Rockstar’s Cop-Killing, Drug-Dealing Chinatown Wars Coming to iPhone.

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Rockstar Games’ critically-acclaimed Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is coming to the iPhone/touch this fall, the company says.

Released last year for the Nintendo DS, the game got reave reviews and is still the highest-rated DS game on GameRankings, with an average review score of about 93%.

“Chinatown Wars is a big fat raspberry to the competition; a masterclass in not only hand-held development, but video game design as a whole, exploring exactly how to craft Liberty City around the console’s unique strengths without compromising the series’ character,” said the Daily Telegraph.

The game follows the misadventures of Huang Lee, a young Triad, as he investigates the mysterious death of his dad, kills his rivals, steals cars, deals drugs and evades the cops — all in a miniature version of the company’s infamous virtual playground, Liberty City.

Sounds fun. Here’s the trailer:

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Samuel
This is great news! Grand Theft Auto is a great game and I think it’ll be great on the iPhone. I hope Rockstar will make use of the capabilities of the iPhone, like multi touch and the accelerometer and that it won’t be a port of the DS version. I also hope Apple will accept this game in the App Store.
Mike
I’ve been playing video games for over thirty years, and this is in my top 5 all time games. I was laid up with back surgery and a friend got me a DS for my recovery, just as Chinatown Wars came out. Graphically its a bit primitive, but its perfect. Its like a blend of the original GTA and the latest incarnations. The story is a little thin, but its amazing how much more they got out of the platform compared to all of the other DS games I’ve played. I’m skeptical as to the controls on the iphone for a game that might require 40 hours to finish. Great potential though. I’m a bit upset- I wish they would create an all new adventure for the iphone!