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A '''Grand Theft Auto clone''', also known as a '''GTA clone''', is a term used by gamers and video game critics for a game that emulates, or has gameplay elements similar to the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series, following the success of ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' in 2001. Specifically, a GTA clone is typically an action sandbox video game that usually contains a large free-roaming map that can be explored on foot or in a vehicle, with mission and side-missions displayed on a [[Heads Up Display|mini-map]] for the player. | A '''Grand Theft Auto clone''', also known as a '''GTA clone''', is a term used by gamers and video game critics for a game that emulates, or has gameplay elements similar to the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series, following the success of ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' in 2001. Specifically, a GTA clone is typically an action sandbox video game that usually contains a large free-roaming map that can be explored on foot or in a vehicle, with mission and side-missions displayed on a [[Heads Up Display|mini-map]] for the player. | ||
Notable examples include the ''[[WP:Saints Row|Saints Row]]'' series (2006-); ''True Crime'' series, which includes ''[[wp:True Crime: Streets of LA|True Crime: Streets of LA]]'' (2003), ''[[wp:True Crime: New York City|True Crime: New York City]]'' (2005) and ''[[wp:True Crime: Hong Kong|True Crime: Hong Kong]]'' (2010); ''[[wp:The Godfather: The Game|The Godfather: The Game]]'' (2006) and ''[[wp:The Godfather II (video game|The Godfather II]]'' (2009); ''[[wp:Scarface: The World is Yours|Scarface: The World is Yours]]'' (2006); the ''Mafia'' series, which includes ''[[wp:Mafia: City of Lost Heaven|Mafia: City of Lost Heaven]]'' (2002) and ''[[wp:Mafia II|Mafia II]]'' (2010); ''[[wp:The Simpsons Hit & Run|The Simpsons Hit & Run]]'' (2003); and ''[[wp:DRIV3R|DRIV3R]]'' (2004), which was [[wp:Parody|parodied]] and/or referenced several times in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''. ''[[wp:The Getaway (video game)|The Getaway]]''(2002) is also classified as a Grand Theft Auto clone, although set in England. | Notable examples include the ''[[WP:Saints Row|Saints Row]]'' series (2006-); ''True Crime'' series, which includes ''[[wp:True Crime: Streets of LA|True Crime: Streets of LA]]'' (2003), ''[[wp:True Crime: New York City|True Crime: New York City]]'' (2005) and ''[[wp:True Crime: Hong Kong|True Crime: Hong Kong]]'' (2010); ''[[wp:The Godfather: The Game|The Godfather: The Game]]'' (2006) and ''[[wp:The Godfather II (video game|The Godfather II]]'' (2009); ''[[wp:Scarface: The World is Yours|Scarface: The World is Yours]]'' (2006); the ''Mafia'' series, which includes ''[[wp:Mafia: City of Lost Heaven|Mafia: City of Lost Heaven]]'' (2002) and ''[[wp:Mafia II|Mafia II]]'' (2010); ''[[wp:The Simpsons Hit & Run|The Simpsons Hit & Run]]'' (2003); and ''[[wp:DRIV3R|DRIV3R]]'' (2004), which was [[wp:Parody|parodied]] and/or referenced several times in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''. ''[[wp:The Getaway (video game)|The Getaway]]'' (2002) is also classified as a Grand Theft Auto clone, although set in England. | ||
The term also applies to games that, although it does not involve violence or wielding [[weapon]]s, it still has elements similar or otherwise lifted from the [[GTA III Era]], such as ''Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions'' (2002), ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' (2003), ''Bratz: Rock Angelz'' (2005) (which one of the reviews even called "GTA for girls", and, coincidentally, uses the same [[RenderWare]] engine as the ''[[GTA III]]'' series), ''Bratz: Forever Diamondz'' (2006) and ''Jaws Unleashed'' (2006). | The term also applies to games that, although it does not involve violence or wielding [[weapon]]s, it still has elements similar or otherwise lifted from the [[GTA III Era]], such as ''Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions'' (2002), ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' (2003), ''Bratz: Rock Angelz'' (2005) (which one of the reviews even called "GTA for girls", and, coincidentally, uses the same [[RenderWare]] engine as the ''[[GTA III]]'' series), ''Bratz: Forever Diamondz'' (2006) and ''Jaws Unleashed'' (2006). | ||