<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Leeds	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
instalment	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
handheld	O
consoles	O
since	O
2006	O
's	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
modern-day	O
Liberty	O
City	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
satire	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
follows	O
young	O
Triad	O
member	O
Huang	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
and	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
recover	O
a	O
sword	O
gifted	O
by	O
his	O
late	O
father	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
stolen	O
from	O
him	O
,	O
while	O
inadvertently	O
becoming	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
power	O
struggle	O
amongst	O
Liberty	O
City	O
's	O
Triads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
fundamentally	O
designed	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
notable	O
interactions	O
with	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
smartphone	O
systems	O
via	O
their	O
touch-screen	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
offering	O
unique	O
elements	O
of	O
gameplay	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
entries	O
within	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
presentation	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
by	O
partially	O
resembling	O
the	O
first	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
ground-level	O
view	O
behind	O
the	O
protagonist	O
or	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
fully	O
rotatable	O
camera	O
angled	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
cel-shaded	O
polygons	O
with	O
black	O
outlines	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
comic	O
book-like	O
aesthetic	O
—	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
rendition	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Alderney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
lose	O
wanted	O
stars	O
by	O
destroying	O
police	O
cars	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
police	O
instead	O
of	O
leaving	O
a	O
"	O
wanted	O
zone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
drug	O
dealing	O
sub	O
plot	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
peddle	O
heroin	O
,	O
acid	B-Application
,	O
ecstasy	O
,	O
marijuana	O
,	O
cocaine	B-Application
and	O
depressants	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
applies	O
many	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
next-gen	O
HUD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
stealing	O
a	O
moving	O
vehicle	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
different	O
system	O
for	O
stealing	O
parked	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
pilot	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
aircraft	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
can	O
still	O
see	O
the	O
ones	O
at	O
the	O
airport	O
or	O
flying	O
above	O
him	O
,	O
although	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
certain	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
using	O
"	O
Action	O
Replay	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
acquire	O
a	O
helicopter	O
and	O
fly	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
with	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
controlling	O
the	O
PDA	O
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
the	O
radio	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
Molotov	O
cocktails	O
and	O
grenades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taxi	O
whistling	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
microphone	B-Application
or	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
x	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitive	O
and	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
DS	B-Device
local	O
wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
cel-shaded	O
,	O
thus	O
sporting	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
look	O
akin	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
cutscenes	O
are	O
stylistically	O
identical	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
features	O
extra	O
missions	O
and	O
exclusive	O
radio	O
stations	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
multiplayer	O
supports	O
only	O
2	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
on-screen	O
touch	O
controls	O
and	O
mini-games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
adapted	O
to	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
capacitive	O
touchscreens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
radio	O
stations	O
as	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
features	O
a	O
custom	O
radio	O
station	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
iTunes	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
used	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Social	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
included	O
chatting	O
,	O
trading	O
items	O
,	O
sharing	O
favourite	O
GPS	O
markers	O
and	O
stats	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Social	O
Club	O
features	O
unavailable	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
closure	O
on	O
10	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
all	O
Social	O
Club	O
features	O
for	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
have	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Social	O
Club	O
,	O
thus	O
Xin	O
's	O
missions	O
were	O
available	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Triad	O
member	O
Huang	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
travels	O
to	O
Liberty	O
City	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
Yu	O
Jian	O
sword	O
—	O
a	O
family	O
heirloom	O
won	O
in	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
by	O
his	O
recently	O
murdered	O
father	O
—	O
to	O
his	O
uncle	O
Wu	O
"	O
Kenny	O
"	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
titles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
track	O
"	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
"	O
performed	O
by	O
Ghostface	O
Killah	O
and	O
MF	O
Doom	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Oh	O
No	O
of	O
Stones	O
Throw	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
music	O
by	O
Deadmau5	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
music	O
by	O
Anvil	O
,	O
Tortoise	O
,	O
DFA	O
Records	O
,	O
Turntables	O
on	O
the	O
Hudson	O
and	O
DJ	O
Khalil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
featured	O
all	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customise	O
a	O
music	O
playlist	O
using	O
songs	O
from	O
their	O
music	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
press	O
conference	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
the	O
following	O
Winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
contains	O
over	O
900,000	O
lines	O
of	O
"	O
hand-optimized	O
"	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameStop	O
pre-order	O
commercial	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
dialogue	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
real-life	O
corporate	O
bailout	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
showing	O
gameplay	O
involving	O
using	O
a	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
keypads	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
ever	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
93%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
93/100	O
aggregate	O
score	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
on	O
that	O
site	O
for	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
highest	O
rank	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
at	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
9.5/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
94%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
variety	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
concluding	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
Rockstar	O
has	O
captured	O
and	O
condensed	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
high	O
points	O
and	O
crammed	O
them	O
into	O
one	O
terrific	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Think	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
ca	O
n't	O
handle	O
GTA	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
A−	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
looks	O
impressive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
generated	O
lower	O
than	O
expected	O
sales	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
even	O
sell	O
to	O
level	O
with	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
expectation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
confirmed	O
via	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
20	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
it	O
retained	O
the	O
top	O
down	O
view	O
from	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
received	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
UMD	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
gave	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
A−	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
experience	O
is	O
good	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
around	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
efficient	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
playing	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
9.3/10	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
9.5/10	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
reached	O
number	O
5	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
did	O
not	O
chart	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
top	O
40	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
nor	O
did	O
it	O
chart	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
monthly	O
top	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
on	O
17	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	O
minigame	O
mechanics	O
originally	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
returned	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
,	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
cel-shaded	O
like	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
lack	O
the	O
ambient	O
lighting	O
and	O
effects	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
March	O
2010	O
added	O
the	O
radio	O
stations	O
that	O
were	O
formerly	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
1024x768	O
high	O
definition	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
with	O
no	O
statement	O
given	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
;	O
on	O
21	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
store	O
with	O
the	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2014	O
that	O
provided	O
support	O
for	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
resolutions	O
and	O
wireless	O
controller	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
and	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
latest	O
iOS	B-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
War	O
Drum	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
contain	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
Social	O
Club	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
2009	O
Award	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
three	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
awards	O
:	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
winning	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinatown	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
tradition	O
of	O
controversy	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
drug	O
dealing	O
minigame	O
that	O
includes	O
heroin	O
and	O
ecstasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
We	O
played	O
with	O
it	O
a	O
little	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
because	O
it	O
worked	O
really	O
well	O
juxtaposed	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
