GTA-Liberty City Stories (PSP)

GTA-Liberty City Stories (PSP)

Navneet Prakash, Mar 11, 2006 1800 hrs IST

Take the world of GTA with you wherever you go, courtesy of the PSP.

True GTA experience on a UMD, Very entertaining, Hilarious RJ's, Multiplayer mode.

Low frame rate occasionally, Few frustrating missions, Dull storyline.

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Carry It On
GTA has always had its share of humor, from the crazy characters to even crazier pedestrians. This time around we have the funniest RJ's ever and some really good music. There is a radio station called "Radio Del Mundo" with a RJ called Panjit Kapaskar, the guy plays "Dum Maro Dum", "Raghupati Raghav" and a song from some hit South Indian film. Now if that doesn't make you laugh, the smartass stuff he follows up with, surely will. The RJ's have some great lines and are a constant source of entertainment.

The game has a few glitches. More than once the game faced low frame rates. This at times can be irritating, but as compared to the whole experience of the game, it's a can be forgiven. If you are in the habit of switching the radio channels very quickly, the game may lag. At times there are graphical issues as well. These may seem like major hindrances but they are not. This game is on a hand held system and minor performance issues are to be expected.

Multi-Theft
The surprise package for everyone will be the multiplayer option. GTA veterans will remember multi theft auto, a mod for GTA: Vice City, which made multiplayer possible. The popularity of that mod must have prompted Rock Star to add multiplayer options. The game has quite a few modes of multiplayer for up to 6 players. This is a good addition to the whole package and is good fun with more players. There are characters and costumes you can unlock for the multiplayer option.

End of the Road
GTA: Liberty City Stories has excellent gameplay value and is probably one of the best PSP games. It has all the elements of GTA and more, loaded up on one UMD, which according to me is just fantastic. After having played the game for a while, we just wanted to take it everywhere we go. Wait a second, but that's what the PSP is for. Trust me travel and GTA go very well with each other. Don't drive and play at the same time though.

Test Unit sourced from E-xpress India, Mumbai.