The original grand theft auto. The game that started it all!

At first glance it seems like a child's game, cheap top down graphics, no real sense of challenge and lots of mindless violence. But once you start playing it you soon realise just how much fun this game is.

The main aim of the game is to go around the city committing various crimes such as stealing cars, killing people, robbing buildings until you have built up your "criminal profile" high enough to be allowed into other parts of the city.

What made this game stand out from others and become so much fun to play is the ability to totally ignore the missions and just go on a massive crime spree around the whole city with little regard to the games rules. GTA was one of the very original sandbox games that let a players creativity get a hold of them instead of restricting it inside predetermined scenarios and missions. This had the effect of adding countless hours of playtime onto an otherwise repetitive game.

One thing this game always gets in the news about is its apparent lack of morality (killing the police, robbing hookers etc...). So as long as you are willing to accept that this is just a game and nothing else then you will have a great time playing it.