Grand Theft Auto (GTA1)

Genre(s): Action/3rd Person,
RPG/Single Player RPG

Price: Free (with email registration)

Link(s): http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/?id=1

Description:
Grand Theft Auto (abbreviated as GTA) is a 1997 action-adventure video game that allows the player to take on the role of a criminal who can roam freely around a big city. Various missions are set for completion, such as bank robberies, assassinations, and other crimes. It is the first in the Grand Theft Auto series that has thus far spanned ten standalone games, and three expansion packs. The game was originally intended to be named “Race N Chase” and was nearly cancelled due to production issues. GTA was succeeded by Grand Theft Auto 2 and both games were made available as a free download by Rockstar Games on their website in 2004.

Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels, each set in one of the three main cities. In each level, the player’s ultimate objective is to reach a target number of points, which is typically achieved by performing tasks for the city’s local crime syndicate.

Each level has its own unique set of tasks. Successful completion of a mission rewards the player with points and opens the opportunity to attempt harder missions for higher rewards, while failure awards few points and may permanently seal off opportunities for more tasks.

Publisher: BMG Interactive, ASC Games, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Developer: DMA Design (now Rockstar North)

Release Date: February 28, 1998

Players: Single player, Multiplayer

ERSB: M (Mature)

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