Grand Theft Auto Double Pack: Liberty City Stories & Vice City Stories (PlayStation 2, 2009)

What can I say about GTA that you don't already know? NOTHING. By now, everyone is completely aware of the cultural impact these games have had, and no less aware of the ground-breaking gameplay. In any case, these 2 games were originally designed for the PSP and then ported over to the PS2 a few months later. Even though that is the case, you'd never know by looking at the graphics. I find them as good as one might see when playing a PS2 game. Soundtracks might not be as engrossing as the original GTA Trilogy, but they are still really good stuff nonetheless. The only thing I might consider a drawback about these 2 games are their lengths. Since they are direct ports from the PSP, the missions are a little bit shorter, and the entirity of the games in general is not as prolonged. But the price more than makes up for that. This new double pack is very similar to the Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City Double Pack. It has different artwork on the discs, on the covers, and comes in a double-sleeved box which houses the cases that go with each game. I personally find the different artwork a step up from the previous, but then again, artwork isn't the reason you buy a game in the first place, so it really doesn't make a difference. Another good plus is that, as with most video game re-releases, bugs that were in the original releases, however few and benign, have been fixed to give you absolutely excellent reliabilty. Overall, I give this set a 9.5/10. The half a point went to the length of these games that could've been a little longer, but like I said, with a price tag of just 25 dollars, who can complain?