The 15 Best Nintendo DS Games of All Time

Back in the 2000s, Rockstar Games was firing on all cylinders when it came to the Grand Theft Auto series. It started in 2001 with GTA 3 when it made a 3D open-world game that evolved from its 2D top-down perspective. GTA: Chinatown Wars, however, brought back the 2D formula and made some interesting changes to the Grand Theft Auto series that haven’t been replicated. 

Chinatown Wars made a lot of use of the Nintendo DS touch controls like when stealing a car, you’ll need to do a hot-wiring mini-game. What I thought was genius was how it implemented a drug trade. Across Liberty City, there are drug deals and you can buy certain drugs from them for a price and look for other dealers who are willing to buy those drugs for a higher price. It was such a novel idea that you had to wonder why it took so long to get implemented. 

It was easy to dismiss GTA: Chinatown Wars at the time for not being a 3D title, but those who did missed out on a great game. 

Release Date: March 17, 2009

Platforms: Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, PSP

Genre: Action-adventure game

Developer: Rockstar Leeds