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:{{Disambiglink|This article is about the Grand Theft Auto series. For the first game in the series, see [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] or for the mission in [[GTA III]] see [[Grand Theft Auto (mission)]].}}
 
 
{{Infobox video game series
 
|width=175
 
|title=Grand Theft Auto
 
|image=[[Image:Gtalogo.png|200px]]
 
|caption=Grand Theft Auto series logo, which has<br />been used since [[Grand Theft Auto III]]
 
|developer=[[Rockstar Games]]<br />[[Rockstar North]] (formerly DMA Design)<br />[[Rockstar Leeds]]<br />[[Rockstar Toronto]]<br />[[Rockstar Lincoln]]
 
|publisher=[[Rockstar Games]]
 
|genre=Action-adventure, open world, crime, role-playing
 
|creator=David Jones<br />[[Dan Houser]]<br />[[Sam Houser]]
 
|first release version=[[Grand Theft Auto 1]]
 
|first release date=October 1997
 
|latest release version=[[Grand Theft Auto V]]
 
|latest release date=April 14th, 2015}}
 
 
'''''Grand Theft Auto''''' ('''''GTA''''') is a long-running series of video games, published by [[Rockstar Games]] and developed by subsidiary companies. The games are primarily developed by [[Rockstar North]] (formerly DMA Design).
 
 
There are currently sixteen games in the series, plus two expansion packs for the original and two expansions for ''GTA IV'' and including a multiplayer title. The games have been released for various platforms, including the [[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 1|PSX]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PS4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Game_Boy_Color|GBC]], [[Dreamcast|DC]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], [[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Apple iPhone|iPhone]] and [[Android OS|Android]] with all but two of the games released on multiple platforms.
 
 
There has been much [[controversy]] involving the series. The unofficial [[Hot Coffee]] [[Modifications|mod]] and subsequent uproar gave Rockstar Games a huge amount of press attention.
 
 
''Grand Theft Auto'' currently holds 10 world gaming records, including the Most Guest Stars in a Video Game Series, Largest Voice Cast in a Video Game (''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''), Largest In-Game Soundtrack (''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''), and Most Successful Entertainment Launch Of All Time (''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''). The ''Grand Theft Auto'' series are also ranked 5 in the best-selling video game franchises of all time.
 
 
==Overview==
 
The games allow the player to take on the role of a criminal in a big city, typically an individual who rises through the ranks of organised crime through the course of the game. Various missions are set for completion by the figureheads of the city underworld, generally criminal, which must be completed to progress through the storyline. Assassinations, and other crimes feature regularly, but occasionally taxi driving, firefighting, pimping, street racing, or learning to fly fixed-wing aircraft are also involved as alternate adventures, which can be done at any time during the game, with the exception of the periods performing main missions.
 
 
The ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, belonging to a genre of free-roaming video games called "sandbox games," grants a large amount of freedom to the player in deciding what to do and how to do it through multiple methods of transport and weapons. Unlike most traditional action games, which are structured as a single track series of levels with linear gameplay, in ''GTA'' the player can determine the missions they want to undertake, and their relationships with various characters are changed based on these choices. The cities of the games can also be roamed freely at any point in the game, offering many accessible buildings and minor missions. There are exceptions: missions follow a linear, overarching plot, and some city areas must be unlocked over the course of the game. Although you can explore the entire city or state even it is locked (but there are limited time to explore some city because some may trigger a 4-wanted level or 6-wanted level) and ignore the missions.
 
 
===Setting===
 
See: [[Grand Theft Auto World]] and [[United States of America]].
 
 
==Games==
 
<tabber>
 
|-|Main Games=
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%"
 
! class="sortable" width="100px" |Game
 
! width="50px" |Universe
 
! width="50px" |Year
 
! width="50px" |Set In
 
! width="50px" |Protagonist(s)
 
