Grand Theft Auto (game)

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is a computer and video game created by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) and published by ASC Games in 1997/1998. more...

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It is the first in the extremely popular Grand Theft Auto series that has thus far spanned eight standalone games, and one expansion pack for the original. See Grand Theft Auto (series) for more on the series and other games in it.

The game allows the player to take on the role of a criminal who can roam around the city freely. Various missions are set for completion, such as bank robberies, assassinations, and other crimes.

The game seems to take place in an alternate GTA universe since none of the crime bosses featured in the game (apart from El Burro) appear in the later sequels.

Gameplay

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.

Apart from that, the player is free to do whatever he wants. The player can just explore the city, cause death and destruction amid the traffic in the city, or steal and sell cars for profit, although completing a level will almost certainly require the completion of missions. Even in missions there is still some freedom, as usually the player is free to choose the route to take, although the destination is usually fixed. This level of freedom is not found in most action-based computer games.

Earning points

There are various ways in which to earn the points needed to complete each level.

Some points can be earned by committing various crimes, such as ramming cars (10 points each), and killing policemen (1000 each). The more serious the crime, the more points earned. More serious crimes attract the police faster. Another way to make money is to steal cars, and sell them at the many docks around each city. This will usually earn the player several thousand points.

These activities can give the player quite a number of points, but are very insufficient compared to the millions of points needed to complete each level (unless the player has a lot of patience). Therefore, it is necessary to take on missions that complete a level. On successful completion of a mission, the player gets 'paid', a large amount of points. A typical payment is in the region of 50,000 points.

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