“Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars”
Genre: Third-person action-adventure
Developer: Rockstar Leeds
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platform: Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Price: $34.99
Grade: A-

Up to now, the chief problem with Nintendo DS titles has been their presentation: a lot of games are either corny or cartoony and fail to maximize the full…

Attention to detail. It’s what makes skyscrapers stand, sports stars succeed and space shuttles soar.

And, as the good folks at Rockstar Games have proved, it’s what can make video games into blockbusters. Because whether you like or lump the latest “Grand…

“Grand Theft Auto IV”
Genre: Third-person action-adventure
Developer: Rockstar North
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Price: $59.99
ESRB rating: M (mature)
Grade: B-

Niko Bellic enters this country from Eastern Europe as the full-blown comical stereotype of everyone who lands on our shores: a neophyte armed with an over-the-top perception of…