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Grand Theft Auto
Profile
Grand
Theft Auto (GTA) is a sandbox style video game
series created by Dave Jones and primarily developed
by Scottish company Rockstar North (formerly DMA
Design) and Rockstar Leeds in England and published
by Rockstar Games.
The
gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure,
driving, and occasional role-playing, stealth
and racing elements and has gained controversy
for its adult nature and violent undertones. The
series focuses around many different protagonists
who attempt to rise through the criminal underworld,
although their motives for doing so vary in each
game. The antagonist in each game is commonly
a character who has betrayed them or their organization
or someone who has the most impact impeding their
progress.
The
series began in 1997 and currently has eight stand-alone
games and two expansion packs for the original.
Film veterans such as Michael Madsen, Burt Reynolds,
Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Penn,
James Woods, Joe Pantoliano, Frank Vincent, Robert
Loggia and Ray Liotta have all voiced major characters
in many installments in the series. The name of
the series and its games are derived from "grand
theft auto," a term referring to motor vehicle
theft. By September 26, 2007, the Grand Theft
Auto series had sold over 65 million units;[1]
as of March 26, 2008, the franchise has sold over
70 million copies worldwide according to Take-Two
Interactive.[2] Like few other games series, it
has been recognised for turning gaming into an
"art form", due to its high production
values which are almost on par with a blockbuster
movie. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
