![gta chinatown wars gameplay gta chinatown wars gameplay](https://images.launchbox-app.com/9ffd5daf-f72b-4bfc-941e-ab9caab3423d.jpg)
Weapons can be tricky to obtain this way because the Ammu-Nation drivers are invariably well armed.
![gta chinatown wars gameplay gta chinatown wars gameplay](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VBspzUKofoE/maxresdefault.jpg)
And if you successfully steal a delivery van that's being used to transport drugs or weapons and get it back to one of your secluded safe houses, you get to keep its contents. For example, stealing a cop car, an ambulance, a cab (you can hail these by whistling into the mic if you really want to), a fire truck, or a noodle delivery van will give you the option to make some money impersonating those vehicles' rightful owners.
![gta chinatown wars gameplay gta chinatown wars gameplay](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6GAYMBl2mOU/maxresdefault.jpg)
When you're not carrying out missions handed to you by central characters and by random pedestrians that you encounter, there are an impressive number of other things to do in Liberty City, some old, some new. There are dozens of different vehicles, and they all handle differently. None of the missions are so difficult that you should fail them more than once or twice, but this is a welcome feature nonetheless, and one that will hopefully be implemented in other GTA games down the road. Another great addition for missions is the "trip skip" option that, if you choose to retry an eligible mission immediately after failing it, lets you bypass the road trip at the start of the mission and get right back into the action that killed you on your last attempt.
#GTA CHINATOWN WARS GAMEPLAY SERIES#
Story missions are also mandatory only once, but Chinatown Wars is the first game in the series to let you replay any mission that you've beaten previously in an attempt to achieve a higher score or a faster time. What all of these minigames have in common is that they're quick, fun, rarely challenging enough to halt your progress, and are mandatory only once. More imaginative touch-screen minigames include making your own Molotov cocktails at the gas station, tattooing gang recruits, searching Dumpsters for weapons and discarded food, and using a salvage boat's sonar to search for drug shipments lost at sea, to name but a few. For example, when you attempt to steal a parked car, there's a good chance that you'll have to complete one of three minigames to get it started: rotating a screwdriver in the ignition, entering an immobilizer PIN, or unscrewing a panel on the steering column and hot-wiring. It's unfortunate, because elsewhere in the game the touch screen really adds to the experience, with minigames that let you take a more hands-on approach to tasks that otherwise wouldn't be interactive at all. It's not a big problem, but despite the fact that it's implemented well, having to use the touch screen to both switch between weapons and to throw projectile weapons such as grenades, Molotov cocktails, and flashbangs is a little unwieldy. One downside to Chinatown Wars being so uncompromising in its attempt to replicate the GTA experience is that, because the DS has fewer buttons than other systems, you're occasionally required to use the touch screen at inopportune times. There's even an option to superimpose GPS directions directly onto the street, which works a lot better than having to look down at the map on the bottom screen. There are some great options to make the game even more user-friendly as well, such as autotargeting for drive-by shootings and a subtle steering assist that automatically straightens up your vehicle so that it's parallel with the road that you're on. The uncomplicated on-foot and vehicle controls are largely the same (sprint becomes accelerate, shoot is still shoot), so even those of you with no prior GTA experience should have no trouble picking them up quickly. Basic controls for movement and car-jacking are mapped to the same button positions that they are on other platforms.
![gta chinatown wars gameplay gta chinatown wars gameplay](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pnyqyf3XJrc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Many of these missions involve the usual mix of driving fast, killing people, and not getting caught by the cops, but there are plenty of varied and memorable missions as well, a number of which put the touch screen to great use.įor the most part, Chinatown Wars plays just like any other GTA game, which is an achievement in itself. As Huang, you advance the story-which should take you about nine hours to play through-by undertaking missions for a number of different characters within the Triad organization, as well as for one or two people outside of it. Huang flies to Liberty from Hong Kong to avenge his father, and predictably becomes embroiled in the war between those hoping to step into the dead man's shoes. Set in the same instantly recognizable Liberty City as GTAIV (minus one island), Chinatown Wars tells the story of a power struggle within the Triad gangs from the perspective of Huang Lee, whose crime-boss father has recently been murdered. Now Playing: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Video Review By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's