Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is the highest rated DS game on metacritic

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Riot Of The Blood said:
I doubt this game is actually that good.

I could not imagine this being better than the GTA game on the PSP, but that's just me. At least the DS has a new type of game in it's library.

 

Wait, that wasn't fair. Here, let me help, read the f'n blurbs:

 

100

GamePro

This is Grand Theft Auto the way you love it: all of the innovation, charm and thrills from its past installations neatly tied together in a creative package worthy of any DS owner.

100

EuroGamer

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a triumph, not just in terms of bringing a difficult game to a new platform intact, but because it actually improves it in the process, and demonstrates a mastery of DS form and function.

100

Cynamite

Great scope, nice car handling, awesome multiplayer – Rockstar delivers extraordinary GTA quality on a small display.

95

IGN

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars continues GTA's legacy as the premiere "sandbox" game design. Though it might look like a lot has changed in the move to the handheld platform, more has been added than taken away.

95

Gameplayer

The game is also unashamedly adult in its content and we, for one, see as a breath of fresh (marijuana scented) air on the platform. Dealing drugs, hand making molotovs, chainsawing people in half, swearing up a storm, blowing people’s heads off with a sniper rifle – it’s all in here, and if you’re underage you had better check with your olds before getting it. Or don’t, and just hide it really well. Whatever works.

93

IGN AU

For Nintendo-only gamers out there – and these days, there are more of you than ever – this is an authentic Grand Theft Auto experience. It isn't watered down; it's as fun and foul-mouthed as any series-proper installment. While not perfect, it'll suck you in and keep you up at night like a chronic addiction. Hook it to our veins.

92

Computer and Video Games

A seriously good, fat-free but surprisingly deep GTA experience - that you can play on the toilet.

92

IGN UK

The definitive GTA? That depends where your tastes lie, but either way there’s no denying this is a masterpiece of handheld gaming.

91

1UP

Chinatown Wars is what I expected -- it takes an understandable few steps back from GTA4, but also takes a couple forward (a touch screen can do that). It's a well-honed "core" GTA on the handheld, not merely a one-to-one clone of its console parents.