Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

"Chinatown Wars" redirects here. For the racially motivated massacre in the United States, see Chinese massacre of 1871. For the real-life historical conflicts, see Tong Wars.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Producer(s)Leslie Benzies
Gordon Hall
Programmer(s)Al Dukes
Artist(s)Ian Bowden
Dan Roberts
Writer(s)Dan Houser
David Bland
SeriesGrand Theft Auto
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
PlayStation Portable[9]
iOS[5][6]
Android[7]
Fire OS
Release
17 March 2009
  • Nintendo DS
    • NA: 17 March 2009
    • AU: 19 March 2009[1]
    PlayStation Portable
    • NA: 20 October 2009[4]
    • EU: 23 October 2009[3]
    • AU: 28 October 2009
    iOS
    Android, Fire OS
    • WW: 18 December 2014[7]
Genre(s)Action-adventure[10]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer[b]

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. The game was released for the Nintendo DS in March 2009, PlayStation Portable in October 2009,[9] iOS in January 2010,[5][6] and Android and Fire OS devices in December 2014.[7] It is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a follow-up to Grand Theft Auto IV, and is the first entry to be released for handheld consoles since 2006's Vice City Stories. Set within modern-day Liberty City (a fictional satire of New York City), the single-player story follows young Triad member Huang Lee and his efforts to recover a sword gifted by his late father after it is stolen from him, while inadvertently becoming caught in a power struggle amongst Liberty City's Triads.

The game was fundamentally designed for players to have notable interactions with objects on the DS and smartphone systems via their touch-screen controls, while offering unique elements of gameplay not found in other entries within the Grand Theft Auto series. The most notable element, the ability to buy drugs from suppliers and sell them to dealers to make money, proved controversial following the game's release. Despite this, the game received critical acclaim.[11][12]

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  3. ^ "First Reviews for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on PSP". Rockstar Games. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars PSP Game – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars PSP Game". Uk.gamespot.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b c JC Fletcher (31 August 2009). "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars breaking into iPhones this fall". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Take-Two Interactive Software – Investor Relations – Take-Two News Release". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Bertel King Jr on (18 December 2014). "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Expands Into The Play Store, Finally Wants To Call Android Home". Android Police. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars". War Drum Studios. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Coming to the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system". 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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  11. ^ "Highest and Lowest Gaming Scores – Nintendo DS". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Highest and Lowest Gaming Scores – PSP". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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