Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars IGN review

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#151 feryl06
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High scores from people who actually played them or lower scores from people who "think it looks good" so I'll give it a lower score because I've never played it and it looks like it deserves a lower score. :) Hmmm..... who to believe? :P

rockstar could of paid them. :S it looks good. 8.0 at best.

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#152 amaneuvering
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[QUOTE="WAIW"]

[QUOTE="MJPK"]

GTA 2

GTA CW

They look the same to me

MJPK

Those screenshots look more than twice the size of a DS screen to me.

But you're already cherrypicking images, so it seems you just want to dislike the game.

I don't want to dislike the game.I have no interest in the game whatsoever.I was just proving a point that it looks the same as a game that was released in 1999 and doesn't deserve 9.5 for graphics.

I think if you actually take the time to watch the videos then you will see that it looks much better. It's in full 3D, characters, cars, buildings, everything. It also has realtime shadows on the characters and vehicles, and from what I have read even the buildings have proper shadows that move in realtime with the time of day. Even the angle pulls out the 3D even more.

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#153 rcignoni
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I think I may get this.

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#154 HarlockJC
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Just looking at gamerankings where the game is the highest rated handheld game out so far with the lowest score a 9.
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#155 Gh0st_Of_0nyx
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Just looking at gamerankings where the game is the highest rated handheld game out so far with the lowest score a 9. HarlockJC
People are doing the same old cow/lemming graphics whore crap with if the graphics suck the game must = Fail :roll: They both were owned and are now damage controlling because DS gets an amazing GTA game.
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#156 WWIAB
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It is a damn good game..... Try it...it looks really uninspired, but the graphics are great for the DS, the controls are smooth, plenty of variety in missions and minigames and the drug dealing part is basically a game in its own right the only bad point is the targeting system...but its forgiveable
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#157 WWIAB
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I think if you actually take the time to watch the videos then you will see that it looks much better. It's in full 3D, characters, cars, buildings, everything. It also has realtime shadows on the characters and vehicles, and from what I have read even the buildings have proper shadows that move in realtime with the time of day. Even the angle pulls out the 3D even more.

True, the game is rendered in 3D, you can see it when you drive a car off a ramp or flip car, the animation is seamless (3D) the view isn't directly top down, it is slightly skewed to show the 3D effects This is a rare occasion where I will defend a Nintendo Game, Chinatown Wars is excellent! and it deserves the reviews it has got
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#158 killerfist
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Impressive. Looks like DS owners get yet another awesome game.
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#159 jethrovegas
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AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. Cherokee_Jack
Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.
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#160 Lto_thaG
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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. jethrovegas
Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.

Too right,mate.
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#161 HarlockJC
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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. jethrovegas
Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.

It also got GOTY form X-Play. So it seems many disagree with the idea it should not have been a 10.

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#162 k04sm02
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[QUOTE="jethrovegas"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. HarlockJC
Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.

It was also GOTY for X-Play. So it seems many disagree with the idea it should not have been a 10.

I think Joystiq had it as GOTY. After I beat it, traded it. I didn't really hate it, or like it. I was kind of indifferent. Maybe slightly disappointed.
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#163 Willy105
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People seem surprised. It's like they never seen a DS game before.
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#164 jethrovegas
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[QUOTE="jethrovegas"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]AAAA at Eurogamer? Damn. HarlockJC

Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.

It also got GOTY form X-Play. So it seems many disagree with the idea it should not have been a 10.

Sessler is a confirmed jackass. I don't see how his misguided, possibly drug-induced opinion validates anything.

I mean really, the man can barely string a sentence together without bursting into some bizarre, imaginary speech-impediment rant tango, so I find it rather hard to believe that he has the ability to rationally evaluate a video game.

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#165 Willy105
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[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"] Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.jethrovegas

It also got GOTY form X-Play. So it seems many disagree with the idea it should not have been a 10.

Sessler is a confirmed jackass. I don't see how his misguided, possibly drug-induced opinion validates anything.

I mean really, the man can barely string a sentence together without bursting into some bizarre, imaginary speech-impediment rant tango, so I find it rather hard to believe that he has the ability to rationally evaluate a video game.

Sessler is a fantasic journalist, and he has been doing it for a decade. He has tons of fans, and his reviews are straight to the point. I agree with him many times, even if I don't want to.
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#166 DisPimpin
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LOL at the haters. Rockstar wears the crown!!! :lol:

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#167 danish-death
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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

laus_basic

Those are some great scores. :)

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#168 dkhw
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[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="jethrovegas"] Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.k04sm02
It was also GOTY for X-Play. So it seems many disagree with the idea it should not have been a 10.

