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Great, but a little buggy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game the first day, and my buyer's regret for the PSP has waned substantially. It is a technological masterpiece, and alot of the other PSP developers should be ashamed of their product after seeing the scope of this game.

That said, I think it was released too early. I have had it crash a couple of times:
1. Once while driving and attempting to make a hard U-turn... after I hit the parking brake, the game stopped accepting input from any control button (including start). I put the PSP in sleep, and when I turned it back on, it began working again.
2. Once while using the free-aim, the screen just went black and rebooted the PSP. Annoying.

Anyway, overall it is a great game, though it could have used a little more QA.

And, please, bring San Andreas to the PSP... best. game. ever.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.....Now, this is the definitive PSP game.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was amazed when Grand Theft Auto came out for the Gameboy Advance. It looked and played just like the original PS1 versions of Grand Theft Auto, only in portable form. So, when i heard they were coming out with Liberty City Stories for the PSP, I'll admit..I was a bit skeptical that they'd do a game like GTA3 justice on the handheld(especially after Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition). Yet, after getting Liberty City Stories, I must say I'm simply amazed at what Rockstar did with the game. Load times, which were my biggest concern, were minimal. The game looks and plays like GTA3(and future iterations of it) and, in some ways, one ups it. While it takes place in Liberty City(a town we all are intimately familiar with), the missions and storyline are all new.Multiplayer modes are new and fresh for the series. After three games like this, for the PS2, I thought I'd be burned out playing yet another game but, after playing the handheld version, I became more immersed into the GTA mythos. It being a handheld version added a whole new dimension to things. Sure, controls were a bit odd since there is only one analog stick among a few other lil nitpickey things about the game. Make no mistake, though, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is the Definitive PSP game that everyone should add to their PSP game collection.

In my opinion, games on the PSP have been no more than PS1 games with a PS2 graphical shine(not that it's a bad thing)...that is til this game came out. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a game that proves just what the Playstation Portable is truly capable of and is a game that all other PSP games should strive to match. If developers strived to match what Liberty City Stories accomplishes, just think of what type of games we could see on the system. Portable versions of Tony Hawks' American Wasteland, True Crime, Gun, or Call of Duty, perhaps? How about Champions of Norrath, or Final Fantasy? Only time will tell.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a great addition to the Grand Theft Auto games. Only now in handy 'carry with you' form.

Pretty Good.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game ain't half bad. It's pretty much the same thing as the other GTA games, but every GTA game is different in it's own way. You basically get to explore 3 islands in this game (Portland, Staunton, and Mainland Islands). It did take out some things from San Andreas. You can't buy property in this one, which really sucks. You'll be stuck in the house that Vincenzo and Salvatore give you until you can unlock the next island. The first house is too small. The second one is better. I don't know anything about the third one since I didn't unlock Mainland yet. The missions are really hard at first, but they can be beaten after a few tries. I honestly think that San Andreas was better, but Rockstar did really good on this. Its better then the previous GTA handheld games. If you played GTA3, then you already know the map! You get many jobs such as a car salesman, bike salesman, cop , paramedic, and more! So, if you are looking for an awesome PSP games, get Grand Theft Auto:Liberty City Stories!

This game is good!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw this game i'm not sure i should buy it or not but when i bought this game and you know what this game is amazing the graphics is exellent.The good thing about this game is you are free you can do anything you want to, but the bad thing is there is only killing,killing,killing,blood,blood, and blood.

But this game is fun

(but sometimes this game it crazy about sex) you will like this
game 100%

A Great Game Series Hits The PSP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Background of series: Grand Theft Auto was a very passable game that was released a while back. Some people liked the game, but most didn't. When GTA:2 came out, it had very similar reviews: mixed ones. However, when GTA:3 came out for the PS2 about 5 years ago, everything changed. The game got between 8-10 ratings everywhere. ( Mostly 9-10 ) The GTA series had gone full 3D and made for an extremely fun title to play. Vice City also came out about 2 years later, and it also got rave reviews. San Andreas came out not too long ago and got great reviews, too. But now, Rockstar has decided to put GTA on the PSP, and it is a great game. It takes GTA 3, and puts it on a handheld; the WHOLE game.

