Grand Theft Auto V

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'''''Grand Theft Auto V''''' is a 2013 [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. It is the seventh main entry in the [[Grand Theft Auto|''Grand Theft Auto'' series]], following 2008's ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', and the fifteenth instalment overall. Set within the fictional state of [[San Andreas (Grand Theft Auto)|San Andreas]], based on [[Southern California]], the [[single-player]] story follows three [[protagonist]]s—retired [[bank robber]] Michael De Santa, street [[gangster]] Franklin Clinton, and drug dealer and [[gunrunner]] [[Trevor Philips]]—and their attempts to commit heists while under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. Players [[Nonlinear gameplay|freely roam]] San Andreas's [[open world]] countryside and fictional city of Los Santos, based on [[Los Angeles]].

'''''Grand Theft Auto V''''' is a 2013 [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. It is the seventh main entry in the [[Grand Theft Auto|''Grand Theft Auto'' series]], following 2008's ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', and the fifteenth instalment overall. Set within the fictional state of [[San Andreas (Grand Theft Auto)|San Andreas]], based on [[Southern California]], the [[single-player]] story follows three [[protagonist]]s—retired [[bank robber]] Michael De Santa ([[Ned Luke]]), street [[gangster]] Franklin Clinton ([[Shawn Fonteno]]), and drug dealer and [[gunrunner]] [[Trevor Philips]] ([[Steven Ogg]])—and their attempts to commit heists while under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. Players [[Nonlinear gameplay|freely roam]] San Andreas's [[open world]] countryside and fictional city of Los Santos, based on [[Los Angeles]].

The game world is navigated on foot and by vehicle, from either a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person]] or [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] perspective. Players control the protagonists throughout single-player and switch among them, both during and outside missions. The story is centred on the heist sequences, and many missions involve shooting and driving gameplay. A "wanted" system governs the aggression of law enforcement response to players who commit crimes. In ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'', the game's [[online multiplayer]] mode, up to 30 players engage in a variety of different [[Cooperative video game|cooperative]] and competitive game modes.

The game world is navigated on foot and by vehicle, from either a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person]] or [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] perspective. Players control the protagonists throughout single-player and switch among them, both during and outside missions. The story is centred on the heist sequences, and many missions involve shooting and driving gameplay. A "wanted" system governs the aggression of law enforcement response to players who commit crimes. In ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]'', the game's [[online multiplayer]] mode, up to 30 players engage in a variety of different [[Cooperative video game|cooperative]] and competitive game modes.

== Plot ==

== Plot ==

In 2004,{{efn|The game's prologue is set nine years before the main storyline, which takes place in 2013.}} criminal friends Michael Townley (Ned Luke), and Trevor Philips (Steven Ogg), with there crewmate Brad Snider (Ryan Woodle) partake in a failed robbery in Ludendorff, North Yankton, resulting in Michael being presumed dead. Nine years later, Michael lives with his family in the city of Los Santos under the alias Michael De Santa, having made a secret agreement with Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB){{efn|In ''Grand Theft Auto V'', the FIB is a fictionalised parody of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).}} agent Dave Norton (Julian Gamble) to stay hidden. Across town, gangbanger Franklin Clinton (Shawn Fonteno) works for a corrupt car salesman and meets Michael while attempting to fraudulently [[repossess]] his son's car. The two later become friends. When Michael finds his wife sleeping with her tennis coach, he and Franklin chase the coach to a mansion, which Michael damages in anger. The owner, [[drug lord]] Martin Madrazo (Alfredo Huereca), demands monetary compensation, so Michael returns to a life of crime to obtain the funds, enlisting Franklin as an accomplice. With the help of Michael's old friend Lester Crest (Jay Klaitz), a disabled hacker, they rob a jewellery store to pay off the debt. Meanwhile, Trevor, who lives in squalor in rural Blaine County, hears of the heist and recognises Michael's work; Trevor had believed the FIB killed Michael in the Ludendorff heist. Trevor finds Michael and reunites with him, forcing the latter to reluctantly accept the former back into his life.

In 2004,{{efn|The game's prologue is set nine years before the main storyline, which takes place in 2013.}} criminals Michael Townley (Ned Luke), Trevor Philips (Steven Ogg), and Brad Snider (Ryan Woodle) partake in a failed robbery in Ludendorff, North Yankton, resulting in Michael being presumed dead. Nine years later, Michael lives with his family in the city of Los Santos under the alias Michael De Santa, having made a secret agreement with Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB){{efn|In ''Grand Theft Auto V'', the FIB is a fictionalised parody of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI).}} agent Dave Norton (Julian Gamble) to stay hidden. Across town, gangbanger Franklin Clinton (Shawn Fonteno) works for a corrupt car salesman and meets Michael while attempting to fraudulently [[repossess]] his son's car. The two later become friends. When Michael finds his wife sleeping with her tennis coach, he and Franklin chase the coach to a mansion, which Michael damages in anger. The owner, [[drug lord]] Martin Madrazo (Alfredo Huereca), demands monetary compensation, so Michael returns to a life of crime to obtain the funds, enlisting Franklin as an accomplice. With the help of Michael's old friend Lester Crest (Jay Klaitz), a disabled hacker, they rob a jewellery store to pay off the debt. Meanwhile, Trevor, who lives in squalor in rural Blaine County, hears of the heist and recognises Michael's work; Trevor had believed the FIB killed Michael in the Ludendorff heist. Trevor finds Michael and reunites with him, forcing the latter to reluctantly accept the former back into his life.

As time goes on, the protagonists' lives spiral out of control. Michael's criminal behaviour prompts his family to leave him. When he later becomes a [[movie producer]], he comes into conflict with Devin Weston (Jonathan Walker), a billionaire [[venture capital]]ist and [[corporate raid]]er, who attempts to shut down the studio. Michael thwarts his efforts and inadvertently kills his lawyer, to which Devin vows revenge. Meanwhile, Franklin has to rescue his friend Lamar Davis (Slink Johnson) from rival gangbanger Harold "Stretch" Joseph (Hassan Johnson), who sets up and attempts to kill him multiple times. Concurrently, Trevor tries to consolidate his control over various [[black market]]s in Blaine County, waging war against the Lost [[outlaw motorcycle club]], [[Latino (demonym)|Latino]] street gangs, rival [[meth]] dealers, the [[private military company]] Merryweather, and [[Triad (organized crime)|triad]] kingpin Wei Cheng (George Cheung).

As time goes on, the protagonists' lives spiral out of control. Michael's criminal behaviour prompts his family to leave him. When he later becomes a [[movie producer]], he comes into conflict with Devin Weston (Jonathan Walker), a billionaire [[venture capital]]ist and [[corporate raid]]er, who attempts to shut down the studio. Michael thwarts his efforts and inadvertently kills his lawyer, to which Devin vows revenge. Meanwhile, Franklin has to rescue his friend Lamar Davis (Slink Johnson) from rival gangbanger Harold "Stretch" Joseph (Hassan Johnson), who sets up and attempts to kill him multiple times. Concurrently, Trevor tries to consolidate his control over various [[black market]]s in Blaine County, waging war against the Lost [[outlaw motorcycle club]], [[Latino (demonym)|Latino]] street gangs, rival [[meth]] dealers, the [[private military company]] Merryweather, and [[Triad (organized crime)|triad]] kingpin Wei Cheng (George Cheung).