Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) (VG)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Alex De Rakoff
Jamie King

Writer:

Michael Keillor (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Respect is everything.

Plot:

A sequel to the hit video game Grand Theft Auto, this game once again puts the player in the role of...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Grand Theft Auto | Sequel | Criminal | Second Part

Cast

Scott Maslen	...	Claude Speed
Jill Tasker	...	(voice)
Gary Penn	...	(voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melina Bruin	...	(voice)
Nick Conroy	...	Redneck Gang leader
Ian Fulton	...	(voice)
Bruce Kronenberg	...	(voice)
Lynn Lambert	...	(voice)
Fred Newman	...	(voice)

Directed by
Alex De Rakoff
Jamie King		(movie sequence)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Keillor		writer

Produced by
Gary Foreman	....	technical producer (as Gary J. Foreman)
Scott Hornbacher	....	line producer
Sam Houser	....	executive producer
David Jones	....	executive producer
Jamie King	....	producer
Colin MacDonald	....	producer
Tina Schofield-Nicholson	....	producer
Wayne Smithson	....	technical producer

Original Music by
Colin Anderson
Bert Reid
Stuart Ross
Paul Scargill

Cinematography by
Robert Benavides
Rob Benevides		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joshua Schwarz

Casting by
Judy Henderson

Production Design by
Michael Krantz

Art Direction by
Jeremy Blake

Costume Design by
Sophie Carbonell

Production Management
Rob Benevides	....	production director
Sam Houser	....	production lead

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Darin Berlin	....	second assistant director
Nick Conroy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Stephen Banks	....	designer
Jeremy Blake	....	front end designer
Martin Good	....	artist
Neil Landstrumm	....	designer: front end animation
Ian McQue	....	lead artist
William Mills	....	designer
Andrew Strachan	....	artist
Billy Thomson	....	designer
Alisdair Wood	....	artist
Bentley Wood	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Colin Anderson	....	audio manager
Colin Anderson	....	sound effects
Craig Conner	....	sound producer
Adrian Hirst	....	audio programmer
Fiona Robertson	....	additional sound effects
Paul Scargill	....	audio programmer
Raymond Usher	....	audio programmer
Allan Walker	....	sound effects
Allan Walker	....	sound mixer: movie
Allan Walker	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Lenny Bass	....	gaffer
Samson Chan	....	assistant camera
Clifford Charles	....	electrician
Melissa Cohen	....	assistant camera
Michael Koepre	....	grip
Kamisi Norwood	....	electrician
Mike Reyes	....	key grip
Christian Franz Staab	....	grip
William Steward	....	electrician
Larry Troesken	....	grip

Music Department
Terry Donovan	....	music editor
Michael Keillor	....	musical director

Other crew
Emel Akiah	....	development team
Craig Arbuthnott	....	quality assurance supervisor
Pete Armstrong	....	game tester (as Peter Armstrong)
Richard Arrowsmith	....	additional tester
Sam Attenborough	....	additional tester
Brian Baird	....	programmer
Jeronimo Barrera	....	production team
Tim Bates	....	game tester (as Timothy Bates)
Martin Berridge	....	additional tester
Greg Bick	....	programming support
Eric Booker	....	additional tester
Andy Brownbill	....	programming support
Kit Brown	....	game tester
Thomas Lee Brown	....	game tester
Lee Campbell	....	test supervisor
Lorne Campbell	....	game designer: bonus level
Jim Collins	....	game tester
Nigel Conroy	....	development team
James Cree	....	game tester
Michael Dailly	....	additional supporter
Gregory Dimech	....	game tester (as Greg Dimech)
Terry Donovan	....	production team
Tim Earnshaw	....	technical supporter
Phil Eckford	....	test supervisor
Craig Filshie	....	game tester
Kenneth Giblin	....	technical supporter
Simon Gilman	....	additional tester
Julian Glendinning	....	technical supporter
Matt Gorman	....	product manager
Denby Grace	....	game tester
Filip Gracz	....	game tester
Chris Greatbatch	....	additional tester (as Chris Greatbach)
Keith R. Hamilton	....	lead programmer
Eddie Hayden	....	game tester
Adrian Hirst	....	development team
Kevin Hoare	....	programming support
Adam Holbrough	....	game tester
Sam Houser	....	production team
Nick Huggins	....	game tester
Richard Huie	....	game tester (as Richard Huìe)
Alan Jack	....	game tester
Lee Johnson	....	game tester
David Jones	....	creative director
Jamie King	....	production team
Charlie Kinloch	....	game tester
Sergei Kuprejanov	....	game tester
Jung Kwak	....	package designer
Chris Lacey	....	game tester
Ray Larabie	....	programming support
Brian Lawson	....	additional supporter
Daniel Leyden	....	programmer
Mark Lloyd	....	game tester
Steve Lycett	....	quality assurance manager
Greg Mathews	....	game tester (as Gregory Mathews)
Neil McCaffrey	....	game tester
Shaun McKillop	....	map editor
Wayne Mellors	....	additional tester
Neil Morton	....	technical supporter
Karen Mui	....	package designer
William P. Nance	....	location manager
Eric Neilson	....	lead tester
Stephen Orr	....	game tester
David Paterson	....	additional supporter
Andrew Patterson	....	additional supporter
Jay Penney	....	game tester
Gary Penn	....	creative manager
Chris Pritchard	....	additional tester
Aaron Puzey	....	additional supporter
Adam Rabin	....	lead tester
Blair Renaud	....	game tester
Stephano Riallo	....	additional tester
Phil Rodkoff	....	game tester
Iain Ross	....	programmer
Andrew Scott	....	additional supporter
Brian Shelton	....	game tester
Gary Sims	....	game tester
Nick Sneddon	....	game tester
Kristian Sorge	....	production assistant
Michael Stirling	....	game designer: bonus level
Sean Taylor	....	game tester
Steven H. Taylor	....	game tester
Jim Thompson	....	game tester
Luke Warhurst	....	additional tester
Daniel Webster	....	additional tester
Graeme Williiamson	....	programmer (as Graeme Williamson)
Jonathan Wilson	....	additional tester
Jim Woods	....	development manager
Stephen Woodward	....	additional lead game tester
Ed Zolnieryk	....	game tester

