Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PlayStation Portable, 2005)

When you first play GTA:LCS, it makes you install Update 2.00 on your PSP (if you don't already have it)and it makes you use an AC adapter to install it. After installed, you are ready to play. Exploring the city I found the following things: 1)GTA:San Andreas-like graphics, good assortment of cars, good assortment of pedestrians, exactly like GTA:III except GTA:Vice City physics and GTA: San Andreas revisions (health meter, color-changing target, yellow circle to enter buildings, ect.) Upon completing the first mission, you are now allowed to do Taxi driver, Police missions, Ambulance missions, and Fire Truck missions. As you play the game, new mini-games arise such as "Car Salesman" where you take people on a test drive in the type of car that they want.Police and enemy gangs are now harder to kill and are as skilled as you to add to the realism. However, there are still some negative points in the game. These include: bad radio stations. Music from who knows who and a few "why did they put this in the game?" stations such as an opera station and some Arabic music. You can't swim, so you hit water, you die. You can't jump up walls and fences, you simply fall backward when you try. You can't pull people out of cars without getting in yourself (in GTA:SA it was triangle, then quickly press triangle again) There are less places to go inside ( resturants, gyms, ect.). There are 8 multiplayer games. These include: Deathmatch, Defend the base, Capture the flag, Turn-based Tank survival, Turn-based survival, Checkpoint racing, and Car collection. All of these are GTA style of course with cars as bases and flags. So, what do I think of the game? It's pretty good. Love it bt I just don't like the fact that you can't swim, climb, and the radio stations are horrible. Overall, you should get the game and will blow every other handheld game away! Extremely Recommended!!!

It keeps getting better and better. Great graphics and lots of action keep you entertained for hours. Good buy!!!!

When you first play GTA:LCS, it makes you install Update 2.00 on your PSP (if you don't already have it)and it makes you use an AC adapter to install it. After installed, you are ready to play. Exploring the city I found the following things: 1)GTA:San Andreas-like graphics, good assortment of cars, good assortment of pedestrians, exactly like GTA:III except GTA:Vice City physics and GTA: San Andreas revisions (health meter, color-changing target, yellow circle to enter buildings, ect.) Upon completing the first mission, you are now allowed to do Taxi driver, Police missions, Ambulance missions, and Fire Truck missions. As you play the game, new mini-games arise such as "Car Salesman" where you take people on a test drive in the type of car that they want.Police and enemy gangs are now harder to kill and are as skilled as you to add to the realism. However, there are still some negative points in the game. These include: bad radio stations. Music from who knows who and a few "why did they put this in the game?" stations such as an opera station and some Arabic music. You can't swim, so you hit water, you die. You can't jump up walls and fences, you simply fall backward when you try. You can't pull people out of cars without getting in yourself (in GTA:SA it was triangle, then quickly press triangle again) There are less places to go inside ( resturants, gyms, ect.). There are 8 multiplayer games. These include: Deathmatch, Defend the base, Capture the flag, Turn-based Tank survival, Turn-based survival, Checkpoint racing, and Car collection. All of these are GTA style of course with cars as bases and flags. So, what do I think of the game? It's pretty good. Love it bt I just don't like the fact that you can't swim, climb, and the radio stations are horrible. Overall, you should get the game and will blow every other handheld game away! Extremely Recommended!!!

Grand Theft Auto has finally come out on the PSP, and quite simply, it's not just a great game, it's the best game on the PSP. This is the reason you bought the PSP.

Graphics: 10/10

The graphics are amazing. It's hard to believe the PSP is actually able to pump out these sort of graphics (especially so early in the handheld's life), but it's true. The cars, people, buildings, streets, it's ALL good, with very little clipping or graphical hiccups (though there are some pop-up issues, but they are not that bad). In fact, if you ever played GTA III on PS2, GTA: LCS actually surpasses it in terms of graphically quality. Simply amazing.

Audio: 10/10

That's right, another perfect score. The entire game is voice acted, and very well. The pedestrians talk and make comments, and the sound effects are amazing. However, the best part of GTA: LCS audio is the radio while you're driving. The humor of the previous GTA's return (Along with the always funny Lazlow!), as well as the great music selection, some famous artists (like DJ Clue) and some artist's I never heard of, it doesn't matter. It's all great.

Story: 8.5/10

The story in GTA: LCS is solid, but not as good as the PS2 GTA's. Playing as Tony Cipriana is fun, and finding out how he rose in the ranks of the Leone family is great, but some of the supporting cast (and the reason for doing their missions) is weak. Occasionally, you will run across a NPC who gives you missions, and you'll think "why the hell am I doing missions for this guy?", and you'll never find out. Overall though, the story is good.

Game play: 9.5/10

The only reason Game play did not get a 10/10 is because of the controls. If you played GTA before, you know what to expect. The missions are fairly varied and rather fun, and driving the vehicles is simply a blast. There are also TONS of optional missions for you to partake in (Taxi, Vigilante, Car salesman, Delivery boy, rampages, ect.) are just running around the world, driving fats in your car and doing crazy jumps is just plain fun.


