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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Contributed by Akid Danial on Feb 3rd, 2023. Artwork published in
circa 2009
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 1
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From Wikipedia:

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games. The game was released for the Nintendo DS in March 2009, PlayStation Portable in October 2009, iOS in January 2010, and Android and Fire OS devices in December 2014.

For this edition, the game logo (set in Pricedown), is accompanied with the subtitle “Chinatown Wars” in red letters with golden outlines, based on Bruce Mikita – a design from the 1860s originally known as Rustic Ornamented Shaded that was digitized by Harold Lohner in 2000.

In-game, Helvetica is used for dialogues, time, date, and some information screens such as the pause menu. Osaka Sans Serif by Vic Fieger, 2004, is the most recent typeface used in the game’s typography. It is used for headlines throughout the game.

The Flatliner cutscene.
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The Flatliner cutscene.

The weapon wheel menu
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The weapon wheel menu

The pause menu
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The pause menu

Information about the menu on the Replay board
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Information about the menu on the Replay board

Mission Passed screen
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Mission Passed screen

Wasted screen
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Wasted screen

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  • Pricedown
  • Bruce Mikita
  • Osaka Sans Serif
  • Helvetica

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