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Let me tell you this: if you don't own a DSi, and are on the fence about upgrading, buy it for Chinatown Wars. (As an aside: I actually started playing the game on a DSlite, and have since continued to play it on my newly upgraded DSi. They've taken the dark and dingy world of Grand Theft Auto and gave it a just as dark-and-dingy cell-shaded look that feels straight at home on the Nintendo DS. While it's not the most beautiful game ( Metroid Prime: Hunters still gets that honor from me), it has a very unique style that immediately screams Grand Theft Auto. Visually, GTA:CW is like nothing else I've seen on the Nintendo DS. In fact, I noticed that certain landmarks and power-ups are in the same place in both games, straight down to the t-shirt/body armor at the feet of the statue on Liberty Island-a nice little bit of cross-consistency between games and platforms. The first thing you'll notice is that this version of Liberty City looks and feels very similar to the incarnation found in GTA IV. Oh, did I mention they stole your sword? While the story is all very Kill Bill and your standard GTA styled revenge plot, I decided to part ways with it and broke out on my own, as I really wanted to explore the city. Along the way your bodyguards get killed, you get kidnapped and dumped in the ocean for dead. You play as Huang Lee, a 25-year old returning to Liberty City to deliver his grandfather's sword back to his uncle. You do start out (as with any other GTA game) with an introductory story sequence, and must complete a few beginner missions to gain access to certain aspects of the game before you can really break out on your own.
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This was a key to making the first two titles in the series so enjoyable the entire city was thereįor you to play around in. I play GTA for the sandbox experience, completing missions solely to open up more insane gameplay possibilities.
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In fact, I could barely tell you the storyline of this game, so if you're looking for an overview of the ongoing narrative that is threaded throughout, you should go elsewhere. I need to stress one thing before I dive into the review: I don't play GTA for the story. I've got good news: they've pulled it off. Fortuitously, I had a ten-hour flight ahead of me, and I'd be able to see for myself just how well-or not-it worked out. In fact, when I started to play Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars just prior to GDC, it marked the first time I'd turned on my DS in months.Įver since the game was first introduced by NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime, I have struggled to comprehend how the Grand Theft Auto experience could be done successfully.
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I like my console and PC games just like the rest of you, but for some reason games on the DS just never held my attention for anything more involved than mini-games or ports of nostalgia inducing titles such as Super Mario 64 DS. You see, I'm not much of a hand-held gamer. There was a time when I thought my Nintendo DS was going to end up much like my PSP: sitting on a shelf, collecting dust.