Grand Theft Auto V

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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 realises Franklin is being set up, so tells Franklin to crash his sons car into the dealership who 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

• "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
• Game Feature: Simulated Internet
• Gameplay feature: BASE jumping
• Gameplay Feature: House Ownership
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Genre: Open world / Free-roaming / Sandbox action and driving
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Japanese PlayStation 3 game releases with full English support
• Japanese PlayStation 4 game releases with full English support
• Japanese Xbox One game releases with full English support
• Middleware: euphoria
• Physical Bonus Content: World Map
• Protagonist: Gangster
• Snoop Dogg licensees

User Reviews

Exploring the city, 1% at a time

Xbox 360

Pagen HD (145)

Critic Reviews

IGN	Windows	Apr 14, 2015	10 out of 10	100
Girl Gamers UK	Xbox One	Dec 03, 2014		100
The Controller Online	PlayStation 3	Sep 19, 2013	9.5 out of 10	95
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox 360	Sep 18, 2013	18 out of 20	90
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox One	Nov 20, 2014	18 out of 20	90
Realm of Gaming	Xbox 360	Nov 03, 2013	9 out of 10	90
Digitally Downloaded	Windows	Apr 30, 2015		90
The Jimquisition	PlayStation 4	Nov 18, 2014	9 out of 10	90
Gamekult	Windows	Apr 14, 2015	9 out of 10	90
Destructoid	Xbox 360	Sep 16, 2013	9 out of 10	90

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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)