Compilation packs for the Grand Theft Auto series
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The games in the Grand Theft Auto series have been re-released in several compilation packs over the years. So far, four have been released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows.
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[edit] Compilation packs
[edit] Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection
| Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection | |
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| Developer(s) | DMA Design (Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2) Runecraft (Grand Theft Auto: London 1969) |
| Publisher(s) | BMG Interactive (Grand Theft Auto) Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and Grand Theft Auto 2) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
| Release date(s) | EU April 17, 2004 NA April 17, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer (Win only) |
| Rating(s) | BBFC: 18 ESRB: M (Mature) OFLC: MA15+ OFLC: R18+ |
| Media | CD-ROM |
Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection contains the original Grand Theft Auto, GTA London, 1969 and GTA 2. It was released for PS1 and Windows in April 2003.
[edit] Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar North, Rockstar Vienna |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 2003 (PlayStation 2), November 4, 2003 (Xbox) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | BBFC: 18 ESRB: M (Mature) OFLC: MA15+ OFLC: R18+ |
| Media | DVD-ROM |
Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack containing both GTA III and Vice City was released for PS2 and Xbox in December 2003. The Xbox version of the Double Pack has improved audio, polygon models, and reflections over the Microsoft Windows and PS2 versions of the game. The Double Pack was not released for the Microsoft Windows.
The Double Pack was released for a retail price of $49.99 in North America, £40 in the United Kingdom and $99.99 in Australia and New Zealand.
Along with being the long awaited debut of the series on the Xbox, many consumers also saw that the game essentially packaged two games for the price of one, ensuring that the Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack became a major international success.
While the original games were initially developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, the Double Pack was developed by Rockstar Vienna.
[edit] Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
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 Side-by-side comparison of Xbox and PS2 cover-art |
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar North |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Series | Grand Theft Auto |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release date(s) | November 5, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | BBFC: 18+ ESRB: Mature OFLC: MA15+ OFLC: R18+ |
| Media | DVD-ROM |
In November 2005, GTA III and Vice City were re-released again for the Xbox and PS2[1], this time bundled with San Andreas in a trilogy compilation, dubbed Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy. There were no new changes, though the set retained Double Pack's graphical improvements for GTA III and Vice City on the Xbox version.
[edit] Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
| Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | |
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar North |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Series | Grand Theft Auto |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | Fall 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | BBFC: 18+ ESRB: Mature OFLC: MA15+ OFLC: R18+ |
| Media | DVD-ROM |
Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City is a compilation pack to be released for the Xbox 360 at the same time as The Ballad of Gay Tony. It will contain The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on one disk. It does not require an original copy of GTA IV to be playable, but also does not include the main game.
[edit] Xbox versions
The Xbox versions of the games featured numerous improvements over the Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2 versions. The Windows port's advantages were custom player skins, higher quality textures, higher resolutions and custom radio tracks. The Xbox versions included more detailed polygon models, real time reflections, real time shadowing, greater draw distances and weather effects. The Xbox versions also featured custom sound tracks which included the ability to play one's own songs from their Xbox hard drive.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy - PlayStation2
- ^ Official Xbox Magazine Issue 24
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