Grand Theft Auto 2

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  • Summary: Even though the gameplay is largely the same as in the previous GTA, it's still a lot of fun.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Total Video Games
    90
    One of the most controversial games for the Playstation has created a bigger, better, badder, and more f***ed up sequel.
  2. Absolute Playstation
    87
    Don't expect a graphical treasure but the gameplay will take take some time to complete while raising a few smiles on the way.
  3. TotalGames.net
    84
    Bangin' drum and bass kicks out of the stolen sports cars super woofers as you prowl the streets for criminal action. Climb behind the furry wheel of a pick-up truck and it's good ole' hillbilly rock. This game knows how to use music and it shows it big time.
  4. GamePro
    70
    It's twisted fun for a while, but then it starts to get old.
  5. Cheat Code Central Platinum
    70
    It's disappointing that some of the bloodshed from the first GTA has been toned down in Grand Theft Auto 2. There's no pleasant way to detail this: In the first game, dead policemen, gangsters and pedestrians decomposed. Lying on the pavement, they bled, made a big mess and later disappeared. Granted, the process was a little too quick to be realistic, but there was just something wonderful about revving up your Corvette with its back wheels planted on some poor sap's corpse, then spinning out with a trail of blood matching your tire tracks. Gross? Yes. Sick? Maybe. Fun? Definitely.
  6. Games Radar
    69
    Carefully crafted, big and sprawling and, more to the point, fun and exciting, GTA2 retains the best qualities of its predecessors, and its new gang warfare element improves upon and expands upon the original idea, giving the gameplay a little more depth.
  7. GameCritics
    40
    When it comes down to it, stripping away the gameplay, all GTA2 brings to the table is foul language, gratuitous violence, and aging 2D graphics. Once my bloodlust was quenched, GTA became a monotonous and painfully shallow game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Alvelian
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Одна из лучших игр с видом сверху. Определенно топ игра детства. Великолепная заглавная тема из меню отпечаталась в памяти навсегда.Одна из лучших игр с видом сверху. Определенно топ игра детства. Великолепная заглавная тема из меню отпечаталась в памяти навсегда.
  2. Barnes1987
    Mar 8, 2017
    10
    Amazing game, My personal favorite of the top down GTA games. Still great to play to this day. Highly recommended to anyone that owns aAmazing game, My personal favorite of the top down GTA games. Still great to play to this day. Highly recommended to anyone that owns a Playstation , Dreamcast or PC.… Expand
  4. MiguelNeto
    Jan 3, 2017
    9
    eu amo esse jogo, foi o jogo que eu mais joguei no meu Playstation 1, lembro que passava horas jogando, os grafico pra mim era perfeito, aindaeu amo esse jogo, foi o jogo que eu mais joguei no meu Playstation 1, lembro que passava horas jogando, os grafico pra mim era perfeito, ainda mais porque eu era criança na época, o mapa era grande, tinha muitas armas e carros, pelo oque eu me lembro nao tinha moto nesse jogo, dava para destruir tudo com o tanque, eu admito que eu nao zerei esse game, mais eu jogava demais, fazia muito zueira, na minha opnião so perde pro GTA V como melhor game da franquia, mais claro é so a minha opnião. Nota 9.6… Expand
  5. sebastianali
    Apr 25, 2021
    8
    Without any doubt my favorite Grand Theft Auto game. It polished the formula of the first game a lot, and includes a lot of gameplay elementsWithout any doubt my favorite Grand Theft Auto game. It polished the formula of the first game a lot, and includes a lot of gameplay elements that no other GTA have. I also love the gameplay on this game, it has the most focus on action on any game on the series, with lots of power ups, weapons and focus on dodge enemy attacks. You can also upgrade vehicles, play fun minigames, and decided the gang you want to work on it, different to other GTA where you are forced in this aspect. The enemies can use any weapon that exists on the game (except the electrogun) and overall, it feels so "arcade", so "Doom style" that i love it and prefer it over the realism formula of the other games in the series. There´s things that could be much more polished, but overall, my favorite in the franchise by far and the only one that gives me so much fun.… Expand
  6. PatrykG
    Feb 15, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The second GTA game. GTA II is perhaps the most strangest GTA in all of the series. II is set "Anywhere, USA" and its a retrospective game it is really strange, so if all GTA games are connected then II most be the last one since it is set in the future or something. I think the game is really cool and this is also the first GTA to be written by Dan Houser and he wrote the rest of the GTA'S after this and RDR and Bully and Max Payne 3. But is the game better than GTA I no not really GTA I is slightly better but that doesn't mean GTA II is a bad game. Also everybody says that the main character from GTA III is the main character in II but how can he be still alive since II is set years and I mean years after GTA IV, so I don't think its the same Claude. To finish this review I give GTA II, 7/10.… Expand
  7. MeiLiC.
    Nov 16, 2003
    7
    This Gta 2 is like a classic game but I don't like this game.
  8. BVGNOfficial
    Sep 25, 2012
    2
    GTA 2 is a sequel to the first GTA game and was made for the PS, Dreamcast and PC. There is not much to say about this game. It is just likeGTA 2 is a sequel to the first GTA game and was made for the PS, Dreamcast and PC. There is not much to say about this game. It is just like the first game in which it has outdated 2D graphics. Seriously, all SNES games look just as good or better than this game. There is nothing too special about this game. If you're looking for a good GTA game, look for GTA IV because that's the only good GTA game ever released.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#22 Best PS1 Game of 1999
18
#18 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1999
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#17 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1999