Console games have grown into a huge industry with a cult following over the last decade. Games can be used as a way to escape from reality. The rating system for these games can range from E for everyone to M for mature audiences only. The objective of this article is to show the entertainment value that an M-rated game, such as Grand Theft Auto (GTA), can offer a user.
This installment is derived from the original concept of the GTA franchise. The game is no longer about stealing cars, it has become a real world mockery. Grand Theft Auto brings a twisted version of reality to the gaming table. Grand Theft Auto Five is the latest version of the GTA lineup. The GTA Five universe is known as Los Santos, loosely based on Los Angeles and its immediate area. The game is a gigantic satire on human life as we know it. There are a variety of silly celebrities, perverted life situations, a stock exchange known as BAWSAQ, a corrupt government, a popular social media website called Life Invader, and many more satirical events that can be juxtaposed with normal reality.
The majority of modern human society approves of violence as an evil. There are laws to punish those who harm others. However, the laws of the GTA universe are somewhat perverse. The game offers the user the possibility to commit many serious crimes against the virtual society. The player can casually stroll down the street and commit murder, robbery, assault and many other crimes against an unsuspecting non-playable character. In addition, the player receives weapons as basic as a knife and a baseball bat, from pistols to mini-pistols, and from C-4 explosives to rocket launchers to wreak havoc and destruction in Los Santos. While there is a police and military presence in the game, they are not intellectually powerful enough to overcome the use that corners them. Every time the player is caught by the long arm of the law, a simple bribe frees him and sets him free to continue his reign of terror or to casually continue his day at the game.
At the end of the day, the game should be taken with a grain of salt. This game is intended for entertainment purposes only and should be played by more mature people. GTA developers Rockstar intended this game to be seen as an extreme satire of what our society is today. Play provides a release for our inner, more sadistic thought processes.