Chinatown Wars

Game Info

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. Published by Rockstar Games and developed by Rockstar Leeds (The same folks that brought us Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories for the PSP) Chinatown Wars is a Nintendo DS exclusive that aims to emulate the same level of freedom and gameplay that has been seen on numerous other platforms whilst incorporating the unique dual-screen and touch functionality provided by the DS.

So far little is known about Chinatown Wars. THe list below is a summary of what can be expected when the game is released in late 2008!

• Online gameplay
• Takes place in Liberty City, the same city featured in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto IV and Liberty City Stories
• Story follows the Triad crime syndicate
• Camera can swivel 360 degrees
• Expect a similar GTA environment with cars roaming, peds on the sidewalks etc...
• We'll have access to the gps/radar on the touch screen and it will update your position as expected.
• We also have a PDA that will provide a detailed map and mission goals.
• As in GTAIV you'll be able to point a location on the map and the GPS will indicate the fastest, legal, way there with yellow or blue arrows.
• New important spots are added to the map when discovered, the magazine points out gas stations has one of them.
• You'll be seeing the live action on the top screen while you have in the lower screens elements like gps, pda, radio stations, access to the people on the map, or using Motolov cocktails and grenades.
• Drugs have a big importance in the game.
• Drug system can be compared to Drugwars.
• You will have to control your drug stock as you buy and sell them in different neighborhoods.
• We have access to a map that points out who needs what and for how much.
• You can catch a taxi, to order the driver to stop, whistle into the microphone.

Rumours

4 multiplayer modes

• Race mode
• Co-operative model

Press release by Rockstar Games on 15/07/2008

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS™

The newest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series for Nintendo's handheld system this winter

NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available on the Nintendo DS™ in North America and Europe this winter.

"This is a game that will deliver a rich, fast-paced and intense 'Grand Theft Auto' experience that will be truly unique to Nintendo's handheld platform," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Rockstar Leeds, along with the team at Rockstar North, has built upon a decade of progressive design on Grand Theft Auto, and has created something fundamentally fresh and immersive."

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely original entry into the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, and brings a new level of interactivity to its sprawling open environments. With the use of the DS touch screen, players will navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption within the Triad crime syndicate, delivering the unprecedented amount of depth that has become a true trademark of the franchise.

For more information about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, visit: www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwars
 

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  Oct 22 2008

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  Oct 22 2008