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Thursday
Feb042010

Grand Theft Auto

I have been a fan of of the Grand Theft Auto franchise for many years. It has been the catalyst for me buying two game systems the Playstation 2 and the Playstation portable.

I have GTA on several platforms:

  • GTA 2 on the Sega Dreamcast
  • GTA 3 on the PC
  • GTA San Andreas for the PS2
  • GTA Liberty City Stories on the PSP
  • GTA IV on the PC
  • GTA Chinatown Wars for iPhone

 

Chinatown Wars is a great port for the iPhone. It has a sort of GTA2 look with lots of details like the newer games have. For example when you steal a car you have to use a screwdriver or in some cases hot wire it by crossing the wires and twisting them. It's a good game that takes advantage of the multi-touch capabilities of the iPhone. I do wish the driving was easier. Using the accelerometer would have been a better choice for driving.

I haven't been able to play GTA IV much since my PC's video card is getting old. Luckily the laptop has a newer video card so it works there. It isn't very convienent playing GTA on a laptop especially one that is prone to overheating.