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Grand Theft Auto

"Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games."

DMA Design·BMG Interactive·Take-Two Interactive·ASC Games·Syscom Entertainment·Rockstar Games· October 21, 1997· Main Game
80
Critic Score
1 reviews
77
User Score
510 ratings

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.

Released 21 October 1997 for Nintendo 64, DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PlayStation by DMA Design, published by BMG Interactive and Take-Two Interactive. Rated 16 by PEGI, 19+ by GRAC. About 8 hours to beat, 15 hours for everything. Up to 4 players online.

Story

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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Nintendo 64
Standard
WW
TBD
Cancelled
DOS
Standard
NA
Feb 28, 1998
DOS
Standard
EU
Oct 21, 1997
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
EU
Oct 21, 1997
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
NA
Feb 28, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
WW
Mar 1, 2003
PlayStation
Standard
EU
Dec 12, 1997
PlayStation
Standard
NA
Jun 30, 1998
PlayStation
Standard
JP
Aug 27, 1998
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Standard
WW
Jan 4, 2008
PlayStation
Standard
AU
Dec 12, 1997
PlayStation Portable
Standard
JP
Apr 23, 2014
Digital Compatibility Release
PlayStation 3
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JP
Apr 23, 2014
Digital Compatibility Release
Critic Score
80 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 1 professional review
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
77 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 510 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
80
Users
77
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike