The first PSP to PS2 port? Liberty City Stories Being Liberated From PSP NEXT WEEK [Archive]

Chad Bonin

01-06-2006, 02:14 AM

Check it. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/679/679117p1.html. A port of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories has been announced for the PS2.

GTA:LCS was one of the few games I was looking forward to for the PSP, but when it came out, my enjoyment of the system had wained enough that I just didn't even really care. I've had enjoyment with Vice City and San Andreas (couldn't get into the old school-ness of III), and given that LCS seems to merge the world of III with the gameplay of Vice City, I hope that I'll have San Andreas beat by the time this comes out.

And I honestly can't figure out why I'm anticipating a PS2 port, but I am. Maybe the fact that most of my GTA fun consists of me and friends sitting around a screen doing insane things. I can't be too intrigued at the possibilities of new missions or stuff, because I doubt the game will reach San Andreas levels of mappage... Maybe it's just the fact that, for this console-length game, I expect a console setting (sitting down for an extended length of time only having the game to focus on).

Now if we only had a PS2 port of Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max, I'd be set for life...

Matthew Williams

01-06-2006, 02:18 AM

welp, there goes one of the few legitimate reasons to own a PSP.

Glad I sold mine.

Peter Paltridge

01-06-2006, 02:47 AM

welp, there goes one of the few legitimate reasons to own a PSP.
Ahaha, so right. What a bad idea....

Nin-Nin69

01-06-2006, 02:50 AM

Heh, it was only a matter of time.

Tak Mazé

01-06-2006, 02:51 AM

lol. Way to destroy the magic! At least it's not the other way around.

Artimus Gigan

01-06-2006, 03:06 AM

Meh, while it's abit strange, Rockstar has done ports before for GTA. I mean the other games all came out for the PSX and then the PC, and then later PS2, XBox and PC.

Especialy considering that GTA is their flagship title, it's kinda expected to be ported. It's also being ported in the 2nd quarter, that's well off.

krazymed

01-06-2006, 03:09 AM

Um, wouldn't a PS2 port sell more copies than the original PSP version, especially if they add bonus material?

Tak Mazé

01-06-2006, 03:17 AM

That would be the point of porting it yes :). Seems they weren't too happy with only getting sales from the PSP. With that said, didn't I read somewhere that the sales on that game were really good?

.Automatisch

01-06-2006, 04:17 AM

Weeeeeird. I don't know how to take this news... So confusing... that makes four GTAs on the PS2 then... I wonder when the REAL GTA4 will come out?

Tapout

01-06-2006, 07:31 AM

Zach

01-06-2006, 01:16 PM

Yeah, I heard about this. I think it's cool, because I want to play LCS and I don't own a PSP. (Not to mention worry about battery issues.)

Matt Hazuda

01-06-2006, 01:34 PM

So the game doesn't sell as hot as they imagined, so they make a PS2 port to drum up interest and make a quick buck. Nice work Rockstar :shrug:

Noukon

01-06-2006, 01:55 PM

Zyzzybalubah

01-06-2006, 01:57 PM

Luckily I'm not too huge of a GTA fan, but yeah that's a bit goofy to port that game. I mean, PS2 already has the huge hits and PSP has only but a few exclusives, the last thing the PSP needs right now when competing with the DS are multi-console games. So there's my reason for not owning a PSP at the moment, with the exception of my like for Lumines, my interest for Tokobot, and my like for some of the first party titles such as Hot Shots Golf, there's nothing I personally can get out of the PSP that I can't get out of the other 5 consoles I own (DS, Gamecube, Xbox, PS2, and GBA.)

Sony needs to throw some of their big dollars towards getting exclusives from Konami, Capcom, Square, Sega, and ANYONE now. That or at least lower the frickin' price of the PSP.

Sigma

01-06-2006, 01:58 PM

Bad idea. The biggest complaint I have about LCS is that it's such a gigantic step backwards from SA, but it's still acceptable because it's on a handheld. If they expect Liberty City Stories to sell on the PS2 they're going to have to do a complete overhaul on it, like include the San Andreas stuff like bikes, planes, etc. and about quadruple the size of the map. LCS is my favorite PSP game, but if it were on the PS2 I wouldn't spend a dime on it.
Doesn't matter how big of a step back LCS is from San Andreas because it is GTA and GTA will sell no mater what because the series appeals to the casual gaming crowd that doesn't read the internet or magazines and will buy it because it is GTA. I have had several people ask to buy it on PS2 already because they think it's a PS2 game, but it's clearly advertised as a PSP game on TV. I knew from day one that LCS would not be the killer app the PSP was looking for because it really hasn't sold all that well and honestly it's not really that great, it's fun, but it is just another GTA rehash.

