Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – PSP

For the very first time we see the debut of a popular Rockstar Games creation – The Grand Theft Auto series – on the PSP. This time the series unfolds with a new story and the sequel is called Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Although packed in with a lot of enthusiasm since it enabled people to take such a popular game to the handheld level – the bigger screen PS2 release has been struck by criticism as it failed to meet the expectation of the critics after producing three mammoth Grand Theft Auto series prior to this particular release. One of the key striking factor however comes in the form of the price tag. A £20 price makes this game ultra affordable – yet many gamers wanted a superior polished version despite having to pay more.

The Story Unfolds:
The main plot of the game takes place in the same city as in GTA 3 – Liberty City. The city is comprised with all the three islands with the infrastructures practically unchanged. You play as Toni Cipriani a member of the Leone family and the whole timeline is set a couple of years before the GTA 3 when Tony is gearing up for the first time, slowly doing the low profile buildups which results in the professional image he beholds in GTA 3. As the story progresses; Rockstar Games seemed to have lost the touch over the magnificent story line it presented in the prior releases; often resulting in monotonous and misdirected missions.

The Game is ON:
The GamePlay basically persists with the legacy of the prior releases and one should expect the same physics same effects and often the same line of action. The free flowing environmental interaction lets you to engage in the various game play modes which includes stealing cars; beat up pedestrians; or even causing turmoil within the police. It is this interactivity which can be participated beyond the story mode that makes the GTA series so popular and this release attracts no exception either. The story mode is created in immaculate timeline which requires you to go to certain persons to gather the mission info and requires you to complete the task. More often than none you will be basically hired to complete a favor for a particular person in the game and you can later locate the person on the map by the first word of his name on the map and always refer to these persons for additional missions.

The missions comes in striking contrast which include killing celebrities, helping a madcap become mayor and often killing some particular person to achieve the mission goals. The missions are carried out on different modes of vehicle like boats and motorcycles and usually range from one to three goals per mission. Some of the missions carries extraordinary storyline while some of them are plain mediocre.

So Finally :
Pros:

v Is very affordable with a £20 price tag.

v The PS2 version loads quicker than the PSP one.

v The interactivity and free game play mode offers plenty of free flowing actions

v The story is linked with the prior GTA 3 making the series’ interesting

Cons:

v Graphics are dreadful at times

v The Character set is not as attractive as the prior GTA releases

v Storyline is weaker than what we used to see in a classic GTA game

Final Verdict:
The gamers were expecting a more polished release of this popular game and were willing to pay more for an improved featured released. Although the errors could be ignored in the PSP version considering the introduction of such a huge game to the portable level – this PS2 release has generally disappointed the gamers despite its $20 tag.

Damn Thats Awesome Gives This Game Four Out Of Five Stars