When comparing Rebuild vs GTA: Chinatown Wars, the Slant community recommends Rebuild for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Rebuild is ranked 15th while GTA: Chinatown Wars is ranked 58th. The most important reason people chose Rebuild is:
The gameplay consists mostly of managing people, their skills, resources, tools and property. It has enough depth and a good balance in order to present a worthwhile challenge.
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Pros
Pro Well balanced gameplay that offers a good amount of choice to the player
The gameplay consists mostly of managing people, their skills, resources, tools and property. It has enough depth and a good balance in order to present a worthwhile challenge.
Pro Multiple events/endings encourage repeat play.
Pro Endless gameplay thanks to the random generation upon each start of the game
On each beginning of the game, the city is randomly generated. This makes for a new experience every time a new game is started, which keeps things fresh for the player.
Pro Atmospheric zombie survival theme that fits the zombie genre quite respectively
If you like a zombie overrun post-apocalyptic scenario, this game sets the atmosphere accordingly, with constant scavenging for resources on the verge of human extinction, moral choices, and a disturbing soundtrack. All adding up to a well polished game that shows off its theme of a zombie apocalypse quite well.
Pro Compelling events make the story interesting
The power struggle between gangs has resulted in the death of your father. You have flown from Hong Kong to avenge your father's death. The missions vary, and all could be plausible making it easy to get lost in the story.
Pro Local multiplayer is more fun than you'd think
The local multiplayer takes advantage of this open-world game in the best ways possible. You can challenge another player to different activities - including Death Races (last alive or first to the finish wins), Stash Dash (get to a delivery van first and make deliveries while the other player tries to stop you), Liberty City Survivor (1v1 battle against your opponent with many police around), and Defend the Base (co-operatively protect targets from incoming bad guys).
Pro Decent graphics
The graphics and lighting effects have been improved over the original version (on the Nintendo DS) to a point where they're good enough for modern mobile gaming.
Pro Controller support for improved controls
GTA: Chinatown Wars has built in controller support which means it is compatible with the Google Nexus Player as well as the Amazon Fire TV. This means you can play it on your phone/tablet with a Bluetooth controller, or on an Android console on the big-screen TV with a Bluetooth controller for an even more console-like feeling.
Note: not all Bluetooth controllers are supported
Cons
Con Late game is too easy
Rebuild tends to get easier the more farmland one obtains, so the further the player reaches in the game, the easier things become. This may cause some players to looses interest in the game, since it progressively got easier.
Con not free
Con not free
Con Controls on touchscreen are not that good
Driving can be pretty difficult with the touch screen controls, though there are two different settings, so one may work better than the other.
Con Not an original game
While not a con for everybody, this game has virtually nothing new about it. It was originally launched for the PSP (PlayStation Personal) and Nintendo DS (dual screen - new generation of GameBoy). The tutorial is borrowed from the PSP version, while it retains the mini games from the DS version.
