Grand Theft Auto 2
Also known as GTA2
1999 open world action-adventure shooting video game
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Grand Theft Auto 2 is a 1999 video game that lets players freely explore an open city while completing missions involving shooting and other criminal activities. The game was influential in popularizing the open-world video game format, where players can roam around and tackle objectives in any order they choose.
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Game data
Metacritic 70- Released
- 1999-10-22
- User rating
- 4.01 / 5
- Genres
- Racing, Action
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast
- ESRB
- Teen
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Key facts
- Developers
- DMA Design Tarantula Studios (GBC)
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Directors
- Jim Woods David Jones Simon Crisp (GBC)
- Designers
- Stephen Banks William Mills Billy Thomson
- Programmers
- Keith R. Hamilton Martin McKenzie (GBC)
- Artists
Article
Grand Theft Auto 2 (stylized as GTA2) is a 1999 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to 1997's Grand Theft Auto, and the second main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. Set within a retrofuturistic metropolis known as "Anywhere City", the game focuses on players taking the role of a criminal as they roam an open world, conducting jobs for various crime syndicates and having free rein to do whatever they wish to achieve their goal. The game's intro is unique for a title in the series, as it involves live-action scenes filmed by Rockstar Games. The game was released for the PlayStation and Windows in October 1999 and for the Dreamcast and Game Boy Color in 2000.
Grand Theft Auto 2 received mixed reviews for most platforms, and negative reviews for the Game Boy Color, but was a moderate commercial success. While the soundtrack and some gameplay elements, such as the gang loyalty system, were praised, the graphics, controls, and setting received a more mixed game response. The game was also criticised for failing to innovate the formula established by its predecessor, despite several improvements it brought. Grand Theft Auto 2 was followed by 2001's Grand Theft Auto III, which started a new era for the series, while the game itself was re-released on Steam in January 2008.