Are you sick of Grand Theft Auto IV yet? Neither am I! With dozens of hours of missions, scads of television programming, scores of websites to surf, and a goodly number of multi-player game modes, it could end up being a rather long time before any of us cry, "Uncle!" and move out of Liberty City and on to other things (like the outdoors...)

But the fact remains that someday, we will have had enough of the content that came on that one lone disc and will want something more. This is where the downloadable content comes into play. The rumor is that GTA's DLC will be entire other cities for players to explore. And as awesome as this idea is, I can think of a few other things I'd like to see made available to players of the game.  So I made a list.

Bear in mind, most of these ideas are for additions to the multi-player mode, although they might work as single-player missions too. So, without further delay, I give you:

My GTA DLC Wish List 

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Giant Monster Attacks

Liberty City is rife with violence, corrruption, and myriad other problems that any modern city has to deal with. It makes me wonder: what would it take for the citizenry to pull together and work towards a common goal? Well, if Hollywood movies are any kind of indicator (and I pray that they are...) the answer comes in the form of a giant monster rampaging through the city streets. Godzilla, King Kong, Cloverfield, and even the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man have caused wanton destruction on many a city; so why not Liberty City? Simply select Monster Mode and team up with fifteen other people to save the day! 

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Snow

Although Rockstar overlooked very few details when designing Liberty City, I am a little disappointed in the weather system. Sure, you have fully realized sun and rain conditions, but isn't this a Northeastern city? Where's the snow? Well, with this option in the multi-player lobby, you can select Blizzard, and bring winter to your games. Driving on icy roads would make an already difficult steering system even more problematic; but this would be offset by the snow banks piled on the sides of streets, which would provide a soft cushion for crashes. Also, if you ran out of ammo, you could always start a massive snowball fight.

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Mech Robots

The sheer size of Liberty City can be a bit daunting for the uninitiated. The streets, buildings, bridges and people can be so overwhelming that you may end up feeling very small in it all. And while small arms gunfights are all well and good, what if you could stage battles that are as epic as the city where they take place? By scattering Japanese-inspired mech robots throughout the city (like helicopters or boats currently are) you could have the giant battles Liberty City deserves. Imagine it: you're chasing one of your friends, the two of you come around a corner, and a Gundam is locking a mini-nuke onto your position. Now that's DLC!

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Floods

Liberty City is a series of inter-connected islands, completely surrounded by various bodies of water. And, as Al Gore and Kevin Costner have shown us, anything that is dry land today, tomorrow will most likely be underwater. Selecting Noah mode in the multi-player menu will cause the water hemming the city in to slowly rise during a timed match. A mad fight for survival would ensue, with the last surviving swimmer being declared the winner. Boats would be (naturally) left unlocked, but helicopters would be a strict no-no. I mean, honestly, what kind of citizen would just fly over a drowning city without stopping?

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Medieval Weapons Pack (with Horses)

Pistols and shotguns are quite effective tools, not only for laying waste to person after person, but also for showing off the Euphoria physics engine. But for a true test of an anatomy engine, I think we need to go back to a more primitive type of warfare- the Middle Ages. Swords, maces, seige-craft, bow and arrow and axes would make for some bloody street fights. Add in horseback riding, you've got yourself a post-apocalyptic warscape that would make Ridley Scott proud. And if you mix this pack with the weapons already available, imagine the awesome-ness that would follow hitting a horse-mounted enemy with a perfectly placed rocket.

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Alien Invasion

Again, going back to the idea of the giant monsters as a means for unifying the populace, having a horde of extraterrestrial beings invade Liberty City would make for another take on that idea. Like with the giant monsters, everyone would have to work together in order to eliminate the threat, but the difference here would be the sheer number of enemies to destroy. Instead of everyone concentrating fire on Mighty Joe Young, you would have to move all across the city, killing the invading legions. And how great would it be to pull a Venutian out of his saucer, only to take it over yourself?  

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The Ten Plagues of Exodus

Liberty City may be too deeply immersed in its own sinful ways to ever know peace. Wouldn't it be great to unleash the fury of The Almighty upon its citizenry? Frogs, locusts, boils, and even the visitation of the Angel of Death would all be just what the doctor ordered to get this blighted berg to mend its ways. Although I guess the Angel of Death plague would make a better single-player mode. Nico must paint a red "X" on the doors of all the believers before sunset.  

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Again, this is just one man's wish list. Feel free to add any of your own suggestions in the comments area. And if anyone knows a designer at Rockstar, tell him to get in touch with me; I'm full of great ideas!

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