Grand theft auto 4

It doesn’t matter if you are a big racing game fan, have an affinity for shooter games story blockbusters or simply like to play a round online with friends: GTA delivers for more than 20 years. In addition, there are the sheer endless freedoms with which the series has player enthusiastic. The open-world concept is a complete success and due to the increased quality of the games with all their different settings, millions of gamers around the world celebrate the GTA series with each new spin-off.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto 1 – all facts and maps

grand theft auto 1 facts
release 21. october 1997
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS1 / PC / MS-DOS / gameboy color
style 2D
sales figures published so far 2.300.000
metascore 8.0 (user score)

The first game of the GTA series should be implemented not only for the top four platforms, but also for the sega saturn. However, this was later discarded. The mixture of action, racing and city simulation, in the 2D bird’s eye view of an open world, was revolutionary at the time.

Not only did the first installment already offer the player umpteen possibilities to explore the game world, also there were missions en masse. the general mood of the series became apparent early on. Violence, theft, weapons, destruction, explosives, chases with the police: all of this characterizes grand theft auto until today.

Already in GTA 1 it was possible to write your own stories around these prominent themes in the open game world, both inside and outside the missions. If you want to get from A to B, you grab the nearest vehicle, get in and off you go.

to accept missions, you had to go to the nearest phone booth, where a caller was usually already waiting. text windows and without any cutscenes, as you know them from today’s GTA games knows, the mission types were transmitted.

Even then, the still iconic radio stations were implemented in the game and provided a colorful mix of different music genres and an overall fantastic soundtrack. Particularly innovative and still a trademark of the series today: the player had the music selection in the hand.

The first section of the game is liberty city, a compressed replica of the city of new york city. After completion reached the player san andreas, which is based on san francisco and the third and last area is vice city, a replica of miami. All of these areas were added in later play the series is also recycled, but much more impressive and technically advanced.

Does the players collect enough money through missions, this gets to the next section of the game.

Liberty city strongly resembles the layout of the city districts of new york city. It’s divided into two main islands and a manhattan style peninsula in the middle of the island.

San Andreas in GTA 1

san andreas includes, among other things, sloping districts, tracks for streetcars, which are not a game element, a chinese quarter, a "soviet hill", and a "sovereign hill", lombardi street and a replica of the golden gate bridge.

The third and last area in GTA 1 is vice city, which is oriented on miami of the 90s. in the city you can find all kinds of sports cars.

grand theft auto 1 expansions factstitle release publisher platforms style sales figures metascore
grand theft auto: london 1969 grand theft auto: london 1961
31. march 1999 31. march 1999
rockstar games rockstar games
PS1 / PC / MS-DOS PC / MS-DOS
2D 2D
unknown unknown
7.0 (user-score) unknown

Two years later followed the first expansion to GTA 1 and thus the first of the complete series. In it was added the new area london. To be able to play the additional content of GTA: london 1969, at that time the possession of GTA required. However, the game often led to compatibility problems with the playstation 1, so that the first DLC disappeared into oblivion for a long time.

In addition, a small add-on to the expansion was released for the PC GTA: london 1969, which has the name GTA: london 1961 carries. All owners of the original version can download the add-on for free on the official site of rockstar games.

Manchester is a multiplayer map from GTA: london 1961. The city, as the name suggests, is modeled after the British city of Manchester.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto 2 – all facts and maps

grand theft auto 2 facts
release 30. September 1999
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS1 / dreamcast / PC / game boy color
style 2D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 3.400.000
metascore 70% / 7.9 user score

The gameplay and graphics remain unchanged in part 2. However, the structure of the orders has changed fundamentally. This is how missions are assigned by several rival gangs of the city. An important role is played by the degree of popularity with a gang, as this affects the quantity and quality of future orders. In other words: if you work for one gang, your respect will increase, but in return it will decrease for the other two gangs.

In GTA 2 for the first time the possibility was created to enter a church against payment of 50.000 dollars to save his game progress. In contrast to the previous game, the three districts downtown district, residential district and industrial district are completely fictitious. Also, the story takes place at that time in the distant future, namely in the year 2013.

The game world has been made much more lively compared to the predecessor. For example, there are bag thieves and car thieves and also the part-time job as a cab driver was added. A small detail, which is due to the chosen bird’s eye view of many people players not noticeable is also the 3D modeling of the entire game world. the only thing that stands out is the dynamic light display of the lanterns and car headlights in the game.

The downtown district is the first of the three districts of the fictional city anywhere city. Here you can meet three different gangs, which serve as the main character’s taskmasters.

Residential-district is the second area in anywhere city. Reach the 1.000.000$ mark unlocks this area.

The third and last area in GTA 2 is the industrial-district. In order to unlock the level you need to pay a total of 3.000.achieve 000$ in the residential-district. To play through the level you need a total of 5.000.000$.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto 3 – all facts and maps

grand theft auto III facts
release 22. October 2001
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS2 / xbox / PC / OS X / ios / android / fire OS
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 14.500.000
metascore 97% / 8.4 user score

GTA 3 is the first real 3D part of the series. It is very different from its predecessors. Not only was it developed with the renderware engine, which for the first time was able to create an unprecedented three-dimensional game world, but also the perspective and thus the entire gameplay changed. Due to the third-person-perspective, which is still required in every major GTA series the protagonist is also much more agile in the game. Boats and airplanes were added as means of transportation. The number of available cars has also been significantly increased. 50 different models await the player in the third installment of the main series.

For the first time a coherent story, including interludes, was written, which is based on gangster movie classics like "the godfather" oriented. Despite this, the main character remains silent throughout the game and only listens to the words of the opponent. The city of liberty city is new york and consists of three islands, which you have to unlock bit by bit in the course of the game. The german version from GTA 3 was to the displeasure of all player subjected to censorship. For example, blood is completely missing, body parts cannot be severed, passers-by do not lose money after their death (except for thieves), and passers-by and opponents lying on the ground cannot be kicked.

Liberty City in GTA 3 and GTA: Liberty City Stories

Liberty city is the first real 3D map in one GTA game. Liberty city is also not only the location of GTA 3, but also GTA advance and GTA: liberty city stories. It is divided into three city districts with 25 neighborhoods.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto: vice city – all facts and maps

grand theft auto: vice city facts
release 27. october 2002
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS2 / xbox / PC / OS X / ios / android / fire OS
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 17.500.000
metascore 95% / 8.8 user score

Grand theft auto: vice city is the prequel to GTA 3. the game was first indexed in germany, but shortly after a defanged version was released, which was freely available for purchase. in october 2014, after a new review, the unabridged version of GTA: vice city was released for 18 years and older. graphically, the prequel is only slightly different from its predecessor. This time it puts the player into the 80s with all the fashionable appearances of the time: music, neon colors, clothing and the political and social conditions within the city, which are clearly based on miami, contribute to the basic mood.

you slip into the role of tommy vercetti, who has just been released from prison and has to directly supervise an illegal drug trade as the first mission. During this some involved are shot and you escape from the shootout. In the course of history, the player, how tommy develops from a little errand boy to a wire-puller in vice city. The story has great similarities with the classic movie "scarface" on.

As a new feature compared to GTA 3 real estate can be purchased, which in the later course of the game also provide additional tasks ready. If you succeed in mastering all of the features of a property, you will receive protection money at regular intervals. In the real estate can not only be stored, but also, depending on the size, vehicles can be parked. Another novelty is the option to change clothes in the game, which not only looks good, but can also reduce the search level to 0, if you have no more than 2 stars.

The main feature of the game world are hotels, bars and beaches. Half of the world can be explored at the beginning of the game, while the other half is initially closed due to a storm warning. The city is divided into two large islands, with several islands in between. Among the previous means of transportation of GTA 3 helicopters, motorcycles and a seaplane are added to the game.

