According to a review by UK newspaper The Guardian, Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto (GTA), the new Grand Theft Auto 5 depicted a dark, humorous satire on modern world consumerism.
GTA 5 has been set in a superficial city named Los Santos, which is heavily influenced by the real Los Angeles, California. Three characters namely Michael the middle-aged thug, sociopath Trevor, and gang member Franklin are enveloped in a virtual world riddled with crinimial maniacs. In GTA 5, players who chose either of the three characters would be assigned to narrative missions to progress. Players also have the opportunity to do side-quests, earn in money-making ventures, or encounter with a vast dynamic plethora of other GTA characters like mob bosses and gang members.
The review, which was tested on XBox 360, noted that the makers of GTA 5 showed how the world has been saturated with so much products. GTA 5's virtual world of Los Santos has been peppered with it. For example. fans would be able to see the offices of social company Lifeinvader, which is the amalgam of Apple, Facebook and Google. Celebrity magazines, pop music and reality TV were also depicted in the in hilarious commercials of the game's radio and TV.
Created by game programmers David Jones and Mike Dailly, and then developed by Dan and Sam Houser and game designer Zachary Clarke, the GTA video game series has been universally acclaimed in terms of franchises. Since its release of its first game, the video game series has sold over 125 million as of December last year. Its ultimate owner, Take-Two Interactive, released popular video games like BioShock, Manhunt and the Midnight Club racing series. In 2008, Electronic Arts had placed an almost USD2 billion tender offer to Take-Two but failed to secure an agreement from the latter until the offer expired.
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