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NameGranted, we're a little GTA'ed-out here in the PCW bunkers at the moment, but that didn't stop us from reviewing the DS version of the game. It might look and feel a bit like a throwback to the first two games in the franchise, but GTA Chinatown perfo...
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James Wright9.1 Finally, an adults only game on the Nintendo DS or DSi. That’s right, Rockstar have finally brought the latest Grand Theft Auto game franchise to this popular console in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars that transforms gamers into Huan...
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Ill admit wholeheartedly that I was a bit doubtful when I was first handed Chinatown Wars. After playing through last years spectacular, yet remarkably darker and grittier Grand Theft Auto IV, I didnt quite know what to expect from Rockstar Leeds latest installation. While Id greatly enjoyed the PSPs on-the-go GTA iterations in Liberty City and Vice City Stories, there was no denying that Rockstars flagship series had found a safe niche as more so a solid third person shooter than the ar...
Trademark GTA gameplay and humour, solid controls, huge city to explore...
Sub-par script, difficulty spikes, changing between the two DS screens on the fly can be disorienting...
A fantastic addition to Rockstar’s legacy, Chinatown Wars stands solidly on its own two feet as not only the series’ first foray onto the Nintendo DS, but a damn good game, to boot...
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The mammoth task of shrinking the multi-award winning, multi-million selling, open-ended Grand Theft Auto series and transforming it into a game that stands up to the quality of previous titles is an unenviable one, but Rockstar Games has done a magnif...
Utilizes dualscreens well, Huge scale, tons to do, Imaginative and exciting missions, Smooth control scheme, Brilliant features, including PDA, GPS system and multiplayer...
Stylus minigames are far too easy.
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So how exactly does GTA IV fit on DS? I tried to put my copy in my DS, but damnit, the disc just doesn’t fit in the cart slot. There’s not even an option to snap it up and shove it in every available hole because, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t...
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Chinatown Wars marks the first time the Grand Theft Auto series has graced the DS hand-held, finally incorporating touch play and a dual-screen interface. The anticipated result is a resounding success and should prove as popular as those health-boost...
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igizmo.co.uk Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:58
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The Nintendo DS is blasted with bad language and violence in what could be its best t Interaction / Script / Two player co-op / Better than Brain Training No speech / Have to self-right camera Chinatown wars is GTA's first outing on the light-hearted h...
Interaction, Script, Two player coop, Better than Brain Training...
No speech, Have to selfright camera...
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Probably the best DS title on the market currently, Chinatown Wars shows Rockstar can master not only next-gen console and PC, they know a thing or two about handheld gaming as well...
Storyline complexity and sheer quantity of content. Detailed visuals and sound, with intuitive control scheme, all injected with Rockstars typical humour. A must for every DS owner.
None that were aware of.
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The announcement of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was met with some justifiable skepticism. Shortly after the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto IV released, it was unveiled and given a release date only a few mere months away. Very much shy of w...
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The skyline, bustle and community of an immense city. The satirical yet affirming radio stations. Total freedom to explore and conquer the game world at your own pace. These are just a handful of the things upon which the foundations of Grand Theft Aut...
Crime pays dividends for Rockstar once more, then, though pockets of wonder and excitement replace the usual full-on Liberty City spectacle. 8.3/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake...
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gamesradar.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:08:07
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By now most of you have peeped that score on the final page and have zipped back over here to call us liars, jerks and harbingers of molten bias. We’re half kidding of course, because a great many you are mostly curious to see how the hell one of histo...
Hours upon hours of superb gaming, Streamlined for portable play, Drug dealing and Rampages!...
Omnipresent cops, Vehicles are quick to explode, No fart button...
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gameobserver.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:44
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Less than a year after Grand Theft Auto IV‘s monumental release, fans of Liberty City have yet another entry in the series to sink their teeth into; and while it isn’t as large or beautiful as other games in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars...
Every aspect in the entire package works so harmoniously and is so finely tuned that, frankly, it is overwhelming to attempt to describe it in words. All you need know is that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an incredibly piece of software, portabl...
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I’ve played many different iPhone games. I’ve played mind-bending puzzle games like Electric Box, cute fighting games like Inkvaders, crazy simulation-like games like Amateur Surgeon, artistic games like Zen Bound, ported games like Duke Nukem 3D, acti...
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a lot like watching your favorite movie get shrunk down to be a cheesy Saturday morning cartoon series. With its adorable cel-shaded graphics and graphic novel narration, Chinatown Wars looks like a perfect fit on th...
