Play one of the best games for the Nintendo DS! Shoot the gang members and avoid the cops in this action-packed video game - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars! Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an action-adventure and simulation video game released back in 2009 for various gaming platforms including Nintendo DS (NDS) handheld console. GTA: CW is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series and the first GTA game for the Nintendo DS. Unlike the previous GTA titles, Chinatown Wars features a top-down third-person perspective that is similar to the very first GTA game.