Vice City in GTA: part of Vice City and Vice City Stories

Vice city is based, as it was in GTA 1 to miami. Rumor has it that the name of the city of the 80’s cult television series "miami vice" is recreated. The map is divided into two districts with 11 neighborhoods.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto: san andreas – all facts and maps

grand theft auto: san andreas facts
release 26. october 2004
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS2 / xbox / PS3 / PS4 / xbox 360 / PC / OS X /ios / android / WP / fire OS
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 27.500.000
metascore 95% / 9.0 user score

Grand theft auto: san andreas has sold more than 27 million copies worldwide and was the best-selling part of the grand theft auto series until 2013- so proudly nine years later- from grand theft auto V übertroffen wurde.

In GTA: san andreas the player in the eponymous fictional state of san andreas. This is divided into three cities, los santos, san fierro and las venturas. the area includes vast landscapes, forests, deserts and an enormous mountain. At the center of the game is the return of the protagonist and former gangbanger Carl "CJ" johnson to his gang, the grove street families. After CJ returns home after five years, to the early 90s, the chaos could not be greater. His mother has been murdered, his entire family is in danger of falling apart and all his friends are facing disaster. He is also accused of murdering a police officer.

game not much has changed from its predecessor, except for the fact that diving is now possible for the first time. CJ is the most customizable character in the game to date GTA series, you can customize not only your clothes, but also tattoos, hairstyles and body structure at any time.

San andreas is roughly modeled on the area around california. among other things, there are imitations of the cities los angeles (los santos), san francisco (san fierro) and las vegas (las venturas). The entire game world is five to six times larger than in the predecessor.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto advance – all facts and maps

grand theft auto advance facts
release 26. October 2004
publisher rockstar games
platforms game boy advance
style 2D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) unknown
metascore 68% / 7.0 user score

Grand theft auto advance is the first GTA spin-off for a mobile console. Due to the technical limitations of the gameboy advance, it was decided to return to a 2D bird’s eye view of the game. Originally it was planned to develop a port of GTA 3 but this idea was discarded in the early development process. In GTA advance you go back to liberty city, but the city has been slightly changed.

In the first handheld gta you play the protagonist mike, who wants to disappear from liberty city together with his mentor vinnie. Before the two can leave town, however, they have a few more jobs to complete. However, the plan does not work out, as vinnie is killed by an unknown person. To find the murderer, you go into the criminal milieu. 41 main missions and numerous missions await the player player on mobile device. With 27 vehicles remains GTA advance the spin-off with the least mobile diversity.

This is how the map in GTA advance from. In contrast to the GTA 3 version it has been completely optimized for 2D perspective.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto: liberty city stories – all facts and maps

grand theft auto: liberty city stories facts
release 24. october 2005
publisher rockstar games
platforms PSP / PS2 / ios / android / fire OS
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 9.800.000
metascore 88% / 7.8 user score

GTA: liberty city stories is the prequel to GTA 3. It is also the second part of the series, which appeared for a handheld. This time, however, they decided to use Sony’s in-house PSP. later liberty city stories also got a playstation 2 implementation. The city remains the same as in GTA 3, nevertheless, the main missions are much simpler compared to the predecessor, but don’t seem any less fun because of that.

the core of the game, the gameplay, was again made enormously varied. Not only can you race, but you can also trade vehicles in the foreground. The side jobs have also been expanded, so the players not only as a pizza and noodle delivery man, but also as a foreigner guide, photographer or garbage collector. In addition, protection money can be extorted.

Liberty City in GTA 3 and GTA: Liberty City Stories

Since it is grand theft auto: liberty city stories to be a direct prequel of GTA 3 the stories are also similar maps.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto: vice city stories – all facts and maps

grand theft auto: vice city stories facts
release 31. october 2006
publisher rockstar games
platforms PSP / PS2 / PS3
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 4.700.000
metascore 86% / 8.2 user score

In GTA: vice city stories you take on the role of soldier victor vance, who has been discharged from the army due to an explosive drug find. From the very beginning, victor engages in illegal activities and accepts jobs from shady people. By killing one of his employers, victor takes over his business and builds his own empire.

in vice city stories it is possible for the first time to buy back your lost weapons for money after an arrest or hospital visit. victor is able to swim, but he is not able to dive in GTA vice city stories denied. In order to build up the empire, you can take over stores, which also function as storage locations. To take over one of these stores you have to kill the protectors of the building, as well as destroy the interior decoration. Each store offers a certain number of special missions. The successful execution of these increases the reputation of the player’s, which in turn affects the revenue. Stores are attacked by gangs and have to be taken over by the players to be defended.

