GTA 5 Screenshots Confirm Sharks, Submarines

Rockstar Games presented gamers with a holiday gift on Sunday night: new screenshots from Grand Theft Auto V. This new batch tells us a couple important things about the game. For example, it seems you'll encounter sharks in the waters off of Los Santos.

GTA: San Andreas allowed players to swim underwater. There wasn't a whole lot to do down there, though. The waters of GTA V appear to be much livelier. Players will be able to explore the depths in submarines, according to one shot.

The inclusion of sharks seems to indicate that wildlife will play a greater role in this game than it did in previous entries. Perhaps they'll have hunting activities like in Red Dead Redemption? Either way, simply having animals in this game is a step forward for the series. It'll make the game world feel a lot more lively and realistic.

One of the other screenshots shows a character piloting a fighter jet. We already knew those were included in the game. However: is that a commercial jetliner flying next to it? That would mean yet another vehicle type from San Andreas is making a return.

The scale of GTA 5 seems to grow with every new set of screenshots. The sheer ambition on display is one of the many reasons we're excited about the game.

Pete Haas

Staff Writer at CinemaBlend.