Difficulty:

Hard

Time Spent:

10 Hours or Less

The Bottom Line:

"Boring"

The PlayStation Portable follow-up to Rockstar's monumental handheld entry in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. As in Liberty City Stories, this game ventures back to the location of the second PS2 game.
The control mechanic employed for Vic and the vehicles he utilises is surprisingly functional considering the game's complete 3D third-person perspective and the PSP's lack of a second analogue stick. But, when on foot, a compensation comes through the PSP's shoulder buttons: a quick press of the left button centres the following camera directly behind Vic; whereas the right shoulder button is used to locks onto enemies if he should become embroiled in gun-toting street battles with cops or gang members. However, although most situations are manageable by using the combined shoulder buttons to control camera movement and aiming, there are annoying occasions when close-quarter confrontations mean having to run into open spaces before partially turning Vic and then clicking the camera back behind... and then applying the aiming lock. It can grow a little tiresome, but forewarned is generally forearmed.