![]() The PSP version copes admirably with the lack of on-screen map and data provided by the PDA on the DS’s other screen. This is the portable console of choice for the hardcore gamer, and although many hadn’t used their PSPs in a while Chinatown Wars easily brought them out of the drawer. Sales of the DS version of Chinatown Wars suggested that the hardcore don’t have a Nintendo handheld in their pockets, but the arrival of Huang Lee on Sony’s device was met with the sound of millions of PSP’s having the dust blown off them. The GTA franchise epitomises hardcore gaming. GTA: Chinatown Wars: PSP (£29.99 RRP - available for £19.99 boxed on Amazon) Perhaps the original platform wasn’t where the GTA gamers were hanging out? Holding the console while playing is a bit tricky at times - trying to run the stylus in the touchscreen while pressing shoulder buttons - but the dual-screen system works beautifully.Ī map and PDA being visible the entire time is the one feature that no other version of Chinatown Wars has been able to replicate, and was one of the major concerns when talk of PSP and iPhone version was first heard.įor some inexplicable reason, sales of Chinatown Wars on the DS have been quite disappointing, even though it received standing applause from the media. Critics universally loved it, not least because it lifted the Nintendo console out of a child-friendly slump and gave adults something to play. Whether or not Rockstar always intended Chinatown Wars to become a cross platform franchise we really couldn’t say, but it’s not unreasonable to believe that it was the rabid reception the original DS version received that powered its conversion to PSP and iPhone.Ĭhinatown Wars was highest scoring DS game ever, which happened before the game even made it to the shop shelves. ![]() ![]() GTA: Chinatown Wars DS (£29.99 RRP - available for £11.49 on Amazon) We decided to throw the three handheld gaming platforms into a cage match and see which one was left standing. Gta Chinatown Psp RomĪnd despite all three versions being the same essential game, there are distinct differences between the DS, PSP, and iPhone renditions of Chinatown. With a Platinum and two Gold Awards under its belt, Rockstar's handheld chapter of the massively popular Grand Theft Auto series is now tearing up the App Store charts after the iPhone version was suddenly and unexpectedly released. ![]()
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