Chad Bonin

01-06-2006, 08:15 PM

That would be the point of porting it yes :). Seems they weren't too happy with only getting sales from the PSP. With that said, didn't I read somewhere that the sales on that game were really good?
If you find my thread somewhere, Mario Kart DS, the Nintendo DS, and GBmicro EACH sold better than GTA:LCS... or something like that. I know Mario Kart itself did better...

This game will have to be modified, no doubt, to be a true PS2 GTA. Most likely, it'll either be released as a bare-bones Greatest Hits, or severely upgraded. But given the game is to come out in 3-6 months, and Rockstar's main GTA division is probably already working on one for the PS3... I can just see them adding new weapons, and integrating San Andreas' "no load times" and "customizable character" capabilities.

TheMecca

01-06-2006, 08:17 PM

Amazing how this'll probably just be a direct port with few real improvments (no load times, bikes, et cetera). I'm happy that the DS/Mario Kart DS has outsold it and that I got a DS instead.

Plus, they're out of DSes in Japan. First time Nintendo has sold out of ANYTHING in their factories.
Beat that, Rockstar!

Dr Crocodile

01-06-2006, 08:32 PM

I just hope this doesn't set a precedence for PSP to PS2 ports. Cause that would totally devalue and kill the PSP.

Artimus Gigan

01-06-2006, 09:11 PM

I just hope this doesn't set a precedence for PSP to PS2 ports. Cause that would totally devalue and kill the PSP.
I don't think it will, this may be one rare instance where a PSP game gets ported to a console. Alot of the formerly online game series which you needed to have the HD for are being brought over to the PSP(i.e. monster hunter) to take advantage of the Wifi capibilities. I mean games like Metal Gear Acid(part of a series known for being ported with updated versions) is certainly not going to be ported, but it did garner enough attention for a sequel. Even Ridge Racer PSP which was the precursor to the Nitro system seen in 6 is not being ported.

I think this is just one instance where one company is trying to milk their flagship title for all it's worth.

Chad Bonin

01-06-2006, 09:26 PM

I don't think it will, this may be one rare instance where a PSP game gets ported to a console. Alot of the formerly online game series which you needed to have the HD for are being brought over to the PSP(i.e. monster hunter) to take advantage of the Wifi capibilities. I mean games like Metal Gear Acid(part of a series known for being ported with updated versions) is certainly not going to be ported, but it did garner enough attention for a sequel. Even Ridge Racer PSP which was the precursor to the Nitro system seen in 6 is not being ported.

I think this is just one instance where one company is trying to milk their flagship title for all it's worth.
It depends. If GTA:LCS PS2 does vastly better than it's PSP version (We'll say, four times better... which is actually pretty reasonable to happen), I could see other companies seeing potential. Yeah, games like Ridge Racer and Twisted Metal: Head On and Burnout Revenge, similar enough to console counterparts, won't, but fully original and quality console games like GTA:LCS... and... um... GTA:LCS could jump ship.

Vermunium

01-06-2006, 09:43 PM

Ah well, It'll give me a chance to try it, no one I know owns a PSP anyways.

Chad Bonin

01-06-2006, 09:53 PM

You could easily own one if I decide to sell mine. But then I'd tell you to buy a DS anyway.

Crow

01-06-2006, 10:14 PM

What's this stuff about graffiti advertising and the PSP getting graffiti'd in return?

Nin-Nin69

01-06-2006, 10:47 PM

What's this stuff about graffiti advertising and the PSP getting graffiti'd in return?

I've desided to create a thread about it here:http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2025651#post2025651

Artimus Gigan

01-06-2006, 11:12 PM

It depends. If GTA:LCS PS2 does vastly better than it's PSP version (We'll say, four times better... which is actually pretty reasonable to happen), I could see other companies seeing potential. Yeah, games like Ridge Racer and Twisted Metal: Head On and Burnout Revenge, similar enough to console counterparts, won't, but fully original and quality console games like GTA:LCS... and... um... GTA:LCS could jump ship.
Wipeout Pure is better than it's console counterparts, that'sa fully original game

There's also untold legends 1 and 2, and the PSP is getting the other three Legend of Heros Games as well as the new NIS games, those are all original, and LoH was never brought over before.