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Do you remember the first GTA handheld console game? Yeah, it was the Grand Theft Auto Advance released for the GBA. It had all the side-missions and advance arsenal of weapons of their 3D counterparts. Well, here’s the new Grand Theft Auto: Chinato...
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I remember reading a New York Times article that was calling the recently released entry in the Grand Theft Auto franchise of video games ‘one of the most important’ video games released in recent years. The article talks about how by bringing a ful...
Graphics are nicely done Controls work well Overall structure is perfectly suited for a handheld Story and mission design is excellent A blast to play even when you’re doing nothing at all productive.
Tends to drain your DS battery faster than most other games.
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The Nintendo DS console, well Nintendo in general I guess, has often been regarded as the domain of the casual gamer, with many titles aimed at younger gamers and families. It is not surprising then, that when a more adult-targeted game comes along, it...
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With a new viewpoint, touch screen usage, and a slew of improvements to the series, Chinatown Wars makes a grand entrance on the DS. The arrival of the modern Grand Theft Auto series on a Nintendo console has been long overdue. Thankfully, the wait is...
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gamervision.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:50
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Name: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown WarsGenre: Action/AdventurePlatform: DSWhen Nintendo first announced that the Grand Theft Auto series would be coming to the DS, the gaming world reacted with an equal amount of excitement and skepticism. Obviously, a...
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atomicgamer.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:50
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I dont know what it is about portable Grand Theft Auto games, but every one released in the past was just a disappointment. Maybe it was the timing of the releases, or with the titles relatively high quality making me expect home-console quality out...
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gaming-age.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:50
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wheel_of_fortuneI'll admit I was one of the guys who kind of scoffed at the idea of a Grand Theft Auto on the DS. I've grown so used to the idea of a GTA game being set in the bigger 3D worlds established from part 3 and onwards, that the idea of going...
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gameplaymonthly.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:50
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You play as Huang Lee, the son of a fallen Triad higher-up, and when your family’s “sacred” sword, the Yu Jian, is stolen and you’re left for dead, the thrust of the story becomes retrieving the sword, as well as finding your father’s killers. Tho...
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Say what you will about the Grand Theft Auto games, they don't half push hardware. We saw it for years on the PS2, more recently on “next-gen” consoles, and now, perhaps most impressively of all, we're seeing it on the Nintendo DS.Chinatown Wars, the h...
Remarkable open world, Truly GTA, Wonderful graphics, Frustrating difficulty spikes...
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When it was announced that Rockstar would be releasing a GTA game for the Nintendo DS, I was more than skeptical about how well the game would turn out. With still fresh memories of GTA Advance burned into my brain, I worried about just how much they w...
GTA: Chinatown Wars is an incredible addition to the DS library and is so good that I want Rockstar Leeds to make the next console game. Now matter how you cut it, Chinatown Wars is just more fun, has more variety and just more to do than the GTA game...
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OCModShop Updated:
2017-02-10 03:07:51
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The phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto series roars onto Nintendo DS in style in the very impressive Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars. Using the same outlay of Liberty City that was featured in Grand Theft Auto 4, the game tells the story of Huan...
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The first time I ever played a Grand Theft Auto game was on the Sega Dreamcast. I remember that it was pretty amazing, even if it was 2D. It was like driving matchbox cars around a miniature city, occasionally getting out to kill people; meanwhile you...
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An amazing and entrancing experience that lives up to the Grand Theft Auto name.
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Play.tm Updated:
2017-02-10 03:08:00
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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...
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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...
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gamersdailynews.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:08:05
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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...
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Crime in the palm of your hand.The GTA series has always pushed the limit of what is possible on whatever system it's on, and this outing is no different. What the guys at Rockstar achieved on the DS is amazing. A big open environment, a sweet art-styl...
Large world, Slick graphical style, Good length of gametime, GTA on the DS...
Atrocious dialog, Lackluster lockon aiming...
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ign.com
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2017-02-10 03:08:05
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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...
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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 gimm...
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...
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gamepro.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:08:07
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I'll admit wholeheartedly that I was a bit doubtful when I was first handed Chinatown Wars. After playing through last year's spectacular, yet remarkably darker and grittier Grand Theft Auto IV, I didn't quite know what to expect from Rockstar Leeds' l...
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1up.com Updated:
2017-02-10 03:08:07
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I assume that most gamers don't expect much from a portable Grand Theft Auto game. I don't either, but not necessarily in a negative way. I don't expect occasional bouts of morality (or post-game discussions about it) from the characters. I don't expec...
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The Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise is no stranger to this generation of portable systems. There have already been two great GTA titles released for the PSP in both Liberty and Vice City Stories. While each of these games still provided an entertaining G...
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