GTA-GRAND THEFT AUTO (1997 to 2014)
Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed byRockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and published by Rockstar Games. The name of the series references the term used in the USA for motor vehicle theft means driving a stolen motor stuff.
ARTIST VIEW
The game developers are decided to create an starting 2d and open world action packed game.Most games in the series are set in fictional locales modelled on American cities, usually either Liberty City, Vice City, or San Andreas, which are stand-ins for New York City, Miami, and the state of California, respectively. The first 2D titles encompassed three fictional cities, while 3D and HD titles tend to emphasise a single city and its outlying areas.
DEVELOPERS
ROCKSTAR GAMES WERE THE DEVELOPERS OF GTA SERIES . I am not going to do briefing of the rockstar inc history since i will do it later on.
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BUT YOU CAN SEE THE RELATED INFO BELOW BY ROCKSTAR WIKI.
Rockstar also ended up with some great titles like maxpayne,red dead redemption,La noire making them multibillionaire company.
Video game developer DMA Design began the series in 1997; as of 2014 it has eleven stand-alone games and four expansion packs were created . The third chronological title, Grand Theft Auto III, was widely acclaimed, as it brought the series to a 3D setting and more immersive experience, and is considered a landmark title that has subsequently influenced many other open world action games and led to the label "Grand Theft Auto clone" on similar games. Subsequent titles would follow and build upon the concept established inGrand Theft Auto III. Film and music veterans have voiced characters, including Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson,Debbie Harry, Phil Collins, Axl Rose, and Peter Fonda.The series has been critically acclaimed and commercially successful, having sold more than 150 million units with gta 5, as of September 2013.
| Genres | Action-adventure, racing, third-person shooter |
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| Developers | Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) Rockstar Leeds Rockstar Toronto Rockstar Lincoln |
| Publishers | Rockstar Games Capcom (Japan, 2001–2008) |
| Creators | David Jones Dan Houser Sam House Mike Dailly Leslie Benzies Aaron Garbut |
| Platforms | Android Dreamcast Fire OS Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance iOS Microsoft Windows MS-DOS Nintendo DS OS X PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable Windows Phone Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One |
| Platform of origin | MS-DOS Microsoft Windows |
| First release | Grand Theft Auto October 1997 |
| Latest release | Grand Theft Auto V (Microsoft Windows) 14 April 2015 |
| Official website | http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto/ |
GAMEPLAY
Basically its gameplay focuses on an open world where the player can choose missions to progress an overall story, as well as engaging in side activities increasing the gameplay time, all consisting of action-adventure, driving,third-person shooting, occasional role-playing, stealth, and racing elements. The series also has elements of the earlier beat 'em up games from the 16-bit era. The series has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes RATED BY ERSB 18+. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. The antagonists are commonly characters who have betrayed the protagonist or his organisation, or characters who have the most impact impeding the protagonist's progress.Mixing real life elements with virtual world gives you gameplay far more you desire.
TITLES
| 1997 – | – Grand Theft Auto | |
| 1998 – | ||
| 1999 – | – Grand Theft Auto 2 | |
| 2000 – | ||
| 2001 – | – Grand Theft Auto III | |
| 2002 – | – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | |
| 2003 – | ||
| 2004 – | – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | |
| 2005 – | ||
| 2006 – | ||
| 2007 – | ||
| 2008 – | – Grand Theft Auto IV | |
| 2009 – | ||
| 2010 – | ||
| 2011 – | ||
| 2012 – | ||
| 2013 – | – Grand Theft Auto V | |
| 2014 – |
| Year | Title | Developer | Platform(s) | Universe | |||
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| Console | Computer | Handheld | Mobile | ||||
| 1997 | Grand Theft Auto | DMA Design | PS1 |
| GBC | 2D | |
| 1999 | Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 | PS1 |
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| Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 | Windows | ||||||
| Grand Theft Auto 2 |
| Windows | GBC | ||||
| 2001 | Grand Theft Auto III |
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| 3D | ||
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar North |
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| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
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| Grand Theft Auto Advance | Digital Eclipse | GBA | |||||
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Rockstar Leeds | PS2 | PSP | |||
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | PS2 | PSP | ||||
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar North |
| Windows | HD | ||
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned |
| Windows | ||||
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Rockstar Leeds |
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| Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | Rockstar North |
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| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V |
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TITLES AND ITS HISTORY
NOTE:WE WILL NOT INCLUDE ALL THE TITLES
GRAND THEFT AUTO 1997
. It was released in October 1997 forDOS and Microsoft Windows, and on 14 December 1997 for the PlayStation.
Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels, each set in one of the three main cities. In each level, the player's ultimate objective is to reach a target number of points, which is typically achieved by performing tasks for the city's local crime syndicate.
Grand Theft Auto had a protracted four-year development, which included a title change, and numerous attempts to halt development.
The game was originally titled Race'n'Chase until Dan and Sam Houser renamed it.
There were specific milestones planned for Grand Theft Auto,none of which were met:
- Development begins: 4 April 1995
- Complete game design: 31 May 1995
- Engine: 3 July 1995
- "Look and feel": 2 October 1995
- First play: 3 January 1996
- Alpha: 1 April 1996
- End of production: 1 July 1996
GRAND THEFT AUTO 2 (1999)
It was released on 30 September 1999 for Microsoft Windows, and on 22 October 1999 for the PlayStation. It is the fourth title in the Grand Theft Auto series named as Grand theft auto 2, and the first main entry since 1997's titular Grand Theft Auto. The open world design lets players freely roam Anywhere City.
IT WAS ALSO GOT AN MOVIE TITLE
Grand Theft Auto 2: The Movie
| Grand Theft Auto 2: The Movie | |
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| Directed by | Alex De Rakoff |
| Produced by | Jamie King Sam Houser (exec.) |
| Screenplay by | Dan Houser |
| Edited by | Glen Richardson |
Production
company |
Rockstar Games
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Release dates
| 1999 |
Running time
| 10 minutes |
| Language | English |
The opening video of the game was pieced together using live-action footage taken from an eight-minute short film created for the purpose of advertising the game. This film has since been made available to the public and is downloadable from Rockstar's website.
GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 (2001)
It was released on 22 October 2001 for thePlayStation 2 console, on 20 May 2002 for Microsoft Windows, and on 31 October 2003 for the Xbox console. It is the fifth title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 1999's Grand Theft Auto 2.It was also the first 3d title in the series.
Several of the characters featured in Grand Theft Auto III return for later games in the series, including Catalina, 8-Ball, Salvatore Leone,Maria Latore, Donald Love, Phil Cassidy, and Toni Cipriani.
The voice cast for the game's characters features several established celebrities. Notable voice actors include: Frank Vincent, Michael Madsen, Michael Rapaport, Joe Pantoliano, Debi Mazar, Kyle MacLachlan, Robert Loggia, Lazlow Jones and late rapper Guru.
Grand Theft Auto III's new RenderWare game engine created by another British games company Criterion Games was a significant departure from its predecessors
GRAND THEFT AUTO VICE CITY (2002)
It was released on 27 October 2002 for the PlayStation 2 console, on 12 May 2003 for Microsoft Windows, and on 31 October 2003 for the Xbox console. It is the sixth title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2001's Grand Theft Auto III.
The game is set in 1986 in fictional Vice City, which is based heavily on the city of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. The game's look, particularly the clothing and vehicles, reflect (and sometimes parody) its 1980s' setting.
the game follows a largely similar gameplay design and interface with GTA III with several tweaks and improvements over its predecessor. The gameplay is very open-ended, a characteristic of the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
In total, there are about 114 types of vehicles in the game (including non-maneuverable vehicles and remote-controlled vehicles), compared to the approximate 60 in GTA III more vehicles means more hour of gameplay.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released to universal acclaim from critics and fans alike. The game received ratings of 9.7/10 from IGN,
9.6/10 from GameSpot, 5/5 fromGamePro,
10/10 from Official US PlayStation Magazine.
The game has a score of 95 out of 100 on the review compiling website Metacritic making Vice City the sixth-highest-rated PlayStation 2 game on the site.It was also generally praised for its open-ended action and entertaining re-creation of 1980s culture.
On 26 October 2012 Rockstar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City would be released on iOS and Android for the game's tenth anniversary,
This was the first game from gta series in which wasted lot of time enjoying the elements in built in it.
GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS (2004)
It was released on 26 October 2004 for the PlayStation 2 console, and on 7 June 2005 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. It is the seventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It was released on the same day as the handheld game Grand Theft Auto Advance
San Andreas is structured similarly to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large,open world environment in which to move around.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place in 1992 within the state of San Andreas, which is based on sections of California and Nevada. It comprises three major fictional cities: Los Santos corresponds to Los Angeles, San Fierro corresponds to San Francisco, and Las Venturas corresponds to Las Vegas.The environments around these cities are also based on settings within the Southwestern region of the United States also consist Vinewood (based on Hollywood).