There's the Shin Megumi games which are set to be released which are PSP exclusives

There's also Final Fantasy 7:Crisis Core which is a new game

So there's alot of stuff coming out, and on a personal note I didn't buy GTA:LCS and I still don't plan to buy the console port of it. It's one game, it didn't make nor break the system, and it's being ported in the second quarter which by then there will still be more PSP releases.

Chad Bonin

01-06-2006, 11:24 PM

Gigan, I believe you're overestimating the power of those games.

I'd easily wager most of the sales of Wipeout Pure were to have something at launch that looked pretty, and to get online.
Untold Legends did do well enough to start a franchise, I will give it that, but will it go down in the pages of history alongside Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda? [Sidenote: I had more fun in X-Men Legends]
Shin Megumi... yeah, those are gonna make a dent in sales in America in comparison to GTA. I'd wager them to be equal the sales of, say, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core. Yeah, here's your Final Fantasy. Probably the best bet PSP has pulling itself up. Another sidenote, one more relevant (and thereby not "[ ]")... I know many friends who are tired of the FF7 oversaturation.
So there's alot of stuff coming out, and on a personal note I didn't buy GTA:LCS and I still don't plan to buy the console port of it. It's one game, it didn't make nor break the system, and it's being ported in the second quarter which by then there will still be more PSP releases.
One game can make a system. We wouldn't be playing XBox 360s without HALO having come out, DS would be floundering without Nintendogs driving it (Mario Kart and Animal Crossing are keeping it up there), and Tetris is why there's a handheld market in the first place.

GTA:LCS SHOULD have been the game to make the PSP. Admittedly, up to this point, it didn't not have "Must Have". If a GTA title can't be the best selling game (or at least, best selling handheld game) for the month it premieres in (when a game premieres LATER in the month, and does better), something's wrong. If Final Fantasy 7 doesn't save the system, the PSP will be relegated to a UMD player that has a few games once in a while. (Hell, that's how Best Buy markets it; you can find it next to the iPods)

Artimus Gigan

01-06-2006, 11:34 PM

Gigan, I believe you're overestimating the power of those games.

I'd easily wager most of the sales of Wipeout Pure were to have something at launch that looked pretty, and to get online.
Untold Legends did do well enough to start a franchise, I will give it that, but will it go down in the pages of history alongside Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda? [Sidenote: I had more fun in X-Men Legends]
Shin Megumi... yeah, those are gonna make a dent in sales in America in comparison to GTA. I'd wager them to be equal the sales of, say, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core. Yeah, here's your Final Fantasy. Probably the best bet PSP has pulling itself up. Another sidenote, one more relevant (and thereby not "[ ]")... I know many friends who are tired of the FF7 oversaturation.One game can make a system. We wouldn't be playing XBox 360s without HALO having come out, DS would be floundering without Nintendogs driving it (Mario Kart and Animal Crossing are keeping it up there), and Tetris is why there's a handheld market in the first place.

I said " did not make or break" meaning it did allright, it didn't do bad, but it didn't do perfect either. It did ok

Also how is FF7 oversaturated? It only had one console game and a movie, there were more games and other forms of media for them for many other series prior. Also both that were split years apart development-wise. Dirge of Cerebrus is a console game and that's being spaced out between the movie release.

Also Untold Legends plays like Lords of Norrath, I would not compare it to Final Fantasy or Zelda because it is an entirely different RPG style.

There's also Katamari Darmacy for the PSP which is an entirely new installation in the series and had new features and gamestyles that KD2 did not have(including more multiplayer options)

Also, let us not forget SOCOM for the PSP

Vermunium

01-07-2006, 12:36 AM

You could easily own one if I decide to sell mine. But then I'd tell you to buy a DS anyway.

Well, seeing how you know I already own a DS, owning two wouldn't be the best of things. Plus, I don't need a PSP, I waste enough time on my DS.

Chad Bonin

01-07-2006, 01:44 AM

I said " did not make or break" meaning it did allright, it didn't do bad, but it didn't do perfect either. It did ok
And I'm glad you brought that point back up. No less than two hours after posting how ill GTA did, I ran upon this article.

http://mobiledeviant.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2301

(If it's TL;DR for any posters) Mobile Deviant is a PSP fansite. Take-Two Interactive has had to lower it's expecting earnings due to the weakish sales of GTA:LCS.

