We pay tribute to the 5 best GTA games so far

With Grand Theft Auto V less than a week away (yes, less than a week away!), we decided to take a look back at the five best entries in this beloved franchise. Sound off in the comments section below if you agree or, inevitably, disagree with our choices.

Grand Theft Auto III (2001)

Welcome to the birth of Grand Theft Auto in three dimensions. Before 2001, Rockstar’s crime caper had taken place from a bird’s eye view, but Grand Theft Auto III changed all that. It was an experience that had to be seen first-hand to be believed; a game that rewrote and redefined the rules. Suddenly those miniature pedestrians were up close and startlingly real to life. Roads arced and curved. Cars were no longer blocky shapes, but real 3D objects.

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