Which GTA is the best and why????????

I like all gta's but the hardest i thought was gta 3 vice city was easy and san andreas was about average

i probably prefare vice city to the other 2 because its dat easy but dats my opinion

In terms of difficulty and quality, Grand Theft Auto III is easily the best. It defined the standards of the sub-genre and even Rockstar North hasn't been able to re-capture the charm and addictiveness of the game in years. If there was only one GTA you could play, I would always choose GTA3; There's simply nothing else like it.raditz_the_dude

yeah very gd point its wot made ps2 no other game could match gta 3

While GTAIII was a revolutionary jump for video games, it doesn't change the fact that GTA SA is a bit better than VC and III.  They didn't change any of the good stuff, they just improved upon small areas like camera angles and realism.  Also adding swimming, gambling, and skydiving made the game ALOT more fun if you ask me.  I hated how you would die if you fell into the water in VC or GTAIII.  Stupid if you ask me, they should have had swimming in the first place.  Thats how i see it.  Now hopefully GTAIV is at least as good as GTAIII.

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas without a doubt.

Its a huge environment with loads of awesome stuff to do and vehicles to drive :) 

In terms of difficulty and quality, Grand Theft Auto III is easily the best. It defined the standards of the sub-genre and even Rockstar North hasn't been able to re-capture the charm and addictiveness of the game in years. If there was only one GTA you could play, I would always choose GTA3; There's simply nothing else like it.raditz_the_dude

I understand when people make a list of the best games of all time, putting games on the list that set standards ahead of games that may have actually been better. but in this case even though GTA3 set the standard, vice city and san andreas blew it away. In my opinion i like vice city the best mainly bc of the theme. I like san andreas a lot too but still get bored with it after plying for a while.  i still havent beaten it bc i just stopped playing. I dont like how u have to constantly eat and workout. 

GTA3 was my first entrance into the genre.  While, I really enjoyed the game, the story, and it sense of humor.  GTA: VC had far more interesting characters, story, and had me laughing to tears on a few occassions. GTA:SA was a pretty good addition to the series, but it just wasn't as interesting as the first two.

Still, GTA3 has got to be the most fun out of any of them.  VC was cramped and I couldn't maintain high speeds when I just want to go fast.  SA was huge, but the small 2 lane roads made it tough just to push a car to its limits.  GTA3 on the other hand, had plenty of 4 lane roads that allowed me to push a car to top speed and maintain it.  I loved getting a 3 wanted star level and to see how long I could go without the cops catching me.

When it comes down to a game you can just sit back and enjoy.  I would have to say that GTA3 is #1, with GTA: VC at a close second.  It will be interesting to see how GTA4 compares to the previous three, when it comes out to the PC....Although, with Mass Effect coming out to the XBOX360 I might get it on that system.

I think I like GTA San Andreas the most because you can do so much ....... and plus , CJ can swim :)

Ive played all the GTA's and i would have to say its the more recent one GTA SA because u can hop fences, swim, and no load times once you get into the game 8)

BAM!

i prefer 3 myself. it really just joked about everything and never took itslef too seriously. i got more laughs out of that one.

SA and VC were good but they were just a bit too serious in comparison. i didnt enjoy them as much personally.