Grand Theft Auto
1997 action-adventure open world video game
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Summary
Grand Theft Auto is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,751 views/month, #167 of 19,301).[2]
Key Facts
- Publisher: Rockstar Games[3], ASC Games[4]
- Genre: action-adventure game[5]
- Developer: Rockstar North[6], Visual Sciences[7], Rockstar Lincoln[8]
- Part of the series: Grand Theft Auto[9]
- Commons category: Grand Theft Auto[10]
- Platform: MS-DOS[11], Microsoft Windows[12], PlayStation (console)[13], DOS[14]
- Game mode: multiplayer video game[15], single-player video game[16]
- Soundtrack release: Grand Theft Auto – The Soundtrack[17]
- Language of work or name: English[18], French[19], German[20], Italian[21], Japanese[22]
- Distribution format: CD-ROM[23], digital download[24], digital distribution[25]
- Review score: 70/100[26], 6.4/10[27], 8/10[28], ★★★[29]
- Input device: computer keyboard[30], computer mouse[31], gamepad[32]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[33]
- Publication date: February 28, 1998[34]
- Characters: Bubba[35], Divine[36], Katie[37], Kivlov[38], Mikki[39], Travis[40], Troy[41], Ulrika[42]
- Distributed by: Take-Two Interactive[43], Steam[44], Nintendo[45]
- Narrative location: Liberty City[46], New Guernsey State[47], Vice City[48], San Andreas[49]
- ESRB rating: Mature 17+[50], Teen[51]
- Official website: http://www.rockstargames.com/gta/[52]
- PEGI rating: PEGI 16[53]
- Topic's main category: Category:Grand Theft Auto[54]
- USK rating: USK 16[55]
- Published in: Grand Theft Auto: Director's Cut[56]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Grand Theft Auto 2D universe[57]
- Title: Grand Theft Auto[58], グランド・セフト・オート[59]
Why It Matters
Grand Theft Auto has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]