Also how is FF7 oversaturated? It only had one console game and a movie, there were more games and other forms of media for them for many other series prior. Also both that were split years apart development-wise. Dirge of Cerebrus is a console game and that's being spaced out between the movie release.
And yet look how notable it is in the Final Fandom. If it's one game out of 12-ish, it's easily the most notable, most referenced, most hyped, most reviewed, biggest selection of artbooks, CDs, etc. My friends feel that other Final Fantasies were much better, but VII undeservedly gets most of the attention. Hell, look at all the sequels coming out; the closest Square-Enix has come to before are remakes, ports, and one sequel (X-2). They're throwing the whole shebang in this VII resurgance.

Also Untold Legends plays like Lords of Norrath, I would not compare it to Final Fantasy or Zelda because it is an entirely different RPG style.
From what I played, it's like a one-person X-Men Legends. Which, I would loosely throw in the same category of The Legend Of Zelda.

There's also Katamari Darmacy for the PSP which is an entirely new installation in the series and had new features and gamestyles that KD2 did not have(including more multiplayer options)
Once again, a hit to a certain fanbase, not the biggest fanbase in America. While we all know and love the series, it's no Zelda/Mario/Halo/Sonic/Street Fighter/Burnout/Madden/Grand Theft Auto/Megaman/Tetris.

Well, seeing how you know I already own a DS, owning two wouldn't be the best of things. Plus, I don't need a PSP, I waste enough time on my DS.
Yeah, yeah, I forgot.

Matt Hazuda

01-07-2006, 01:55 AM

The only PSP/PS2 port I'd ever consider getting is a $20 copy of Lumines for the PS2. Mainly because I'm not buying a junky PSP ever, but I'd love to play this game so much.

:: goes back to his DS without any load times ::

Beat

01-07-2006, 03:20 PM

Stupid move if it's true, and also the only thing that made me want a PSP now that I have an iPod video gone.

Artimus Gigan

01-07-2006, 04:44 PM

And I'm glad you brought that point back up. No less than two hours after posting how ill GTA did, I ran upon this article.

http://mobiledeviant.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2301

(If it's TL;DR for any posters) Mobile Deviant is a PSP fansite. Take-Two Interactive has had to lower it's expecting earnings due to the weakish sales of GTA:LCS.

And yet look how notable it is in the Final Fandom. If it's one game out of 12-ish, it's easily the most notable, most referenced, most hyped, most reviewed, biggest selection of artbooks, CDs, etc. My friends feel that other Final Fantasies were much better, but VII undeservedly gets most of the attention. Hell, look at all the sequels coming out; the closest Square-Enix has come to before are remakes, ports, and one sequel (X-2). They're throwing the whole shebang in this VII resurgance.

From what I played, it's like a one-person X-Men Legends. Which, I would loosely throw in the same category of The Legend Of Zelda.

Once again, a hit to a certain fanbase, not the biggest fanbase in America. While we all know and love the series, it's no Zelda/Mario/Halo/Sonic/Street Fighter/Burnout/Madden/Grand Theft Auto/Megaman/Tetris.

Yeah, yeah, I forgot.
But PSP has Street Fighter, Madden, and GTA

and according to the fan feedback, LCS sucked in comparison to the other titles, it has less stuff to do than San Andreas. I just think it's a case of a company releasing a bad game and having too high hopes for for it.

Also Final Fantasy VII made the biggest splash when it was first released, much like Street Fighter II when many argue that the later titles deserve better. Also it's not like the games like X-2 are poorly made, that was a very welldone sequel. And the re-issues/remakes allow the older games to be easily aquired without paying high secondary market prices.

Also using a small group of friends to gauge something really isn't an effective way to judge something overall.

Also something overappreciated/underappreciated varies on who you ask.

Dr Crocodile

01-07-2006, 05:58 PM

Does anybody know what FF7: Crisis Core is? Is it an TBRPG, SRPG, ARPG, Action game, Puzzler, etc. I've never heard it mentioned what type of game it is.

.Automatisch

01-07-2006, 06:34 PM

But PSP has Street Fighter, Madden, and GTA

Eh, A3 won't sell that well... If you really wanted and don't have it, then I don't know what to say, considering it's been on the PSX, Saturn, DC, and GBA. Maybe in Japan, maybe. I highly doubt it though. The other two, though... They are definitely big sellers, and are 2 reasons as to why you might want a PSP in the first place. But "meh" ports of fighters aren't going to move systems, especially when there are more deserving ones that should be ported in the first place [not that I don't like A3, but I'd much rather see more original fighters get ported...].

