Water

Water a lot like trees is a feature in the GTA series to give a more realistic effect on the game. Water surounds the map to create land for the map. For the GTA 1 and 2 era water cannot be interacted with only by driving boats. By the GTA 3 era and games like Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and vice city stories the player is able to swim on the water and also be able to ride boats. The GTA 4 era is the same as GTA 3 era when it comes to water you can swim and you can ride boats.