! width="50px" |Platform(s)
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto 1]]''
 
|[[2D Universe|2D]]
 
|[[1997]]
 
|[[1997]]
 
|[[Protagonists in GTA 1|Player's choice]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Color]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]''
 
|[[2D Universe|2D]]
 
|[[1999]]
 
|[[2013]]
 
|[[Claude Speed]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Color]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
 
|[[3D Universe|3D]]
 
|[[2001]]
 
|[[2001]]
 
|[[Claude]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[IPhone/iPod_Touch|iOS devices]], [[Android|Android devices]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''
 
|[[HD Universe|HD]]
 
|[[2008]]
 
|[[2008]]
 
|[[Niko Bellic]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
 
|[[HD Universe|HD]]
 
|[[2013]]
 
|[[2013]]
 
|[[Michael De Santa]]<br />[[Franklin Clinton]]<br />[[Trevor Philips]]
 
|[[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PC]], [[Xbox One]]
 
|}
 
 
|-|Other games=
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" width="100%"
 
! class="sortable" width="100px" |Game
 
! width="50px" |Universe
 
! width="50px" |Year
 
! width="50px" |Set In
 
! width="50px" |Protagonist(s)
 
! width="50px" |Platform(s)
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969]]''
 
|[[2D Universe|2D]]
 
|[[1999]]
 
|[[1969]]
 
|[[Protagonists in GTA London|Player's choice]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961]]''
 
|[[2D Universe|2D]]
 
|[[1999]]
 
|[[1961]]
 
|[[Protagonists in GTA London|Player's choice]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''
 
|[[3D Universe|3D]]
 
|[[2002]]
 
|[[1986]]
 
|[[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy Vercetti]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation2|PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[IPhone/iPod Touch|iOS devices]], [[Android|Android devices]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]''
 
|[[3D Universe|3D]]
 
|[[2004]]
 
|[[2000]]
 
|[[Mike]]
 
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
 
|[[3D Universe|3D]]
 
|[[2004]]
 
|[[1992]]
 
|[[Carl Johnson|Carl Johnson]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[XBOX 360|Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation3|PlayStation 3]], [[IPhone/iPod Touch|iOS devices]], [[Android|Android devices]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''
 
|[[3D Universe|3D]]
 
|[[2005]]
 
|[[1998]]
 
|[[Toni Cipriani| Toni Cipriani]]
 
|[[PlayStation2|PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[IPhone/iPod Touch|iOS devices]]<span style="font-weight:normal;">, </span>[[Android]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''
 
|[[3D Universe|3D]]
 
|[[2006]]
 
|[[1984]]
 
|[[Victor Vance]]
 
|[[PlayStation2|PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
 
|-
 
|''[[The Lost and Damned]]''
 
|[[HD Universe|HD]]
 
|[[2009]]
 
|[[2008]]
 
|[[Johnny Klebitz]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
 
|-
 
|''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''
 
|[[HD Universe|HD]]
 
|[[2009]]
 
|[[2008]]
 
|[[Luis Fernando Lopez]]
 
|[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[PlayStation3|PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''
 
|[[HD Universe|HD]]
 
|[[2009]]
 
|[[2009]]
 
|[[Huang Lee]]
 
|[[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[IPhone/iPod Touch|iOS devices]], [[Android]]
 
|-
 
|''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''
 
|[[HD Universe|HD]]
 
|[[2013]]
 
|[[2013]]
 
|[[GTA Online Protagonist]]
 
|[[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Personal Computer|PC]]
 
|}
 
</tabber>
 
 
Individual games in the series can be categorized into different "universes", which mostly depend on the storyline and the graphics engine used. The start of a new "universe" is indicated by the graphics used in the game.
 
 
===2D Universe===
 
In the [[2D Universe]] there is the original game, the subsequent two expansion packs featuring missions in 1960's [[London]] and ''GTA 2'', which featured an improved graphics engine and a different style of gameplay. Whilst originally just called '''"Grand Theft Auto"'', the first game and era have become known as "GTA 1" for clarity.
 
 
*'''1. [[Grand Theft Auto 1|Grand Theft Auto]]''' (1997) - Available for the [[PlayStation 1|PlayStation]], [[PC]] and [[Game Boy Color]]. Features the cities of [[Liberty City (2D Universe)|Liberty City]], [[San Andreas in 2D Universe|San Andreas]], and [[Vice City (2D Universe)|Vice City]].
 
**'''2. [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|Grand Theft Auto (Mission Pack #1): London 1969]]''' (1999) - An expansion pack, available for the PlayStation and PC, set in [[London]]. London is the only playable city in the series with a real name.
 
