Chinatown Wars PSP dated

By Tom Bramwell Published 26 August, 2009

Late October for DS conversion.

Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be released for PSP in the US on 20th October.

European gamers can presumably expect to get hold of it on one of the surrounding Fridays - most likely the 23rd, although we're checking with the publisher. (Update: Rockstar has confirmed it's out on 23rd October in Europe.)

In a tweet overnight, Rockstar said that 20th October would be the game's retail and digital download date.

All future PSP games are being released in both formats to ensure compatibility with existing PSPs and the new PSPgo, which launches worldwide on 1st October.

Chinatown Wars rocked our world on DS earlier this year, delivering a vast and inventive top-down take on most of Grand Theft Auto IV's massive Liberty City.

The PSP version will be adjusted for the PSP's larger screen, and promises new story missions to bulk out the content, along with improved visuals. It will be interesting, in particular, to see how Rockstar compensates for the loss of the touch-screen, which was the source of many of the DS game's sparks of invention.

Look out for our impressions soon.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • JohnnyWashnGo #1 2 years ago

    Really did not like this game, but I think that was partially to do with the annoying touch screen shoe-ins which were really quite pointless.

    A PSP version may rock... Its going to be interesting to see how much cheaper the UMD version is from the usual online retailer.

    I imagine if most publishers are going to put games out on both UMD and digital download, we may see more people picking up psp 2000 or 3000 to take advantage of cheaper games.

  • Charlie_Miso #2 2 years ago

    Touch screen was a much needed breath of fresh air to mix up the missions imo.

  • elephant_stone #3 2 years ago

    I disagree with JohnnyWashnGo. I think this is one of the best DS games there had been for ages. The touch screen stuff was pretty inventive and will be missed on the PSP version.

    If your a DS or PSP owner - get this game!

  • jim1975 #4 2 years ago

    wonder if we'll see a iphone version.

  • steveb07 #5 2 years ago

    It had NO pointless shoe-ins on the DS they were all fun. It will need something clever to make the PSP version a hit.

  • MinerWilly #6 2 years ago

    I didnt like driving the cars on DS (pretty much the most important feature ) I felt it didnt zoom out enough hence I couldnt concentrate on driving without smashing into cars on the overly narrow roads .

  • bad09 #7 2 years ago

    / waits for San Andreas Stories