Check out these screenshots from the upcoming Nintendo DS iteration of Grand Theft Auto, which are featured in the upcoming issue of Nintendo Power magazine. They show off the isometric viewpoint, as well as the game’s targeting system, which will use an auto-aiming system controlled by the back right button.

The game also features plenty of pedestrians and traffic on screen, a “good portion” of Liberty city, and, according to developers Rockstar, doesn’t suffer from any slowdown, excessive loading times, or pop-in issues. Other touted features include the minigames that we’ve come to know and love from the series, a PDA similar to GTA4′s mobile phone interface, meaning no full-screen menus to spoil the flow, and weather effects with a day/night cycle.

Not bad for the little dual-screened Japanese handheld really, but what else would we expect from Rockstar? According to Nintendo Power, they’ve even hand-optimised all 800,000+ lines of source code that make up the game to try to squeeze everything they possibly can from the system. That’s dedication to your art!

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Update:

More screenshots have appeared! Check them out here.

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