**'''3. [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|Grand Theft Auto (Mission Pack #2): London 1961]]''' (1999) - A further expansion to London 1969, available only as a free download for the PC.
 
*'''4. [[Grand Theft Auto 2]]''' (1999) - Available for the [[PlayStation 1|PlayStation]], [[PC]], [[Dreamcast]], and [[Game Boy Color]]. The game is set in completely fictional [[Anywhere City]]. [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]] is the only GTA game to have a digit in the title instead of a Roman Numeral. It is the only game to have a T rating.
 
 
===3D Universe===
 
The [[3D Universe]] featured the first blockbuster GTA title, ''Grand Theft Auto III'', and introduced a [[3D]] game world and a third person perspective. The entire era contains interlocking storylines, and many characters appear across multiple games. Notably, games in this era were not released in chronological order, with first game released being the last chronologically, and the last game released being the first chronologically.
 
 
*'''5. [[Grand Theft Auto III]]''' (2001) - Set in fictional [[Liberty City (3D Universe)|Liberty City]], based upon the real life [[wp:New York City|New York City]]. Multiplayer game mode was lost, but other areas were much improved, namely the graphics, voice acting, storyline with non-linear gameplay.
 
 
*'''6. [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''' (2002) - Set in [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]], a city based on real life [[wp:Miami|Miami]]. This sequel to GTA III is technically a prequel (set in 1986) to the game, and to ''GTA San Andreas'', which was released after ''GTA Vice City''.
 
 
*'''7. [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]''' (2004) - What was originally supposed to be a cut-down port of GTA III for the [[Game Boy Advance]], turned out to be a completely original game, set a year before GTA III, in a slightly changed Liberty City.
 
 
*'''8. [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''' (2004) - Set in the [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|state of San Andreas]], featured three cities, [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]], [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]], based on [[wp:Los Angeles City|Los Angeles]], [[wp:San Francisco|San Francisco]] and [[wp:Las Vegas|Las Vegas]] respectively. The game is set in 1992, making it a sequel to ''GTA Vice City'', and prequel to GTA III. The game featured a lot more customization options, for both players and vehicles.
 
 
:''See also: [[The Introduction]]''
 
 
*'''9. [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''' (2005) - A prequel set in Liberty City, 1998. Originally for the [[PlayStation Portable]], a PS2 port was released in June 2006 without [[Multiplayer|multiplayer]].
 
 
*'''10. [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''' (2006) - Announced on May 10th during [[E3]], is based in Vice City, 1984, two years before the original ''GTA Vice City'', featuring [[Lance Vance|Lance Vance's]] brother Victor Vance as the protagonist. It was released in October 2006 for the PSP. A [[PS2]] port was released later without [[Multiplayer|multiplayer]] in March [[2007]].
 
 
It is generally believed that the [[3D Universe]] has been completed, and there will be no more official expansions on the characters, storylines or engine. However [[Modifications|modifications]] and fan fiction continue to build on these.
 
 
===HD Universe===
 
The [[HD Universe]] features Rockstar's new [[RAGE]] engine, also used in [[wp: Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis|Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis]]. This era features
 
 
*'''11. [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''' (2008) - Set in 2008 in a redesigned [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]], with new game mechanics, a multiplayer mode, and with protagonist [[Niko Bellic]] trying to start a new life. GTA IV was released for [[Xbox 360]], and [[PlayStation 3]] on April 28th, 2008, with a [[PC]] release on December 2nd, 2008.
 
 
:*'''12. [[The Lost and Damned]]''' (2009) - A downloadable [[GTA IV Episodes|episode]] released in February 2009 for the [[Xbox 360]]. TLAD is set in the same [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]] as GTA IV, with events and characters overlapping with [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]. The protagonist is a biker, [[Johnny Klebitz]], of The Lost Brotherhood biker gang. It is also available on a disc Episodes From Liberty City which includes The Ballad of Gay Tony also. It was released on [[PC]] (Games for Windows - LIVE) and [[PlayStation 3]] in April 2010.
 
 
:*'''13. [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''' (2009) - A second episode for GTA IV released in October 2009, the last DLC for GTA IV. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis Lopez]], a part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant to legendary nightclub impresario Gay Tony. It was released on the same day as Episodes From Liberty City disc. It was released on [[PC]] (Games for Windows - LIVE) and [[PlayStation 3]] in April 2010.
 
