Grand Theft Auto 2

"Oi, ya give me dat car or ya dead!!!!"

Remember GTA when it first came out on PSX? It was the game that shocked the censors. Why? Just the little fact that if you wanted to shoot a policeman for no reason, you could do it. Wanted to help drugs smuggling? Why not? Hey there's a tank, let's run everyone over! it was the game with no limitations. And here we are with the sequel, GTA 2. Sure i'm like, a year late, but i noly played it for the first time two weeks ago! Slow yes, but i've played it enough to know what's going on and what ain't. Let's get on with that darn review...

Graphics: 9

Nine??? You ask? Well you put this next to its prequel and then ask me why i give it 9. the graphics are excellent, using what looks like anti-aliasing at last. GTA's graphics were so pixelly but GTA 2 forgets about these. They're just so smooth, you really begin to feel that it's a real city you're looking down on... if it wasn't for all the mugging, car stealing, and the bloodshed of course... did someone say The Bronx then?

Gameplay: 9

it is an extremely easy game to play. You can drive any vehicle you want, and there's one button to go, one to brake, and one to reverse. Simple, yes? Extremely. You can also attack, with whatever you want. Molotov cocktails, electric tazers, rocket launchers, they're all the order of the day in GTA 2.
How do the police act now though? Remember in GTA when you would be able to run the red lights in front of a cop and get away with it?... you still can, but that's not a bad thing. Besides there's not only cops any more, no no no. Swat teams will get in on the action if the cops can't handle it. The swat team can't? Well then, who else could help...? The FBI instead hey? Those black suits can sure stop you right? What? You're leaving the Feds behind? Right, last resort... here comes the army!!! Really! with tanks an' all! Don't forget though, this is GTA! Like it's prequel, in GTA 2 you again can steal the tank and drive like a total loon ball over anyone and anything! Great fun all round.
You can even take control of a fire engine and use its hose to spray everyone, killing them in the process! Unbelievable really isn't it?

Sound: 6

OK, is there anyone who can remeber the GFX in GTA being that amazing? Sure, some people swore but that was about it. In GTA 2, the car sounds are still poor. Especially when you're braking. Sometimes sounds like someones farting. People still swear however, which is nice. Oh, and the explosions also are quite good... but the music...
''It was back in 1849, in the Springfield Golden Nugget Mine... Men folk found their women scary, because they were so big and hairy...'' Remember that brilliant C+W tune from GTA? You won't find anything as good as it in this one. All the tunes are awful. I don't know what happened in BMG, but they've totally messed up these songs. GTA's were sheer brilliance, and ever so catchy too.

Lifespan: 9

Put it this way, i've lent this off my mate for over a week and i still can't find a save point bar the one at the start. i forgot to get them darn maps off him!
Anyway, there's tons of missions as usual though they do seem very reminiscent of the first GTA's... still guess you can't have everything in this birds-eye world we live in.

Overall:

A real good game. Vastly improved over the prequel, and the dire London update. if you liked GTA, get this one too. You won't be that dissapointed, if at all.

Rent or Buy???

Buy, simply buy.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 10/16/00, Updated 10/16/00