Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories -- Initial Impression.

I've spent about an hour and a half playing Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on the PlayStation Portable. I haven't done any missions. I've just been running around taking in the sights. I've managed to find ten of the one-hundred hidden packages and I've completed two of the twenty rampages. In that time I've spent some time on foot and in the vehicles. I've also had a small sampling of the combat via the two rampages. A bunch of things are readily apparent from the time spent playing the game. First off, about the PSP itself, the graphic capability of the system is amazing for a portable system. The sound, and voice offered by the UMD format are equally impressive. Another thing that's impressive is the very fact that it's Grand Theft Auto on a portable system. I can tell a few things are the same already. The humor, the writing, the characterization, the general art design, and the production values of the three PS2 GTA titles are all present here in GTA: LCS. I can also tell that the vehicle control is very well done. I can also tell that the on foot combat is going to take some major adjusting to. It looks potentially deal breaking if I can't wrap my brain around it. I had serious issues with one of the rampages.  The first one I found wasn't really a problem. I had to destroy ten vehicles within two minutes with a rocket launcher. I failed the first time just because I hadn't read the instructions on control and because the aiming of the rocket launcher is very touchy with the analog nub of the PSP. The second attempt was easy as could be. The other rampage was a different story. That one took numerous attempts. I had to kill thirty triad gang members within two minutes with the AK-47. It took some major adjusting to having to fire, then aim. You fire with the circle button, and target with the R button. So you can hit R, and you'll lock on to some gang member and you open fire. That of course causes all the other gang members to want to take you down. So you maintain firing while tapping the R button to target them. It might take a lot of time to adjust, hopefully I can. We'll see...