 
*'''14. [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''' (2009) - Set in 2009 and focusing on the Liberty City triads. The protagonist, [[Huang Lee]] is the son of a murdered Triad boss who comes to [[Liberty City in HD Universe|Liberty City]]. It is set in the same Liberty City as GTA IV (excluding [[Alderney]], but scaled down for the [[Nintendo DS]]). [[PSP]], [[Apple iPhone|iPhone]], [[Android]] and Kindle Fire ports were released later, the PSP version including new missions and characters, and all new versions including new radio stations and improved graphics.
 
 
*'''15. [[Grand Theft Auto V]]''' (2013) - Set in 2013 in a recreated [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]]. According to Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto V is their biggest open world game to date. The game concentrates on "the pursuit of the almighty dollar". In a break with recent tradition, the game features three playable protagonists, [[Michael De Santa]], [[Franklin Clinton]], and [[Trevor Philips]]. The multiplayer mode has been expanded into its own game, dubbed [[Grand Theft Auto Online]].
 
 
:*'''16. [[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''' (2013) - Set shortly before the events of [[Grand Theft Auto V]] in 2013, is considered by Rockstar to be the series' first multiplayer title. The player assumes the role of an [[GTA Online Protagonist| online protagonist]], with the focus of the game being heavily centered on money. Grand Theft Auto Online was released on October 1, 2013, 14 days after the actual game and is played from within GTA V.
 
 
==The Fan Base==
 
Grand Theft Auto has one of the largest fan bases of any game franchise. There are many unofficial [[Fansites]] about GTA games, providing the latest news, download databases, and often an online forum for the GTA community. Thousands of GTA fansites exist, ranging from small one-person news blogs to community-edited wikis (like this one) to massive downloads databases to forums with hundreds of thousands of members.
 
 
An activity popular with fans is [[Modifications|modding]] - creating new vehicle models, skins, re-texturing of objects, and tweaking settings in the games' configuration files. These modifications are made freely available on fansites for anyone to download and install into their game. Another popular pastime (since GTA III) is [[stunting]] - the act of performing wild stunts with vehicles, which are produced into compilation videos.
 
 
Another activity popular with members of the community is writing Fan Fiction - stories based on events which follow on from, or are based around events which happen in the games, but these are not to be considered canon.
 
 
The [[List of GTA Forums]] attempts to list all of the large communities, and by demonstrating just how big the community as a whole is.
 
 
These are a list of some of the most popular fan sites:
 
 
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* [http://www.gtaforums.com GTA Forums]
 
* [http://www.gtalegende.com/ GTA Legende.com]
 
* [http://www.thegtaplace.com The GTA Place]
 
* [http://www.gtanet.com GTA Net]
 
* [http://www.planetGTA.com Planet GTA]
 
* [http://www.gtawh.com GTA Warehouse]
 
* [http://www.gta-sanandreas.com GTA-SanAndreas]
 
*[http://www.rockstarwatch.net RockstarWatch.net]
 
*[http://www.gtav.net GTA V.Net]
 
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==Trivia==
 
*Every GTA features an [[Entry Screen|entry screen]] showing different [[Artwork|artworks]] from the game, while the game loads.
 
*Every GTA cover since GTA III (except for [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Advance]], and [[Grand Theft Auto Online]]) features a helicopter on the top left corner of the cover art.
 
**Additionally, the cover of every GTA console game since Vice City (Vice City, San Andreas, GTA IV, ''Episodes from Liberty City'', and GTA V) features a woman on the left side of the cover art, who does not appear in the actual game.
 
*Grand Theft Auto is the best selling Sandbox/Open World game series of all time.
 
*The GTA series has sold over 150 million copies on all platforms.
 
*[[GTA V]] was the fastest selling and most profitable entertainment product in history, making over $1 billion in just 3 days after its release.
 
 
==Official Sites==
 
* [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto/ Grand Theft Auto series]
 
* [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto/xbox-module Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]
 
* [http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/ Free download of Grand Theft Auto, Wild Metal and Grand Theft Auto 2]
 
 
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