Artimus Gigan

01-07-2006, 06:39 PM

snake']Eh, A3 won't sell that well... If you really wanted and don't have it, then I don't know what to say, considering it's been on the PSX, Saturn, DC, and GBA. Maybe in Japan, maybe. I highly doubt it though. The other two, though... They are definitely big sellers, and are 2 reasons as to why you might want a PSP in the first place. But "meh" ports of fighters aren't going to move systems, especially when there are more deserving ones that should be ported in the first place [not that I don't like A3, but I'd much rather see more original fighters get ported...].
Street Fighter Alpha 3 is going to have new endings. By the Street Fighter standard, it's a new game. It already has Darkstalkers and are getting two Guilty gear games.

The only other worthwhile fighting series would be KOF, Tekken, Soul Calibur, or Virtua Fighter.

Chad Bonin

01-07-2006, 06:56 PM

Street Fighter Alpha 3 is going to have new endings. By the Street Fighter standard, it's a new game. It already has Darkstalkers and are getting two Guilty gear games.

The only other worthwhile fighting series would be KOF, Tekken, Soul Calibur, or Virtua Fighter.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max can hardly be considered a new game. It's Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, just now on the PSP and including Ingrid. And I think the new endings only apply to the "new" characters, as it'd take some massive rewrites to give every character a new ending (and therefore, placing it after Street Fighter Alpha 3). They may be redesigned (IE, actual art instead of sprites for some clips), but it's kinda hard to say some of the characters survived the events of Alpha 3.

Artimus Gigan

01-07-2006, 07:08 PM

Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max can hardly be considered a new game. It's Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, just now on the PSP and including Ingrid. And I think the new endings only apply to the "new" characters, as it'd take some massive rewrites to give every character a new ending (and therefore, placing it after Street Fighter Alpha 3). They may be redesigned (IE, actual art instead of sprites for some clips), but it's kinda hard to say some of the characters survived the events of Alpha 3.
It's not like many of the SF games have an absolute continuity, many of them contradict depending on who you play as.

Chad Bonin

01-07-2006, 07:14 PM

It's not like many of the SF games have an absolute continuity, many of them contradict depending on who you play as.
Excluding who won which tournament, yes, there is a general continuity to the series. Hence why you don't see Rose, Charlie, Sakura post-Alpha, M. Bison post 2, etc.

Still, Alpha 3 Max is far from a new game. For all intents and purposes, it's Alpha 3 Upper with Ingrid.

.Automatisch

01-07-2006, 07:18 PM

It's not like many of the SF games have an absolute continuity, many of them contradict depending on who you play as.

No argument there... SF has some of the most messed up endings in terms of continuity, but it is a fighting game... As for having GGXX et al on the PSP, while it is cool that Sammy/Sega and Capcom put these ports on there, it doesn't make the PSP any better of a system for playing fighting games on. The fact that Capcom is releasing their OWN D-Pad for A3 in Japan should say something about the PSPs design in that regard. As for other series, I meant original ones that aren't on more than one system, or any other system at all [as in, exclusive to the PSP, like Bleach 1 and 2, which were fun and simple, not deep at all, and just fit the requirement of being something worthwhile on a portable]. Clearly, a game with complex supers like the later KOFs would not work at all on the PSP. It's entirely too hard to certain Capcom supers already in DS, I can only imagine trying to do some crazy stuff from SNK.

Artimus Gigan

01-07-2006, 07:19 PM

Excluding who won which tournament, yes, there is a general continuity to the series. Hence why you don't see Rose, Charlie, Sakura post-Alpha, M. Bison post 2, etc.

Still, Alpha 3 Max is far from a new game. For all intents and purposes, it's Alpha 3 Upper with Ingrid.
Yun, Maki, and Eagle are there as well

also IIRC there is a 3 way team battle mode like KOF

Chad Bonin

01-07-2006, 07:20 PM

Yun, Maki, and Eagle were also in Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, also available for GBA and arcades in Japan (I wanna say it was released for the DC in Japan, but definitely no quoting on that).

So, once again, Alpha 3 Max adds Ingrid alone.

And if you do indeed recall correctly, please source. Remember that Alpha 3's always had a three player mode (2 VS 1).

Artimus Gigan

01-07-2006, 07:23 PM

.Automatisch

01-07-2006, 07:26 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/streetfighteralpha3/index.html

Alpha 3 MAX is Double Upper in Japan

same game, just a different name

Better than nothing, but it still doesn't make me want it. I'd have noone to play with... My fighting game club plays PS2/DC, and me and one other guy are the only ones with PSPs... Add to that we can play the near-arcade versions on the consoles compared to this port of a port, which most definitely has some gameplay changes, and I'd rather save my money.

