GTA Chinatown Wars brings the battle to iPhone

lemme find out lol

comeon chris... you know those sticks dont weigh shit

Less than a dime-bag... by one cent. Ouch. Still, not a bad deal.

@dillpunk - Since when does anyone ever actually weigh out dime-bags? In my experience, it's just something you eyeball. Stems do pack bulk, making it look like more than it is.

....anyway, $9.99 is a pretty good deal, assuming they did a good job with the touch-controls.

Where the fuck is your hat?

Lol, is this the first thread about weed on joystiq?

Sorry for replying to myself, but this is like the first 'proper' game on the Iphone, and for a great price. I'll finally get a chance to play this notoriously underappreciated game :)

This is not the first "proper" game on iPhone, and unlike the other handhelds, the number of users doesn't necessarily equal a bigger audience, because many people who use iPhones don't necessarily play games, or aren't looking to play a GTA style game.

@Marty

While I agree this is far from the first full game on the iPhone, I disagree with your second statement. While it's true that not all iPhone users are going to want GTA, judging from the price point and people's enthusiasm so far with the game's release on the system, I'd be you a dollar it'll be in the top 5 by the end of the month.

It might be on the top 5 - hell, it might even nab the #1 spot. But that doesn't mean everyone with an iPhone is buying it, and it doesn't mean that the iPhone market is a bigger market for games than the DS or PSP.

Oh god. Some of the vehicles were hard to control with actual buttons, I'm looking at you NR900(I think thats the name). The cars themselves shouldn't be the problem though, a couple of the really fast ones might be, it'll be the bikes.


Also, it might be kind of hard to do the driving missions, all of which have nice bonuses at the end.

The controls aren't that bad. Of course I would prefer physical controls for running about but in a game where you have to do plenty of touch-based minigames it is nice to not have to fumble with whipping out a stylus.

I assume this means you've played both versions? I didn't finish Chinatown Wars on the DS but always wanted too. Should I give the iPhone version a shot?

Actually no, on screen controls can be very good, and these are no exception. In my personal opinion, I like on screen controls better than tilt controls in iPhone games. It's very precise.

But hey, way to sound like someone without this system that's spewing unnecessary hate!

Actually, I agree with him. I had Gangstar on my iPod touch (which I since sold) and I have Chinatown Wars on my PSP. Same with Field Runners, Tetris, and a bunch of other games: There's absolutely no comparison between the touch-screen controls and actual physical controls. Real controllers are FAR better and easier to use.

With the touch screen control, you're actually covering part of the screen with your own hand. That's just plain annoying.

I liked my iPod touch, but after really messing with the games for a while (and I had a LOT of them) I decided it was pretty lousy as a game console. It'll do in a pinch, but when put up against something that was designed with that function in mind, it loses in just about every category except MAYBE portability.

Selling the iPod touch and getting away from Apple products was the best thing I did for myself in 2009.

Actually the grafix are reportedly better than the DS version (I dont have a DS but those who do are confirming the same)

Actually, I feel the same. I have the impression that they simply scaled up most of DS graphics and blurred some of the textures, which gives the iPhone version a somewhat washed-out look.

Nevertheless, just like the DS version, the game looks nicer in motion than the screenshots imply. But still, the iPhone should have been capable of crisper graphics.