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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

So, apparently Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ended up performing rather poorly, selling just shy of 89,000 units during its March release month.

I bought GTA:CW about a month ago, finishing the main storyline last Tuesday, and found it to be the best portable game I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing. As I’ve been telling other gamers I know, GTA:CW is an extremely good reason to buy a Nintendo DS if you don’t already have one. Given the technical constraints of the DS hardware1, GTA:CW is a testament (and indeed, a monument) to the ability of dedicated programmers to push a platform to its very limits without noticeably sacrificing elements in the game to achieve their goal.

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