Overall: 10/10

Despite the wacky 'on foot controls' and the slightly less than stellar story (compared to the PS2 GTA's) this is the best game on PSP, period. You will get hours upon hours of enjoyment out of this, and will come back for more. Finally, the PSP has its killer app.

Easily the greatest game to come out for the PSP so far. The game uses GTA3's map and city but is a prequel with totally different missions and a few subtle changes to the cars and city. I'm amazed at the amount of detail that Rockstar was able to include in the game. If you buy it expecting a handheld version of GTA3 then you will not be disappointed. In my opinion the graphics, game play, and controls are virtually identical to GTA3 on the PS2. I've read some people complain about load times, but I have to think those people haven't actually played the game yet as the load times are only between missions and cut scenes and are much, much shorter than the load times on any of the PS2 GTA games. My only real complaint is the lack of licensed music. Rockstar included more music than I expected (similar to the amount and types that were in GTA3) but they didn't go to the trouble of licensing popular music like they did in Vice City and San Andreas. That's a minor complaint though and this is far and away the best handheld game ever made. If you're a fan of the GTA series and own a PSP, this game is a 'must own'.

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I purchased this game for my son, we have every GTA game for PS1 & 2, though some may be offended by the graphic nature of the games, it must be realized that it is a "game" not real life. Parents, please, be parents, if you want to be shocked go under cover at your childs high school, I am sure you will find much worse talk there. The GTA series are alot of "fun", and should not be mistaken as how your child acts in real life. Most kids have a wonderful conception of the real world, and play video games as relaxation, not a plan for how they will act in the future or on the outside of the home. Please, take the time to play the game yourself, it is enjoyable.

50 hours of play for a video game is awesome!!! Very fantastic game , great job rockstar! great command, graphic, everything were waiting from a video game

Good graphics, easy controlls, amazing, couldnt be much better, flawless aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddddddddd iii neeeeeeeeeeeeedddddd mooooooorrrrreee chhhhhhhaaaaaaaarrrrrraaaaaccccctterrrs

Long, fun and the best game. Not as good as other game but still very awesome game with new gen console system.

This realy is the best game for the PSP. It's the only reason the PSP did well. So if you don't have this game yet then there is no reason for you to have a PSP.

very complete game for the psp. levels and gameplay are great. it does take some getting used to but once you do you will not put you psp down. it is that great. get it now!

The Good
- Crams all of Liberty City onto a UMD
- Load times are quite manageable
- Good sense of humor from the radio stations
- Captures a lot of the cool stuff from the Grand Theft Auto series

The Bad
- Unstable frame rate
- Dull mission design
- Storyline never really goes anywhere
- Occasionally feels more like a GTA III expansion pack than an entirely new game

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories was, and still is, the most impressive game on the PSP. You could argue that other PSP games are more fun, but in terms of size, scale, and pure gameplay horsepower, LCS is unparalleled on handheld systems as far as what it brings to the table: more than 20 hours of ripe GTA goodness. Mere months after LCS hit the PSP, rumors began to fly of its release on the PS2, and sure enough, Rockstar soon confirmed that LCS would in fact land on the PS2 in the near future. After a bit of delay and a no-show at E3, LCS has arrived where the rest of the GTA installments began: on the PlayStation 2. If you've played the PSP version, then you know that LCS is another commendable extension of the GTA franchise. It has a better story and more interesting plot lines than GTA 3 and Vice City, though San Andreas outdoes it in terms of character development -- well, with the main characters at least. LCS follows Leone mafia member Toni Cipriani through his many adventures in the three islands of the city: Portland, Staunton Island, and Shoreside Vale. You'll meet familiar characters such as Salvatore Leone (Toni's boss), Donald Love, and 8-Ball, as well incur several run-ins with the ol' Triads and Yakuza. And, as expected, there are lots of new characters to meet along the way; women, the mayor, and even Toni's mom (we soon find out Toni is an interesting breed of mama's boy). In general, the story is good. It takes surprising turns, and unlike GTA 3, the transitions between the three islands are very fluid. For example, a chase and jump over the Callahan Bridge leads Toni into Staunton Island. Very fun. Remember back to GTA 3 and how long it took for the missions to get challenging. This is not the case with LCS, as by the third mission or so, you'll be in some serious sh*t. But, where the missions in GTA 3 got ridiculously tough as the game progressed, LCS doesn't have the same flow of difficulty. In general, most missions are passable on the first or second try, and if you've got body armor and some nice strappage, you'll have even less trouble. That's not to say LCS missions aren't fun, because they are. But don't expect LCS to be more difficult than San Andreas, because it's not even in the same league. Also, missions are a little less quirky than previous GTA games. GTA 3 and Vice City had lots of RC car/plane/heli missions, but there are much fewer in LCS; the majority are based on enormous explosions. Admittedly, there is a nice supply of sniper and rocket-play, which one can never argue too much about. Possibly the biggest improvement to Liberty City are the motorcycles. Yes, they are all there -- the PCJ-600, the Sanchez, the Freeway, and even the Faggio scooter. Sadly, the insane speed and maneuverability of the bikes meant I rarely wanted to drive anything but a crotch rocket, unless it was a Banshee (what can I say, I'm a classy guy). If your last GTA experience was with San Andreas, then the on-foot controls for LCS will feel like a few steps down.