Thanks
Jeff Castaneda	....	special thanks
Kenneth Fee	....	thanks
Aaron Garbut	....	thanks
Kevin Gill	....	special thanks
Steve Hodgson	....	thanks
Jennifer Kolbe	....	special thanks
Paul Kurowski	....	thanks
Donald Robertson	....	thanks
Sheldon Steiger	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• DMA Design
• Tarantula Studios (Gameboy Color version)

Distributors

• Buka Entertainment (1999) (Russia) (all media)
• DMA Design (1999) (USA) (all media)
• Gathering of Developers (1999) (USA) (all media) (PC version)
• Rockstar Games (1999) (UK) (all media)
• Rockstar Games (1999-2000) (USA) (all media)
• Rockstar Games (2004) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Company 3  telecine
• Moving Shadow  additional music
• NYC Sessions  DJs
• NYC Sessions  commercials
• Organic Studios  special thanks: music
• Oyster Partners  special thanks

Also Known As:

GTA2 (USA) (promotional title)

Country:

UK

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:18 | USA:M | USA:T (Playstation version)

Company:

DMA Design

Quotes:

Army Soldier: Hey! This Army Base is for trained Government killers only!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)

Good game but can easily become tiresome

You are an independent crook in a corrupt city. You can work for any of the three gangs but first you must get respect – by either carrying out minor jobs for them or by inflicting damage on one of the other gangs. Each job pays big but also bring you to the attention of the law. Alternatively you can start a one man crime wave and steal cars, run down people, shoot gang members, the public and cops.

I bought this game cheap for PC, years after all the controversy raged. Personally I am not going to go out and commit crimes simply because a game with an overhead view allows me to do it – that is a game and this is real life…..just cause I still play video games as an adult doesn't mean I'm a child!

Outside of the controversy this is an enjoyable game. The basics get a bit samey but are still entertaining. Most jobs involve stealing cars, pick up this, pick up that etc but it is all still enjoyable. The jobs increase in difficulty and depending on how some of the gangs feel towards you can become more difficult. For example when a gang hates you but they're armed with pistols then no problem, but when they've got machine guns etc then just driving past a crowd could find your important vehicle destroyed.

With the mission difficulty increasing so does the problem the police pose. In the first level the basic police presence will be added to by SWAT teams unless you lay low for a moment to let the heat die down. In later stages you get ruthless special agents (who WILL kill you instead of arresting you) or in the final stage, martial law is declared and it's impossible to avoid the military for long – literally every street is full of soldiers and tanks.

The driving/walking game play is quite fun – even if the view makes for confusing controls until you get the hang of it. My main problem with it is that it gets quite samey for a while so I'd rather be able to pick it up for short times. However to save a game you must get back to the `church' (a job in itself if you don't have maps) and then it costs you money to save – setting you back in terms of progressing further into the game. This is a down side as it means anything you do needs to be save continuously as you go.

Overall a good game – looks a little basic but if you want to play then you can go through the missions – or if you want to destroy and go nuts then you can do that too!