Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 204 months Binding: Video Game Brand: Rockstar Games EAN: 0729627320178 ESRB Age Rating: Mature Label: Rockstar Games Manufacturer: Rockstar Games Model: SLUS-00106GH Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Rockstar Games Sales Rank: 11226 Studio: Rockstar Games
Editorial Review: Grand Theft Auto places you in the role of a common street thug whose job it is to carry out the will of ruthless crime bosses. Stealing cars and settling drug deals are just some of your dirty tasks as you run, gun, steal, and drive through three different crime-infested cities. Fail and you get cussed out by your superiors. Succeed and you rise through the ranks of the organization, get more respect, and tackle tougher missions. Still, through it all, you play an evil criminal who kills random folks for dishonorable people. This is definitely not a game for kids or the easily insulted.
But if you enjoy random acts of virtual violence, this game may be for you. Just keep thinking, it's only a game. --Allen Stewart
Pros:
You can steal any car on the screen
Each car handles and sounds differently
Easy game play and helpful arrows point your way
Open-ended game: pick your own missions, go anywhere you want
Cons:
Very violent
The game insults its players and cusses at them
Outdated graphics, similar to the old Spy Hunter game
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - BARELY PASSABLE 5 OUT OF 10
The very first Grand Theft Auto is likely the most forgotten, and for good reasons. Though there is fun to be had in this game, it is marred by one of the worst control schemes I have ever experienced, the top-down camera is awful, and the combat mechanics suck. The graphics are quite ugly as well. The overall presentation is a mess because of poor development skills the development team had apparently. Like I said this title is passable overall, but it is marred by some huge issues which is probably why it's forgotten.
Rating: - A Classic
I love the original version of this game! The graphics are lame (I admit it), but it was something I enjoyed playing more than 8 years ago. Unfortunately, I purchased this from a seller here on amazon and received the wrong item. I still don't have a copy, but would love to have one.
My friend and I made a game out of running over people and seeing how long it would take for the police to kill us (I know, not a nice thing to do, but it was funny when I was 13). If you're used to playing the 3-D version, you would hate this.
Rating: - Play this on PC, the Playstation version is not the full version
I just wanna review out something no ones said yet.
If you still ever play this game, it is a great game, it's 5 stars, provided your into this sort of thing.
But recently when i played the playstation version, i noticed they jibbed out and didnt include certain things that the PC version and better version had.
First off - There is no train. The PC version has a fully working train that you can hijack and even put into reverse.. sure, it may be useless to crash into another train, but it was entertaining. The PS version doesnt have a train.. but yet, it has the tracks for it, so go figure that one out.
Next, lack of vehicles. The PC version doesnt have spots where cars just disapeer and it feels like your walking around a ghost town.
And something no one can say wouldnt be better... you can edit the PC version, not only can you put whatever car you want into the game by downloading a simple quick device them importing a car you can download or make yourself, but you can also change everything in the game with simmilar tools. You can not just add cars, you can add missions, put more cars into things, edit the exsisting map, or hell, make your own city from scratch.
When I play this game, i like to ride around in Knight Rider, or maybe the General Lee, try and eulude cops driving lambourghinis... gouranga!
Convinced the PC versions better? Makes you feel like the PSX you played was lacking, huh?
Rating: - Old, but cool
GTA 1 is a very old game, so anyone should expect realistic grafics nor long and complicated missions, as in the last three GTAs, but it's a game in the same style of the newer GTAs, and fun as well. I indicate the game for anyone for anyone who thinks that a good game is a good game, no matter how old it is.
Rating: - It's all started here...
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
- BARELY PASSABLE 5 OUT OF 10
- Play this on PC, the Playstation version is not the full version