The city of vice city stories is only slightly different from the one in GTA vice city, only a few details like the car dealership sunhsine was changed. Compared to the direct predecessor, GTA liberty city stories, some new vehicles were added like helicopters, jetskis and BMX-bikes. In addition, the world-famous singer phil collins can be found in the game as a character with an original soundtrack.

Vice City in GTA: part of vice city and vice city stories

Da GTA: vice city stories two years ago GTA: vice city plays, both share games the same map.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto 4 – all facts and maps

grand theft auto IV facts
release 29. april 2008
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS3 / xbox 360 / PC
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 25.000.000
metascore 98% / 7.5 user score

With a metascore of 98%, GTA 4 (as of march 2020) is considered the third best video game of all time. In GTA 4 you take on the role of nico bellic, who is looking for a traitor from the kosovo war. the story takes place in liberty city as well as in alderney. Alderney is most likely modeled after the city of newark in new jersey. Numerous minigames like darts, bowling, billiards and arcade machines can be found in the fourth installment of the grand theft auto series. Rockstar games allowed itself a gigantic joke and parodied over 100 websites in their internet cafes in the game.

the biggest game of the series so far is adorned with some nice novelties, such as the creation of a network of people, in which you pursue leisure activities with various npcs in order to get cheaper goods. For the first time it is in a GTA game possible to save manually at any time without having to visit save houses. Failed missions can be repeated directly and the search system has also been revised. The more crimes the player commits, the larger the police’s finding circle becomes. if you are detected within the circle, the detection circle will be players centers. By means of the new navigation system, a planned route can be displayed directly.

The most revolutionary new feature, however, is the introduction of the online mode, in which up to 16 players (on the PC there are even 32) can compete in 14 game modes, alone or in teams. Online you can choose player fight each other in deathmatch, race against each other, complete missions, where the winner is the one who completed the mission first. But also as a pure mode for fun is the online multiplayer of GTA 4.

There GTA 4 the first FULL HD title from the house of rockstar games is, fell the map although still somewhat smaller than in GTA: san andreas, but in return it is much more detailed. This is especially evident in the sights such as the cyclone roller coaster, central park, empire state building, times square and the recreated statue of liberty. Also, from now on passers-by react to rain, police officers hand out parking tickets and garbage men collect trash. The so called euphoria engine in the game made all npcs look much more human which shows in realistic movements.

All in all counts grand theft auto 4 84 different vehicles. In addition to the usual suspects such as boats, helicopters, cars and moto bikes of all kinds, exotics such as forklifts and garbage trucks have also made it into the game.

The map consists of three large, three smaller and one medium sized island, which is not accessible in the beginning. The map is four-fifths new york and 1/5th based on new jersey.

Broker is modeled on brooklyn and is divided into eleven city districts. There you will also find the starting area of GTA 4.

Dukes is based on the real new yorker district, queens. It is divided into eight districts.

The Bohan District in GTA 4

Bohan is the new yorker bronx district recreated. In total there are seven districts here.

The Algoquin district in GTA 4

Algoquin is the central and largest district of liberty city. It is based on manhatteln and is divided into 27 city districts.

Alderney is based on new jersey. It is divided into 9 districts.

Grand theft auto IV expansions facts– release publisher platforms style sales figures metascore
grand theft auto IV: the lost and damned grand theft auto IV: the ballad of gay tony
17. February 2009 29. october 2009
rockstar games rockstar games
PS3 / xbox 360 / xbox one / PC PC / MS-DOS
3D 3D
unknown unknown
90% / 8.0 user score 89% / 8.6 user score

Under the name episodes of liberty city was also released on 29. october 2009 a summary of the main game including the two expansions released exclusively for the xbox 360. Later, on 16. April 2010, followed by the conversion for PC and playstation 3.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto: chinatown wars – all facts and maps

grand theft auto: chinatown wars facts
release 17. March 2009
publisher rockstar games
platforms PSP / nintendo DS / ios / android / fire OS
style 2,5D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 1.900.000
metascore 90% / 7.4. User score

