putting all gaming elements aside, i would not buy chinatown wars for the simple reason being i am not a DS owner and as such i am not willing to buy the console just so that i can play chinatown wars, as much of a fan of the series as i am (this being the only gaming forum i am an active member of) it is not a strong enough reason to pull me into the game personally i feel that R* have aimed chinatown wars at the wrong audience, i know this is a very big stereotype but i associate the DS with small chidren who are unlikely to purchase the game, and those who do not own a DS (like myself) may not be willing to buy the console for the sole purpose of owning a chinatown wars, if they brought the game out on PSP as well as the DS for example then maybe it would be more of a sucess and it would have stopped me seeling my PSP about a month ago...
including gaming elements R* have clearly put a lot of thought and effort into chinatown wars and it sounds like a really good game, going back to the old days of the original GTA's, i think it is just what gamers need after the super realism of IV (which by the way i still haven't completed due to being easily sidetracked, but thats not the point). I do hope for the few people who own a DS and are inclined to buy the game that it is a good game and i am sure that R* wont dissapoint on this game and keep up their record of awesome games...
i guees what i am trying to say is, the game sounds awesome if i hada DS i would definitely buy it on release day but the fact that i haven't means that i wont be rushing to GAME on the 20th of march to buy my copy of chinatown wars and a DS...
jesus christ that was a long post