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this game is awesome hours of fun with excellent graphics and all the new rookies for playstaion 2 u can play for hours and the time just flys by.
this is my favorite game for playstation and im sure ill never get tired of playing it

I didnt get my game. Its been way to long. I havent heard from the seller. I havent heard from Ebay. I sent a claim and I still got an email to rate the game I never got!

Graphics-Excellent were playing on a handheld and it looks like a PS2.
Gameplay-Good its decent except only have 1 analog stick its anoying but I got over it and so will you.
Fun-Its Gta what more do I need to say.

great graphics, never ending story line. good sound. packaging of this product very interesting. I was fasinated by the whole franchise.

If you played GTA3 before, then you'll love this game. This is NOT a regurgitation of GTA3/GTA:Liberty City. The stories line in the game is different, the playable character is different, and the city itself is different(a little). There are many new features added in GTA:Liberty City Stories. You can ride bikes, a dozen new vehicles(along with the old favorates), new weapons, and you even can own shops and buildings. If you own a PSP, you must have this game. GTA: Liberty City Stories defined what a PSP can do.

The GTA series of games redefined the way we play video games. The series has been surrounded by controversy because of it's very mature game play. Thousands of people have protested because the game is so violent, but us gamers just can't get enough of this series! The GTA series now makes it's way to the PSP so we can be as violent as we want while we are one the go!

LIBERTY CITY, WHAT A LOVELY PLACE

Ever since the PSP came out, I have cross referenced every single game that also has a cousin on a larger system (PS2, XBOX) and all of those games have been modified, trimmed, and remade in so many ways to make it a different experience from its console cousins, however that is not the case with GTA: Liberty City Stories. I started playing GTA from the very first one. GTA3 was my favorite, so you can imagine my delight when I discovered that this version of GTA takes place in Liberty City, before the events of GTA3 take place.

In this version of GTA you play Tony Cipriani. Toni Cipriani is back in Liberty City after laying low for awhile and he is working hard. He doesn't even take a break after laying low for a few years as he gets right back to working his way up the ladder of Leone family. The Game is set in 1998, before the Callahan bridge was built and before the underground system was finished, apart from that everything else about Liberty City is the same as it was in GTA3 on the PS2.

There are some differences in this game, the main differences are of course the missions within the game. All of the missions are action packed and will keep you coming back for more and more. The difficulty level of some of the missions is high and on others quite low, so there is a nice mix there. There are hundreds of side missions within Liberty City for you to complete, so if you want to take a break from the main story line you can! As you expected there are also the hidden packages for you to find that are scattered around the city! The more packages you find, more items will be unlocked for you to use, like new weapons or new threads

The developers though have taken the best from all of the other GTA games and have placed them into this version for the PSP. There are vehicles from all of the GTA games, including the bikes from Vice City, other characters such as pedestrians from all of the other games have been imported into this version as well.

The one thing that really makes the GTA series stand out above many others are the Radio stations that you can listen to while you are playing, for me this is what really makes this game. What with all he pedestrians going about their lives, night time and daytime, and various weather You actually feel like you are in a living, breathing city. DJ's will talk about current events that are happening in the city, you will hear them talk about all the death and destruction you are causing within the city, they will talk about the weather and so on and so forth! The music is just outstanding as well and adds so much atmosphere to the game, it is quite incredible!

This game will last forever! I have already put 6 hours into this and have only completed 16% of the game! I haven't even started looking for the hidden packages yet, nor have i really tried any of the many side missions. The replay value is very high, you will just keep on playing! It is so much fun just to turn on the game and go on a killing spree or just go for a drive around he vast area that is Liberty City!

To call Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories the most highly anticipated PSP game yet is a complete understatement. Based in the same city as Grand Theft Auto III, Liberty City stories provides a sense of nostalgia for those of us who played GTA III to death, while keeping things fresh with innovative new challenges, vehicles, and characters.

Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar Leeds / Rockstar North
Release Date: October, 2005
ESRB Rating: M for Mature 17+
Genre: Action
Price: $49.99

This game is one of the best games out there for psp, the graphics are great, the multiplayer levers are awsome, and best of all, new vehicles, new missions, the best of the best has arrived!!!

I love this game. Many other people don’t. If you like a game that is on the edge. A game that breaks the rules. Than this is the game for you. However, if you don’t like games where you kill cops, blow people up, wreck cars, and kick people around DONT BUY THIS GAME. If you like doing those things in a video you might really like this game. Not to mention it has a great story line and is one of the most sold games ever.