<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
DMA	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1997	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
main	O
instalment	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
a	O
retrofuturistic	O
metropolis	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Anywhere	B-Application
City	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
players	O
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
criminal	O
as	O
they	O
roam	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
conducting	O
jobs	O
for	O
various	O
crime	O
syndicates	O
and	O
having	O
free	O
rein	O
to	O
do	O
whatever	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
negative	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
a	O
moderate	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
2001	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
which	O
started	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
players	O
completing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
requiring	O
a	O
set	O
target	O
score	O
being	O
achieved	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2s	I-Application
setting	O
is	O
unique	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
a	O
retrofuturistic	O
metropolis	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Anywhere	O
,	O
USA	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
districts	O
(	O
Downtown	O
,	O
Residential	O
,	O
and	O
Industrial	O
)	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
switch	O
between	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
follows	O
a	O
criminal	O
named	O
Claude	B-Application
Speed	I-Application
(	O
played	O
by	O
Scott	O
Maslen	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
conducts	O
jobs	O
around	O
Anywhere	B-Application
City	I-Application
for	O
several	O
criminal	O
syndicates	O
,	O
until	O
his	O
actions	O
eventually	O
catch	O
up	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
an	O
assassin	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
gangs	O
he	O
robbed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Head	O
Radio	O
"	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	O
Liberty	O
City	O
Stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
some	O
real	O
songs	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
sped	O
up	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Back	O
in	O
Black	O
"	O
by	O
AC/DC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2s	I-Application
computer	O
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
(	O
300,000	O
or	O
more	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
from	O
ELSPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
barely	O
any	O
difference	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
received	O
positive	O
feedback	O
,	O
with	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
closely	O
 [ mirrors ] 	O
the	O
station-style	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2s	I-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
development	O
and	O
inventive	O
missions	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
manages	O
to	O
draw	O
you	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
complexities	O
of	O
its	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
A	O
great	O
idea	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
one	O
reason	O
or	O
another	O
,	O
never	O
really	O
gets	O
into	O
a	O
must-play	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
