What GTA Clones Did Better Than Grand Theft Auto Itself

Grand Theft Auto represents the pinnacle of AAA games, not just in huge-scale production values, but in the kind of innovation that rewrites the rules for what games can even be. It seems only Rockstar is capable of fully nailing this style of game. Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) Scarface: The World is Yours GTA clones may imitate GTA, but you can also argue that GTA very consciously pastiches popular crime and gangster dramas, such as Vice City's amalgamation of Miami Vice and Scarface. Watch Dogs 2 (2016) Watch Dogs 2 Ubisoft may already specialize in open-world games like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, but Watch Dogs' contemporary urban setting puts it firmly in the category of GTA clone, though its hacking mechanics also set it apart.