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"GTA on Xbox Confirmed"

Rockstar / Take Two Press Release (entirety)

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"Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Double Pack To Ship This Fall On Xbox and PlayStation®2

September 3, 2003: Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that it plans to ship the award-winning Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as a "double pack" for both the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The Grand Theft Auto "double pack" is set to hit shelves in North America on October 22, 2003 for PlayStation®2 and on November 4, 2003 for Xbox.

Developed by Rockstar North, the Grand Theft Auto franchise has long been applauded and praised for its expansive and open-ended gameplay, cinematic scripts, and epic soundtracks. Since its introduction in 1997, the franchise has received countless awards of excellence and universal critical acclaim. With sales of more than 25 million units worldwide, Grand Theft Auto is one of the most recognized franchises in the history of the videogame marketplace."

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Rejoice, 18+ XB fans ;0

the_aoe_slaught wrote:
> Just try playing it for an hour or so... You won't put the pad down
> for another 10 hours.
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Yeah, I only bought it because as typical with console launches, there were about 5 games out and they all look excellent initially.
If there was a wider range of games, I'd never have bought it but it was a case of "well, there's not a whole lot of others so why not?"

I can't stand the Tony Hawks games, and I loathe cell-shaded games so it was a case of buying it just to play something.

Hedfix wrote:
> If you want to swap it let me know. :)
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Definitely.
In fact, if you want any of my games except for Splinter Cell, Rocky or FIFA then I'm quite happy.

What do you have?

Goatboy wrote:
> Jet Set Radio (played once and never touched)

Just try playing it for an hour or so... You won't put the pad down for another 10 hours.

Goatboy wrote:

> Some game a bit like Speedball.

This'll be Deathrow, I read your review on it a couple of months back.

If you want to swap it let me know. :)

At the moment it sounds like Manhunt would make a good extra mode in one of the GTA games. Whether it is good enough to be a standalone game remains to be seen.

I've recen;y started playing SOE again and it is fun, its like GTA crossed with the arcadey gameplay mechanics of Jet Set Radio.

Crazy? Yes. A bit of arcadey fun? Indeedy.

I personally find sports games boring, probably because I find sports boring.
I've got a FIFA game somewhere, but that's just for multiplayer fun - I dont think I've ever played it by myself.
I do like boxing games, but that's because I enjoy hitting people in the face. And I can do that with a videogame with zero fear of being arrested or getting my ass kicked by a bigger boy.

Mainly I likes FPS (which the PC does nicely thanks) and strategy games (again the PC owns that genre).
What have I got on Xbox?
Splinter Cell
Halo
Star Wars:Obi Wan (it's alright, GAD so not my loss)
POW (still quite fun)
Jet Set Radio (played once and never touched)
Rallisport Challenge (havent touched in months)
Rocky (superb)
Fifa something
Some game a bit like Speedball.

Games I want:
Splinter Cell 2
Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic

I mainly play PC, but Xbox has taken preference over PS2 - that's now a dedicated DVD player only.

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> That should read "an original gaming idea".

Uh huh....

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
>Open ended gaming in a city controlled by one man who's aim is to let the >gangs of Carcer rip you apart with chainsaws, meat cleavers and anything >else they can get their hands on.

Is it just me or is this going to be an MGS/Splinter Cell clone but set in a city ? It's not open ended if you are constantly trying to evade people. In GTA you can always forget about the missions and mess around, cruise the city, go on your own little rampage etc How can you do that in Manhunt if you are constantly hunted eh ?

I remember those same websites being rather excited about State Of Emergency...and that was less than brilliant, in fact it was so bad it launched on Xbox at 19.99 from day one, ad still sold badly...

Racing games which encourage some form of aggressive driving are good. Whether it's cars with guns or simply pushing a mate's car over a cliff during a rally...

Sports games suck unless it involves a motor (motors in chainsaws count as motors too!).

Having played them I can indeed criticise them. I've owned enough sports games on previous consoles and played enough on next-gen consoles to realise they really are quite boring.

Makes sense? Why yes it does!