Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars IGN review

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#1 laus_basic
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9.5

http://ds.ign.com/articles/962/962778p3.html

other reviews so far:


Eurogamer: 10/10
gamesradar: 10/10
GamePro: 5/5
GameInformer: 9.25
IGN uk: 9.2
CVG: 9.2
1UP: A-
Gamespy: 4.5/5

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#2 Cherokee_Jack
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AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn.
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#3 C-Lee
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Wow. Im surprised.
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#4 blazinpuertoroc
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Seriously? I thought this looked like crap

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#5 Giancar
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impressive... I'll try it latter in the year though
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#6 Gamingcucumber
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What the deuce? I did NOT expect that high of a score. I expected a 5 -7/10 TOPS, after what they've shown in the trailers etc...what's the deal?
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#7 mmirza23
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I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.
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#8 mitu123
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Good thing I have a Nintendo DS. Great scores.

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#9 JIT93
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I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.mmirza23
That's what I was thinking too :?

Also, what a short review

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#10 angry_fork
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I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.mmirza23
Agree. I also think this review is taking into account the huge amount of crap that's also on DS so it has lower standards.
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#11 thespywholied
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rockstar could of paid them. :S it looks good. 8.0 at best.

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#12 k04sm02
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On the surface it doesn't look like it should score that high, but the videos look pretty stellar. Nice fast-paced gameplay, and I enjoyed the first two GTAs with their perspective, and this seems to bring most of that back. The mini-games look fun too. I'll pick it up in a few weeks.
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#13 k04sm02
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[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.JIT93

That's what I was thinking too :?

Also, what a short review

The link goes to the third page. It's a three page review, so there is some length to it.
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#14 Cherokee_Jack
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[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.angry_fork
Agree. I also think this review is taking into account the huge amount of crap that's also on DS so it has lower standards.

What's that you say?
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#15 Sonic_on_crack
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who cares if it gets AAA honestly , 95% of SW wont get it
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[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.angry_fork
Agree. I also think this review is taking into account the huge amount of crap that's also on DS so it has lower standards.

All systems have a huge amount of crap:|

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#17 Cherokee_Jack
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who cares if it gets AAA honestly , 95% of SW wont get it Sonic_on_crack
Interesting figure.
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#18 shoeman12
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holy crap, this is even better than i hoped.
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#19 Razlses
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who cares if it gets AAA honestly , 95% of SW wont get it Sonic_on_crack
Maybe because 95% of SW think Grafix>>>>>fun? @topic I didn't expct that it score so high lets see on here.
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#20 musicXpirate
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There's a DS around here some where that's getting dusty. Finally a game worth having.

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#21 chansaet
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[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.JIT93

That's what I was thinking too :?

Also, what a short review

three pages is not considered a short review by any standards
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#22 laus_basic
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Seriously? I thought this looked like crap

blazinpuertoroc

in stills maybe, in motion tho it looks great.

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#23 HarlockJC
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AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. Cherokee_Jack
I though Eurogamer news was the biggest news....What they have given only like 4 or 5 other AAAA games
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#24 laus_basic
Member since 2002 • 8300 Posts

another review: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=210806

9.2

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#25 Gh0st_Of_0nyx
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I knew this game looked great :D I cans ee GS giving it a AAA rating as well. Im deff going to be picking up this when I have the $$$ :)
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#26 II-FBIsniper-II
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I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.mmirza23
I think that contradicts your original statement for a lot of people.
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#27 HarlockJC
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[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.II-FBIsniper-II
I think that contradicts your original statement for a lot of people.

The rule is any AAA+ game is overrated and any AA or below games are underrated, Really with how many posts you have you should have know that by now.
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#28 II-FBIsniper-II
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[QUOTE="II-FBIsniper-II"][QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.HarlockJC
I think that contradicts your original statement for a lot of people.

The rule is any AAA+ game is overrated and any AA or below games are underrated, Really with how many posts you have you should have know that by now.

I know, I just like pointing it out every now and then in hope that people actually realize how ignorant they are being.
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#29 Shinobishyguy
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[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.angry_fork
Agree. I also think this review is taking into account the huge amount of crap that's also on DS so it has lower standards.

Last I checked the DS has one of the best librarys of any of the current gen systems :|
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#30 Cherokee_Jack
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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. HarlockJC
I though Eurogamer news was the biggest news....What they have given only like 4 or 5 other AAAA games

I don't know how credible the reviewer is, though. Seems he gave GTA IV a 10/10 (and Spore a 9/10).

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#31 HarlockJC
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[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. Cherokee_Jack

I though Eurogamer news was the biggest news....What they have given only like 4 or 5 other AAAA games

I don't know how credible the reviewer is, though. Seems he gave GTA IV a 10/10 (and Spore a 9/10).

No reviewer is perfect and he may have though Spore should have got a 9. I have not played the game and can not argue his reasons.
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#32 Silent-Hal
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Well colour me surprise. I honestly thought this would suck. The trailers didn't make it look anything spectacular.

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#33 BioShockOwnz
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Omg! This is well... unexpected! :o

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#34 Lionheart08
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I did not see those scores coming. :shock:

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#35 Heydanbud92
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holy.... wow, congrats DS owners

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#36 stvee101
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There's a DS around here some where that's getting dusty. Finally a game worth having.

musicXpirate

Lol same.

I thought this game looked like crap,these reviews have come as a big shock to me.Could be the first DS game I've bought for over a year.

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#37 SMR-Venom
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AAAA at Eurogamer, my God...
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#38 Toriko42
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Wow, I might have to buy this...in fact I will
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#39 DaBrainz
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I guess it depends on what set of standards they go by.

If this is AAA compared to other DS games then I want it nao.

If this is AAA compared to other GTA games then I want it next year for $15.

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#40 Master-Thief-09
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People just say it "looks crap" or something, but obviously the game is good, read the reviews to see why it got the scores it got.
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#41 xsubtownerx
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AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. Cherokee_Jack
They gave Fable II AAAA.. Eurogamer are all over the place sometimes.
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#42 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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It will be AA at GS I'm sure. :roll:

Great score. Glad to see this kind of title on the DS.

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#43 f50p90
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Wow that game looks awful the DS must have some waek standards
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#44 JIT93
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[QUOTE="JIT93"]

[QUOTE="mmirza23"]I'm taking these reviews with a grain of salt. We all know what reviewers said about GTA 4 and the scores it received.chansaet

That's what I was thinking too :?

Also, what a short review

three pages is not considered a short review by any standards

Whoops never noticed :P Thanks!
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#45 Master-Thief-09
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"buh.. buh.. it looks crap :cry:"
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#46 Ninja-Hippo
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"Though the game doesn't look as eyepopping gorgeous as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 GTA titles – and it's not even up as high as the PSP editions...." How can a sane human being type that sentence out in a review and not realize how ridiculous it is? What the heck IGN? :P

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#47 Ninja-Hippo
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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. xsubtownerx
They gave Fable II AAAA.. Eurogamer are all over the place sometimes.

Fable 2 is an amazing game, to be fair. :P
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#48 TheSystemLord1
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Whhooaaa I thought this game would absolutely EPIC fail. Those scores are great!
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#49 mixmax5
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Wow, that's nuts. I think a predicted it would be like 7.

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#50 doobie1975
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Wow that game looks awful the DS must have some waek standardsf50p90
either that or you have poor judgement