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The Evolution of GTA: Girls, Guns, and Gore -- I
Navneet Prakash, Mar 06, 2008 1739 hrs ISTThe series has "all the qualities of a hit"
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Everybody loves GTA. Every PC gamer, every console gamer. Even those who never play games end up playing GTA. It has all the qualities of a hit -- girls, guns, and gore. I like the GTA series, but for better reasons: I believe the game has always been a technical marvel. To be able to fit so much detail into one game -- a city, characters, music, AI, and much more -- is nothing short of genius. Unfortunately, the game is more popular for the freedom it gives to cultivate your vices, and not for its "achievements." The ability to kill pedestrians, shoot down police choppers, and visit strip clubs is what makes most gamers excited about it. Here, I'll briefly discuss the GTA series, one that has spanned many games and is about to witness the release of its biggest iteration.
Summary
The games take place in big cities, which are normally spin-offs of actual cities; the protagonist is always a small-time crook who wants to make it big. There are many gun battles, drugs, women, and a whole lot of cars involved. Movies like Scarface have a major influence on the series. Lets look at the games in the series.
GTA
The early version of the game had the top-down view, unlike the modern games, which are 3D. The first GTA was level-based -- in three cities called Liberty City, San Andreas, and Vice City; and yes, these are a part of the modern GTA games we play today.
There were various missions, like stealing cars and selling them in the black market. You would also receive points for causing damage in the city. The game was open-ended, so you could choose to roam around the city. The mission had a set end point, but you could tackle it using various routes. The game had freedom that was unheard of when it was released in 1997. It was developed on DOS, and was later ported to Windows, PlayStation, and Gameboy Color. There was a lot of profanity in the game -- as well as gore, which is trademark GTA. The game featured seven to eight radio stations, and these could be listened to while driving a car.
Many might be surprised, but the first GTA on the PC had multiplayer support.
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