A direct sequel to Rockstar's handheld port, this GTA 2 on GBC carries over the cyber atmosphere and top-down mechanic of the console game. Released late 2000 on the US market, it caps the franchise's brief detour onto backward-compatible monochrome before it abandoned the format entirely for 3D. Its moderate value and adequate print run make it a publisher curiosity rather than a rarity, of interest to anyone documenting Rockstar's early handheld steps.
A questionable morality
The programme stays true to itself: borrow every car without asking, work for rival gangs and sow havoc across town, all seen from the sky like a diorama you trash. You chase the respect of crooks by piling up misdeeds, convinced you're playing the tough guy, in a cheerful criminal logic that the pixels make perfectly respectable.
Is Grand Theft Auto 2 still worth playing in 2026?
A handheld sequel to the crime sandbox, Grand Theft Auto 2 on GBC carries the top-down action and adds a system of rival gangs to please and more structured cities. The conversion keeps the PC version's spirit of freedom in a pocket format, which stays technically impressive. The reduced legibility, the steep difficulty and a constrained presentation limit the fun over time. A curiosity for GTA fans and lovers of bold technical ports from the GBC era.
