Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS
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Metascore
93 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 85 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 216 Ratings

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  • Summary: 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 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.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 85
  3. Negative: 0 out of 85
  1. Gamestyle
    100
    It's an astonishing achievement for a handheld that nobody thought could hold this much content, or present it in such an effective way.
  2. Eurogamer
    100
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a triumph, not just in terms of bringing a difficult game to a new platform intact, but because it actually improves it in the process, and demonstrates a mastery of DS form and function.
  3. AceGamez
    100
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is undoubtedly one of the must have purchases of the Nintendo DS generation - it is truly something to be behold, an experience to be enjoyed not just by yourself but by anyone you come across.
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  4. Destructoid
    85
    Consistently enjoyable, with only a few frustrating missions.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 46
  3. Negative: 3 out of 46
  1. guardian009
    10
    This is perhaps the best Nintendo DS games ever made. Rockstar made an amazing transition from the console to a handle held. Even if this is simplified from it's larger console buddies, do not think your going to get a watered down version of the game. Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars proves the gaming industry that it's not graphics that makes it's games amazing- but the game play. Rockstar managed to grab such a massive game and squeeze it down into the palm of your hand- with lengthily missions, absurdly simple yet satisfying touch screen mini-games, and a massive world to explore. Easily the best game the DS has to offer and is not an experience to miss.… Expand
  2. theDARKknight
    8
    Yeah, I think GTA Chinatown wars was the best games for me among the GTA IV Series. I think it compromises of higher level graphics, but from my point of view, the game for the PSP was a beautiful success… Expand
  3. AleM.
    7
    Overall, it has good graphics, it´s a good game with a good story, but actually it has a repetitive story.
  4. [ANONYMOUS]
    3
    At the base of it all, it's Grand Theft Auto. But not the GTA that we've come to know and love on say the Xbox and PS2, this is basically a port of the original. It's sometimes hard to see what things are and know what to do and where to go. You might enjoy it for say, about 30 mins, but then you realize that the whole thing just starts becoming really.. really repetitive. If you have no other good games for the DS, then by all means buy this. Otherwise, I'd say rent.… Collapse

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