Grand Theft Auto (1997) (VG)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Writers:

Brian Baglow (writer)
Brian Lawson (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

As an aspiring young thug, your mission in this video game is to perform odd jobs for the mob, picking...

Plot Keywords:

Auto Theft | Video Game | Hit And Run | Murder | Chase

Directed by
Sam Houser		(uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brian Baglow		writer
Brian Lawson		writer

Produced by
Gary Foreman	....	producer (as Gary J. Foreman)
Sam Houser	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Colin Anderson
Craig Conner
Grant Middleton
Anthony Paton		(Gameboy Color version)

Art Department
Dean Atkin	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)
Darren Baines	....	additional artwork
Jamie Bryan	....	additional artwork
Jeff Cairns	....	additional artwork
Russell East	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)
Paul Farley	....	map designer: Liberty City
Ken Fee	....	additional artwork
Lesley Firth	....	additional designer
Aaron Garbut	....	additional artwork
Martin Good	....	additional artwork
Andy Hay	....	additional artwork
Stacey Jamieson	....	additional artwork
Rob Jeffrey	....	additional artwork
Lenny Lane	....	additional artwork
Lewis Mann	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)
Jez Mayes	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)
Pat McGovern	....	additional artwork
Ian McQue	....	lead artist
Craig Moore	....	artist
Craig Moore	....	artwork
Liam O'Neil	....	additional artwork
Paul Reeves	....	additional artwork
Donald Robertson	....	artist
Andrew Strachan	....	additional artwork
Robin Taylor	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)
Billy Thomson	....	map designer: Vice City
Corrado Trani	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)
Stewart Waterson	....	artist
Ian Watson	....	graphic artist (Gameboy Color version)

Sound Department
Colin Anderson	....	sound
Craig Conner	....	sound
Grant Middleton	....	audio programmer
Grant Middleton	....	sound
Usher Raymond	....	sound
Raymond Usher	....	audio programmer
Allan Walker	....	sound

Music Department
Colin Anderson	....	music producer
Colin Anderson	....	music writer
Brian Baglow	....	composer: additional music
Craig Conner	....	music producer
Craig Conner	....	music writer
Robert De Negro	....	composer: additional music
John Gurney	....	composer: additional music
Eugene Henderson	....	composer: additional music
Michael James	....	composer: additional music
Drew Larg	....	composer: additional music
Paul Mackie	....	composer: additional music
Chris Marra	....	composer: additional music
Grant Middleton	....	music producer
Grant Middleton	....	music writer
Gennine Peirce	....	composer: additional music
Stephen Porter	....	composer: additional music
Melissa Ripley	....	composer: additional music
Ciaran Rooney	....	composer: additional music
Stuart Ross	....	composer: additional music
Brian Socha	....	composer: additional music
Heather Sowards	....	composer: additional music
Karen Taylor	....	composer: additional music
Allan Walker	....	composer: additional music
Julie Wemyss	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Richard Airlie	....	programmer
Craig Arbuthnott	....	quality assurance
Toby Atkin	....	programmer
Brian Baird	....	programmer
Stephen Banks	....	map designer: San Andreas
Stephen Banks	....	programmer: missions
Timothy Bates	....	game tester: Gameboy color version
Lee Bekier	....	quality assurance
Paul Byers	....	game tester: Gameboy color version
Alan Campbell	....	programmer
Stuart Capewell	....	programmer
Simon Chrisp	....	project manager (Gameboy Color version)
Jim Collins	....	game tester: Gameboy color version
Dave Cooke	....	programmer: Gameboy color version
David Cowan	....	lead programmer
Mark Crane	....	technical manager
Claire Cuthill	....	production coordinator
Paul Cuthill	....	quality assurance
Michael Dailly	....	programmer: graphics engine
Alan Dobson	....	quality assurance
Paul Farley	....	programmer: missions
Kevin Finnigan	....	quality assurance
Gary Foreman	....	senior technical manager (as Gary J. Foreman)
Jeremy Goldstein	....	quality assurance
Denby Grace	....	game tester: Gameboy color version
Keith R. Hamilton	....	lead programmer
Keith R. Hamilton	....	team leader
Lee Hammerton	....	programmer: Gameboy color version
Dan Harper	....	programmer: Gameboy color version
Chris Harrison	....	programmer
Russell Hay	....	programmer
Sam Houser	....	chief whip
Ronnie Jackson	....	quality assurance
Sean James	....	quality assurance
Ian Johnson	....	programmer
Chris Jones	....	programmer: Gameboy color version
Ken Jordan	....	quality assurance
Patrick Kerr	....	programmer: physics
David Kivlin	....	programmer
Graeme Laws	....	quality assurance
Brian Lawson	....	project manager
Darren Lloyd	....	quality assurance
Mark Lloyd	....	game tester: Gameboy color version
Iain Macdonald	....	programmer: tools
Steve Mann	....	quality assurance manager
Steve Marsden	....	studio director (Gameboy Color version)
Martin McKenzie	....	programmer: Gameboy color version
William Mills	....	quality assurance
Robert Parsons	....	programmer: tools
Andrew Patterson	....	programmer: tools
Gary Penn	....	project manager
Aaron Puzey	....	programmer: graphics engine
Adam Rabin	....	quality assurance
Cameron Rattray	....	programmer
John Ree	....	quality assurance
Fiona Robertson	....	quality assurance
Gordon Ross	....	quality assurance
Iain Ross	....	programmer
Michael Stirling	....	quality assurance
Sean Taylor	....	quality assurance
Billy Thomson	....	programmer: missions
Julian Turner	....	game tester: Gameboy color version
James Watson	....	programmer
Michael Wenn	....	quality assurance
James Whitfield	....	programmer: Gameboy color version

Production Companies

• DMA Design
• Tarantula Studios (Gameboy Color version)

Distributors

• American Softworks Corporation (ASC) Games (1997) (USA) (all media) (as ASC Games)
• BMG Interactive Entertainment (1997) (Australia) (all media)
• BMG Interactive Entertainment (1997) (Germany) (all media)
• BMG Interactive Entertainment (1997) (UK) (all media)
• Rockstar Games (2001) (Canada) (all media)
• Rockstar Games (2001) (USA) (all media)
• Rockstar Games (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd. (1999) (UK) (all media)
• Syscom Entertainment Inc. (1998) (Japan) (all media)
• Syscom Entertainment Inc. (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Take Two Interactive Software (1998) (USA) (all media)
• Take Two Interactive Software (1999) (USA) (all media)
• Take Two Interactive Software (2000) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Visual Sciences Laboratory  port to Playstation (as Visual Sciences Ltd.)

Also Known As:

GTA (USA) (promotional title)
Race-n-Chase (UK) (working title)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | USA:M | USA:T (Gameboy Color version)

Company:

DMA Design

Trivia:

The three cities featured in the game are the same three cities featured in each of the later PS2 installments: Liberty City (in Grand Theft Auto III), Vice City and San Andreas.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: The Devil Is in the Details... And the Upstairs Bedroom (#4.4)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Let It Out

one of the best games of it's time!

this game is excellent and I just want to say that despite the graphics, it is still an excellent game. It's funny, fun, and well, entertaining. it's not as good as GTA 3 and GTA: Vice City, but who cares?? for it's time, it's marvelous! 8/10