Grand theft auto: chinatown wars is the tenth game of the GTA series and the fourth to be released on a nintendo platform. First released on the nintendo DS, it later received a graphically refreshed variant for sony’s PSP. In addition, the game received an HD conversion for android, ios and amazon-kindle-fire. The streets and buildings are in contrast to others GTA titles, which are played in liberty city, structured differently. Instead of the back camera rockstar games decided to use an isometric camera perspective. A special feature is also the destruction of as many patrol cars as possible in order to reduce the police search level. It also uses the touch function for various game elements such as defusing a bomb, inserting coins at a tollbooth or welding open doors.

The story revolves around protagonist huang lee, who is supposed to bring an ancient sword to his uncle kenny. kenny would like to give this to the amitating triad leader in order to secure the position as future triad chief. However, since huang is a spoiled child of rich parents, not everything goes quite as planned. robbed and badly injured, huang lee finds himself on the street and in order to regain wealth and justice, he must now face the most dangerous city in the world.

With seven islands and four cities offers GTA: chinatown wars a lot of gameplay.

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto 5 – all facts and maps

grand theft auto 6 facts
release 17. September 2013
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS3 / PS4 / xbox 360 / xbox one / windows
style 3D
sales figures (as of 02/2020) 95.000.000
metascore 97% / 8.3. User score

the most current part of the GTA series already celebrated its release in september 2013 and is also the most successful game of the grand theft auto series. ÜBer 115 million times GTA 5 has already sold (as of november 2019). This is due in no small part to the numerous updates, which rockstar games implemented in the game until today. GTA 5 takes place in the fictional state of san andreas. Which in turn is based on the state of california. In contrast to GTA: san andreas can only be found in los santos county with the big city los santos and in blaine county. The big cities san fierro and las venturas are not available.

The story begins with a flashback to 2004. Notorious bank robbers micheal, trevor and bradley pull off a heist in north yankton, but the operation quickly gets out of control and bradley is shot dead. Michael is also shot and remains lying in the snow, while trevor manages to escape. Nine years later, the now rich michael lives under a false identity in los santos. Despite his villa, yacht and luxury car, he is anything but satisfied with his life. His wife doesn’t love him anymore and he doesn’t have a good relationship with his children either. The thing he misses most, however, is the thrill of the ride.

The complete contrast to this is experienced by ex-convict franklin clinton, who suffers from poverty and tries to get a grip on his life. His goal is to escape from the bloody gang wars to start a new life. Working for a shady car dealer named simeon yetarian, the two game characters cross paths when he hires him to break into michael’s mansion. After michael finally beats up the client, simeon, the two become friends with each other. Due to a serious incident, the two came up with an idea that would change their lives forever. Little by little michael and franklin clinton ride themselves more and more into the shit.

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In order to reach 100% in the game, besides the main and side missions, random events such as stepping on a fugitive thief, running or monster stunts must be mastered. Probably the greatest attraction in GTA 5 However, for many, this is the online player mode which is still being expanded today. Here you can play player create your own character, perform countless missions or simply explore the world together and expand and embellish their self-built bases. GTA 5 was not only the most championship game in 2012, in 2013 it secured the title of game of the year and at the same time the title for the best soundtrack of the year.

The map of GTA 5

GTA at a glance: grand theft auto 6 – all facts and maps

grand theft auto 6 facts
release TBA
publisher rockstar games
platforms PS5 / xbox series X / TBA
style TBA
sales figures (as of 02/2020)
metascore

ÜNot much is known yet about the upcoming part of the GTA series. rumor has it that GTA 6 will be officially unveiled in march 2020 and will be released exclusively for the next-gen consoles PS5 and xbox series X for the time being. Also to a possible setting are already speculated. While some firmly believe in a setting in South America, others predict a return to vice city, where the fourth part of the series was last played. As soon as the rumors GTA 6 as the facts turn into reality, we will of course keep you up to date here. Until then, for all fans of rockstar games: wait and drink piss water.

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