This month’s edition of UK gaming bible Edge is hitting subscriber doormats today, and there’s a cover feature on Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Aside from some pretty damn positive hands-on impressions of the portable title (with praise even for the touchscreen minigames) there’s a section dedicated to one facet of the game which is bound to send tabloid editors into apoplectic fury.
Because Chinatown Wars contains a drug-dealing minigame. Drug dealing on the DS. Won’t somebody think of the children, and all that.
According to Edge, “you can make a ton of cash out of buying and selling six types of drug within the game, gaining experience of market conditions and geographical nuances in order to maximise your profits.” The screenshot above said description shows you can potentially get your hands on heroin, coke, ecstasy, acid, weed and downers.
It’s an interesting idea, which Edge suggests is “surprisingly fleshed-out”, and coupled with the glowing reports on the game’s unusual cel-shaded visual style (which has allowed Rockstar to keep the action fast and frantic without compromising on style) Chinatown Stories looks like an excitingly mature addition to the DS library. Just don’t expect the mainstream press to think similarly.
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