Grand Theft Auto:LCS Contradictory Reviews and coupon
Tonite I am heading out to get GTA: LCS for PSP
i.e. Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories for the Playstation Portable
In anticipation I was reading the reviews on psp.ign.com
Almost completely through the in depth review regarding Targeting they state
One area that needs serious help is the game’s targeting system. It leads to numerous trips to the city morgue. Whenever you need to target a cop or enemy gangster, the camera will often target civilians instead leaving you open to attack. It would have been easier to forgive if this had happened only a few times, but it actually happened constantly. And when it happens at the end of a mission and you have next to no health left, it can get beyond frustrating. Also, the camera locks on to targets when it’s not possible to shoot them, say when an enemy is hiding behind a wall or other obstruction.
Another issue that will lead to your untimely passing is the fact you can’t run while targeting enemies. Unless you’re using a pistol or a particular type of machinegun, you’ll need to stand still while engaging multiple enemies in shootouts. This is especially maddening early in the game when weapon selection is limited. Most of the time, you’re left to shoot a few rounds, reposition yourself, shoot a few rounds and repeat.
And when you read the Weapons review they make the following statement about the targeting system.
For Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North have evolved the targeting system to sit comfortably on the PSP control scheme giving players perhaps the best targeting of any Grand Theft Auto yet.
The kicker is Juan Castro is the writer for both articles. And both articles are featured prominently on the psp.ign.com page in the same banner ad as well.
So is it Sweet, does it suck so on and so forth, am I really going to take the opinion of a game review sitting next to an ad paid for by the company, No, not at face value anyway.
Check out some User reviews and My review after I get the game and some time. Do they sell time at Best Buy?
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