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FranchiseGrand Theft AutoSeriesGrand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

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First release
Mar 17, 2009
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Comedy
Platforms
iOS, Nintendo DS, Android, PlayStation Portable

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely original entry into the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, and brings a new level of interactivity to its sprawling open environments. With the use of the DS touch screen, players navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption within the Triad crime syndicate, delivering the unprecedented amount of depth that has become a true trademark of the franchise.

Also known as GTA: CW, GTA: CTW, GTA: Chinatown Wars, Chinatown Wars
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Storyline
Huang Lee, the spoiled son of a recently murdered Triad boss, arrives by plane in Liberty City with Yu Jian, a sword that Huang's father won in a poker game and has decided to use as an heirloom, to deliver it to the new patriarch of the family, Huang's uncle Wu "Kenny" Lee. Shortly after landing, Huang's escorts are killed by assassins and he is shot and kidnapped. The assailants steal the sword and, thinking Huang is dead, dump his body in the water. Huang manages to survive and informs Kenny that Yu Jian has been taken. Kenny explains that he had intended to offer the sword to Hsin Jaoming, the aging Triad boss in Liberty City, as a means of securing a position as his replacement. Kenny has been dishonored and reduced in power due to the loss of Yu Jian, leaving him and Huang working to keep their businesses afloat.Read more

Huang Lee, the spoiled son of a recently murdered Triad boss, arrives by plane in Liberty City with Yu Jian, a sword that Huang's father won in a poker game and has decided to use as an heirloom, to deliver it to the new patriarch of the family, Huang's uncle Wu "Kenny" Lee. Shortly after landing, Huang's escorts are killed by assassins and he is shot and kidnapped. The assailants steal the sword and, thinking Huang is dead, dump his body in the water. Huang manages to survive and informs Kenny that Yu Jian has been taken. Kenny explains that he had intended to offer the sword to Hsin Jaoming, the aging Triad boss in Liberty City, as a means of securing a position as his replacement. Kenny has been dishonored and reduced in power due to the loss of Yu Jian, leaving him and Huang working to keep their businesses afloat.

Release dates
Nintendo DS
Mar 17, 2009
Nintendo DS
Mar 20, 2009
PlayStation Portable
Oct 20, 2009
All 8 release dates
PlayStation Portable
Oct 23, 2009
PlayStation Portable
Oct 28, 2009
iOS
Jan 17, 2010
iOS
Jan 18, 2010
Android
Dec 17, 2014
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
22h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
helicopter, bloody, murder, drugs, minigames
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At a Glance

Critic Score
89
Main + Extras (IGDB)
22h
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Multiplayer

  • LAN co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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