Not that you'd put that stuff on the back of the box. Liberty City is more or less the same place it was back when GTA III was such a revelation, and returning to it now with motorbikes, improved animation and third-person targeting, and the ability to dive out of a car while it's moving is surprisingly satisfying. Shorn of multiplayer that, while good, was never the focus anyway, what's left is a singular, familiar, thoroughly proven and ultimately not that self-critical take on Grand Theft Auto's 3D initiation. Well, I doubt those extra six months I wondered about would make a lot of difference, because while this is a fairly straightforward port of the PSP game, at £20 it's one of the best-value PlayStation 2 games you'll be able to buy all summer.
Although I do wonder how it'd do in a year's time,' he said, summing up Liberty City Stories on the PSP, ooh, six months ago. 'Not a truly outstanding new Grand Theft Auto game then, but an excellent PSP game.