Like Grand Theft Auto, the expansion pack consists of several levels which the player must complete, in order to unlock the next one in the chain. It is much shorter in length, and features the same map and characters as London 1969, but takes place eight years prior. A second, freeware expansion, Grand Theft Auto: London 1961, was released exclusively for personal computers in July 1999, to coincide with the release of the Grand Theft Auto games on the internet. The expansion pack was met with mixed reviews, but won the 1999 BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award in the "Sound" category. Like in the main game, players assume the role of a criminal who works for several London-based criminal syndicates, and complete levels by achieving a set score, within an open-world environment that allows them to do whatever they wish alongside jobs to achieve their goal. The expansion adheres to the same gameplay mechanics of the main game and takes place in a fictionalised version of London during the 1960s. It was released for personal computers ( MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows) and the PlayStation in April 1999. Attempting to play the game on modern rigs often results in the screen flashing, or an error message showing.Grand Theft Auto Mission Pack #1: London 1969 is an expansion pack for the 1997 action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto, developed by Rockstar Canada and published by Rockstar Games.
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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.Īnother expansion pack, Grand Theft Auto: London 1961, was later released solely for the PC version and offered as free download from Rockstar Games. It offered thirty-two brand new missions, as well as a total of thirty new vehicles, relative to the time period. GTA London 1969 was released in 1999 for the PC and PlayStation. Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 (official title Grand Theft Auto Mission Pack #1: London 1969) is the first expansion pack, to the original Grand Theft Auto.