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March 2009
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The editors liked
Trademark GTA gameplay and humour
Solid controls
Huge city to explore
Doesn't feel like a compromise compared to other GTA games
Improves upon previous games with new features
The massive Liberty City from GTAIV is instantly recognisable
Intuitive controls make great use of the touchscreen
Lengthy story
Loads o...
The editors didn't like
Sub-par script
Difficulty spikes
Changing between the two DS screens on the fly can be disorienting
Multiplayer supports only two people
Camera doesn't always afford you a clear view of action
Abstract: When GTA: Chinatown is loaded into my DS, I get excited when I turn it on. I get this little rush of excitement that starts pumping through me and I feel like a kid again. We won't go into just what that says about my childhood, but it boils down to a ...
Abstract: On the surface, Chinatown Wars is everything the DS stands for: bold colours, cartoony graphics and a devout adherence to stylus-based mini-games. It's an undeniably ironic twist, the DS's first 18-rated game practically immersing itself in the very tr...
Abstract: Among the Brain Training and Imagine games, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars just doesn't seem to fit. Titles about drug-dealing Chinese murderers don't seem quite at home on a system endorsed by that sparrow-faced woman from Friends, but it's not lik...
Abstract: I remember sitting at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles for E3 2008, during the Nintendo Conference, hearing about this game for the first time. There were a lot of oh’s and ah’s and a round of applause, including me. As I sat there through the rest of ...
Doesnt feel like a compromise compared to other GTA games, Improves upon previous games with new features, The massive Liberty City from GTAIV is instantly recognizable, Intuitive controls make great use of touch screen, Lengthy story, loads of optional a...
Multiplayer supports only two people, Camera doesnt always afford you a clear view of action.
This isnt just a DS version of GTA; this is a fantastic game that advances the series by introducing a number of great new features. ...
Abstract: At first glance, Chinatown Wars could be mistaken for a return to the Grand Theft Auto series humble 2D beginnings. The action is viewed from a more or less top-down perspective, and of course you still spend much of your time driving stolen cars and ...
Abstract: Rockstars Grand Theft Auto series is easily the epitome of the open world "sandbox" game design. Other studios have tried to capture that same vibe in their own titles with various levels of success, but for better or worse none have been able to deth...
Published: 2009-03-16, Author: Miguel , review by: gamespy.com
Vast scope in a small package; novel use of touchscreen.
Writing is a cut below what wed expect from GTA.
Can you miniaturize Grand Theft Auto? The question is moot -- it existed in miniature before GTA3 blew up the world with its mainstreaming of sandbox play. A more valid question is, can a GTA game on the DS, with all the attendant limitations and gimmi...
