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Not meant for kids, but lots of fun for adults

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 23, 1998
Author: Amazon User

Grand Theft Auto is an interesting game, and, surprisingly difficult as well. While the language and violence of the game mean it should not be played by children (hence the M rating), adults should find it challenging and addictive.

Answer phones around the city to get your assignments. These range from picking up your boss after a bank robbery, to getting revenge on members of another crime syndicate, to even blowing up a police station with a tanker truck. If you break too many laws, the cops will be after you, and you'll have to learn a couple tricks to get away clean.

There are three cities available for play, and no structure to where you have to go. There's no path to follow, few time limits, and lots of freedom to just explore the city, drive around, and have fun.

This game is great fun and full of surprises.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: July 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

GTA is the most fun you can have with a video game without your kids. It is definitely a game with adult entertainment in mind. Children under 18 should not be playing this game without parental supervision. It is not for the squeemish. Do not take the game seriously, it is fantasy not reality. It is a game with a sense of humor, and that is all that is required of those who dare take on the challenge of GTA. So, get out there and jack a few cars, run over pedestrians and waste anyone that gets in your way. Above all, HAVE FUN!

GTA is one of the best games for the PSX that I've played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 19, 1998
Author: Amazon User

This game is so fun. You hi-jack cars, trucks, motorcycles, even cop cars. W/ the "Kill Frenzy", this game could keep you at the edge of your seat for hours upon hours. It's just too bad that you can't play two players, or if it was 3D, but the graphics are one of the cool parts.

Enjoy!!! :)

what better way to break the law than a video game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Grand Theft Auto is an awesome game in my opinion. The graphics arent as great as some of the new games on playstation, but it is still a lot of fun! You can CarJack, shoot the innocent, kill police officers, get arrested, cuss at people you dont even know, and great stuff like that! NO LIMITS! This is a definatley buyer!

A GAME YOU CAN NOT GET SICK OF

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ive got one word for this game : AWESOME

Ive always dreamt of a game where you could just go around a city full of civilians and cops.Where you got total freedom to do what you want and go where ever you want to go, commit any crime you want, hijack any car you want.

And my dreams came true, when i found this game i honestly couldnt get enough of it and still cant.You can do illegal jobs for bosses of the town such as murder one's, collect money and get into gang wars.Or if you are not in the mood to follow orders just go on a killing spree or try to see how many cars you can hijack before the cops arrest you.You have a wide range of cars also you can get buses, trucks,tanks, police cars, ambulances and you can even drive with the siren on.

Thats what i love about this game as you can do what you wish, and dont think the cities are small, they are very big with alot of highways, bridges and little ally ways where you can escape from the police.

BOTTOM LINE get this insane highly enjoyable game.But i must warn you before you buy that homework wont be completed or you will be late for work as this game is hard to put down.

HIGHLY RECOMENDED

gta is the bloodest and best game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you haven't tried this game your missing hours of fun. You can do missions, drive around killing people or burn them on the street. This is a must have game.

the best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

it is an awsome game.It contains a iot of action,but it is very violent and has a lot of bad language. I would rate it MATURE 17+.

extremely fun and addictive!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game was extremely addictive. I was surprised at how HOOKED you get into the game. I could see why Newsweek mentioned it a lot when it came out on release! Controversial, it is! Great game, go buy it now! ;-)

I Luv it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game wuz the best game I played, until GTA 3 came out, but non-the-less, the missions on this game are great, and I stopped doin' my homework, in 7th grade cuz I played too much uv it. Despite the graphics this game iz az funny az hell.When you play dis game you'll know whaat I mean.

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!

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