Parents' Guide to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

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Common Sense Media Review

By Carla Thornton , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 18+

Violent role-playing game exalts mafia life; not for kids.

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Parent and Kid Reviews

age 10+

Based on 7 parent reviews

age 13+

Based on 8 kid reviews

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Our review:
Parents say ( 7 ):
Kids say ( 8 ):

GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS is a fast-pace, challenging, but violent action game in which you are a young hood out to avenge the murder of your mobster father. It is an action game for adults, not for kids.The story is moved along by a combination of canned comic-striplike interactions with other characters and real-time decisions you make as the main character, walking and driving through a fictional city. There are no good role models in this game, but it's engrossing. The touch controls are adequate, and overhead camera view of 3D buildings, street traffic, and pedestrians are fantastic.

App Details

  • Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
  • Pricing structure :
  • Release date : March 28, 2010
  • Genre : Action Games
  • Publisher : Rockstar Games
  • Version : 1.0.1
  • Minimum software requirements : OS 3.1 or later
  • Last updated : January 29, 2025

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