Grand Theft Auto 2 Released for Free

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday December 22, 2004 @03:50AM from the hos-hos-hos dept.

Darragh_IRL writes "In true Christmas spirit, Rockstar Games has released the PC version of GTA2 for free on their website." From the page: "GTA2 expanded on the top-down, open-ended crime world gameplay formula with a host of new features including the advent of multiple rival gangs - seven, to be exact, including the Yakuza, Scientists, Looneys, Rednecks, Zaibatsu, the Russian Mob and Hare Krishnas. Earn your respect with each gang. Reap the benefits with all manner of shady work-for-hire gigs contracted your way. And climb your way to the top of the criminal pile."

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Gang Warfare by th3walrus · 2004-12-22 05:48 · Score: 4, Interesting

I wish they would bring back to the GTA series the idea of choosing a gang and earning street rep from them. This is the sole thing that makes GTA2 shine above and beyond any other game in the series in my opinion.

When they beefed up the linear storyline with GTA3, I felt that they lost something great with actually being able to choose which gang you took missions for and which gang you were out to destroy. Not everyone likes being forced by the storyline to run with the Yakuza or be on the hunt for the Jamacian gang.

So I highly recommend playing GTA2 if you haven't before and that sounds like something you'd be into.