Guide Note

Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available for the Nintendo DS in North America and Europe during winter of 2008-2009.¹ The sandbox-style game will be set in Liberty City's Chinatown district, which was featured in prior releases Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto IV. Little more is known as of this writing, other than new features include characters within the Triad crime syndicate and a custom game engine.

Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games was quoted in the official press release: "This is a game that will deliver a rich, fast-paced and intense Grand Theft Auto experience that will be truly unique to Nintendo's handheld platform. Rockstar Leeds, along with the team at Rockstar North, has built upon a decade of progressive design on Grand Theft Auto, and has created something fundamentally fresh and immersive."²

Fast Facts

1. Developer: Rockstar North
2. Platforms: Nintendo DS
3. Genre: Action
4. ESRB rating: Rating Pending (RP)
5. Mode: Single player, multi-player
6. Release date: Winter 2008³