This game is different than GTA 3 because it has an entirely different story. You play as Toni Cipriani who was forced into hiding after killing a "made man", but now in LCS you get to take him and make things right. The story line is a pretty good one so far, full of great voice acting.

Pros: City looks nearly the same as GTA 3, very similar controls as PS2 versions of the GTA series, unbelievable graphics for a handheld, nice voice acting, great sound and radio stations, awesome!!

Cons: When going gast in a vehicle and crashing, game pauses temporarily, Many may have wanted a different city, choppy OCCASIONALLY, graphical blurs, hard missions at beginning of game. ( For instance, you with fists against 5 or more guys with guns. )

Graphics: 9.5/10. This is a handheld, Remember that, and the graphics are un..be..li..evable. The game looks just as good ) if not better ) than GTA 3, and it's dandy!

Sound: 9/10. Radio stations are back, my personal favorite? Chatterbox. Still a great station with better humor than GTA 3 at times. Voice acting is superb, too. Cars sound great, guns sound great, everything does.

Control: 9/10. Easy to get used to for sure. Very similar to GTA's for the PS2... not much more to say.

Fun: 9/10. Multiplayer? Haven't played it yet, but I've heard it's "addicting" and it's "hard to stop playing it during class". You can't swim or clib things like in San Andreas, but there are now motorcycles and stuff in Liberty City Stories, as well as new cars, and of course the new story line. If you are a fan of GTA, I don't have to tell you what to do with this game.

Been there done that sorta but a piece of Rockstar on your PSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: September 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I recently bought a PSP so I will have the system when Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories comes out this fall. I am a big fan of Rockstar Games titles so Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories was the first game I purchased for my PSP. It is nice to have a little piece of Rockstar on your PSP. Of course the missions are new and the main player actually talks this time.

I will say though that it's a lot like Grand Theft Auto 3. It's kind of hard going back to Liberty City after hanging out in Vice City and all of the coolness of San Andreas. But hey it's a great distraction and a lot of fun. I sprung for the strategy guide, it's worth it if you want to look ahead at the missions or want some hints.

GTA invades the PSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is fantastic and Rockstar did their damdest to fit a lot of stuff on 1 small disc. This game walks all over the GTA game that was released on the GBA by a long shot. Gameplay is open ended as always and so far difficulty is not too bad. The controls will take some getting used to but you can switch from using the analog nub to using the d pad if you wish. I am very impressed with the graphics and sound quality isn't too bad. Now I'm not sure but have read that in order to access the custom soundtrack abilty you have to reach level 20 before you can access the feature. I would give this a soild 9 just for the gameplay alone. One downer for me Toni and Donald Love are voiced by other actors and not by Michael Madesen or Kyle Maclachlan but I still give this 2 thumbs up. Bravo Rockstar.

Best Portable Game Since Tetris

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Simply put, this game is amazing. Besides maybe SOCOM, there is no better value or better fun to be had with a PSP than with GTA: LCS. Being a huge fan of the series (since the PS1 days) I had let my PSP collect dust until this game was released. Having pre-ordered the game (as I have done with at PS2 GTA releases) - I was a little skeptical that Rockstar could deliver a well polished portable version of its huge franchise blockbuster and thought it was perhaps going to be a rehash of old gameplay and stories clumsily put together to rake in a few dollars off a growing population of disenchanted PSP owners eager for decent title. What they delivered was a masterpiece of portable entertainment. The graphics are on par with its predecessors. The load times are virutally non-existant, even better than the PS2's trip thru Liberty City. The controls, something I also worried about translating from the DualShock configuration of the PS2, are easily learned and have no adverse effect on gameplay (changing the radio stations while driving can take some getting use to - they are on the D-Pad instead of the Shoulder Buttons). The analog stick takes some getting use to (and some breaking in seeing as how few PSP games utilize it to its full functionality) but allows total control of the 3D environment. The addition of motorcycles adds an entire new dimension to gameplay plus a few new sports cars. I enjoyed this game more than GTA: San Andreas ,which I thought was too much "The Sims" as far as character development and customization, and more well polished than GTA3 and Vice City. My favorite part of this series has also returned, Lazlo (my favorite character of the series) as a talk radio host, and he is in better form than any other game (he should be nominated for a voice acting award - his parts are hilarious). I am not giving this game 5 stars because of my love of the series, it truely deserves this score, especially when compared to most the crap available for the PSP. This game is a Must-Have for people over 17 years old. I am now awaiting the follow up to Vice City.

