UGO has posted a poll that they said was being used for research involving the DS exclusive Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Other than the name and the inclusion of online multiplayer, little has been revealed about this mysterious title, so any news is new news. The questions are below, and discuss the game's plot, open world environment, and stylus based minigames.

VIDEOGAME SURVEY
16. Please grade each of the following game features on how interesting they’d be for a Nintendo DS game.

• OPEN WORLD: It takes place within an open, real world environment. You will have the freedom to navigate a massive map, explore a world with changing weather and traffic patterns, smart Police and pedestrian AI, and choose different missions to play at any given point in time.
• MATURE STORYLINE: This is the story of an outsider navigating the criminal underworld of a major city. You play as a young gang soldier involved in the internal power struggle for control of his gang.
• AD HOC MULTIPLAYER: With wi-fi connectivity, players can play each other head to head in four different game modes, including a race (seven different race maps, can race with all the game vehicles), and play co-op modes.
• LENGTH OF GAMEPLAY: 70+ missions, 20+ hours of straight gameplay—with significant replayability on top of those 20+ hours.
• STYLUS BASED MINI GAMES: Missions include a wide variety of contextual mini-games, such as assembling a sniper rifle to complete an assassination mission, and smashing locks and hotwiring cars to steal them.
• REPLAYABLE MISSIONS: A feature that allows you to jump to any completed mission from a convenient menu and play them again.

Still not as much information as I would have hoped, but Rockstar loves them their secrets. Hell, the downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV is still hidden, and I bet Microsoft would love to have that in the open. So far the game has been given a tentative 2008 release date, so expect something in the coming months about this mature rated handheld title.

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