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The biggest shocker to come from Nintendo's Press Conference yesterday was that Rockstar Games has teamed up with Nintendo and will be bringing the Grand Theft Auto franchise over to the Nintendo DS. The game is called Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and will be set in Liberty City.

From the sounds of it, it looks like you'll finally be working for the Triads. The only other facts we have at this point is that the game will utilize the DS touch screen and will have WiFi support. 

So many questions! Will this be based off of the old Liberty City design, the new one from GTA IV, or something in between? Will this be similar to the PSP versions of GTA or a completely new style? What do you all think? Think this could turn out any good?  

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Iggy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:12
Iggy
If the DS could handle a completely 3d GTA I'd love it but at this point I can't help but think they may be going back to the top-down style. Either way, I think it'll be good.
bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:12
bhive01
If they stick to the basics it could be really good. I'm not holding out much hope though. Where were the screens or gameplay footage though? Is it far out in release date?
Alexradl's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:14
Alexradl
I hope it's in 3rd person view and not top-down like the older GTA's. I never really liked the "top-down view" GTA's. I'm semi-interested to see more info, but I'm definitely skeptical.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:14
Hamza CTZ Aziz
bhive: Ain't no content other than the main picture above.

Iggy: They could do 3D, Star Wars Unleashed is 3D. Of course, it looks ugly as fuck.
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:17
DeusPayne
The metroid game on the DS was 3d, and that game looked amazing.
Chicken008's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:18
Chicken008
Is that really a shock? The first handheld GTA game was on the GBA after all..
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:21
SnakeDude4Life
Any thinking that it will look Fugly as hell?
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:25
dephect
Rated E for everyone.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:28
GuitarAtomik
ehhh I don't really care about it. If it's really in 3D (which it sounds like it is) than it's going to look ugly as fuck. Plus I can't imagine stepping back down to this after playing GTA4 in all it's glorious physics laden wonder.
Iggy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:31
Iggy
@Chicken008
GTA and GTA2 came out for the Game Boy color before GTA Advanced.
someone666's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:32
someone666
First, FF13 makes it to XBox360.
Next, handheld GTA leaves PSP for the technologically inferior DS

I am speechless. I am without speech
Timtoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:34
Timtoid
They should keep the top-down style, perhaps have animated cutscenes in 2D style as well. Most developers know that the DS doesnt handle 3D well, unless done in a very special way.
Funkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:38
Funkiller
Biggest Nintendo news gets a solid DO NOT WANT!!!

Seriously, where the hell are the Kid Icarus and StarFox games? As in non-casual revisits to the reason they are even still around.
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:40
Face
If they do take a bash at 3D I hope it's back to the silly jetpacks, double uzis and tanks, none of this serious malarkey.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 14:58
Demtor
It'll probably be PS2 style graphics on the DS which is kind of lame. Why they didn't just put this on the Wii is beyond me but anything Wii involved these days just baffles me so I guess this is on par with the rest of shit fest that is Nintendo for me these days.
Vanilla Gorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 15:06
Vanilla Gorilla
Actually, if it was in the old GTA2 style, I would really dig that. Assuming you could pan the camera back without having to travel as fast as freaking possible so you can see where you're going while in a vehicle.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 15:17
DaedHead8
Top down GTA on the DS would be awesome.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 15:23
mix
Touching to kill...*GASP*

This could be a cool little game!
nukka jdav's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 15:38
nukka jdav
I'm kinda Grand Theft Autoed out...also Nintendo is now dead to me sooo...I'm kinda split on this game.
Gamechamp's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 16:14
Gamechamp
Honestly, I'm hoping for a top-down perspective. I miss the GTA of old.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 16:53
Johnny Justice
I'm thinking top-down view with d-pad to move, stylus to aim combat control. Kinda like Geometry Wars.

If you've played the DS Transformers game you'd know how a 3rd person open world is a bad idea.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 17:08
Jack8274
Johnny has a good idea. Strafe with D-pad, look with touch screen. Also have it in 3D like in New Super Mario Bros, where the character and the environment are given 3D aspects, but hold true to the original.
spam's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 18:36
spam
@ nukka jdav

yeah you sound really split 0_o
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 18:55
Kyousuke Nanbu
This game is look and sound like total shit.
mightypotato's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 21:56
mightypotato
Grand Theft Auto? On a DS?

Yawn.
tarzanell's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2008 01:46
tarzanell
I'd rather be stabbed in the anus. What is all this shit Nintendo keeps announcing?
Fletcher's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/03/2008 18:27
Fletcher
I think the only way they can make this work in 3D is if they make it cell-shaded. I kind of want it to be top down view. but that doesn't seem like it would work well in multiplayer...
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