- This article is about the Grand Theft Auto series. For the first game in the series, see Grand Theft Auto 1or for the mission in GTA III see Grand Theft Auto (mission).
| Grand Theft Auto | |
Grand Theft Auto series logo, which has
been used since Grand Theft Auto III | |
| Genres | Action-adventure, open world, crime, role-playing |
|---|---|
| Developers | Rockstar Games Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) Rockstar Leeds Rockstar Toronto Rockstar Lincoln |
| Publishers | Rockstar Games |
| Creators | David Jones Dan Houser Sam Houser |
| First release | Grand Theft Auto 1 October 1997 |
| Latest release | Grand Theft Auto V September 17, 2013 |
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Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is a long-running series of video games, published by Rockstar Games and developed by subsidiary companies. The first games were developed byRockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and BMG Interactive (a subsidiary of BMG Records).
There are currently sixteen games in the series, plus two expansion packs for the original and two expansions for GTA IV and including a multiplayer title. The games have been released for various platforms, including the PC, PSX, PS2, Xbox, PS3,Xbox 360, GBC, GBA, PSP, DS and iPhone, Android with all but two of the games released on multiple platforms.
There has been much controversy involving the series. The unofficial Hot Coffee mod and subsequent uproar gave Rockstar Games a huge amount of press attention.
Grand Theft Auto currently holds 10 world gaming records, including the Most Guest Stars in a Video Game Series, Largest Voice Cast in a Video Game (GTA San Andreas), Largest In-Game Soundtrack (GTA IV), and Most Successful Entertainment Launch Of All Time (GTA V). The Grand Theft Auto series are also ranked 6 in the best-selling video game franchises of all time.
Overview
The games allow the player to take on the role of a criminal in a big city, typically an individual who rises through the ranks of organised crime through the course of the game. Various missions are set for completion by the figureheads of the city underworld, generally criminal, which must be completed to progress through the storyline. Assassinations, and other crimes feature regularly, but occasionally taxi driving, firefighting, pimping, street racing, or learning to fly fixed-wing aircraft are also involved as alternate adventures, which can be done at any time during the game, with the exception of the periods performing main missions.
The Grand Theft Auto series, belonging to a genre of free-roaming video games called "sandbox games," grants a large amount of freedom to the player in deciding what to do and how to do it through multiple methods of transport and weapons. Unlike most traditional action games, which are structured as a single track series of levels with linear gameplay, in GTA the player can determine the missions they want to undertake, and their relationships with various characters are changed based on these choices. The cities of the games can also be roamed freely at any point in the game, offering many accessible buildings and minor missions. There are exceptions: missions follow a linear, overarching plot, and some city areas must be unlocked over the course of the game. Although you can explore the entire city or state even it is locked (but there are limited time to explore some city because some may trigger a 4-wanted level or 6-wanted level) and ignore the missions.
Setting
The Games
Main Games
| Game | Universe | Year | Set In | Protagonist(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto 1 | 2D | 1997 | 1997 | Player's choice | PC, PlayStation, Game Boy Color |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | 2D | 1999 | 2013 | PC, PlayStation,Dreamcast, Game Boy Color | |
| Grand Theft Auto III | 3D | 2001 | 2001 | Claude | PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox,iOS devices, Android devices |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | HD | 2008 | 2008 | Niko Bellic | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | HD | 2013 | 2013 | Michael De Santa,Franklin Clinton, Trevor Philips | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Other games
| Game | Universe | Year | Set In | Protagonist(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 | 2D | 1999 | 1969 | Player's choice | PC, PlayStation |
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 | 2D | 1999 | 1961 | Player's choice | PC |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 3D | 2002 | 1986 | Tommy Vercetti | PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS devices, Android devices |
| Grand Theft Auto Advance | 3D | 2004 | 2000 | Mike | Game Boy Advance |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 3D | 2004 | 1992 | Carl Jonhson | PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mobile Devices |
| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | 3D | 2005 | 1998 | Toni Cipriani | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 3D | 2006 | 1984 | Victor Vance | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned | HD | 2009 | 2008 | Johnny Klebitz | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | HD | 2009 | 2008 | Luis Fernando Lopez | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | HD | 2010 | 2009 | Huang Lee | Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, iOS devices |
| Grand Theft Auto Online | HD |
