Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Set 3 years before GTA3, Toni Cipriani takes on the role as the main character in this new GTA game which has been ported for the PS2.
After been accused of killing a made man he tries to work his way back into society by doing jobs and favours for many different bosses.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 10 years you're bound to at least be aware of the GTA games.
Originally meant as a PSP exclusive it's now available on the PS2. It's the exact same as the PSP version nothing is added to it although Multiplayer has been removed. So it's less of a game as the PSP version was. Which is why it's only $20.
Yep, don't expect to see helicopters, planes, swimming, BMXs, eating or any other fancy stuff we've come accustomed to after SA. R* have gone back to basics...

..and also back to Liberty City.

Liberty City, the land of opportunity and corruption makes a welcome return. It's small size does take some getting used to...

THE GOOD:
- Bikes in Liberty City
- Some new and unique missions
- Free roaming
- Good radio stations
- Lazlow is back on Chatterbox!
- Liberty news!

THE BAD:
- No flyable vehicles
- Now swimming
- Too short for a GTA game (beat it in 10 hours on my first time!!)
- Most missions are kinda repetitve
- Bad targetting system
- No Multiplayer
- Lack of some characters from the original GTAIII
- Graphics not that good

SUMMARY:
Tony Cipriani is the anti-hero of the game. He's a member of the Leone crime family, a well-established and well-connected organized crime syndicate with ties to city hall. As usual, the family is involved with territorial disputes with other crime families. Tony's too low on the totem pole to concern himself with directly with these affairs but as long as he's got cars to steal, debts to collect and people to kill, he's a happy camper....

THE GOOD:
It's GTA
Free-roam
Some fun missions
Only $20

THE BAD:
The graphics aren't that great.
Some boring missions

SUMMARY:
In October last year they released this game for PSP. Now in June this year they ported this game from the PSP to PS2 with minor tweaks. First of all they took the multiplayer out (Too bad). From what I've heard the loading times are also faster but I can't really tell.

Gameplay: The gameplay in this game is more like Vice City than San Andreas since cops can lay down spike strips again and you change your clothes the same way you do in Vice City. Unlike in San Andreas in this game when you point you gun to the cops it gives you an automatic 2 stars. Wow! Of course their's that free roaming that GTA games always have but their's one thing about this that happens in this game and GTA3: Most gangs start shooting at you automatic when you go near them. Atleast...

THE GOOD:

This time round, we have motorbikes.

There is a good detailed plot which makes the game fun to play.

The grave yard in Staunton Island keeps track of your victims!

There are a vast array of vehicles to drive, including sports cars, motor bikes, and speed boats.

There are a vast array of weapons to use, including rocket launchers, axes, knives, shot guns and Molotov cocktails.

You now have the option to change your clothes and unlock outfits, a feature lacking in GTA:III.

THE BAD:

Sadly, there are no flyable vehicles. No planes, no helicopters, no nothing.

There are a few too many glitches for my liking.

The radio sucks. There is only one channel worth listening too and that is LCFR, bring back full time chatterbox dammit!

It is too...

THE GOOD:
*A new Grand Theft Auto Story
*Budget price

THE BAD:
*Nowhere near as good as GTA San Andreas
*A PSP import, meaning a lot of improvement of SA are now gone, like swimming.
*Weak graphics

SUMMARY:
I'm not going to bother in writing a huge review. Because the question on everyone's mind who hasn't got this game is. IS IT WORTH BUYING?

Because surely with the popularity of the GTA series, someone has got GTA: 3, GTA: VC, or GTA: SA. And so I'm going to base this review on the view that you already own or have played previous GTA games.

And so is it worth buying? Well it depends on what your looking for. If your looking for a new storyline and how it fits in with the rest of the series then it's worth getting, if not, then there is no point in getting this game. On the other hand, this game is going for a budget price, you should get it for half the price...