Grand Theft Auto 2
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer | DMA Design/Tarantula Studios |
| Publisher | Rockstar Games |
| Release dates |
PC and Playstation |
| Platform | PC Playstation Dreamcast Game Boy Color |
| Ratings |
ESRB: |
| Protagonist | Claude Speed |
| Location | Anywhere City |
| Year | 2013 |
Overview
Grand Theft Auto 2, or GTA2, is the second major instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series. It was released worldwide on 22 October 1999, by developers Rockstar North, for the PC and PlayStation. Subsequently a version was available for the Dreamcast console, and a toned-down version for Game Boy Color.
The PC version of the game is now available for free download [1].
Gameplay
City
Main character name is Claudie Speed. Action takes place in Anywhere City divided into 3 districts - Commercial, Residental and Industrial. In each of them there are 3 gangs, whose bosses gives us missions via payphones. Districts differs in type of building (commercial - mainly offices and blocks of flats, residental has even 2 villages and Industrial is filled with factories), maximum wanted level (commercial - SWAT, residental - FBI, industrial - army), gangs and cars.
Respect
Player earns gang respect for killing other gang members (to know which one, player can go to blue phone on gang territory and listen to boss), stealing and destroying their cars, doing missions, failing missions for other gang, or by taking "respect" pickup which is avaliable only in [car crusher]].
Missions
There are three levels of mission difficulty: easy, taken from green phones for which we doesn't need any respect (but we cannot be hated!), medium, from yellow phones, which are better payed and needs some respect, and hardest from red phones, whish are payed very well, but usually are very hard, and needs maximum respect. For completing a mission we get some money, respect and extra money multiplier. Sometimes during a mission we can be given access to new parts of town, or weapons.
Gangs
There are 7 gangs in the game:
- Zaibatsu Corporation (symbol: yellow 'Z') - They appear in all of the areas and are a seemingly legitimate corporation who manufacture everything from cars and weapons to medication, but beneath the surface they are involved heavily in narcotics, contract-killing and shadowy politics. Their car, called a Z-Type, is the second fastest gang car available. The Zaibatsu is apparently led by at least three leaders, or at least have three executives through whom they organize their criminal activities: Trey Welsh in the Commercial District, Red Valdez in the Residential District, and Uno Carb in the Industrial District. Their gang color is black. Their name comes from zaibatsu, the Japanese word for conglomerate.
- Loonies (symbol: winking smiley face) - They appear in the first area and they are quite crazy. Their gang car, the Dementia, is a microcar with their mark painted on top and is probably named after their apparent insanity. Their small section of turf is in the vicinity of the city's mental institution, named "SunnySide" after the Mental Institution in Montrose, Scotland, near Dundee, where the game was originally created. Their boss is Elmo. They use surgical green as their gang color.
- The Yakuza (symbol: blue yen '¥') - They also appear in the first area. They make drugs at the so-called J-Lab, one of their strongest "industries". Their boss is Johnny Zoo. Deep blue is their gang color. And their car is a Miara).
- SRS (Sex and Reproductive Systems) Scientists] (symbol: a golden shield) - They are headquartered in the Residential District, and are a clandestine research institute involved in slightly questionable practices. Their business is advanced weapon development along with cloning, genetic engineering and robotics. Their leader, Dr. LaBrat, is Icelandic, and all of their 'street' members appear to be genetically engineered clone soldiers. Their gang car is called a Meteor and is the fastest gang car available. Their turf is the Scientist Research Center. Their gang color is pale gold.
- Rednecks (symbol: the Confederate flag) - Led by Billy Bob Bean, they appear in the second area, are rabid fans of Elvis Presley, and specialize in explosives and vehicles. Their business is the brewing, running and selling of moonshine. Their car is a wide pick-up truck. The Rednecks' turf is the trailer park at the northwest of the Residential Area. Their gang color is light blue.
- Russian Mafia (symbol: a red star) - They appear in the third area and specialize in contract-killing and gun running. Their car is the Bulwark, a station wagon, which is the most durable gang car in the game (capable of surviving one direct hit from a rocket propelled grenade, hand grenade or Molotov cocktail, if the car is in perfect condition). They can be seen in the seaport areas. Jerkov is the name of their boss. They use red as a gang color.
- Hare Krishna (symbol: an orange flower) - They appear in the third area and their car, the Karma Bus, is a big love bus with flowers painted on its roof. The Krishna's turf is around their temple. Their boss' name is Sunbeam. They use orange as a gang color. This gang also appeared in the first Grand Theft Auto game (called the Gourangas), but were not involved in criminal acts.
