Top 5 Grand Theft Auto Games

Following up the very first Grand Theft Auto, GTA 2 once again takes place in a fictional city where the players main goal is to cause as much havoc and mayhem as possible. For the most part, being the same as the original with same top-down perspective and the story pretty much being the same with a young criminal who just wants to commit crime for the sake of it, the game also had many improvements like the visual, car and buildings, colored lighting and even added a multiplayer mode where up to 6 people can compete on the maps design for multiplayer. GTA 2 would unfortunately mark the end of the 2D era in GTA but the 3D era would bring us some of the most iconic games in the franchise.

2001’s Grand Theft Auto 3 was a major shift for the franchise, switching from 2D to 3D following the same top-down perspective as the originals but this time set in a fictional version of New York called Liberty City. GTA 3 was praised for pushing the series into an exciting new direction. The game was extremely influential and propelled the gaming industry into non-linear open-ended games. The game featured an amazing soundtrack, and also its own original comedy channel called Chatterbox and even had two guest star appearances from Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Madsen.

2004’s GTA: San Andreas takes the number 2 spot with its groundbreaking open-world experience. Set in a massive open-world based on Los Angeles and other areas as we follow the Protagonist Carl CJ Johnson. San Andreas improved on earlier entries of GTA by getting rid of long loading screens between locations, introduced the ability to swim, as well as the ability to lose and put on weight, and an RPG system. San Andreas was  a massive improvement from the previous iterations with a well written story, memorable characters and missions, and once again an amazing soundtrack. San Andreas legacy would live on as Rockstar would use the same setting for the most popular GTA game in the series so far.