – GTA Chinatown Wars GTA V Era 2013 – GTA Online 2013 – GTA V