Description
This is the next installation of the Grand Theft Auto series, now back in Liberty City, just like
GTA 3.
This time, the action takes place in 1998, and you're in the footsteps of Toni Cipriani. As usual in the series, you start off pretty low and work your way up in the food chain of the mob, fighting wars with other mafia families and doing all other sorts of dirty work.
The game is part of the Grand Theft Auto universe, so there you'll occasionally encounter characters you met in previous games of the series, although the storyline is pretty independent and makes few references to previous incidents and events.
All the other well-known elements of earlier games are in: You can have little side-missions as a pizza delivery boy, vigilante, cab driver, and more.
The PSP version supports multiplayer gameplay. Up to six gangsters can compete in deathmatches, capture the flag, and king of the hill.
Alternate Titles
- "侠盗车手：自由城故事" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "GTA: Liberty City Stories" -- Informal abbreviated title
- "GTA:LCS" -- Abbreviated title
- "グランド・セフト・オート・リバティーシティ・ストーリーズ" -- Japanese spelling
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| UGO (UnderGroundOnline) |
Nov 28, 2005 |
A |
100 |
| Game Chronicles |
Nov 22, 2006 |
9.7 out of 10 |
97 |
| Portable Review |
Oct 30, 2005 |
38 out of 40 |
95 |
| Darkstation |
Oct 17, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| IGN |
Oct 24, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Worth Playing |
Nov 17, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Softpedia |
Nov 24, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Gamer 2.0 |
Jan 03, 2006 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| Bordersdown |
Dec, 2005 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| GamingExcellence |
Jun 23, 2006 |
7.4 out of 10 |
74 |
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Trivia
German version
There are a number of changes in the German version:
- People lying on the ground can't be hurt with melee weapons
- There are no decapitations
- Bloody tire marks after driving over people were removed
- Killed enemies don't leave money behind
- During the mission "Karmageddon" driving over civilians don't count towards the mission goal
- Two statistics which count killed persons were removed
- The Rampage missions were removed
A detailed list of changes can be found on
schnittberichte.com (German).
Lazlow
Like in all
Grand Theft Auto games since
GTA III, DJ
Lazlow makes an appearance as a Radio Host on Liberty City Free Radio in this game's rendition of Chatterbox. Although in this particular game, his show is only a segment on the station, rather than the only running show on it, as was typically the case in other
GTA games.
Sales
As of 2008
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is listed by Guinness World Records as the best-selling PSP game of all time.
Awards
- Golden Joystick Awards
- 2006 - Online Handheld Game of the Year
Information also contributed by piltdown man and Sciere.
