1: MS Dos was the first computer operating system to see one of the first fully open-world action games; addictive but dated.
2: Microsoft Windows saw the updated graphics of what was essentially the first one but better; still dated, but full of personality and murder.
3: Microsoft's Xbox console, Sony's Playstation 2, and Microsoft Windows received the first GTA game actually developed by a Rockstar studio; fully 3D but unpolished--also incredibly genre-defining.
Vice City: The sixth generation of consoles (excluding Nintendo's GameCube) received another, updated version of GTA 3, but with a better story; very much inspired by Scarface, The Godfather, and many other gangster films.
San Andreas: The Bad Boys series of films were mocked in this last sixth-gen GTA title; improving on a winning formula by adding control over clothing, body shape (eating makes you fat, working out makes you thin and muscular), and adds a dating and personal life aspect (HOT COFFEE!).
Liberty City Stories: The Sony Playstation Portable finally gets its own adventure in LC and damn, it played well; showing people what the handheld could do with a buffed version of the Vice City engine, and improvements that strengthen the title.
Vice City Stories: The PSP's second title won even more than the first; boasting improved graphics and the entire map of Vice City (a fan favorite).
4: The first seventh generation GTA title, again, excluding Nintendo's Wii console, was much larger in scale and ambition over the previous--this resulted in the PC's version being nearly inpossible to run; however; the serious storyline with a slightly branching path and VERY mature themes makes this one a nice change of pace, and still an exccelent game.
Chinatown Wars: This Nintendo DS title served to show that an M game on Nintendo's console was actually possible and very successful; returning to an updated look of GTA 2 and the GTA 4's entire map, this title became the most mature DS intellectual property, dealing with racism, drug dealing, the S E X word, etcetera.
5: Finally, we have the seventh and eighth generation game GTA 5; large and in charge, back to its satirical roots, fun, and engaging, but still falls flat to the likes of Vice City and San Andreas.
2: Microsoft Windows saw the updated graphics of what was essentially the first one but better; still dated, but full of personality and murder.
3: Microsoft's Xbox console, Sony's Playstation 2, and Microsoft Windows received the first GTA game actually developed by a Rockstar studio; fully 3D but unpolished--also incredibly genre-defining.
Vice City: The sixth generation of consoles (excluding Nintendo's GameCube) received another, updated version of GTA 3, but with a better story; very much inspired by Scarface, The Godfather, and many other gangster films.
San Andreas: The Bad Boys series of films were mocked in this last sixth-gen GTA title; improving on a winning formula by adding control over clothing, body shape (eating makes you fat, working out makes you thin and muscular), and adds a dating and personal life aspect (HOT COFFEE!).
Liberty City Stories: The Sony Playstation Portable finally gets its own adventure in LC and damn, it played well; showing people what the handheld could do with a buffed version of the Vice City engine, and improvements that strengthen the title.
Vice City Stories: The PSP's second title won even more than the first; boasting improved graphics and the entire map of Vice City (a fan favorite).
4: The first seventh generation GTA title, again, excluding Nintendo's Wii console, was much larger in scale and ambition over the previous--this resulted in the PC's version being nearly inpossible to run; however; the serious storyline with a slightly branching path and VERY mature themes makes this one a nice change of pace, and still an exccelent game.
Chinatown Wars: This Nintendo DS title served to show that an M game on Nintendo's console was actually possible and very successful; returning to an updated look of GTA 2 and the GTA 4's entire map, this title became the most mature DS intellectual property, dealing with racism, drug dealing, the S E X word, etcetera.
5: Finally, we have the seventh and eighth generation game GTA 5; large and in charge, back to its satirical roots, fun, and engaging, but still falls flat to the likes of Vice City and San Andreas.