Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)

Simply put, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is one of the most finely crafted games on the DS, full stop. The world is enormous, graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is excellent. It plays more or less like the very first GTA, only with an improved 3D world, which makes the game much more visually appealing. The missions in the game are exciting and most importantly varied. Rockstar have done a lot to mix things up from the standard 'go here, kill him, steal that, go there' formula. Weapons are the usual standard GTA fare - pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers, and they have been adapted well into the smaller screen. Also included are the almost ...  Read the complete review

GTA comes to the DS. I wasn't sure what to expect when playing this because I thought the game would need a bigger screen, I was wrong. Firstly the camera seems to be further back than in the previous games, and the graphics are cell shaded. I am guessing this is down to trying to make it look better on the DS. Getting your way around the city takes some getting used to as it is fairly big, I find myself going by foot so that It is easier to remember specific locations. The gaming world has your usual pedestrians as well as cars, bikes and, police. Making money is slightly different, you can now do missions such as drug deals to earn cash faster, taxi missions ...  Read the complete review

(A quick note before we start, I have not finished this game fully, so my review is based on experience so far, if things change I will change the review but please dont buy the game then shout at me if you find something I haven't!) And so here we are, the 13th game in the grand theft auto series heads to a handheld console, but can it carry the quality we expect based on GTA IV? Let's have a look... I was bought this game on saturday (28th of March 2009) and am reviewing it two days later on the monday so great is the impact it has had on me. The game takes us into the role of Huang Lee, A cocky spoiled rich kid who is returning to Liberty City to ...  Read the complete review

Despite a release on the Gameboy Advance a couple of years ago, the Grand Theft Auto franchise never really took off on Nintendo's handhelds, despite the games being decent attempts to bring the series over to them. To rectify this Rockstar decided to release a new version designed specifically for the Nintendo DS and it's massive fan base. The game features a brand new viewpoint, with a fully rotatable aerial camera angled down at the action. Although I was skeptical at the start the new camera angle works well, although you may find a few times that you can't see yourself or the vehicle you're in if you go down into a tight alley or corner. But this doesn't ...  Read the complete review

At the moment I am into short quick reviews that basically put say what I think about the game and roughly talk about the game. This will also be a quick short review. Grand theft auto chinatown wars is not the first GTA game I have played. I have been a big fan of franchise for a very long time and have enjoyed watching them grow and change. I bought this game from amazon for about a tenner. Which for a brand new game is excellent and it arrived after only a couple of days which I was very happy about. This time around the story revolves around the triads. This time you play a character called Huang Lee. The story starts with Huang Lee's father ...  Read the complete review