Games PC GRAND THEFT AUTO 2 User Manual

WARNING!

Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights or light patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching television images or playing certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any epileptic seizures. If you or anyone in your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of consciousness) when exposed to flashing lights, consult your doctor prior to playing. If you or your child experience any of the following symptoms: dizziness, blurred vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of consciousness, disorientation, any involuntary movement or convulsion, while playing a video game, IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your doctor.

PRECAUTIONS

- Always play in a well lit room and sit as far away from the monitor screen as possible.

- Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep.

- Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes in every hour of playing.

GRAND THEFT AUTO 2

Grand Theft Auto and G.T.A. are trademarks of Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games is a division of Take Two Interactive Software Inc. DMA and the DMA logo are trademarks of DMA Design Ltd. For home use only. Unauthorized copying, adaptation, rental, leasing, re-sale, arcade use, charging for use, broadcast, cable transmission, public performance, distribution or extraction of this product or any trademark or copyright work that forms part of this product are prohibited. Developed by DMA Design Ltd. Published in North America by Rockstar Games. All trademarks are protected. Other copyrights are property of their respective holders. ©1999 Rockstar Games. All rights reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started 1 Welcome to GTA2 2 Select A Character 3 Who Lives Where 3 Respect is Everything - How To Play 3 Gang Agenda 3 Law Enforcement 4 Save A Game 5 Getting Caught 5 Controls 5 Special Keys 6 A Typical Scene 6 Weapons & Arming the Car 8 Network Game 9 Troubleshooting 9 Credits 10

Getting Started

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Specification

WHERE IT ALL BEGINS

Before you can play GTA2 it must be installed to your hard disk drive.

WINDOWS 95/98 INSTALLATION

To ensure that GTA2 runs as efficiently as possible, close down all active applications before running it.

If the GTA2 Install Wizard does not appear, select the My Computer icon on your Desktop then select the CD icon.

Select the GTA2 icon to run the GTA2 Install Wizard; follow the prompts to install GTA2 to your hard disk.

When installation is complete, follow the prompts to run play with the GTA2 settings or run the game.Note that once GTA2 is installed, the Install Wizard is not shown again; instead, a Play option is given.

• Pentium® P200 or above

• 32MB RAM

• 65MB hard disk space

• 4x CD ROM drive

• Windows® 95/98

• Direct3D compatible graphics card (NO software version)

• Multiplayer: LAN (IPX & TCP/IP) 4 players plus Internet (via DirectPlay)

• Sound card

• Keyboard

1. Ensure that your PC is set up according to its instruction manual; If you have a joystick or pad, make sure it’s attached.

2. Power up your PC and insert the GTA2 disc into your CD drive.

Note that an official GTA2 disc must be present in your CD drive for all single player games; if a GTA2 CD is not in use, you can still join multiplayer games (see Multiplayer Action on page 8).

Get Ready...

From the Title Screen, select Options to call up four new options

Options

The variety of sound cards supported by GTA2 deliver different results; use the Sound and Music options to change the volume balance of effects and music during play. Use Text to change the speed of text display during play, and Transparency Effects, if that’s what you’re into.

IF YOU WANT TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE, IMAGINE A BOOT STAMPING ON A HUMAN FACE FOREVER.

- George Orwell: 1984

Three weeks into the future. One teeming city. Seven street gangs. Unlimited criminal opportunity.

Society is in rapid decay. With the crime rate soaring and bio-chemical dependency in healthy proliferation, you are about to have the time of your life. The city is on the edge of collapse, with law and order beginning to break down completely. People are running wild, half-addled on food-additives and semi-legal pharmaceutical pills. A giant corporation controls every aspect of society, from entertainment to organ transplants. Everything is polluted, dirty, unpleasant. Life has never been cheaper.

Fuelled with desire to make a dishonest dollar any way you can, there’s a lot of work available from extremely amoral individuals looking for anyone who knows their stuff. With the police just beginning to lose their patience, this city is never going to be quite the same again.

The only thing that's organized in this town is crime. Every shady activity from brewing moonshine to blackmailing politicians is controlled by one gang or another. Every neighborhood has local hoods that don't appreciate some new guy taking whatever he fancies. So you've got to make these gangs respect you, and give you work. If you're any good they'll employ you, and eventually trust you enough to do some serious work. But if you screw up a job or double cross them, they'll treat you accordingly - like pet food. Do whatever you want, and work for anyone who will have you, but always be careful that the city doesn't bite back. You're not the only tough guy in town, and you're not the only guy looking to borrow vehicles without their owner's consent.

In the meantime, the police have not only become more aggressive, they've now got the help of the Special Agents and the Army, should things get way out of control.

Things are going to get way out of control.

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