Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We take the role of Tony Cipriani in his return to Liberty City, the timeline is a prequel to Grand Theft Auto III, set in the year 1998. Liberty City is mostly the same, but the premillennial grittiness and corruption is worn more on its sleeve in this title. This PSP exclusive GTA game is often overlooked by fans of the series, hell it’s one of the few older titles that hasn’t seen a remake (yet), so I wanted to take a look back at this game and reveal how it’s actually one of the darkest and most thematically rich GTA games in the whole series. It’s more than a portable game spin-off, it’s a full fledged GTA title with tons of soul.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Premise
05:30 Development
11:29 Setting
14:30 Voice Talent
18:36 Gameplay
24:38 Portland
35:30 Staunton Island
42:36 Shoreside Vale
51:45 Legacy
56:26 Outro
Referenced Footage:
-PSP Dev Kit Look : youtu.be/vY1j30jzRsE?si=mSoUMhyAuZaXe0WL
-Cinematic Liberty City : youtu.be/QcMHJG3sw88?si=6zWbWX6UN68xK6V0
-GTA 3 vs. GTA LCS Locations : youtu.be/U6dsGS0QYkI?si=r6vm99GQ3iUshMxF
-PSP Multiplayer : youtu.be/8FrwwyFI9ps?si=ZtOBP1R71UhxCHnJ
-Side Missions B-Roll : youtu.be/nt_mC5Ld_S4?si=dsgZUcnpiBAgIxVZ
Music: (in order of appearance)
-Theme Song (GTA Liberty City Stories), Baron’s Palace (Daxter), The Pacific Standard Job Finale (GTA V Online), Edge of Heaven (Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero), No Happy Endings (GTA V), Menu Theme (wanted:Dead), Loading Screen (GTA IV TBOGT), Track 8 (The Getaway Black Monday), You’re My Brother (Red Dead Redemption 2), Graydo (Stealth Inc 2), Limp Nudle (Watch Dogs 2), Theme Music (All Points Bulletin APB), Burning Sunset (LISA The Painful), Mens Hair Club (LISA The Painful), KENKURA- Lazy Evenings
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Twitter: twitter.com/MrHammersYT
Twitch: twitch.tv/mrhammers
We take the role of Tony Cipriani in his return to Liberty City, the timeline is a prequel to Grand Theft Auto III, set in the year 1998. Liberty City is mostly the same, but the premillennial grittiness and corruption is worn more on its sleeve in this title. This PSP exclusive GTA game is often overlooked by fans of the series, hell it’s one of the few older titles that hasn’t seen a remake (yet), so I wanted to take a look back at this game and reveal how it’s actually one of the darkest and most thematically rich GTA games in the whole series. It’s more than a portable game spin-off, it’s a full fledged GTA title with tons of soul.
Cool Stuff: hammersmerch.com
Patreon: patreon.com/mrhammersYT
YT Member: youtube.com/channel/UCEib1fMho6NbCAKlETkCqHQ/join
GFUEL: Code "MRHAMMERS" sldr.page.link/JcJ9
GOG: af.gog.com/partner/MrHammers?as=1677013067
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Premise
05:30 Development
11:29 Setting
14:30 Voice Talent
18:36 Gameplay
24:38 Portland
35:30 Staunton Island
42:36 Shoreside Vale
51:45 Legacy
56:26 Outro
Referenced Footage:
-PSP Dev Kit Look : youtu.be/vY1j30jzRsE?si=mSoUMhyAuZaXe0WL
-Cinematic Liberty City : youtu.be/QcMHJG3sw88?si=6zWbWX6UN68xK6V0
-GTA 3 vs. GTA LCS Locations : youtu.be/U6dsGS0QYkI?si=r6vm99GQ3iUshMxF
-PSP Multiplayer : youtu.be/8FrwwyFI9ps?si=ZtOBP1R71UhxCHnJ
-Side Missions B-Roll : youtu.be/nt_mC5Ld_S4?si=dsgZUcnpiBAgIxVZ
Music: (in order of appearance)
-Theme Song (GTA Liberty City Stories), Baron’s Palace (Daxter), The Pacific Standard Job Finale (GTA V Online), Edge of Heaven (Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero), No Happy Endings (GTA V), Menu Theme (wanted:Dead), Loading Screen (GTA IV TBOGT), Track 8 (The Getaway Black Monday), You’re My Brother (Red Dead Redemption 2), Graydo (Stealth Inc 2), Limp Nudle (Watch Dogs 2), Theme Music (All Points Bulletin APB), Burning Sunset (LISA The Painful), Mens Hair Club (LISA The Painful), KENKURA- Lazy Evenings
-Find Me Here-
Twitter: twitter.com/MrHammersYT
Twitch: twitch.tv/mrhammers
