THE HISTORY OF GRAND THEFT AUTO

With GRAND THEFT AUTO VI finally, officially revealed. PCPP charts the rise, rise, and rise of one of gaming's biggest series

By Rick Lane

1997 Grand Theft Auto Where it all began The project that became Grand Theft Auto began life as an isometric fighting simulator similar to Syndicate Wars. Too similar, in fact. When Bullfrog made its sci-fi sequel public, GTA’s developer DMA Design changed trajectory, coming up with a plan for a top-down vehicle game called Race ‘n’ Chase. Race ‘n’ Chase's design document describes it as “a fun, addictive and fast multiplayer car racing and crashing game”. But the defining lines in the document have little to do with racing. “It will also be possible for players to get out of their car and steal another one,” the document reads. “This will mean controlling a vulnerable pedestrian for a short time. Trying to steal a car may result in an alarm being set off which…

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