Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
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Product Summary
Brand: Rockstar GamesAudio: English (Unknown)
Format: CD-ROM
Published: 2005-10-25
Release Date: 2006-06-15
Platform: Sony PSP
Model: 710425236969
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Product features:
- An all-new, epic adventure set in Liberty City, the 3-island metropolis from Grand Theft Auto 3. the game features a fully 3D experience exactly similar to the PS2 Grand Theft Autos.
- An astounding technical achievement, Liberty City Stories pushes the PSP to its absolute limit, resetting the public's understanding and expectations of what is possible on a hand-held gaming system.
- Amazing visuals on the PSP due to enhanced draw distance, new lighting and shading models, as well as real-time reflections.
- A massive non-linear storyline penned by Rockstar's award-winning writing team.
- Professional character voice acting and production.
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Video Game Reviews of Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
Customer Review: Grand Theft Handheld
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the PSP game we've all been waiting for.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories lived up to the hype and even surpassed it, and it stands out as one of the biggest and best handheld games I've ever played. What makes it so great?
Liberty City Stories is an all-new game in the terms of its story, but that's about it. In fact, one would better describe it as a Grand Theft Auto III.5, as it borrows some gameplay features of GTA: Vice City while taking place in GTAIII's Liberty City. The plot revolves around Tony Cipriani, as some may remember as the owner of St. Mark's Bistro in Liberty City. He's returning to Liberty City after some jail time and his fellow Mafia family wants him to run around LC keeping the Mafia on top of things. Of course, any GTA fan knows that this means driving people around, killing enemies, or both.
GTA:LCS does a great job with its story, providing humourous (and fully voice-acted) cut-scenes between each and every mission. There's no doubt that you'll be laughing about some of the events at some point. Unfortunately, the mission design leaves a little to be desired. Like I said, this game is a lot more like GTAIII than, say, GTA: San Andreas. Therefore, San Andy's complex mission structure is left alone to return to a simple, quick approach. This isn't necessarily bad, as some of the missions can be especially difficult on the PSP's 4.3-inch screen.
At least the trademark action returns. The simple controls are accompanyed by Vice City's improved targeting system, making the game run smoothly when the action gets hot. Shooting and driving are still the main idea, and they're simple enough to do. The targeting system is done with a trigger button, and eliminating the poor sap is as simple as pressing or holding the circle button. It's as easy as that. Driving feels almost exactly the same as it does on the console, but I did notice that motorcycles are a little tougher to control. The brakes don't seem to be very responsive. Drive-bys are also a little too difficult, as they require the player to hold the camera button, left or right on the analog nub, and the shoot button. By the time you fumble around with this control scheme, you might have already driven past your intended target.
Of course, the missions and the story are optional in the mainstream gamer's eyes, and GTA: LCS caters to this. If you were a fan of rampaging around the town, the PSP version delivers. There are more "Past Time" missions like Taxi Driver, Vigilante, and Pizza/Noodle Delivery. These attention-deprived missions are quick and fun, and serve as something extra to do between missions. There are more guns this time around, including most of the ones that were in GTA: Vice City. Having this additional arsenal makes GTA: LCS much more interesting than GTAIII ever was.
The graphics sure speak words of their own. I can't believe Rockstar Leeds was able to pull off such a feat as including all of Liberty City in one UMD with space to boot. The load time that starts up the game isn't even a minute long, meaning that LCS is quickly and easily accessible. There is a slight delay inbetween cut-scenes and the start of every mission, but I'm only talking about a ten second load at most. The radio stations return as well. I never really listened to the actual music stations because they feature some really horrible, generic music...but the entertaining precursor to GTAIII's Chatterbox FM, this time called LCFR (Liberty City Free Radio), is endlessly entertaining. The voice acting is spot-on and the sound effects are recycled from other GTA games, making for a well-rounded technical package.
Overall, there's no reason why GTA fans or PSP owners should go without this game. I'll let you know that it's pushing the lines on its Mature rating, which is something Rockstar is notoriously comfortable doing. There aren't any Hot Coffee sex scenes, but the crude humor alongside the ridiculously dirty dialogue is enough to keep this game from being something that a child should play. Anyone else...pick this up. You won't be disappointed.
Description of Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
Take the dangerous andchaotic streets of Liberty CityProduct InformationGrand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories brings you the one Liberty Citystory among a million that changes everything. Once a trustedwise guy in the Leone crime family Toni Cipriani was forced intohiding after killing a made man. Now he's back and it's timefor things to be put right.The streets of liberty city are in turmoil. Warring Mafiosivie for control as the town begins to self-destruct under waves ofpolitical corruption organized crime drug trafficking and unionstrikes. No one can be trusted as Toni tries to clean up themess of the city's chaotic underworld. Deranged hit menmorally depraved tycoons cynical politicians and his own mother standin the way as Toni tries to bring the city under Leone control. Forced to fight for his life in an odyssey that will shakeLiberty City to tis foundations Toni must use any means necessary tosecure his place in the leadership of the Leone family in a town up forgrabs.Product Features Liberty City Survivor - The first playerto reach the Kill Limit or have the most kills when the Time Limit hasbeen reached wins the game. Killing another player earns youa point but kill yourself and a point will be deducted. Orteam up and kill the opposing gang members. The first gang toreach the Kill Limit or have the most kills when the Time Limit hasbeen reached wins the game. Protection Racket - Destroy four limosat the opposing gang's base and defend the four limos at your basedfrom incoming attackers. Two rounds let you take on Attackingand Defending roles - the second Attacking gang must destroy the limoswithin the first gang's time limit to win. Get Stretch - Each gang must stealtheir opposing gang's car and return ti to their own based whileprotecting their own gang car from being stolen. You canreturn your own gang car by driving it back to base or bAction Games
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