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Grand Theft Auto V takes place five years after Grand Theft Auto IV and is now set in Los Santos. It centers around three protagonists: Michael, Trevor, and Franklin. New to the series is that the player can switch between the three characters on the fly. They each have different missions, lives, and personalities. They also often come together, especially for heists, a complex type of mission where a large operation needs to be planned and executed by determining a strategy and hiring additional henchmen. As with previous games in the series, the gameplay involves gunfights and takes place in a sprawling, open-world city where players get around by acquiring transport (cars, boats, helicopters, etc) through less than legal means. Players can roam the game world, complete story missions, and partake in various illegal activities, including shooting civilians, robbing people, destruction of cars, and the titular act of car theft. These lead to a wanted rating of up to five stars, sending in a police force in pursuit. Continuing to resist the police will also increase it. The wanted status is lost by getting out of sight or by spraying the car.Michael, whilst hiding in the witness protection program as a result of a botched robbery nine years earlier, encounters Franklin who, in his capacity as a repo man, is sent to get a car from Michael's son Jimmy. Michael however realizes Franklin is being set up, so tells Franklin to crash his son's car into the dealership that sent him. After that, they become friends. One day, Michael discovers his wife in bed with another man, and with Franklin's help, chases him to a mansion, which they promptly burn to the ground. The mansion, unfortunately, belongs to Mexican drug lord Martin Madrazo, who demands they compensate him for what they did. They successfully rob a jewelry store, and one of Michael's old partners Trevor hears of this and asks to team up with the other two, who agree. From here their lives begin to spiral out of control.
The game's multiplayer component is called GTA Online. It is set two months before the start of the single-player story. It allows up to 16 players (PS3 / Xbox 360) or 30 players (Xbox One / PS4 / PC) to travel around a world identical to the single-player world to complete story-driven activities, both competitive and co-operative.
The later released PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions have various enhancements and additional features. Technical upgrades include an increased draw distance and support for higher resolutions. New content includes new weapons, vehicles and activities, additional wildlife, denser traffic, a new foliage system, enhanced damage, and weather effects. The Dodo is a classic GTA seaplane, there are stock car races with additional liveries, a new Imponte Duke O'Death vehicle, the Marshall Monster Truck, and the Xero Blimp. There are new shooting challenges and new weapons such as the rail gun and hatchet. New wildlife photo challenges let players unlock the Kraken submarine. A new murder mystery can be solved to unlock film noir game filters. Monkey Mosaics are a new collectible to unlock monkey outfits and Monkey Blista. There are also 100 additional songs divided over the 17 existing radio stations. The most distinct new feature is a full first-person view for the entire game, allowing the player to shoot, walk and drive from that perspective. This comes with entirely new animations for the view, showing the hands when entering cars or in melee fights, and vehicles have fully functional interiors, HUDs, and interfaces.
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Alternate Titles
- "俠盜獵車手 5" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
- "GTA V" -- Common abbreviation
- "GTA 5" -- Common abbreviation
- "Grand Theft Auto Five" -- Alternate title
- "Grand Theft Auto 5" -- Common title
Part of the Following Groups
- 3D Engine: RAGE
- Censored Japanese releases
- Drivable Vehicle: Jet Ski
- Game feature: Simulated Internet
- Gameplay feature: BASE jumping
- Gameplay feature: Game completion percentage
- Gameplay feature: House ownership
- Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
- Gameplay feature: Torture
- Games involved in legal disputes
- Games with player's sound files support
- Genre: Battle Royale
- Genre: Open world / Free-roaming / Sandbox action and driving
- Genre: Sports - Darts
- Genre: Truck racing / driving
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Japanese PlayStation 3 games with full English support
- Japanese PlayStation 4 games with full English support
- Japanese Xbox One games with full English support
- Middleware: euphoria
- Physical Bonus Content: World Map
- Protagonist: Gangster
- Snoop Dogg licensees
- Xbox 360 Platinum Hits releases
User Reviews
Exploring the city, 1% at a time | Xbox 360 | Pagen HD (156) |
Critic Reviews
Giant Bomb | Xbox 360 | Sep 16, 2013 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
100 |
Gmbox | Xbox 360 | Sep 20, 2013 | 10 out of 10 | 100 |
XboxAchievements | Xbox 360 | Sep 16, 2013 | 100 out of 100 | 100 |
PlayStation Universe | PlayStation 4 | Nov 21, 2019 | 10 out of 10 | 100 |
The Controller Online | Xbox 360 | Sep 19, 2013 | 9.5 out of 10 | 95 |
Games Finder | PlayStation 3 | Jan 30, 2014 | 9.5 out of 10 | 95 |
GameStar (Germany) | Windows | Apr 17, 2015 | 92 out of 100 | 92 |
4Players.de | Xbox One | Nov 21, 2014 | 90 out of 100 | 90 |
Diehard GameFan | Xbox 360 | Sep 24, 2013 | Unscored | Unscored |
games xtreme | Windows | Apr 24, 2015 | Unscored | Unscored |
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Trivia
Real-world replica of Bravado Banshee
The Bravado Banshee, the in-game unlicensed imitation of a Dodge Viper, was built as a real car from a Dodge Viper by West Coast Customs. Both the interior and the exterior were modelled on the in-game vehicle, the new custom body assembled by hands, a powerful multi-channel audio system was also added. The total value of customizations reached about $200.000. The car was awarded by GameStop in 2013, as part of their PowerUp Rewards giveaway. As late as March 2015, it's been sold by its owners 3 times, due to the hardly affordable upkeep.Awards
- GameStar/GamePro (Germany)
- 2013 – Best Xbox Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
- 2013 – #2 Best PlayStation Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
- 2013 – Best Action-Adventure of the Year (Readers' Vote)
- The Game Awards
- 2014 — Best Remaster — Won
- 2017 – Best Ongoing Game – Nominated (for Grand Theft Auto Online)
- Steam Awards
- 2016 — The 'Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!' Award — Won
- 2016 — The 'Game Within A Game' Award — Won
Related Web Sites
- IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
- Wikipedia: Grand Theft Auto V (Article about the game in the open encyclopedia)
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