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Grand Theft Auto Series

Grand Theft Auto

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Shooter Racing Adventure Action Sandbox Open world

Grand Theft Auto is a Shooter / Racing game released on October 21, 1997 for PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows) and 3 more. Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games. The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one …

75
User Score
501 ratings
80
Critic Score
1 reviews
Very Positive
231 reviews
October 21, 1997
Released 10556 days ago
PlayStation 3 Nintendo 64 PC (Microsoft Windows) DOS PlayStation PlayStation Portable

About

Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games.

The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one of the three cities in the game. In each level, the player has a target number of points to achieve, and five lives to attain the score.

The score counter doubles as a money meter; the player can spend this money on paint jobs and various other things. However, any money spent is of course taken away from the score, making the goal that little bit further away.

On obtaining the target number of points, the player must then drive to a certain location to complete the level, which allows progress to the next one.

Storyline

As an aspiring young thug, your mission in this video game is to perform odd jobs for the mob, picking up points along the way by committing random crimes ranging from auto theft to hit-and-runs to murder.

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Release Dates by Platform

DOS Worldwide
Oct 21, 1997
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Oct 21, 1997
PlayStation Worldwide
Dec 12, 1997
PlayStation Worldwide
Dec 12, 1997
DOS Worldwide
Feb 28, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Feb 28, 1998
PlayStation Worldwide
Jun 30, 1998
PlayStation Worldwide
Aug 27, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Mar 1, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Jan 4, 2008
PlayStation Portable Worldwide
Apr 23, 2014
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Apr 23, 2014

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Game Info

Developer
DMA Design
Publisher
BMG Interactive, Take-Two Interactive, ASC Games, Syscom Entertainment, Rockstar Games
Engine
RenderWare
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action Sandbox Open world

Multiplayer

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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