Upon its release, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was met with universal critical acclaim, with many calling it one of the PlayStation 2's best games. It received an average review score of 95%, according to Metacritic, tying for the fifth-highest ranked game in PlayStation 2 history. IGN rated the game a 9.9/10 (the highest score it has ever awarded to a PlayStation 2 game),By 3 March 2005, the game had sold over 12 million units for the PlayStation 2 alone, making it the highest selling game for PlayStation 2.
GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 (2008)
It was released on 29 April 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, and on 2 December 2008 on Microsoft Windows. It is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Grand Theft Auto IV takes place in 2008, in a redesigned version of Liberty City consisting of four boroughs, based on four of the boroughs of New York City: Broker (based on Brooklyn), Dukes (Queens), Bohan (The Bronx), and Algonquin (Manhattan).
Adjacent to the city is the independent state of Alderney (Northern New Jersey). There are three minor islands present in the game: Charge Island (Randall's Island), Colony Island (Roosevelt Island), and Happiness Island (Liberty Island)
For the game, Rockstar used their proprietary Rockstar Advanced Game Engine(RAGE), which was previously used in Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (2006), in combination with the Euphoria game animation engine.
Two episodic packs for Grand Theft Auto IV have been released. These two episodes were first released separately, exclusively on Xbox Live,as downloadable content (DLC), requiring the original game to play. They were later released together as part of a standalone game, titled Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City,
The first expansion, titled Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned, was originally released on 17 February 2009.
The second expansion, titled Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, was released on 29 October 2009.
Within twenty-four hours of its release, Grand Theft Auto IV sold over 3.6 million copies, equating to approximately $310 million in revenue.Within a week, it generated more than $500 million in worldwide revenue, equating to approximately 6 million copies sold for Take Two. The numbers surpassed analysts' expectations for the title. After one month of availability, the game had sold over 8.5 million copies. It broke three Guinness World Records on 13 May 2008: highest grossing video game in 24 hours,
This game title rocked on consoles except the pc version was not that much customized for it.
Still was on the top chart of video game list.
GRAND THEFT AUTO 5 (2013)
It was released on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An enhanced version of the game was released on 18 November 2014 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and 14 April 2015 for Microsoft Windows.The game is the first main entry in the Grand Theft Autoseries since 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV.
Within 24 hours of its release, Grand Theft Auto V generated more than $800 million in worldwide revenue, equating to approximately 11.21 million copies sold for Take Two. The numbers nearly doubled analysts' expectations for the title.Three days after release, the game had surpassed one billion dollars in sales, making it the fastest selling entertainment product in history. Six weeks after its release, Rockstar had shipped nearly 29 million copies of the game to retailers, exceeding the lifetime figures of Grand Theft Auto IV.
On 7 October 2013, the game became the best-selling digital release on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3, breaking the previous record set by The Last of Us, though numerical sales figures were not disclosed. It broke seven Guinness World Records on 8 October: best-selling video game in 24 hours, best-selling action-adventure video game in 24 hours, highest grossing video game in 24 hours, fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion, fastest video game to gross $1 billion, highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours, and most viewed trailer for an action-adventure video game.
GRAND THEFT AUTO ONLINE
Grand Theft Auto Online was conceived as a separate experience to be played in a continually evolving world. Up to 30 playersfreely roam across a re-creation of the single-player world and enter lobbies to complete jobs (story-driven competitive and cooperative modes). The Content Creator toolset lets players create their own parameters for custom jobs
Like racetracks and deathmatch weapon spawn points.Players may band together in organised player teams called crews to complete jobs together. Rockstar Games Social Club extends crews formed in Max Payne 3 's multiplayer mode to that of Grand Theft Auto Online. Players can create their own crews and join up to five total. Crews win multiplayer matches to earn experience points and climb online leaderboards.
At E3 2014, a re-release of the game was announced for Microsoft Windows (PC), PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This enhanced version of the game features an increased draw distance, finer texture details, denser traffic, upgraded weather effects, and new wildlife and vegetation. It includes a new on-foot first-person view option and 4k support for pc which lead to again increase in the sales breaking its own record again and again.
APART FROM THIS SOME OTHER TITLES WERE ALSO
LAUNCHED FOR PC,PSP,NITENDO AND OTHER
CONSOLES
GTA CHINA TOWN WARS for pc,psp etc
GTA VICE CITY STORIES for psp,nitendo,ios.
when we are talking about the history of gta series we come to conclusion how dma designers and criterion games tied up with rockstar to give us the most lovable game in the history .With each titles they realeased they gained for popularity and fans. Thanks to gta series our childhood went awsome.
but thier is still new coming on the way .yes GTA 6 is in the development as rockstar wants their world of gta more vast and more fun.
GTA IS LOVE GTA IS LIFE
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