History VideoGame / GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars

** The Chinese Sword. While more powerful weapons can be bought from Ammunitation later in this game, this melee weapon can be found very early in the game in a dumpster. It is a one-hit kill and unlike guns, doesn't arouse suspicion from cops (even if said victim is sliced ''right in front of them'').

* DumbassHasAPoint: [[spoiler:Chan's attempts to convince Huang that he's not the rat]] are all laughably incompetent, but he very briefly touches upon the fact that he's convinced [[spoiler:he'll surely become the next Triad boss, and has no motivation to sell the Triads out to the FIB.]] The smarter Zhou, who ends up in a similar situation, uses the exact same argument.

* FriendlyLocalChinatown: Not so much with the friendly, but it's a large part of the setting. You even do a dragon-dance mini-game.

* GatlingGood: One of the options for the heavy weapon slots is a man-portable minigun. Zhou wields it in one mission.

* GreaterScopeVillain: If we take the BigBad's comments in the finale at face value - and Huang does, as seen in the replay menu notes - [[spoiler:Hsin qualifies as that, since it was his order to get the Yu Jian delievered to him.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: Huang makes a lot of comments about Mel's complete lack of ethics and how some of the crimes of his she recorded were done at her request. [[spoiler:They hit too close to home, and she betrays Chan and Huang.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his abrasive demeanor, Wade Heston eventually ends up being Huang's strongest ally, helping him find the truth behind his father's death and [[spoiler:bring Kenny down]].

* {{Nepotism}}: The only reason Chan stayed alive for as long as he did.
* NeverMyFault:
** One mission has you helping Chan win a street race by sabotaging the other racers. When this gets him kidnapped in the next mission, he blames Huang for sabotaging the race, despite the fact that Huang did it on his orders.
** Another mission from Chan has him agree to meet up with known enemies of the Triad. Shockingly, it turns out to be a trap, and Huang takes charge and pulls him out of the mess. Guess how Chan reported it to his father.
** Mel Mallard ends up blaming [[spoiler:her betrayal of Chan]] on Huang's JerkassHasAPoint comments. In a rare moment of competence, he doesn't buy it.
** A downloadable post-game mission has [[spoiler:Ling's brother]] blame Huang for their death early on in the game. Huang responds by claiming it was the guy's fault for not being there to protect her.
** One where the blame doesn't get shifted on [[NoRespectGuy Huang]] for once: Hsin blames [[TooDumbToLive Chan]] being such a failure on his mother's upbringing. For the record, Hsin is Chan's dad.

* RealStitchesForFakeSnitches: [[spoiler:Huang is eventually ordered to eliminate Chan and Zhao after they're revealed to be informants for the FIB. It's only after they're dead that he learns that Kenny made it all up to get them out of the way so that he would be the one to succeed Hsin.]]

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When [[spoiler:being forced to order the death of his own son for his alleged betrayal,]] Hsin decides to retire, leave the city, [[spoiler:and give the leadership to Kenny]].

* TankGoodness: The Rhino tank makes a comeback after being absent from ''GTA IV''. One mission has you stealing one and going on a rampage through the city to keep the cops occupied while one of your fellow Triads conducts a heist.

** The reporter Melanie Mallard decides to betray the ruthless gangsters she was working with by revealing their faces on TV because she was angry Huang insulted her and called out her hypocrisy. [[spoiler: It winds up getting her killed.]]

* YouNeedToGetLaid: RunningGag. [[spoiler: Huang never does. It's the last thing he thinks of as the game ends.]]

* GenreThrowback: ''Chinatown Wars'' brings back the top-down view from the first two ''GTA'' games. Even more interesting considering that it came out after ''Liberty City Stories'' and ''Vice City Stories'' proved that open-world ''GTA'' games could work on handheld systems.

A 2009 game originally an exclusive for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS (though later ported to PSP, [=iOS=], and Android), this is the tenth game in Rockstar's ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series and the first original title to appear on a Nintendo console since the release of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoAdvance'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance.

* CassandraTruth: Both Zhao and Chan [[spoiler:try to convince Huang they're not traitors]] when he comes for them. He doesn't believe them. [[spoiler:After disposing of them, Wade emails him and confirms that they were telling the truth. However, the former is a sociopath who cut the heart out of a man over a dispute, and the latter is a pedophile who films underage girls in the lockerrooms so neither death is a tragedy.]]

