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Grand Theft Auto

1997 78 / 100 Adventure Racing Shooter

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.

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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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Developer: DMA Design
Publisher: BMG Interactive, Take-Two Interactive, ASC Games, Rockstar Games, Syscom Entertainment
Franchise: Grand Theft Auto

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Modi: Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action, Open world, Sandbox

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Nintendo 64 TBD
PlayStation Aug 27, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 21, 1997
DOS Oct 21, 1997
PlayStation Jun 30, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows) Feb 28, 1998
DOS Feb 28, 1998
PlayStation Dec 12, 1997
PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 2003

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