Grand Theft Auto Advance

Grand Theft Auto Advance (also marketed as Grand Theft Auto) is a 2004 action-adventure video game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Rockstar Games. It was released exclusively for the mh:awesomegames:Game Boy Advance.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The main issue with the game is the fact that most of the violent content in the game is heavily toned down, such as dialogue (in which only mild profanity is present), reduced references to more serious crimes and immoral topics, and more.
 * 2) Due to the censorship issue as mentioned above, the in-game story is lame and somewhat generic, with lots of poorly-written dialogue that make it feel like a GTA rip-off.
 * 3) * Despite its loose connection to mh:awesomegames:Grand Theft Auto III, it has its own continuity issues.
 * 4) The box art doesn't use the trademark collage layout like the other games did. Instead it uses a gray boring background with Grand Theft Auto slapped on it. Also the "Theft" in the GTA logo is slightly out of its default position.
 * 5) It has a very choppy frame rate, which makes the combat harder and the driving more painful on the eyes, especially when you're trying to do something. The frame rate likes to run below 30FPS most of the time.
 * 6) It has only one weapon in every category, which kills your choice of what weapons you want that the other GTA games offer.
 * 7) * Also, most weapons deal less damage than your fists which is really pathetic.
 * 8) Mike is considered by fans to be the worst protagonist in the series due to having little to no personality and barely any back story, unlike Claude, who at least has part of his story explained in GTA San Andreas and a signature personality.
 * 9) It has the fewest missions (excluding the DLCs for GTA IV) in the series.
 * 10) The main story can be completed in 7 hours. It is even shorter than The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony which can be completed in eight hours each, and they are only DLCs.
 * 11) The driving is terrible in this game, due to its awful handling and the camera constantly zooming in and out.
 * 12) The radio is just a short snippet of eight songs from GTA 1 and GTA 2 that plays over and over without stopping, which can get annoying really fast.
 * 13) Just like the PC and console versions of GTA III, it doesn't have an in-game map except for the radar, which makes exploring the city much harder. Plus, the radar is static and never rotates in response to your direction.
 * 14) There is nothing you can do after completing the main story and you don't receive any reward for completing 100%. This is due to Mike leaving Liberty City for Colombia.
 * 15) The game suffers from some glitches, including the silver tank, the Mike's clone, the stunt jump, and the invisible car-boat.
 * 16) * Though unlike other GTA games, this game doesn't have many glitches.
 * 1) * Though unlike other GTA games, this game doesn't have many glitches.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Many characters from GTA III appear, such as Asuka, King Courtney, 8-Ball, and Misty.
 * 2) * King Courtney, a character who was only heard in GTA III now appears as the secondary antagonist.
 * 3) Good graphics for a GBA game with lots of detail such as cars not being just sprites and they can be flipped over just like the 3D GTA games.
 * 4) Unlike GTA 1 and GTA 2 which had tank controls, GTA Advance's controls are decent.
 * 5) You can save anywhere on the map, a feature that wouldn't become a staple until GTA: Chinatown Wars and GTA V.
 * 6) Unlike GTA: Chinatown Wars, it mostly has the same map from GTA III which is really impressive for a GBA game.
 * 7) Rockstar took a lesson from this game and released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, a much improved 2D Grand Theft Auto Game.
 * 1) Rockstar took a lesson from this game and released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, a much improved 2D Grand Theft Auto Game.

Reception
Grand Theft Auto Advance received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike, with many praising the graphics, while criticizing the plot and the driving mechanics. It was the lowest rated game in the GTA series until the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.

Grand Theft Auto Advance sold only 0.24 million copies and is the least popular entry in the series, with many people not acknowledging its existence.

Trivia

 * It was the last Grand Theft Auto game to be released exclusively on a mh:awesomegames:Nintendo console and the first one to be released on said console.
 * The game came out in the same day as the mh:awesomegames:PlayStation 2 version of mh:awesomegames:Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
 * It is the second and last GTA game which has been released exclusively for one platform. First being Grand Theft Auto: London 1961.
 * If the player flips over the Triad Fish Van, It is written "TOYZ IN DA HOOD" on the van's side, which is a reference on the TOYZ van from GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories.
 * Originally, Rockstar was going to port GTA III to the Game Boy Advance but it was later cancelled due to technical limitations of the console.
 * GTA Advance has the least cut content in the series.
 * It is debated among fans whether the game is canon or not.
 * Canon because it is listed as a 3D Universe game rather than its own universe, has returning characters, and it explains why 8-Ball's hands were crippled.
 * Non-canon because it is not listed in Rockstar's website and the aforementioned continuity issues.