Your wild trip through Las Vegas starts today: French games maker Gameloft has just released the latestGrand Theft-inspired open world action game on the App Store.Gangstar Vegashas you rolling up on a new trip through the City of Sin, the outrageous Las Vegas.
There are 80 missions in the initial release and maps are nine times the size of previousGangstars. You can play either in a story mode, with challenges like races, fights, carnage missions and breaking the bank in casino games. Oh, and you get to play as a mixed martial arts fighter…
But wait, there’s more!
Ganstar Vegasmakes use of the Havok physics engine which takes care of the realistic ragdoll effects during fights and stunts.
And as you could imagine, the game comes packed to the gills with a bunch of weapons like like Molotov cocktails, flamethrowers and an electric guitar (!).
And don’t worry, you’ll be able to sit behind the steering wheel of all sorts of crazy vehicles such as monster trucks, muscle cars and fighter jets, to name just a few.
Here’s a nice launch trailer.
The game allows for character customizations that include both appearance and skill upgrades.
The massive 1.4GB download costsseven bucksand runs natively on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. For the impatient types, an additional $2 in-app purchase buys you a Puny Cash Bundle to spend on those upgrades.
The app is“coming very soon”to Android devices.
To learn more, visit the officialGangstar Vegasweb site.
Gameloft has several titles in theGrand Theft Autoseries on the App Store.
Most notably,Grand Theft Auto: Vice Cityhit the App Storelast DecemberandGrand Theft Auto 3: The 10 Year Anniversary Editionhas just beenupdatedwith cloud saves, iPhone 5 support and custom iTunes playlists.
