The "search" feature displays landmarks of a type all over the general map, as well as listing their distances from the player by road (from the closest to the furthest in feet). Players can "search" from a categorized list of specific landmarks in the city, mission markers, discovered collectibles, side quests, and (with the Drug Dealing side activity activated) dealers. It should be noted that nearby landmarks are only visible on the general map if it is in view of the closeup. For the DS version of GTA Chinatown Wars, the player is provided with two map views: One general view of the entire Liberty City map, and a closeup of an area of the player's choosing. The "GPS" functions as the map for GTA Chinatown Wars. The PDA is also capable of listing particulars of contacts, such as their name (first and last), email address, telephone number, postal address and age under the "Contacts" section. Some emails start missions, some give the player instructions about their next mission, some tell the player to go to a particular area in order to start a mission, some talk about Huang Lee, some are drug related and the in-game characters and some give the player information, like the E-mails from Ammu-Nation that inform the player when they receive a delivered weapon.
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The emails are primarily mission related. The PDA is used in-game to communicate via "email" with in-game characters, mostly mission bosses. PDA is a reference to "Public Displays of Affection" which is commonly known as PDA. The PDA in GTA Chinatown Wars is made by Panoramic The PDA effectively replaces the HUD and the Moblie Phone as the primary way of communication in GTA Chinatown Wars and may replace the HUD and/or Mobile Phone in future GTA Games. There is a difference of the PDA on both versions of the game, that in DS, the PDA is located at the touch screen and the PSP, the PDA is a pause menu where you can read your e-mail or link to other players using WLAN. During gameplay in the Nintendo DS version, the PDA shows the information that would have been shown on the HUD in previous games.
Gta chinatown wars map portable#
The Personal Digital Assistant, better known as the PDA, is a portable communication device first introduced in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars as an alternative to the mobile phone.Īs opposed to verbal communication, the player may use the device to communicate via e-mail with in-game characters, order weapons on the Internet (from the Ammu-Nation website), set GPS waypoints, change radio stations and trade information in drug dealing. – Top screen brings you all the action, while the lower screen will let you control elements like the PDA, GPS, the radio, access to the people on the map, or using Motolov cocktails and grenades.The home screen and main menu of the PDA in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. – New discoveries (such as gas stations) are added to the map
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– You can mark points that you want and the GPS will always tell you the shortest legal route to the destination with yellow or blue arrows
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– PDA allows you to gain access to the map with more details as well as the goals of missions – GPS seen on the touch screen while you move through the city – Trains will pass overhead in the city, cars will circle, pedestrians will be walking, etc. This comes from the same Spanish magazine with the map information, but with more details translated by yours truly!