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BARELY PASSABLE 5 OUT OF 10

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

A Classic

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

Play this on PC, the Playstation version is not the full version

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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?

Old, but cool

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

It's all started here...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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

Undisputed classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I remember getting GTA on a burned cd along with many other games back when it came out. It was originally some other games i wanted, but as soon as i installed this game i was hooked. I can understand that people who only found out about GTA when GTA3 and VC came out don't like this. But for us who's played games for some years, this i a classic without a doubt.

Original that spawned San Andreas - and STILL a great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

GRAND THEFT AUTO.
The only word that can describe this game is: AWESOME.
Yes, the original looks out-dated, and granted, the graphics are not spectacular. But the gameplay more than makes up for this. This is a brilliant game and it's extremely fast.
I love the way they've made the camera angles like a police helicopter or something following you - it's a great touch - really gives it that "crime" feeling.
GET IT, GET IT, GET IT!!!

09/10

Givin' props to old school gaming!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Grand Theft Auto is road rage come alive. In this game, you can do everything you've ever wanted to do to that a*hole that cut you off, drove too slow, or pissed you off in some way. Well, not quite everything. I still haven't found a way to give people the finger.
What you can do is ram people from behind, pull people out of their cars and beat them up, steal their cars, run red lights, drive on the wrong side of the road, run over pedestrians on sidewalks, shoot people, run from cops and more! On top of that, there are missions throughout the city that you get to carry out for the mob. Running drugs, "whacking" the boss' enemies, blowing up police stations, and driving getaway cars: it's like The Sopranos for PlayStation.

There are many of those who have already played Grand Theft Auto 3 that say that the graphics or "too primitive" or that they "suck". Personally, I'm an old school gamer and my interest is less in flashy graphics and more in exciting and challenging gameplay. Some of the best games have very simple graphics: Galaga, Ms. PacMan, Ninja Gaiden, Shadow Dancer, and Rolling Thunder to name a few. It's the gameplay that makes or breaks the game, not the graphics.

That said, the gameplay in Grand Theft Auto is absolutely brilliant. In this age of boring, senseless games with "dazzling" 3D graphics and not an once of intrigue, it's a breath of fresh air to find a game whose creators had making a great game in mind rather than mind-numbing graphics. Rather than being a negative, Grand Theft Auto's graphics contribute to its being a throwback to the "good old days" of gaming.

Of course there's also the violence aspect of the game that many people take issue with. There's no doubt that this game is very violent. However, in terms of graphic violence, I don't think it is much more violent than other games that have been released before it or games that have come after. I think the real concern stems from the types of violence that the player is allowed to commit, namely crimes against innocents and cops. The idea is that since the player is rewarded points for these crimes, the game reinforces anti-social behaviour. Personally, I think that if someone has been so devalued in life that his life is influenced by video game points, then there are much larger issues at play than the actual video game. Most rational people can tell the difference between reality and fiction. People who cannot should not be playing video games.

All in all, Grand Theft Auto is hours and hours of guilt-free, reckless endangerment!

The streets is a dirty, dirty way of life...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

and you just became part of it.
Pros:
Brought violence and profanity in videogames to a whole new level
Very good sound effects
long enjoyable levels and misions
A short, but destructable arsenoal
Very useful cheat codes(Despit I usally don't cheat)
Pretty good music
Cons:
The graphics are plain out horrible
one shot death(A bit too realistic)well, unless you have armor
Can't save until you beat a level
definitly not for kids
The game suffers from slowdowns, if too many things are on the screen

In 98 this game was jst a instant classic, despite being overshadowed by loads of games(especially Metal Gear Solid, and Zelda:Ocorina of time). It's definitly unknown since GTA 3 and Vice City overshadowed it by a loooong mile, but yet I still play this game from time to time. In this game you could even say ... the police and let them eat the gat, take out a squad of them with a machine gun, blaze them up with a flame thrower, or just blow them away with almighty rocket launcher(That was propably the main reason this game got a lot of heat form contaversy). If you're used to GTA 3 or Vice City, then this game will hardly be interesting to you, but if you have this game, then I'm sure you appreciate the joy the classic burng to you, and took you on the crazy ride from this, all the way to vice city.

Final Words:Speaking of Vice City, That was one of the levels in this game, and so was liberty City, and San Anderess is the last city. Could San Andress be the next Grand Theft Auto? Hmmmm...

peace

Just not fun.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I dunno... I loved the concept, but the control kills it. I dont like having to push a gas button to walk! Thankfully they fixed this in GTA 3 & 4. Those games are incredible. Buy those asap!!

I am giving the game 3 stars for having to cojones to bring this kind of gaming to the world.

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