The game will feature an assortment of original tracks and licensed songs, but anything licensed will be "instrumentals" and not the actual tunes.
here are some cool touches to driving, like the extra boost in speed that you earn by spinning donuts before taking off in a straight line
Chris Remo said:Yet another gaming article confuses "cel-shading" with "black outlines."
More on topic, game looks fairly promising. I was a fan of the GTA series since the first game, so the slight throwback nature of this one is pretty cool.
Chris Remo said:Yet another gaming article confuses "cel-shading" with "black outlines."
More on topic, game looks fairly promising. I was a fan of the GTA series since the first game, so the slight throwback nature of this one is pretty cool.
IGN said:Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars employs an almost "cel-shaded" look to the in-game graphics, where the buildings, cars, pedestrians and streets are emphasized with hard black outlines.
Chris Remo said:Yet another gaming article confuses "cel-shading" with "black outlines."
Not sure about tanks, but helicopters, yes.Teetris said:Hopefully gameplay makes up for the graphics. It'd be awesome if you could go into tanks and helicopters.
Goddasmn! Hyped for sure after reading that.KyotoMecca said:And my favorite post: ;-)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14451650&postcount=66
Jaded Alyx said:Not sure about tanks, but helicopters, yes.
They really are an amazing team. Max Payne GBA was a huge achievement too.speculawyer said:Hats off to Rockstar Leeds . . . they've done a great job bringing the GTA: Liberty City Stories and GTA: Vice City Stories to the PSP. Now it looks like they doing a great job creating a new GTA game for the DS.
jarrod said:They really are an amazing team. Max Payne GBA was a huge achievement too.
If Rockstar management had any sense, they'd put Leeds to work on a ground up Wii GTA asap.
Mamesj said:I won't judge it by screens-- almost all DS games look like shit in screenshots.
Bending_Unit_22 said:Looks cool I think, reminds me of the original PC GTA. Seeing as for some strange reason I prefer the 2D overhead gameplay to the newer 3D gameplay I'm looking forward to it.
Aw, you're cute for a junior.corkscrewblow said:should have made it a PSP game...
game is fugly.
AniHawk said:
thanks bbypakkit said:Aw, you're cute for a junior.
corkscrewblow said:should have made it a PSP game...
game is fugly.
They already made two. Stop posting and go play them asap. Plz.corkscrewblow said:should have made it a PSP game...
game is fugly.
Huang's locked in the back seat of the car as it's dumped into the river, and here is where the game begins -- players are introduced to the extravagant touch-screen implementation right from the start as they'll have to whip out the stylus and shatter the windshield to escape the rushing waters as the vehicle sinks to the bottom of the river.
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And when you get to a toll booth you can choose to simply bypass them illegally, or pay by tossing coins into the basket by using the touch-screen, dropping the coins in with your stylus.
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They've even turned making Molotov cocktails into a mini-game: drive up to a gas pump and start filling bottles to the brim. Each cocktail you make in the allotted time is added to your inventory, which can then be used against the bad guys by throwing them using the touch-screen: hold the stylus on the "Molotov Cocktail" icon, and slide it around as if you were manipulating an analog stick on a console controller. You'll see a throwing arch attached to your character that grows and shrinks in relation to where your stylus is on the icon.
EatChildren said:Boo at people scoffing at Chinatown Wars and the DS.
Did you people never play GTA2? Multiplayer GTA2? The over-the-top perspective GTA games are still a huge amount of fun, especially in multiplayer. GTA doesnt need a 3rd person camera to be enjoyable.
Im really looking forward to Chinatown Wars and think it looks fantastic. If it brings back the same kind of joy I got out of GTA2 then I say bring it on.
Jagernaut said:Speaking for myself, I just couldn't get into the top down GTA games but I loved GTA3. I doubt I would like this game either.
I havn't been paying too close attention but the pictures look like 2D overhead gameplay to me unless I'm missing something. However, if I am missing something don't bother to write out a few words telling me what it is or anything .Dash Kappei said:It's not going to be a 2D overhead gameplay though, you know that right?
Btw, this game is going to kick ass.
DevelopmentArrested said:why would they? sales for the game would have been much worse.
One thing that's immediately clear is how fantastic the controls are. The cars handle just like you'd expect from a GTA and it's incredibly easy to pull off 180s, quick turns, and even drivebys. Each car handles differently- from cars to trucks to motorcycles to limos... even boats and helicopters. The overhead perspective works perfectly to show you the world around you, something that could have been really tricky on the small DS screen. The stylized graphics may look a little strange- pedestrians appear huge next to cars- but it's all there to make things easier to see.