I think Joystiq had it as GOTY. After I beat it, traded it. I didn't really hate it, or like it. I was kind of indifferent. Maybe slightly disappointed.

Same. Loved the main story, but it was too short. The side quests were meh.

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#169 TheProdigyIV
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Rockstar > Game Reviewers > Bribes > Don't Deny It
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#170 voxware00
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i own it and even though I generally never like GTA games.. something about it really interests me.. I never even bothered with the PSP ones

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#171 MischiefmAker
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So, there actually was a game announced by Nintendo at E3 that performed better than "meh." :lol:

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#172 WAIW
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Rockstar > Game Reviewers > Bribes > Don't Deny ItTheProdigyIV

:lol: Whatever you say.

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#173 HarlockJC
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[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]

[QUOTE="jethrovegas"] Meh, they gave Fable 2 a 10/10, so this doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to me.jethrovegas

It also got GOTY form X-Play. So it seems many disagree with the idea it should not have been a 10.

Sessler is a confirmed jackass. I don't see how his misguided, possibly drug-induced opinion validates anything.

I mean really, the man can barely string a sentence together without bursting into some bizarre, imaginary speech-impediment rant tango, so I find it rather hard to believe that he has the ability to rationally evaluate a video game.

I just find it funny how everytime a game scores good their are always people who say well they gave X game this score so this score for X game must be wrong. The fact is that a high score from Eurogamer is rare and it seems many agree other review sites agree with the score. Same case with Fable 2 many other review sites agreed with the score and gave it GOTY a high honor no matter what you think of a person. So maybe it's not the reviews who have the wrong opinion.
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#174 Verge_6
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Alright folks, can I have any bets on how many days after launch it'll be before GS puts up their review? Do I hear two days? Three days? Four? A week?

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#175 sam280992
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God Damn! Not what I expected. lol
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#176 WAIW
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Alright folks, can I have any bets on how many days after launch it'll be before GS puts up their review? Do I hear two days? Three days? Four? A week?

Verge_6

1 day.

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#177 tarzanell
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GS delays generally are not a good sign.
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#178 789shadow
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Rockstar > Game Reviewers > Bribes > Don't Deny ItTheProdigyIV

You know these kinds of posts have absolutely no effect on anything,right??You have no proof of bribery,and you never will.

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#179 Yours_is_green
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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.

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#180 mitu123
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Wow, people thought this was going to be bad, has anyone played GTA 2?

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#181 789shadow
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GS delays generally are not a good sign.tarzanell

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

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#182 tarzanell
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[QUOTE="tarzanell"]GS delays generally are not a good sign.789shadow

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

That's right...they do.
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#183 Verge_6
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[QUOTE="tarzanell"]GS delays generally are not a good sign.789shadow

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

That's about right, actually...
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#184 789shadow
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[QUOTE="789shadow"]

[QUOTE="tarzanell"]GS delays generally are not a good sign.tarzanell

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

That's right...they do.

Oh,sorry,I didn't realize you were on the "GS is biased/crap" bandwagon.:roll:

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#185 789shadow
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[QUOTE="789shadow"]

[QUOTE="tarzanell"]GS delays generally are not a good sign.Verge_6

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

That's about right, actually...

Yeah,no.

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#186 nintendog66
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Seriously? I thought this looked like crap

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My thoughts exactly.
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#187 WAIW
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http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/latest.asp?sec=4 (for some reason it won't let me link to the actual review)

These guys are one of the better handheld sources out there, IMO. They gave Chinatown Wars a 10/10; the only other DS game they gave the score to was Zelda.

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#188 JuarN18
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But but ThE GRaFFix!!!

:lol:

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#189 Serraph105
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[QUOTE="789shadow"]

[QUOTE="tarzanell"][QUOTE="789shadow"]

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

That's right...they do.

Oh,sorry,I didn't realize you were on the "GS is biased/crap" bandwagon.:roll:

they are noticabley tougher on games
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#190 Verge_6
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[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="789shadow"]

If that was the case,90% of games GS reviews would get lower scores.

789shadow

That's about right, actually...

Yeah,no.

Are you denying a good amount of games score lower here than most anywhere else? I don't think I'm the one living in la-la land, spud. On topic, the game is amazing. It doesn't feel like a cop-out, and nor does it feel gimmicky. Easily one of the best titles in the DS' library.