<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
two	O
episodic	O
expansion	O
packs	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
individually	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
29	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
standalone	O
disc-based	O
package	O
titled	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episodes	I-Application
from	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
contains	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
added	O
Episodes	O
from	O
Liberty	O
City	O
to	O
its	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
list	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
platforms	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
follows	O
Luis	O
Fernando	O
Lopez	O
,	O
a	O
Dominican-American	O
former	O
drug	O
dealer-turned-bodyguard	O
and	O
best	O
friend	O
of	O
Anthony	O
"	O
Gay	B-Application
Tony	I-Application
"	O
Prince	O
,	O
a	O
nightclub	O
magnate	O
and	O
high-status	O
socialite	O
in	O
Liberty	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
ties	O
up	O
loose	O
ends	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
regarding	O
the	O
diamond	O
sale	O
storyline	O
that	O
connects	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
is	O
retrospectively	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
addition	O
,	O
previously	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
scoring	O
system	O
for	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
features	O
"	O
side	O
jobs	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
more	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drug	O
Wars	O
perform	O
similarly	O
to	O
Gang	O
Wars	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
acquire	O
a	O
drug	O
stash	O
and	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
drop-off	O
point	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
variations	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
pursued	O
by	O
rival	O
gangs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
used	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
the	O
fictional	O
U.S.	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
neighboring	O
state	O
of	O
Alderney	O
(	O
New	O
Jersey	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
,	O
the	O
entire	O
map	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
first	O
mission	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
freely	O
traverse	O
between	O
Liberty	O
City	O
's	O
main	O
boroughs	O
and	O
Alderney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
storyline	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
alongside	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
several	O
returning	O
characters	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
narrative	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
side-story	O
about	O
a	O
shipment	O
of	O
stolen	O
diamonds	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
briefly	O
depicted	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
and	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
,	O
but	O
receives	O
a	O
proper	O
conclusion	O
here	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
witnessing	O
the	O
robbery	O
of	O
the	O
Bank	O
of	O
Liberty	O
,	O
Luis	O
Fernando	O
Lopez	O
(	O
Mario	O
D'Leon	O
)	O
meets	O
with	O
his	O
boss	O
and	O
business	O
partner	O
,	O
nightclub	O
owner	O
"	O
Gay	O
"	O
Tony	B-Application
Prince	I-Application
(	O
David	O
Kenner	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Ballad	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gay	I-Application
Tony	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
ranked	O
Anthony	O
"	O
Gay	B-Application
Tony	I-Application
"	O
Prince	O
as	O
the	O
coolest	O
LGBT	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
2013	O
list	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
hot	O
mess	O
of	O
the	B-Application
GTA	I-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
