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Console:
Handheld
Article:
Review
Score (out of 10):
10
Author:
Glen Atwell
Online Multiplayer:
No
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Nintendo DS
$69.95
10/10
By Glen Atwell
Two screens, a stylus and Rockstar's trademark gaming ingenuity. It's the recipe for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars  one of the finest games ever to be released on the Nintendo DS.
Combining the diminutive DS system with a new GTA title based on the familiar streets of Liberty City was an ambitious project, but Rockstar has pulled it off with ease.
There are two things you'll instantly notice when playing GTA: CW; the successful return to the overhead camera, and how well the dual-screen DS handles the plethora of information presented to gamers.
The formula for GTA: CW is similar to many other GTA titles. Gang warfare, stay alive and make money. But it is the innovative delivery of the DS title that sets it apart from its console predecessors.
Simultaneously using the DS's two screens, the top screen is all about the in-game action, the touch screen displays your personal organiser, complete with email and internet access.
You'll also use the touch screen to play cool little mini games that Rockstar has sneakily snuck in all over
Liberty City. For example, when you hijack a modern car, you'll use the touch screen to hotwire the alarm system to avoid police attention.
Players assume the roll of Huang Lee, the rich son of a dead gang boss, who arrives in Liberty City to pass on a family heirloom to his uncle.
Huang is robbed of the prized possession and left for dead by gangsters early in the game, setting the stage for revenge.
Cutscenes are presented comic book style, they look OK, but you'll find yourself skipping through them once you've learnt the basics of the game.
Music is great, and the sound effects are even better. GTA: CW keeps the jaw-dropping moments coming thick and fast.
How Rockstar managed to fit such an innovative, substantial and intelligent game on such a small Nintendo DS.
Nintendo DS
$69.95
10/10
By Glen Atwell
Two screens, a stylus and Rockstar's trademark gaming ingenuity. It's the recipe for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars  one of the finest games ever to be released on the Nintendo DS.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is one of the finest games ever released on Nintendo DS.
There are two things you'll instantly notice when playing GTA: CW; the successful return to the overhead camera, and how well the dual-screen DS handles the plethora of information presented to gamers.
The formula for GTA: CW is similar to many other GTA titles. Gang warfare, stay alive and make money. But it is the innovative delivery of the DS title that sets it apart from its console predecessors.
Simultaneously using the DS's two screens, the top screen is all about the in-game action, the touch screen displays your personal organiser, complete with email and internet access.
You'll also use the touch screen to play cool little mini games that Rockstar has sneakily snuck in all over
Players assume the roll of Huang Lee, the rich son of a dead gang boss, who arrives in Liberty City to pass on a family heirloom to his uncle.
Huang is robbed of the prized possession and left for dead by gangsters early in the game, setting the stage for revenge.
Cutscenes are presented comic book style, they look OK, but you'll find yourself skipping through them once you've learnt the basics of the game.
Music is great, and the sound effects are even better. GTA: CW keeps the jaw-dropping moments coming thick and fast.
How Rockstar managed to fit such an innovative, substantial and intelligent game on such a small Nintendo DS.
