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Grand Theft Auto

DMA Design

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. 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
Developer
DMA Design
Publisher
BMG Interactive
Engine
RenderWare
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Age rating
PEGI 16 · ESRB M
Platforms
Nintendo 64 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · PlayStation
Genres
Shooter · Racing · Adventure
Also known as
GTA · GTA1 · Grand Theft Auto 1 · Race'n'Chase
Estimated owners
500,000–1,000,000 (est.)
78
Player rating
80
Critic rating
496
Ratings counted
84%
Steam reviews

Grand Theft Auto

The 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.

Grand Theft Auto

How long to beat

Main story
3 h
Main + extras
8 h
Completionist
15 h

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Reviews and languages

84% of 393 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Very Positive”.

1 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.

Grand Theft Auto

Platform releases

Nintendo 64
DOS
21 October 1997
PC (Microsoft Windows)
21 October 1997
PlayStation
12 December 1997

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