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 game 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, so the player can spend money on paint jobs and various other things. Any money spent is taken away from the score, which makes 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. The game was developed by DMA Design and first released in 1997, and it is viewed from above in a bird's eye perspective. As an aspiring young thug, the player performs odd jobs for the mob and picks up points by committing random crimes, from auto theft to hit-and-runs to murder. It has single-player and multiplayer modes.