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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for NDS

by smashedcontrollers on April 10, 2009
5 out of 5 starsScore: 100/100

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is one if not the best game on the DS. There is so much to see and do in Chinatown Wars that it's hard to believe this is a DS game, I spend over an hour just drug dealing. One of the things I had to get over was the fact that there isn't any voice acting but after I got over it the game felt like any other GTA game. I actually liked this game more then some other GTA games like San Andreas and Liberty City Stories just to name two. With the limitation of the DS you have to make some downgrades like the fact that there isn't any licensed music or talk shows which was one of my favorite parts of past GTA games, the sound score has been reviewed with this in mind. The story in Chinatown Wars is standard GTA affair, you play as Huang and at the start of the game your father is murdered and your tasked with bringing a sword to your uncle but of course things don't go the way there planned and right away your shot. Graphics in Chinatown Wars are amazing for the DS, there is fun a colorful cartoon style to the game. The game plays is a lot like any other GTA game with the addition of drug dealing which is unbelievably fun. There is some petty cool multiplayer stuff but unfortunately it's Ad-Hoc. Overall Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars is an awesome game and should be in any DS owners collection. 

Final Score

Lasting Appeal:
Just like any other Grand Theft Auto game Chinatown Wars can last you forever.

Sound:
The DS has
limitation but Chinatown Wars works with them and makes them plus' instead of minus'.

Story:
The story in Chinatown Wars is standard GTA affair.

Graphics:
Graphics in Chinatown Wars are amazing for the DS, there is fun a colorful cartoon style to the game.

Gameplay:
Fun and with drug dealing the game becomes so addictive.

Multiplayer:
There is some petty cool multiplayer stuff but unfortunately it's Ad-Hoc only.

Overall Score:
Chinatown Wars is a must have and no DS owner should miss out on this amazing game.

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