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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
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Overall Critic Score:3.5692
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Critic Reviews
Presentation has always been a strength of the GTA series, and as expected, the presentation quality in Liberty City Stories is excellent. The voice-work, music, character design, and the overall look and feel of the menus and load screens come together...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at PSPWorld
Rockstar has cut no corners in crafting the game for the PSP and it shows. This is the real deal... A few control issues hold it back from getting a perfect score, but we'll save that for "Vice City Stories" (we hope)....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Gaming Age
Single player gameplay is excellent. The missions are fun and the difficulty level ramps up over time so you’re usually given a pretty good challenge without being frustrated....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GameShark
Rockstar deserves props for miraculously cramming this much candy into such a small pouch without ripping a hole in the bottom, and while it doesn’t favorably compare to its older kin, it far outshines other attempts at shrinking GTA....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Game Revolution
Rockstar has done it again. The latest chapter in the mighty Grand Theft Auto franchise, Liberty City Stories, is a PSP exclusive that is as good as any of its console cousins. Pack your bags for an extended stay in one of the worst crime-infested...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at UnderGroundOnline
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Returning to the gritty streets of Liberty City, the latest GTA title takes players back for a prequel of sorts to GTA III. While you'd expect the game to be scaled back somewhat, the biggest surprise is that this has the depth, expansiveness and...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at The Laser
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is, hands-down, the first must-have PSP title....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GamePro
The story may not be too in depth and the characters don't endear themselves as previous titles do, but for those that bought a PSP, Liberty City Stories pays off big....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Into Liquid Sky
The Grand Theft Auto series has been fairly popular for quite a long time. Much controversy has surrounded nearly every incarnation of the game, and they’ve actually thrived on it to some degree, gaining a certain reputation. They are games where...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Gamer Within
It’s not often that a console title can make the successful leap to a handheld, but when that handheld version actually surpasses the console in many key factors, you know you have something special....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Game Chronicles
Sure, there are some targeting issues, but aside from that, this is a brilliant execution of the basic concepts on a system that nobody thought would be possible. This is the very definition of a must-have game, and the reason to own a PSP....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at TotalPlaystation
I was stunned by how well made this game was. Stories certainly is a wonderful achievement for the PSP, but it does have a few drawbacks with the slowdown, camera issues, battery and a lack of online play, but you still can’t be that disappointed as...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Gaming Horizon
Grand Theft Auto has finally made its way to a portable system in pure 3D. Only possible by taking advantage of the Playstation Portable’s technology, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is an amazing transition of this generation’s Grand Theft...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GamersMark
Once you stop being amazed that you're actually playing GTA while riding public transportation (or whatever the hell it is you do with your spare time, you freak), you'll realize that this isn't just a footnote to the all-mighty series, but one of the bes...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Stuff
Rockstar just took numerous people to school on PSP development, showing you can take a huge game and put it on a UMD without sacrifice, and even add stuff to the mix....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Gaming Target
Don't be fooled by its size. LCS delivers the full GTA experience in the palm of your hand. Definitely worth the time and money if you own a PSP....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Electric Playground
In an attempt to put an end to the lack of good games on the PSP, the long-awaited GTA: LCS has finally arrived. The visuals are stunning. The soundtrack is amazing, and the load times are quite impressive. As with all good things, there are some...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Portable Review
Over the past several years, not only has the Grand Theft Auto series seen releases on many different console and PC platforms, it's also become one of the most popular, not to mention controversial game series in history. Offering the type of wide-open...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at MobileTechReview
One of the best handheld games I have ever played, hands down... This is the type of game that changes the definition of a handheld....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Next Level Gaming
I have to admit that I was skeptical when Rockstar announced that they were bringing their much-loved...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GameZone
The game includes cars, motorcycles, and boats and more specifically, ambulances, trucks, vans, big rigs and armored vehicles, among many others. They all handle very distinctly and very well....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at PGNx Media
It would be easy to sit back and pick apart the little things that are wrong with the game, but why do that? In the end, it’s a blast to play, keeps you going for hours upon hours, and both looks and sounds amazing....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at VGPub
If you have enough people around you'll find...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at IC-Games
Although flawed, Liberty City Stories is a remarkable achievement; it shames the efforts that many other developers have put into their PSP games....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
While the single player game may have taken a couple of steps backwards, it’s still a big deal to have a game like this on a handheld, and an even bigger one to have a fully realised multiplayer mode....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
With a lengthy story, exciting multiplayer modes, and plenty of white-knuckle action, Liberty City Stories offers just about everything you could want from a Grand Theft Auto game....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Gaming Nexus
Welcome back to Rockstar’s jungle gym. In terms of city design, there isn’t much difference from GTA III and GTA: LCS. All the familiar landmarks are there, with a few alterations. The game has you playing in the shoes of Toni Cipriani, who works...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at PSP Advanced
The first Grand Theft Auto game to hit the streets on PSP, Liberty City Stories follows in the tire tracks of the series' 2002 breakthrough hit. As in the PS2's Grand Theft Auto III, the three island boroughs of Liberty City are the setting for this...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at AllGame
often more effective than what the objective specifically calls for. If you know the series, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Lesser games would be utterly ruined by something like this, but as with the past three games in the series, there's ple...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
