Grand Theft Auto

October 21, 1997

DMA Design

BMG Interactive, Take-Two Interactive, ASC Games, Rockstar Games, Syscom Entertainment

RenderWare

User491 ratings

Critic1 rating

Total492 ratings

ShooterRacingAdventure

N64PCDOSPS1

Single player, Multiplayer

Bird view / Isometric

ActionSandboxOpen world

Summary

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.