Please check your respect for authority at the door
Written: May 13 '00 (Updated May 25 '00)
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Pros: Lots of replay value, GREAT music, relieves stress, very fun
Cons: Graphics are so-so, cops can get annoying
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| KubrickFan's Full Review: Grand Theft Auto:Director's Cut for PlayStation 1 |
Grand Theft Auto, although meant to be used as a game, can also be a very effective stress reliever. Say you get cut off on the freeway. What do you do? A: Let the moron go on his way for fear of the law? Or B: do you crash into his car, steal it, and then run over the driver with it? If you answered "B" you should be playing Grand Theft Auto, because that is precisely what it lets you do.
The actual game itself puts you into the shoes of a gangster who does jobs for his gang to earn money. But you don't necessarily have to do that, because the object of the game isn't to complete jobs successfully, you just have to get a certain amount of money. You may choose which method is more effective for getting the big bucks: stealing cop cars, killing the cops, and running over pedestrians, or finding a certain car, pick up a fellow member of the gang who just robbed a bank, and taking him to a hide-out.
To me, every concept of this game is pure fun, right down to every pixel. The graphics are kind of bad, but you can still see the streak of blood left by the innocent bystander who you shot when he tried to run away. The true fun of this game comes from the fact that it puts you in control of a regular guy on a regular day, and you can do with him stuff you would only imagine doing for fear of getting arrested. Although there are police in the game that try to arrest you after a while, they aren't invincible. Just one well-placed shot with a pistol and BAM! Fried pig a la gangster. Then, if you desire, you can take his car and run over people with it.
If you've ever felt like you just want to bash someone's car because he drives too slow, or cuts you off (as mentioned before), you can go right ahead and do it. There's no one to stop you. The police only come after you if you kill someone.
Also, while in the car, you can tune the radio. I'd just like to mention that this game won "Best Soundtrack in a Game" for I don't know what year, but I can assure you that it deserved to win. It'll have you stealing cars just to see what music is going on.
For pure absolute freedom and days of unending fun, get Grand Theft Auto. It's definitely worth it. Plus you can cancel all those meetings with your stress therapist or yoga instructor, because this is all you need.
By the way, epinions.com needs to get that picture right. What the hell is Grandia?
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