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GTA: Chinatown Wars for the DS
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It's really kind of arcade-y and more like GTA 1 or 2, just with the whole sandbox/persistent world thing from 3 on. The drug trade mechanic is really fun- it's basically a pick-up-and-deliver thing with fluctuating market prices and demand. Plus, having all of your money tied up in a duffle bag full of coke while you're on the run from the cops adds a high stakes element to the chases.
And the chases are great- you have to try to actually beat the cops, force them to crash and so on. There's less detail overall, but the essentials are all there.
There's a lot of little activities too that are all handled with the stylus- making molotov cocktails, disarming bombs, hot-wiring cars, etc.- they're definitely novelty, but they're fun and so far, not irritating.
It's really surprising because it feels completely full-featured and "complete" in a way that I didn't expect. Plus, the ability to play it in bite-sized chunks and just put the DS on sleep is pretty sweet.
So far I think it's one of the best DS games I've played.
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I actually wanted to follow up with you in re your DS experience so far--sounds like that WIZARDS QUEST went to a good home and you got digital entertainment mainlined.
I haven't even cracked the plastic on CHRONO TRIGGER and I'm looking at MARIO KART DS, PUZZLE QUEST: GALACTRIX, PEGGLE: DUAL SHOT, MOON, GTA: CHINATOWN WARS--all the while playing LOCK'S QUEST and MARVEL TRADING CARD GAME. I'll easily be the most entertained guy in the poor house.
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I'm just really surprised at the quality of some of these games...I think being an "old school" gamer makes me appreciate it more than somebody who's all up into 360/PS3 stuff. The best DS games make feel like I did playing SNES games a long time ago.
I've traded a lot of Wii games and a couple of DS stuff I got in trade to get more DS stuff...this is what I have:
- GTA: CHINATOWN WARS- must buy
- All three CASTLEVANIA titles (haven't played PORTRAIT OF RUIN yet, but the other two were almost as good as SYMPHONY OF NIGHT)
- BANGAIO SPIRITS (totally hardcore nutso Treasure shooter with a casual game format- totally brilliant and only $15)
- MARIO KART DS (just great)
- THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU (bizarro Square J-pop/youth culture RPG- may be brilliant, only halfway through it- you get rewarded for NOT playing it for a while)
- ADVANCE WARS: DUAL STRIKE (great, obviously)
- ELITE BEAT AGENTS (the Chicago song with the dead dad animation is worth the price of admission alone)
- NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (It's SMB, alright, and a good one at that)
- PROFESSOR LAYTON (very cool, but hurts my brains)
- PHANTOM HOURGLASS (looks great, played about 4 hours of it and got GTA)
- ANIMAL CROSSING (barely turned it on)
- MARIO & LUIGI: PARTNERS IN TIME (watched the intro)
Next purchase is going to be CHRONO TRIGGER. I'll probably get that PEGGLE: DUAL SHOT soon, even though I have the PC version. HENRY HATSWORTH looks pretty great too. GALCTRIX, I'm going to get the PC version because the DS version is supposedly really slow.
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I'm pretty convinced that the DS is the best console on the market right now, believe it or not. I'd much rather play the games I have on it than anything on the Wii or the other ones out there- it's the perfect mix of classicaly style games, innovative elements, casual-friendly gameplay (with hardcore trappings), and charm.
That's my thoughts on the system as well. There are some games out there for the other systems that I do enjoy but pound per pound, dollar per dollar, I enjoy what is being pumped out for the DS. By far and away I've logged more hours onto the DS than any other system. Plus I'm an Atlus fan and it seems that the most innovative and unique games that they put out are even more so on the DS.
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What I'm looking forward to: Infinite Space
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_space
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Not to mention, LUMINOUS ARC 2, DISGAEA, IZUNA 2, ETRIAN ODYSSEY 2, SUMMON KNIGHT: TWIN AGE, and all the rest. It's a good time to like Japanese RPGs and have a DS.
Ska_baron, that game reminds me of ESCAPE VELOCITY with better fighting. I'm interested. DAMN--there it goes again!
* best game title of the year, hands down.
** second place!
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By the way, I've just seen the best Genre for a game.
Game: Dokapon Journey
Genre: Friendship Destroying RPG
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Wow, INFINITE SPACE looks awesome.
I know. Now, it just better BE awesome.
Or else.
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Whats's the multiplayer sitiuation like on the DS?
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What I really like about the DS gaming is that it's pretty painless. Get on a WiFi network and... there you go--you're gaming. A lot of the DS-to-DS gaming is good too--a number of titles let you multiplayer off the one card. Some even have options for both, like NEW SUPER MARIO BROS, which lets you send a small chase game using one just the one card or full-blown duke it out old school if you both have cards.
This is a solid piece of hardware.
If you don't have one yet, and are willing to forgo playing GB Advance carts, you may want to wait for the DSi, which is like DS++.
*BTW--my DS has poop on it, so keep your hands off.
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