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 enlarge | From: Rockstar Games
Category: Video Games
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Avg. Customer Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 12321
Platform: Playstation
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 21016
Model: SLUS-00106GH
UPC: 729627320178
EAN: 0729627320178
ASIN: B00000DMAV
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: disc only, no case, no art picture, play test works, daily shipping
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 It's all started here... September 8, 2005
Grand Theft Auto - Circa 1997
GOOD:
- The roots or start of a super popular franchise
- Sort of fun and different in it's own way
BAD:
- Really, really dated graphics, even for its day
- Gameplay is pretty old and controls can be tough for some
WILL IT FIT YOUR TASTE:
- A Top-down run and gun game where you steal cars, kill people, and live a life of crime
GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- The legend of Zelda: A link to the past (but a lot more urban and violent)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- There is a version of this game for Game Boy Advance
- There is a version of this game that comes packed with Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
- All three levels (or cities) in this game later on became their own Grand Theft Auto game, example the first level is liberty city which is the city from GTAIII, The second level is Vice city which is the same city from GTA: Vice City, and last but not least is the third level San Andreas which is the same city/state for GTA: San Andreas
 Undisputed classic April 4, 2005
I remember getting GTA on a burned cd along with many other games back when it came out. It was originally some other games i wanted, but as soon as i installed this game i was hooked. I can understand that people who only found out about GTA when GTA3 and VC came out don't like this. But for us who's played games for some years, this i a classic without a doubt.
Original that spawned San Andreas - and STILL a great game! January 13, 2005
GRAND THEFT AUTO.
The only word that can describe this game is: AWESOME.
Yes, the original looks out-dated, and granted, the graphics are not spectacular. But the gameplay more than makes up for this. This is a brilliant game and it's extremely fast.
I love the way they've made the camera angles like a police helicopter or something following you - it's a great touch - really gives it that "crime" feeling.
GET IT, GET IT, GET IT!!!
09/10
Original that spawned San Andreas - and STILL a great game! January 13, 2005
GRAND THEFT AUTO.
The only word that can describe this game is: AWESOME.
Yes, the original looks out-dated, and granted, the graphics are not spectacular. But the gameplay more than makes up for this. This is a brilliant game and it's extremely fast.
I love the way they've made the camera angles like a police helicopter or something following you - it's a great touch - really gives it that "crime" feeling.
GET IT, GET IT, GET IT!!!
09/10
Givin' props to old school gaming! March 26, 2004
Grand Theft Auto is road rage come alive. In this game, you can do everything you've ever wanted to do to that a*hole that cut you off, drove too slow, or pissed you off in some way. Well, not quite everything. I still haven't found a way to give people the finger.
What you can do is ram people from behind, pull people out of their cars and beat them up, steal their cars, run red lights, drive on the wrong side of the road, run over pedestrians on sidewalks, shoot people, run from cops and more! On top of that, there are missions throughout the city that you get to carry out for the mob. Running drugs, "whacking" the boss' enemies, blowing up police stations, and driving getaway cars: it's like The Sopranos for PlayStation. There are many of those who have already played Grand Theft Auto 3 that say that the graphics or "too primitive" or that they "suck". Personally, I'm an old school gamer and my interest is less in flashy graphics and more in exciting and challenging gameplay. Some of the best games have very simple graphics: Galaga, Ms. PacMan, Ninja Gaiden, Shadow Dancer, and Rolling Thunder to name a few. It's the gameplay that makes or breaks the game, not the graphics. That said, the gameplay in Grand Theft Auto is absolutely brilliant. In this age of boring, senseless games with "dazzling" 3D graphics and not an once of intrigue, it's a breath of fresh air to find a game whose creators had making a great game in mind rather than mind-numbing graphics. Rather than being a negative, Grand Theft Auto's graphics contribute to its being a throwback to the "good old days" of gaming. Of course there's also the violence aspect of the game that many people take issue with. There's no doubt that this game is very violent. However, in terms of graphic violence, I don't think it is much more violent than other games that have been released before it or games that have come after. I think the real concern stems from the types of violence that the player is allowed to commit, namely crimes against innocents and cops. The idea is that since the player is rewarded points for these crimes, the game reinforces anti-social behaviour. Personally, I think that if someone has been so devalued in life that his life is influenced by video game points, then there are much larger issues at play than the actual video game. Most rational people can tell the difference between reality and fiction. People who cannot should not be playing video games. All in all, Grand Theft Auto is hours and hours of guilt-free, reckless endangerment!
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