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==General== |
==General== |
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| + | * Rating: M for Mature (ESRB) / 18 (PEGI) |
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| − | * M-rating |
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| − | * Most of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] from [[GTA IV]] (excluding [[Alderney]]) |
+ | * Most of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] from [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] (excluding [[Alderney]]) |
| − | * 800,000 lines of hand-optimized source code (more than [[GTA San Andreas]]) |
+ | * 800,000 lines of hand-optimized source code (more than [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]) |
* Social Club will be added for sharing stats with other players |
* Social Club will be added for sharing stats with other players |
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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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+ | [[Image:StoreWars-GTACW.jpg|thumb|right]] |
| − | * True GTA game - sandbox gameplay, open-world environment, gritty crime narrative. |
+ | * True GTA game - sandbox gameplay, open-world environment, gritty crime narrative. |
| − | *Top screen brings |
+ | * Top screen brings all the action, while the lower screen lets the player control elements like the PDA, GPS, radio, and use [[Molotov Cocktail]]s and [[grenade]]s |
| − | * Stats uploaded to Rockstar Social Club website via Wi-Fi |
+ | * Stats can be uploaded to Rockstar Social Club website via Wi-Fi |
| − | * Missions designed for shorter periods of play, arcade quality |
+ | * Missions designed for shorter periods of play, arcade quality |
| + | * Failing a mission allows the player to both instantly start the mission over and to use "Trip Skip" if the objective is far away |
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| − | * If you fail a mission, you can jump back to the action sequence |
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| − | * Wanted |
+ | * New Wanted system focuses on ramming cop cars to disable them, lowering your wanted level after so many cars have been disabled |
* Real-time weather effects, 24-hour day/night cycle |
* Real-time weather effects, 24-hour day/night cycle |
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+ | * Five instrumental radio stations |
| + | * Drug Dealing system gives the player a new way to make fast money where they buy/sell six different drugs to make a profit |
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| − | * Drugs have a big importance in the game, with a system comparable to drug wars |
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| − | * You have to control the stock of drugs, buy them in one neighborhood and sell them in another. This is a good way to make money in the game. |
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| + | * Certain actions trigger touch screen mini-games anywhere from hotwiring a parked car to throwing change in a toll both to assembling a sniper rifle prior to an assassination |
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| − | * You are given a map so that you know what people demand and at what prices |
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| − | *There are 6 drugs (Heroine, Cocaine, Acid, Ecstasy, Weed, and Downers.) |
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| − | * One are required to play a touch-sensitive mini-game in order to pay bridge tolls |
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| − | * A trip skip feature is added when "animated cutscene" is shown during a mission. |
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* The player can use gas stations to assemble Molotov cocktails. |
* The player can use gas stations to assemble Molotov cocktails. |
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* The player can recruit gang members. |
* The player can recruit gang members. |
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[[Image:PolizeiCW.jpg|right]] |
[[Image:PolizeiCW.jpg|right]] |
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* Top-down camera angle with 360 degree swivel |
* Top-down camera angle with 360 degree swivel |
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| − | * Cel-shaded polygons w/ black borders |
+ | * Cel-shaded polygons w/ black borders (Chinatown Wars is the only GTA game with cel-shaded graphics) |
* The [[GPS]] / map system is "identical" to GTA IVs in appearance and functionality |
* The [[GPS]] / map system is "identical" to GTA IVs in appearance and functionality |
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| − | * Good touch-screen implementation - "tasteful" minigames, streamlining interface |
+ | * Good touch-screen implementation - "tasteful" minigames, streamlining interface |
| − | * UI based on a PDA - hub for email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, stat-tracking |
+ | * UI based on a PDA - hub for email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, stat-tracking |
| − | * Finger-sized icons |
+ | * Finger-sized icons |
| − | * Aiming with control pad, auto targeting with R button |
+ | * Aiming with control pad, auto targeting with R button |
* No problems with load times, draw-in or frame rate |
* No problems with load times, draw-in or frame rate |
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* Lots of pedestrians, cars, etc. on screen |
* Lots of pedestrians, cars, etc. on screen |
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==Vehicles== |
==Vehicles== |
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{{main|Vehicles in GTA Chinatown Wars}} |
{{main|Vehicles in GTA Chinatown Wars}} |
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+ | [[Image:Rhino-GTACW.png|thumb|right|A [[Rhino]].]] |
* Subtle auto steer |
* Subtle auto steer |
