Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software have announced the release of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $10 and is available for purchase from the App Store.

Another spinoff from the legendary Grand Theft Auto action game franchise, Chinatown Wars puts you in the role of Huang Lee, who is tasked with delivering an ancient sword to his Uncle Kenny to make sure his family retains control of Triad gangs operating in mythical Liberty City. A spoiled rich kid, Huang finds out the hard way – after he’s robbed and left to die – that this mission isn’t a cakewalk.

(The game has earned an M rating on other platforms; you must be 17 or older to buy it from the App Store due to its mature content.)

System requirements call for an iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later.