* CassandraTruth: Both Zhao and Chan [[spoiler:try to convince Huang they're not traitors]] when he comes for them. He doesn't believe them. [spoiler:After disposing of them, Wade emails him and confirms that they were telling the truth. However, the former is a sociopath who cut the heart out of a man over a dispute, and the latter is a pedophile who films underage girls in the lockerrooms so neither death is a tragedy.]

* CassandraTruth: Both Zhao and Chan [[spoiler:try to convince Huang they're not traitors]] when he comes for them. He doesn't believe them. [[spoiler:After disposing of them, Wade emails him and confirms that they were telling the truth. However, the former is a sociopath who cut the heart out of a man over a dispute, and the latter is a pedophile who films underage girls in the lockerrooms so neither death is a tragedy.]

!! Spoilers for all HD Universe entries of the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series preceding this one, including ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' and ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned The Episodes]] of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony Liberty City]]'' will be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

! Due to the game taking place in the same continuity as ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned The Lost and Damned]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoTheBalladOfGayTony The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'', all spoilers for the three games are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

* CassandraTruth: Both Zhao and Chan [[spoiler:try to convince Huang they're not traitors]] when he comes for them. He doesn't believe them. [[spoiler:After disposing of them, Wade emails him and confirms that they were telling the truth.]]

A 2009 game originally an exclusive for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS (though later ported to PSP, [=iOS=], and Android), this is the thirteenth game in Rockstar's ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series and the first original title to appear on a Nintendo console since the release of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoAdvance'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance.

! Due to the game taking place in the same continuity as ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned The Lost and Damned]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoTheBalladOfGayTony The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'', all spoilers for the three series are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

! Due to the game taking place in the same continuity as ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoTheLostAndDamned The Lost and Damned]]'', and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoTheBalladOfGayTony The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'', all spoilers for the three series are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

* BatterUp: Baseball bat is one of the melee weapons.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:The entire plot has been Kenny Lee's attempt to end up as a legitimate Triad boss not ruling from behind Chan's back.]]

* TheChainsOfCommanding: It's implied Hsin isn't content with [[spoiler:being forced to order the death of his son.]] Especially considering it was based on fabricated info.

* {{Nepotism}}: The one reason Chan stayed alive for as long as he did.

* CassandraTruth: Both Zhao and Chan [[spoiler:try to convince Huang they're not traitors]] when he comes for them. He doesn't believe them. [[spoiler:After disposing of them, Wade emails him to confirm their words.]]

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:[[EvilUncle Uncle Kenny]]]] was the man who ordered Huang's father's death. While possessing the family's sword, he manipulated Huang to do his dirty work.
* EvilUncle: [[spoiler:Even putting aside his Big-Baddery,]] Kenny's a rather massive prick to Huang and uses him to do his dirty work as much as everyone else.

* RealStitchesForFakeSnitches: [[spoiler:Huang is eventually ordered to eliminate Chan and Zhao after they're revealed to be informants for the FIB. It's only after they're dead that he learns that Kenny made it all up to ensure he would be the one to succeed Hsin.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Wade Heston's willingness to cut Huang some slack at the end makes him this trope - at least when compared to the rest of the cast.

* TakeYourTime: Later in the game, [[spoiler:The Triads are ratted out to the FIB and Hsin believes Huang to be the culprit. Thanks to Kenny intervening, Hsin gives Haung time to prove his innocence.]] Of course you can explore Liberty City and do side quests as long as you please and [[spoiler: Hsin won't place a hit on Haung until the plot demands it (though, storywise, he does give him more time at one point)]]

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: By the end of the game, the only named characters left alive are Huang, Wade, Hsin (who is severely wounded), and Lester (who split before things got real bad).]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Huang is now the head of the Triads, but nearly everyone he came into contact with during the course of the game is dead, [[AlasPoorVillain rightfully or otherwise]], and he learnt that it was his EvilUncle Kenny that was responsible for his father's death all along.]]

* DenserAndWackier: While the story maintains the gritty tone established by ''IV'', the game does bring back some of the more outlandish elements of the 3D-era games, like [[GatlingGood a usable minigun]] and [[TankGoodness drivable tanks]].

* KillEmAll: By the ending, only four of the named characters are left alive: [[spoiler:[[TheProtagonist Huang Lee]], [[TakingTheBullet Hsin Jiao-Ming]], [[DirtyCop Wade Heston]] and Lester, who wasn't present in the final mission]].