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Oct 26 2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Review
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Like a lot of you, it has been a while since I have bought a new PSP game (short of being tempted at Fry's to buy Bleach 1 & 2). As well, like many of you, I have been waiting for Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories to come out along with the high tide of games to follow its release (finally, some RPG's).
First off, I would like to say that every initial review of the game from semi big internet entities such as Gamespot/IGN etc, are giving a completely whiney perspective on the controls of this game. They are executed flawlessly with the lack of the 2nd analog stick (not that the originals use of the 2nd analog was a requirement). Camera control is extremely easy as where other reviewers have said "you have to stand still to change camera angle cry cry cry", this is not the case and leads me to question their job as a supposed "gamer/reviewer".
It's Grand theft auto. Seriously, it reacts the same as any of the other GTA 3/vice games, short of San Andreas since I haven't touched that game. Controls work great and the only gripe I have about the controls is the fact that the PSP's analog isn't so limber when it comes to precise, short adjustments.
So far, there IS a story, which not much can be said for GTA 3 (yes I beat it), but GTA 3 takes quite awhile to get into anything other than the "climb to the top". LCS gets you in straight from the beginning, without even having played the game (intro) you learn immediately how many possibilites the story could have.
Flawless with a couple irritations in Options. I bought the game with the educated assumption that LCS would have custom soundtracks, and with the option in the audio portion of options screen, why would you think anything else? It looks like this.
Radio Volume: ||||||||
SFX Volume: ||||||||||
Custom Soundtracks: Unavailable
Radio Station: MSX 98
Where Unavailable, doesn't move, no matter what you do to it, even if you have both MP3 and ATRAC3plus songs on your memory stick. It just doesn't do anything. To add to the frustration, it doesn't say ANYTHING at all in the manual about these adjustments. I'm assuming there will be something announced later as to what this is, or i'm assuming (I hope not) that Custom Soundtracks means downloadable music content (such as more Lazlow talk radio). Audio is clear and crisp, the existing radio stations have good tracks (even ones when you jack a cab it starts playing stereotype based music, such as like Hindu chants and crap like that, yeah yeah, I know it's bad, but doesn't lead to laughing).
With the sometimes cumbersome and annoying lack of precision the PSP's analog stick provides, driving can be a pain, leading to too slow or too hard of a turn, especially on motorcycles.
Perfect. Like the other GTA games, the only long loading time is really when the game is first started. When changing rooms, buildings, mission beginnings and endings, anywhere there is standard game loading, it is astonishingly quick. You won't be waiting around wondering if your disk is messed up.
While almost everything points to this game being probably the most thorough and well thought out gaming experience on the PSP so far, I had to give it a 90 simply for the fact that I am left hanging when it comes to the confusion regarding Custom Soundtracks. I'm a picky bastard when it comes to music, and when i'm driving around launching my purple Buick off someones face, I dont want to hear Hip-Hop, I want to hear something messed up like gabber or squarepusher.
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Good job soldier, one of the better reviews i've read on here actually!
So...assuming custom soundtracks were there from the start, how much would you have scored it?
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98
-2 for no option to turn off "trail" in visuals. (always hated that and always turn it off)
btw, I forgot to mention I counted and averaged out the loading times from various parts that it loads.. and it came out to an average of 2 seconds.
darnit, all sorts of spelling errors.edited: Oct 25 2005
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two words, cheat codes. and what about multiplayer?
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haven't actually had a chance to try multiplayer out.... I want to try it in person before I try Xbconnect. and do you mean cheat codes for turning off trails?
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Woah! Eight points for not having your own tunes? You ARE picky! haha
Totally get what you mean though, i quite like the soundtrack, but would always choose my own stuff.
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Very, very well done review digi.
Shall be getting my copy soon enough.
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Nice review, you actually put some effort into it unlike most of the others who just throw junk together.
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nah, there are some very good reviews on this site.. Just some are like "I Brok3 My InTerN3tz!!111" and really don't talk about anything important other than "omg I luv this game I think it's teh awesome".
I admit the game has it's downsides.. but the downsides it has are like a needle in a haystack. Can't really find them, but when you do you'll get a quick stab and it'll be over.
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Nice review... I think the same about the trail. Its a shame there aint no option it gives me headache. Xbc dosnt have this game as a lobby so no online play for right now. I tried e-mailing them but couldnt find the right adress.
By the way I think you should have tryed the multiplayer first. Being one of the biggest feature of the game...Still a good review.edited: Oct 25 2005
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yay, finally got mines just minutes ago, good review 
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By the way I think you should have tryed the multiplayer first.
you got any friends with a psp and a spare 50$ to rush out and get the game? I dont.
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digi said: " By the way I think you should have tryed the multiplayer first."
you got any friends with a psp and a spare 50$ to rush out and get the game? I dont.
Yeah i dont have any friends with a PSP  my brother and brother in law do but they are back home far away.
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About Custom Soundtracks...I read it on a GTA: LCS review on gamefaqs.com that you will be able to download any mp3 music of your choice onto your memory stick duo from your computer and play it while playing the game through radio stations. I mean ANY FREAKING MP3 files!!!!! Now that just ROCKS!!!!
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... um.. Thats what a "custom soundtrack" is.
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very good review bro. hope i can do the same, but i'm very poor at explaining. i love the GTA series, since the GTA 2. however, i always have problem with all GTA on console when comes to controls, so i'd prefer GTA on PC. i wanted to get this game too, but i think i'll have trouble using the control like any GTA on PS2.
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