Review: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP*)

Graphics- 9.5/10
Sound- 10/10
Gameplay- 10/10
Replay Value- 8/10
Overall- 9/10

The graphics on this game are great, as well as the gameplay. This is essentially just a port of GTA III, seeing as it has the same map and missions. The game stays true to past GTA's and is done really well on the PSP.

A portable GTA? Are you kidding me? This is a great reason to buy a PSP, because there are those times that you are sitting on a bus and you think "Man I'd really like to kill some people and then run from the cops." Well, Liberty City Stories will solve that problem rather well. The game is really fun to pick up and play which is great for a PSP game. The best feature on this game is by far the graphical aspect of the game this game appears to take full advantage of all 1.8 Gigabytes available (I doubt it really does though.) The gameplay stays true to GTA games of the past although the shooting controls should be reversed. The other aspect of this game that is on another level is the sound. The game has incredible voice acting as well as great sound affects that are timed just fine and won't strangely overlap. Missions in this game can be quite challenging at points, however... you can always cheat... but you wouldn't do that, would you? As far as missions go, there are a huge amount that will keep you entertained for hours. If you are really stuck on a mission, or just don't care about mission completion you can always download a save state.

The only little negative thing about this game is the lack of obvious replay value. By obvious replay value I mean that there are side missions that you can do, but if you aren't aware of them you might not be able to find them. After that there is nothing to do mission-wise, however there is always that GTA staple of going on a total rampage. Although getting far in those can be hard at first until you unlock more area (parts of the map are locked until you complete certain missions). There some small graphical errors and glitches in the original version, but they are patched up nicely in the greatest hits version (no hacking though...) Bottom Line: this is the top selling game on the PSP for a reason, it's a remarkable achievement for a portable system, graphical and overall. If you are old enough or your parents are cool and will let you buy it (it's rated "M" for a reason people), do so immediately.

Pros: Graphics, Audio, Mission selection.

Cons: Minor graphic errors in original, Some missions are really challenging.

Review: Dan

*Also available for PS2 - Review for PSP only.