[MS]

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 touchscreen, players will 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.

Unlike Grand Theft Auto IV, the player has the option to disable as many cop cars as possible to escape the police instead of leaving a “wanted zone.” The more stars the player has, the more Cops they will have to take out for each level. For example, for a six star level , they will have to take out 6 cop cars.For most of the driving and on-foot action, the touch screen is styled after a PDA interface.There is also a drug dealing minigame a la Drugwars, which allows players to peddle six types of drugs around the city. Players can make a profit by recognizing market conditions and demands based on geography and plying their wares accordingly. Shootable CCTV cameras work as this game’s secret packages which will also lower the drug prices when destroyed.The top screen shows the game, while the lower screen lets players control elements like the PDA, GPS, the radio (mostly instrumental along with regular music), access to the people on the map, or using Molotov cocktails and grenades. Chinatown Wars applies many Grand Theft Auto IV features such as the new next gen HUD and taxi whistling supported by DS microphone. Ammu-nation makes a return in a form of an in-game website where the player can order various weapons through their PDA, and Ammu-nation will deliver selected weapons to their safehouse.