City Stories is a brand new Grand Theft Auto game, not a conglomeration of the best bits from the previous console hits, as some might expect. It closely resembles GTA III, as the setting, Liberty City, is the same. The aim is to work your way up the mafi...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Sydney Morning Herald
there will be a game as good as this for the PSP for a long while. I absolutely love this game, and I'll be honest, I don't keep hold of many games for long - only the best of the best. And, my friend, this will join my strictly limited collection of PSP ...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at AceGamez
If you were thinking that Rockstar would cowtow to the critics and release something on the PSP that was a watered-down shrinking violet of a story, rest easy. Liberty City Stories is as brutal and harsh as you've come to expect from the series....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Cheat Code Central
denied. Other than this, and perhaps the omission of some kind of drivable snow plow, the game is sound as a pound. The bottom line with Liberty City Stories is that this IS Grand Theft Auto and it IS on PSP, and what more reason do we need to whole-heart...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Computer and Video Games
or against a friend for the first time brings a whole new side to the series. Multiplayer is an absolute blast, Ive never had as much fun with my PSP than when fooling around with a few friends in Liberty City Stories. Its really a no-brainer if youre ...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at WHAM! Gaming
If you're itching to carry a little controversy in your pocket — no, not the infamous Paris Hilton video on your new iPod — look no further than Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). The bad boy of video...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at USA Today
Strange but true: when I first played Grand Theft Auto III on the Playstation 2 I didn’t “get” it. I’d messed around for a couple of hours, stealing cars and mugging the odd pedestrian or thirty and came away feeling…. nothing. I then went...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GameCell UK
The absolute pinnacle of PSP entertainment, with enough variety to appeal to a wide audience and comedy to outsell the legend Bill Hicks himself (well, maybe). Essential purchase? This should be tacked, taped and stapled to the forehead of every single...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Thunderbolt
The cop response isn't quite as overwhelming as in the console GTA's, but overall GTA Liberty City Stories is not only an amazing technical achievement but an awesome portable game worth any PSP owner's £35....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Ferrago
For those who thought it can not be done, Rockstar has proven you wrong with this almost perfect port of a cleaned-up "GTA III" for the sweet PSP handheld....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at DarkStation
When it comes to handheld games that are based on existing franchises, you'll generally notice that there are a few different types of titles available. There are those that attempt (and often fail) to recreate the same experience found on the...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GameSpy
So this is it. The game which Sony is hoping will push millions upon millions of PSP's into homes around the world this Christmas. There's little argument that GTA: Liberty City Stories is an ambitious project, for several reasons. Firstly the PSP has a...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Future Gamez
It’s hard to believe that Grand Theft Auto III was released four years ago, banned and then re-released shortly after. The game has spawned many imitations and ultimately none have come close to matching the original. The title finally made an...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at PALGN AU
Even with its portable limitations Liberty City Stories steps up to the plate a delivers a solid single player game with the same addictive continuity as its other versions....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Extreme Gamer
Missions are much shorter and less complicated than you saw in "San Andreas"...It makes the whole thing more handheld friendly, without losing the GTA-ness of it all....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at 1UP
Everything you loved about the original games is in here, in glorious, put-in-your-pocket color. This is a must-have title for any portable punk....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Worth Playing
Is there anything left to say about Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto? Probably not. Beating a whore to death with a baseball bat is nothing new, but with Liberty City Stories at least, you can do it on the go. It's as such the PSP has found itself the...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at HonestGamers
For those who've played the wonderful (and industry-changing) Grand Theft Auto III, you may remember the portly Toni Cipriani from the many missions you completed for him. In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories you get to control him in his younger,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Digital Entertainment News
Rockstar is a company that nearly all its fans have huge faith in. They almost never release a bad game with their only truly bad title being Manhunt, released just over two years ago. Rockstar is also a company that helped make the Playstation2 what it...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at DarkZero
Not a truly outstanding new Grand Theft Auto game then, but an excellent PSP game....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Eurogamer
It’s been almost exactly four years since gamers were introduced to Liberty City in GTA III, and things haven’t changed much. The mafia is still a heavy presence, crime runs rampant, and those bridges are still constantly under construction. Instead...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Lawrence
In 2001 Grand Theft Auto III (GTA III) revolutionised the 'action' genre with its unique blend of driving and shooting, and a full city that was free to explore, before completing missions at your own pace, unlike most mission-based games that...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Club Skill
Many of the games released for the PSP feel like sloppy ports or translations of console games with little consideration of what would be effective on the platform. Given the game dynamics of the Grand Theft Auto games—large open areas to explore,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GamerDad
The prospect of a full-fledged Grand Theft Auto game on a handheld is an exciting one. It’s also a dangerous undertaking as well. Succeed, and you’re hailed as a hero. Fail, and you’ve got a fan base of over a million gamers to answer to, many of...read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Game Vortex
It’s a full GTA on an UMD, capiche? Besides the controls and a few way too difficulty missions LCS provides you with more fun and durability than three standard PSP games put together....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at Boomtown
A full-fledged criminal underworld ready for all to explore. And hey, it even fits in your pocket....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at IGN
It would have been nice to see a few more concessions made in the transition to the handheld, such as the ability to save anywhere and restart missions immediately, but minor quibbles aside, it’s a heck of an effort from Rockstar....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at PSX Extreme
Whether you want to play for 18 hours or 15 minutes, the game is designed to accommodate to the hardcore and the moderate gamer....read the complete Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories review at GameBrink
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