Referring to GTA Versions
The titles of some games in the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series are very long. The online community, the games publishers and the press frequently shorten the titles by using initials. However, there is no standard manner in which to shorten the titles and so it can be difficult to be sure exactly which title is being referred to. Further problems arise due to the GTA have so many titles, available on so many platforms, with some having several releases for the same platform.
To try and overcome this, GTAmodding has created this page for the public to develop a standardised method of referring to games in the GTA series. It is not yet clear what format will be settled upon but one has to start somewhere.
Referring to Entire Series
The first game in the series was simply called "Grand Theft Auto" without any number or other identifying marks. Because authors often refer to the entire series as a whole, there is a convention to do the following:-
- When referring to the entire series, use "Grand Theft Auto" or "GTA".
- When referring specifically to the first edition, use "Grand Theft Auto 1" or GTA1".
Referring to Individual Versions
The simplest way to shorten the titles is to use the first letter of each word the title is made from. One edition uses a number (Grand Theft Auto 2) while another uses Roman Numerals (Grand Theft Auto III). Numbers are preferable to numerals in this context as the purpose is to create a shorter version.
