GTA Chinatown Wars has received positive reviews from most sites and perfect scores from EuroGamer , GamePro and Cynamite . CVG and IGN gave Chinatown Wars a 9.2/10 and 1UP graded it "A-".
The game has been sold early at some retailers. It will officially be released in North American on the 17th, Australia on the 19th and Europe on the 20th of March.