5 best top-down missions in the GTA series, ranked

While the GTA series is filled with amazing features and gameplay mechanics, Rockstar Games has stopped using the top-down POV that fans loved in some of their games. One of the best examples of this can be found in Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars.

While the first two GTA games in the series also had the same POV, Chinatown Wars stands out more due to having a 3D world and more interesting missions. Since only a couple of titles in the series feature this perspective, this list will only comprise certain missions.

Note: The article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion.

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5 of the best GTA missions with the top-down POV

5) Hot Dog Homicide (GTA 2)

GTA 2 is one of the grimmest and the most bizarre games in the series, and in no other mission is that exemplified more so than in Hot Dog Homicide. In it, the protagonist is tasked by the Russian Mafia to kidnap some innocent civilians from bus stops and deliver them to a factory.

As it turns out, it is a food processing factory, and the civilians are turned into hotdogs for the Russians to consume. This was no doubt a very dark mission and you can read about some other insane missions in GTA 6 as well.

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4) The Wheelman (GTA Chinatown Wars)

GTA Chinatown Wars is full of interesting features that should return to the series and the top-down POV while driving vehicles is one of them. The Wheelman mission tests your driving proficiency as the protagonist gets the task of delivering some cars to his uncle's garage.

However, this is not a leisurely ride as there is a timer ticking, and players also need to be careful to not damage the cars. If they do receive too many scratches and dents, the mission will fail and players will need to restart.

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3) Store Wars (GTA Chinatown Wars)

Store Wars is another mission from GTA Chinatown Wars that makes players use their skills to reach Wu "Kenny" Lee's store before the Spanish Lords do. However, this is where things become interesting because they now need to use some NPC cars to block the entrances.

Soon after, the enemies arrive and an intense gunfight breaks out. It is a great mission that showcases the beauty of the top-down approach and why Rockstar Games should use it in their future games.

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2) Stealing the Show (GTA Chinatown Wars)

Stealing the Show is one of the most chaotic missions in GTA Chinatown Wars. Players need to hurl crates from a truck to the car while the vehicle makes twists and turns to make things difficult. Alongside everything else, chaotic elements like car chases are taking place all around the player.

This also makes Stealing the Show one of the most difficult missions in the game. While Chinatown Wars has several features that often get overlooked, most fans fondly remember this mission and consider it one of the best in the series.

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1) Salt in the Wound (GTA Chinatown Wars)

Rockstar Games never fails to deliver an amazing ending mission to bring down the curtain. They managed to do this for Chinatown Wars as well with the Salt in the Wound mission, where players engage in intense gunfights, as well as car and boat chases. It also has one of the best cutscenes in the entire GTA series.

However, the police prevent them from progressing, and the cutscene at the end makes things quite emotional as the protagonist learns about his father's murderers. Fortunately, he is able to deliver justice and kill them all on his own, making the whole ordeal worth the time and effort.