Summary
AGrand Theft Autofan has pointed out that almost all the series' cover art has a helicopter.Grand Theft Autobox art often has a similar aesthetic, with colored boxes including scenes that players can expect from each game, but some players may not have seen this key detail.
Whilethe first twoGrand Theft Autogamesstill found success, it wasn’t until the games entered the 3D era that the launch day sales spiked. Beyond having lower sales figures than their 3D counterparts, the initial titles also had box art that differed significantly from the later era. The first installment had a view of a city with a fish eye lens on its box, while the second game had an aerial photo of cars held up in traffic. The font on the first two covers is also very different from the white textGTAfans are used to seeing. Ignoring these first two titles, almost everyGrand Theft Autobox art has featured one key thing.
Reddit user Preattybeabi recently shared an image compiling the covers of a majorityofGrand Theft Autogames. The image includesGTA 3,4,5,Liberty City Stories,San Andreas,Vice City,Vice City Stories, and the Episodes From Liberty City expansion forGTA 4. The Reddit user points out that there’s a helicopter in the top left of each box, though the angle and design of each are different. TheGTA 3helicopter is seen from the side, theSan Andreasone shines a spotlight, theGTA 4one doesn’t resemble a police helicopter, and theGTA 5one offers more visibility in the front.
Although there are other aspects of the cover art shared between each game, the helicopter hasn’t moved.GTAcover art also prominently features characters from the game, vehicles, and, of course,the Rockstar Games logo.GTA 3notably has the most characters on its cover, whileVice City Storieshas the least. Five of the eight games also include a motorcycle or motorbike in the top right corner, making it almost as common as the helicopter. Each title has colorful boxes segmenting different parts of the cover art, butVice City Storieshas the fewest, whileGTA 3andSan Andreashave the most.
Because eachGTAcover shares similarities with other titles in the series, theGrand Theft Auto 6box artcould continue the theme. If the helicopter isn’t included or if it’s moved to a different part of the box, it will end a long-standing trend established by Rockstar Games.
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure franchise originally created by David Jones and Mike Dailly from DMA Design in 1997. Following the release of Grand Theft Auto 3 in 2001, DMA Design was renamed Rockstar North and became part of that label for Take-Two Interactive. The franchise typically revolves around third person shooting and driving around open worlds that are inspired by real world locations like Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. With the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 in 2013, the series has quickly become the fifth best selling video game franchise of all time.
