Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars reviews

Grand Theft Auto – the name of the famous series conjures up mental images of crime sprees, massive chases and yes (we cannot forget) even driving down the road in a tank. Given how far its come what sort of game can one expect on the medium of the Nintendo DS? Amazingly an extremely well polished game thats both addictive and fun.

As with all of the other GTA games the story is well polished and very broad ranging. The first few story missions are just to let you get a feel for the controls and the different features within the game. Graphically it sits surprisingly between the original gta titles of the ps1 and the 3d titles of the ps2. The handdrawn looking cutscenes fit in nicely with the overall feel of the game. Even after playing it for a few hours I was genuinely impressed and definatley happy with the game

Packed with loads of side missions and loads of incorporation of the touch screen this is definatley one title that should be in every GTA fans collection.

I went into this game somewhat doubtful but having seen reviews for it I thought I'd take a chance.

The camera is now in an isometric 3D style – think THPS for GBA but it still feels just like old GTA.

Complete missions, Collect stuff, Drive recklessly. It's all there!

Plus you get to deal drugs legally – a feature which makes earning money much less frustrating than in past games.

Buy this game! It's just as much GTA as the previous games only half the price :D

Play through the whole of Liberty City – on your DS! It isn't just a GTA game for your DS, its an advance in the series by improving on previous games with a number of new features.

“Chinatown Wars actually has more in common with GTAs III and IV than it does with earlier games, and, remarkably, it even adds to and improves on the formula that made those games so successful. That's a bold statement for sure, but Chinatown Wars really is that good.” – Gamespot. With an average critic review score of 9.4/10, this is truly one of the most critically acclaimed DS games of all time.

Deal drugs, hijack cars, shoot down rival gang members, plant bombs, blow up buildings, helicopters, and vehicles, high speed chases with the police, hop in boats, cars, vans, bulldozers, fire trucks, cranes, and do much more all in Chinatown wars.

The top-down view is not a bad thing, with most of the game being in 3D you won't find it detracts from the fun at all.

The storyline follows the son of a triad boss, Huang, who journeys to liberty city to deliver a sword to his uncle and to avenge his fathers death. But the sword is lost, and Huang must journey throughout the city to find it and his father's killer.

GTA: Chinatown Wars is a fantastic game, and should not be missed by any DS owner over 16.

I got this game from Mighty Ape a few months ago and it is just awsome!

The first thing i noticed was ability to roam freely just like in any other GTA game. This one differs from the playstation games because the view has a diifferent perspective and you are usually using the stylus for missions.

The gameplay is exellent and the storyline is great also. I love building up money by drug dealing and winning scratch cards.

The music and sound are good but the songs played on the radio are limited but they sound amazing.

I would personally recommend this game to teenagers who want to relax and chill and i would give this a score of 9.5 out of 10.

This game is so good that it puts any other handheld adaption of a popular franchise to shame. I know people will say that its only a birds eye view camera but its more than that and the overall originality and fun that this game creates makes up for it and makes it better. The touch screen controls are awesome and inventive instead of just tapping the screen there are a number of things that you can do and none of them are necessary if you don't like them so you dont need to worry about that. Basically its like GTA Advance but they did everything right instead of wrong.