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".
Gameplay
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.
Story:
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.
Sound
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).
Controls:
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.
Loading Times:
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.
Overall
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.
my friend said you had to beat a misson to unlock your our tunes you have to kill a DJ and then it will unlock a station called MP3 and that will be your own music...
SirSkateAlot said: "my friend said you had to beat a misson to unlock your our tunes you have to kill a DJ and then it will unlock a station called MP3 and that will be your own music..."
That is true, but currently it is not avaiable in the game. Look for a patch to come out from Rockstars website (or just stay on PSP411 and you'll probably find out soon enough). That's the official word from Rockstar.
to unlock custom soundtracks for GTA you must complete 16% of the missions and do the mission with the DJ. P.S for people thinkin of buyin this game my oppinion would be to buy it as soon as your done reading this. this game rocks and everyone with a psp should own this game.
PSP, why not? at the point I wrote the review I was already past the points that people lied about unlocking the feature.. it was only yesterday that rockstar themselves had stated that they were still working on it.
left hanging when it comes to the confusion regarding Custom Soundtracks.
WWJD said: "to unlock custom soundtracks for GTA you must complete 16% of the missions and do the mission with the DJ. P.S for people thinkin of buyin this game my oppinion would be to buy it as soon as your done reading this. this game rocks and everyone with a psp should own this game."
why do people lie about stupid stuff like this? lol.
alright i am deabting about this game to buy, well i never played any gtas games ever before ( yeah pretty pathetic) so like is thtis game fun?, like what do you do and are the controlls good? can you drive cars and is it anythin like driver?
nana said: "alright i am deabting about this game to buy, well i never played any gtas games ever before ( yeah pretty pathetic) so like is thtis game fun?, like what do you do and are the controlls good? can you drive cars and is it anythin like driver?"
i have never played any gtas but i have seen ppl playing it b4 n it looked fun i have been thinking of getting this and the sims2 when they come out in australia but im only 13 and i just wanted to know how much swearing is in it is it enough to make your parents reli pissed?
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