Chad Bonin

01-07-2006, 07:27 PM

Street Fighter Alpha 3 was the first build of the game. The DC version had tons of new characters (essentially, every playable character from II Turbo added).
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, released in the arcades and GBA, was the DC version. I want to say the arcade version had Yun/Eagle/Maki, but I am not sure. The GBA version DID have these characters.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Double Upper, also known as SFA3 Max, is SFA3 Upper with Ingrid added. Only new character.

Alpha 3 MAX is Double Upper in Japan

same game, just a different name
That is what I am saying. Alpha 3 Max is not a "new Street Fighter game". It's a port of an arcade/GBA game, with Ingrid added. About as big of a jump from Street Fighter Alpha 2 to Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold. Actually, it's much less in number counting alone.

Artimus Gigan

01-07-2006, 07:28 PM

snake']Better than nothing, but it still doesn't make me want it. I'd have noone to play with... My fighting game club plays PS2/DC, and me and one other guy are the only ones with PSPs... Add to that we can play the near-arcade versions on the consoles compared to this port of a port, which most definitely has some gameplay changes, and I'd rather save my money.
Meh I play fighting games and every other genre alone all the time

So it doesn't make a difference for me personally, just aslong as I have the game.

Also Knux graphicly speaking, the PSP version does not use the GBA sprites, and the arcade version of it did not come to the US

.Automatisch

01-07-2006, 07:32 PM

Meh I play fighting games and every other genre alone all the time

So it doesn't make a difference for me personally, just aslong as I have the game.

Also Knux graphicly speaking, the PSP version does not use the GBA sprites, and the arcade version of Doubel upper did not come to the US

Heh, I was the same way man. Before I went to college this year, I had to play vs the CPU or friends that sucked at them... With no arcades nearby, the only time I had real comp was playing at the arcade when I went to the beach... And even then, it was mostly games I didn't care for. So yea, if you're playing vs the CPU, then this would be worth it because the AI is probably tweaked up a bit compared to past versions.

ClockStomper

01-08-2006, 04:58 AM

On the PSP, LCS is an amazing achievement.

On PS2? A peice of crud worth about 10 bucks.

They'd have to do a LOT of overhauling to make it worth 50 bucks, and it doesen't look like they have time if they plan to release it in April.

Anniemaniac

01-12-2006, 01:09 PM

this is a stupid move, like many people have said, alot of people only had interest in the PSP because of LCS, so makin this available for ps2 is gonna lower the already weak sales. on the other hand though, i too wanted LCS but wasnt prepaired to pay 200 quid on a handheld for just one game, so i just had to make do without it, so im glad its coming out for ps2, i'll most likely pick up the game once its out. i just hope its not as disappointing as some people have said.

Quagmire

01-14-2006, 06:55 PM

ditto. I'll be getting LCS too, especially since I had GTA III for my PC long before I got a PS2 and prefer playing on the playstation over the computer.

Chad Bonin

01-22-2006, 01:35 AM

http://www.reallifecomics.com/

I'd really be interested to see the amount of PSP sold to the amount of games sold. Primary interest in many people I've talked to have been that of Greg of Real Life. When games that were exclusive go to the console, it's slightly ironic we're mainly interested in playing oldschool on the go, not newschool.

Although that might be due to the fact most oldschool are in the vein of handheld gaming nowadays, especially since these techniques often include save state capabilities.

MGFanJay

01-22-2006, 02:47 AM

Knightmare

01-24-2006, 03:16 PM

I love this decision. Anything that allows me to save $250 is great, and LCS does have some neat enhancements over III from what I've read, and I loved Liberty City's environment. It could end up being the better version, if the control problems I've read about in the PSP version are true.

That's pretty much my opinion on this, the only reason I've been thinking about a PSP is this game and the Twisted Metal game, but now with GTA:LCS coming to PS2, I think I'll just wait until the price eventually goes down to get a PSP.

Does anyone know or have alink to any webstie with reviews for Liberty City Stories? I know the game is going to be different when it comes to PS2, but the basic story should still be the same for it.

Chad Bonin

03-08-2006, 12:08 PM

UPDATE:
During a conference call discussing their financial results and plans for the future, Take-Two CEO, Paul Eibeler said that they are looking to bring Liberty City Stories on the PS2 out a lower price than the PSP version.
HA! Remember how I was betting on it being a Greatest Hits? Seems even more logical now.

And, it still seems to be set for an late April release. Given the low-key nature of the title (okay, GTA's far from low-key, but a port is), I wouldn't be surprised.