GTA: Chinatown Wars

This latest addition to the GTA Franchise is concentrated on Huang Lee, the son of a murdered Triad boss, and the affairs of the Triads. Huang Lee comes to Liberty City to return his father's Yu Jian, a sword "heirloom" that was to be presented to Hsin Jaoming by his uncle, Wu Lee. However, Huang Lee is robbed, beaten half-dead, minutes upon arriving in Liberty City, and left behind, thought dead by the robbers. The Yu Jian is lost and so is his uncle's standing in the Triads.

Throughout the game, Huang works with Wu Lee, Chan Jaoming, and Zhou Ming, the three main contenders as the next Triads boss of Liberty City. He also works with Hsin when he is suspected of being a rat. He ends up murdering Chan and Zhou on being suspected as the rat, and finally Wu for being the rat. His uncle was the one to kill his father, and rob him of the Yu Jian because he did not want a position under Chan. Huang ends up as the new Triad Boss.

There are also Rudy D'Avanzo, Wade Heston and Lester Leroc among other employers. There are also random characters providing some extra mission as well as the Drug Trade minigame.

Graphicwise, is more like a comic then a GTA Game, the camera is also dodgy, since you cant see directly in front of you, but there is also no chance of someone sneaking up behind you. You see the game through a bird's eye.

Overall, I would say this is one of the more appealing game in the GTA. It gives a fresh look to the GTA series. When you steal parked cars, you need to either hotwire, break the alarm system or just jam a screwdriver into the ignition switch. Weapons are bought online and send directly to your nearest safehouse. That means no more traveling around to get your guns. Earning cash is easy with the Drug Trade minigame. And there is also the neat GPS system that sets a route to your next destination, it is the shortest legal route around, though not necessarily the shortest. You lose wanted level by smashing up cop cars, something that would have earned you more stars in previous GTAs.

Well, Im off to try and get a 100% completion...