best portable gta yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

GTA: Liberty City Stories is the first game in the series to hit the PSP, and you can bet it won't be the last. Given the dismal crop of PSP titles currently available, an original PSP-only GTA game couldn't have arrived at a better time. And the good news is, Liberty City Stories is a real Grand Theft Auto game, through and through. Whether you love the GTA series or despite it, the fact is that Liberty City Stories is on the same quality level as its bigger brothers on the PS2, Xbox, and PC. You'll be surprised by how few compromises Rockstar made in order to bring the world of Grand Theft Auto to the PSP. On a visual level, the game looks simply awesome. It's not quite as detailed as Vice City or San Andreas, but it absolutely destroys the original GTA 3. The graphics look so clear that you can read the type on fliers and billboards posted around town, even on the small-ish PSP screen. As series fans well know, the game is set in the New York-inspired Liberty City. Liberty City itself is ripped straight from GTA3, and it's never looked better. From the huge crowds of pedestrians to the cars, you'd be hard-pressed to tell Liberty City Stories from GTA3. Toni himself looks fine, if a tad blocky. But in a welcome piece of news, many of the legacy character animations have finally been replaced, so longtime GTA fans won't have to keep looking at the same stupid jump animation that plagued that last three games. Liberty City Stories comes up a tad short when it comes to special effects; you'll notice that effects like explosions won't draw unless they're fairly close to you. But the weather effects are spot-on (and now include snow!), so it's a worthy trade-off. We could do without the infamous blur effect, though. And, there is a noticeable bit of ghosting on the PSP screen--especially when Toni runs; not the game's fault, but it should definitely be noted. Perhaps most important of all is the fact that, despite its visual beauty, Liberty City Stories runs butter-smooth. Even during heated action or driving scenes, you'll be hard-pressed to spot any framerate stuttering. The core gameplay is ripped straight from earlier entries in the series, so you'll find that Toni can't pull himself onto walls or boost his stats like C.J. could in San Andreas. But aside from a few tiny compromises--you can no longer crouch, for instance--this is the exact same GTA you know and love. We think that's damn impressive. The single-player mode pits you against a succession of missions and side missions, just like the console versions, and this approach holds up very well for brief snatches of gameplay on the bus or the train. When it comes to handheld gameplay, Liberty City Stories is just a natural. We especially love the new PSP-only multiplayer mode, which stands as perhaps the biggest single reason to pick up the game. Up to six players can compete in a local (or "ad-hoc") wi-fi match. There are seven modes in all, and they range from standard deathmatch (Liberty City Survivor) and races (Street Rage) to more sophisticated team-based games where you sabotage enemy cars (Protection Racket) or steal tanks (Tanks for the Memories). Our favorite?:Hit List, an addictive little game for larger groups. In that mode, one player becomes the target while the other players relentlessly stalk him through the city. Fun! Now for the nerdy stuff. The UMD loading speed is surprisingly fast, but load scenes still popped up little too frequently for our tastes. We also appreciate the fact that Rockstar supports custom soundtracks, but we detest the highly limited system that they're using to implement them--you're essentially forced to rip a CD straight to your PSP's memory card. Not an ideal solution at all. But those are quibbling details. Liberty City Stories is a truly worthy entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. In fact, if you hated the crudely-implemented RPG elements of San Andreas, you might actually prefer this game's simpler approach. Regardless, this is the game that will finally make the PSP a must-own handheld device. You should buy it immediately.

It's not as great as the consoles, but it's a great game to have portable

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Grand Theft Auto : Liberty City Stories makes it as the first 3D portable GTA game. Of course a few features were taken away from the console version, but a few were added also. The story mode is fun to play through and the city is fun to toy around with. The soundtrack and graphics are great. Though toying around in the city can get boring after a while. To sum it all up, people who have been spoiled with San Andreas will notice a set back, but a 3D GTA is great to have portable.

Pros: Plenty of room to explore and experiment ; Many things to do and weapons to use.

Cons: Formula can somewhat get old ; A step back from the consoles.

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