In a news story that's already making waves across the Internet, details were apparently leaked for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the Nintendo DS title currently in production.
Originally broke by news site UGO.com, the original story was apparently taken down at the request of Rockstar. Fortunately, other sites such as Destructoid and Wired managed to snag the information before it disappeared. Here it is in all its consolidated glory, the potential details for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
The original story broke at UGO.com with the information reprinted at Destructoid. The story behind what led up to the information being pulled at UGO can be read at Wired.
Originally broke by news site UGO.com, the original story was apparently taken down at the request of Rockstar. Fortunately, other sites such as Destructoid and Wired managed to snag the information before it disappeared. Here it is in all its consolidated glory, the potential details for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
• OPEN WORLD: It takes place within an open, real world environment. You will have the freedom to navigate a massive map, explore a world with changing weather and traffic patterns, smart Police and pedestrian AI, and choose different missions to play at any given point in time.
• MATURE STORYLINE: This is the story of an outsider navigating the criminal underworld of a major city. You play as a young gang soldier involved in the internal power struggle for control of his gang.
• AD HOC MULTIPLAYER: With wi-fi connectivity, players can play each other head to head in four different game modes, including a race (seven different race maps, can race with all the game vehicles), and play co-op modes.
• LENGTH OF GAMEPLAY: 70+ missions, 20+ hours of straight gameplay—with significant replayability on top of those 20+ hours.
• STYLUS BASED MINI GAMES: Missions include a wide variety of contextual mini-games, such as assembling a sniper rifle to complete an assassination mission, and smashing locks and hotwiring cars to steal them.
• REPLAYABLE MISSIONS: A feature that allows you to jump to any completed mission from a convenient menu and play them again.
Now, keep in mind that these are just the potential aspects of Chinatown Wars. These were taken from a consumer survey, and could theoretically apply to any number of future DS titles.• MATURE STORYLINE: This is the story of an outsider navigating the criminal underworld of a major city. You play as a young gang soldier involved in the internal power struggle for control of his gang.
• AD HOC MULTIPLAYER: With wi-fi connectivity, players can play each other head to head in four different game modes, including a race (seven different race maps, can race with all the game vehicles), and play co-op modes.
• LENGTH OF GAMEPLAY: 70+ missions, 20+ hours of straight gameplay—with significant replayability on top of those 20+ hours.
• STYLUS BASED MINI GAMES: Missions include a wide variety of contextual mini-games, such as assembling a sniper rifle to complete an assassination mission, and smashing locks and hotwiring cars to steal them.
• REPLAYABLE MISSIONS: A feature that allows you to jump to any completed mission from a convenient menu and play them again.
The original story broke at UGO.com with the information reprinted at Destructoid. The story behind what led up to the information being pulled at UGO can be read at Wired.