Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has now launched on PlayStation Portable (PSP) in North America and Europe, and in an effort to extend the launch celebrations Rockstar Games have today announced a number of new features for players of the game at the official online space, the Social Club. The Social Club is an online community including a space for each of Rockstar Games’ recent releases, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has received a whole heap of new additions this week.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is one of the highest-rated handheld games of all time, and the PSP release is fully compatible with all of the Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars features at the Social Club in addition to a few all-new features for new and old fans alike. The Social Club adds brand new features in  Peking Duck Hunt and Chinatown Wars Guide Map to our collection that includes in-depth stat tracking, Guardian Lions, and Mr. Wong's Laundry.

Like Mr. Wong's Laundry before it, Peking Duck Hunt is an arcade-style website mini-game that gives you another avenue to earn in-game cash and other rewards, including unlocking the Bulletproof Patriot for purchase at the Chinatown Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars in-game auto merchant. In Peking Duck Hunt, you have been invited to work as an assistant chef at the Sum Yung Gai restaurant. Chop up ingredients to fill and then roll as many moo shu pancakes as possible before time runs out and you are booted from the kitchen. Peking Duck Hunt also features top-fifty and friends-specific leaderboards so you can prove your mettle as a top chef.

The Chinatown Wars Guide Map has its own unique unlockable reward for those dedicated enough to explore every last inch of Liberty City. The Guide Map shows pinpoint locations of every last Drug Dealer, Security Camera, Rampage, and Stunt Jump in town. As an added layer of competition, a friend comparison tool is also available so you can show your friends where you stand in your accomplishments. Take note that destroying all of the Security Cameras around town with the help of the Social Club Guide Map will grant you access to a special unlock that will make your time in Liberty City a lot more profitable

Finally, we have also updated the Chinatown Wars Downloads section at Social Club to include a range of new papercraft models to print, cut, fold and create. Some new additions include busts of Ling and Uncle Kenny, cartoon-sized reproductions of the in-game weapons, and various vehicles like the Stallion, Infernus, and Noodle Van.

To take full advantage of all the features at the Social Club, you will need to sync your PSP or Nintendo DS Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars save game to the site. Sync'ing is extremely easy with the PSP: first, you will need an active Wi-Fi connection available. To sync, enter the Pause Menu by pressing "START" and then scroll to the “Personal” menu item on the right. Enter the stats section and then press the Square Button. Select the last menu option labelled “Upload Statistics”, at which point you will be prompted to enter a valid Social Club username/password. Once the upload is complete, the Social Club will receive your stats plus grant you any unlocks you may have earned.

If you’re not already a Social Club member, you can register your account right here. For all the latest details on the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and other titles from Rockstar Games, stay right here at Electronic Theatre.

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