rockstar wouldn't let a big release like this sneak up on the appstore. i really dont think its coming this year.
Hmm... Rockstar's Beaterator snuck in without making much noise, maybe GTA will be a surprise xmas release?
You never know they might release the app december 20th. That way the app is still in the late fall release date promised
Wouldn't that be a nice promised kept. It would also be the last game on my wishlist until GT Racing comes out.
I love the look of it but I wish Rockstar would feature a fully 3D version like the one on the PSP. I'm tired of all this DS type crap. We see in NOVA and even Gangstar that it is possible but nobody is going for it. Ugh.
you guys obviously haven't played china town wars. its brilliant, better than the 3D PSP gta's, without doubt in my opinion having "3D" games seems pointless to me, on a device that can handle so little polygons anyway. id take a stylised 2d game that looks pretty, over a 3d game like nova, or ravensword. especially when that game (in GTA CTW's case) is vastly superior to its other 3d portable counterparts. im not looking for modern warfare, or oblivion on my iphone. and to me even well executed attempts at recreating those types of games on this platform are still totally unappealing to me. note these are just my opinions, but what im trying to say is that just because a game isn't 3d and "console like" doesn;t mean it cant be absolutely brilliant. and CTW truly is a great game.
^Has some good points. But i just don't believe many people think like that. Most people think 3D: OMG must buy. 2D: WTF we using DOS? What we are expecting is a Gangstar like game. But totally redone. Maybe 1GB file size (better graphics, more cars, more guns, just a more Rockstar feel). If we don't get that i know lots of people will be furious/frustrated: 1.Rockstar will sell few copies 2.They give up and move on with PS3 and Xbox 360 3.I cry myself to sleep
For the billionth time, GTA: Chinatown Wars is fully 3D. It uses a 3/4 viewpoint which is exactly the same as the one used in Payback.
I'm still favoring December 22. The Tuesday on the third week of the month which was how the DS and PSP versions launched. Given the great reviews of Chinatown Wars, with I believe the DS version still having higher aggregate reviews than the PSP version despite the PSP version having better graphics and more content, I think Chinatown Wars as it is will make a great GTA for the iPhone assuming they don't skimp on content and the controls are decent. Graphics between the DS and PSP versions, having touch based mini-games like the DS while not having to go back an forth between 2 screens while playing which was a PSP advantage, and all the extra content of the PSP version with maybe even more as DLC would definitely make the iPhone version the definitive version of Chinatown Wars if it happens. That's not to say I wouldn't want a fully 3D, free viewpoint GTA in the future. I would support Rockstar making it OpenGL ES 2.0 exclusive to give themselves more freedom for a 3D GTA, with shader effects and all the other bells and whistles. By the time the next potential GTA comes out, there would be fourth gen models, so OpenGL ES 2.0 exclusive shouldn't be a huge limiter in user base. They could even make it tie in to GTA V and maybe even share the same basic engine.
lol yeah, the day gameloft create an original game is the day all iphones on earth grow wings and leave there owners forever.
i know... im so excited! but out of practice too! *wipes the dust off his ds and loads up gta chinatown wars*