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| − | * Like other GTA games, in Chinatown Wars, you can catch a taxi - whistle into the microphone so the taxi will stop |
+ | * Like other GTA games, in Chinatown Wars, you can catch a taxi - whistle into the microphone or hold the X button so the taxi will stop |
* The [[Rhino]] returns |
* The [[Rhino]] returns |
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* Trains passing overhead, as well as circling cars and pedestrians |
* Trains passing overhead, as well as circling cars and pedestrians |
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| + | * The [[Speeder (boat)|Speeder]] Boat returns |
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==Weapons== |
==Weapons== |
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{{main|Weapons in GTA Chinatown Wars}} |
{{main|Weapons in GTA Chinatown Wars}} |
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| + | [[File:OneShotOneKill-GTACW.jpg|thumb|Assassination in [[One Shot, One Kill]]]] |
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| − | [[Image:SnipeCW.jpg|thumb|right]] |
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* Minigun and [[Flamethrower]] are now included |
* Minigun and [[Flamethrower]] are now included |
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*[[Ammu-Nation]] has gone online. You order weapons with your [[PDA]] and they show up at your [[safehouse]] |
*[[Ammu-Nation]] has gone online. You order weapons with your [[PDA]] and they show up at your [[safehouse]] |
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* The A button is used to fire weapons |
* The A button is used to fire weapons |
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* One minigame involves assembling all of the parts of a [[Sniper Rifle]] with the touch screen, before using it to assassinate a designated target |
* One minigame involves assembling all of the parts of a [[Sniper Rifle]] with the touch screen, before using it to assassinate a designated target |
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| + | * All [[weapons]] except for thrown weapons have lock-on capabilities |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:19, 17 February 2014
This page lists many of the features of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS:
General
- Rating: M for Mature (ESRB) / 18 (PEGI)
- Most of Liberty City from GTA IV (excluding Alderney)
- 800,000 lines of hand-optimized source code (more than GTA San Andreas)
- Social Club will be added for sharing stats with other players
Gameplay
- True GTA game - sandbox gameplay, open-world environment, gritty crime narrative.
- Top screen brings all the action, while the lower screen lets the player control elements like the PDA, GPS, radio, and use Molotov Cocktails and grenades
- Stats can be uploaded to Rockstar Social Club website via Wi-Fi
- Missions designed for shorter periods of play, arcade quality
- Failing a mission allows the player to both instantly start the mission over and to use "Trip Skip" if the objective is far away
- New Wanted system focuses on ramming cop cars to disable them, lowering your wanted level after so many cars have been disabled
- Real-time weather effects, 24-hour day/night cycle
- Five instrumental radio stations
- Drug Dealing system gives the player a new way to make fast money where they buy/sell six different drugs to make a profit
- Any completed mission can be replayed from the player's safehouse. (Vice City Stories had this feature, but was limited to viewing the cutscenes and The Ballad of Gay Tony had this feature without opportunity to view cutscenes)
- Certain actions trigger touch screen mini-games anywhere from hotwiring a parked car to throwing change in a toll both to assembling a sniper rifle prior to an assassination
- The player can play scratch cards to earn extra money, weapons, and even a house.
- The player can use gas stations to assemble Molotov cocktails.
- The player can recruit gang members.
- The player can now earn money by giving people tattoos.
Multiplayer
Main article: Multiplayer in GTA Chinatown Wars
- Local co-op and other multiplayer modes
- Rockstar Social Club using internet connection, allowing the player to unlock some missions and trade item as well as recording statistics.
Graphics & Controls
- Top-down camera angle with 360 degree swivel
- Cel-shaded polygons w/ black borders (Chinatown Wars is the only GTA game with cel-shaded graphics)
- The GPS / map system is "identical" to GTA IVs in appearance and functionality
- Good touch-screen implementation - "tasteful" minigames, streamlining interface
- UI based on a PDA - hub for email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, stat-tracking
- Finger-sized icons
- Aiming with control pad, auto targeting with R button
- No problems with load times, draw-in or frame rate
- Lots of pedestrians, cars, etc. on screen
- New discoveries (such as gas stations) are added to the map
Vehicles
Main article: Vehicles in GTA Chinatown Wars
A Rhino.
- Subtle auto steer
- Like other GTA games, in Chinatown Wars, you can catch a taxi - whistle into the microphone or hold the X button so the taxi will stop
- The Rhino returns
- Trains passing overhead, as well as circling cars and pedestrians
- The Speeder Boat returns
Weapons
Main article: Weapons in GTA Chinatown Wars
Assassination in One Shot, One Kill
- Minigun and Flamethrower are now included
- Ammu-Nation has gone online. You order weapons with your PDA and they show up at your safehouse
- Grenades and Molotovs are thrown using the touch screen - you touch one and drag it, with an indicator on the top screen (where the action is) showing you where it's going to land
- The A button is used to fire weapons
- One minigame involves assembling all of the parts of a Sniper Rifle with the touch screen, before using it to assassinate a designated target
- All weapons except for thrown weapons have lock-on capabilities