MobyRank MobyScore
PlayStation 2
95
3.8
Windows
93
3.8

Description

After leaving San Andreas and going on a crime spree throughout the country, Claude Speed and Catalina head to Liberty City for a life of crime. During a bank heist, Claude is betrayed by Catalina and her Colombian friend Miguel, and he is shot by her just as they are leaving the scene of the crime. Claude fully recovers....in a prison cell. However, while being transported to a prison, Colombians ambush the prison van for an inmate riding with Claude. Claude and his friend, 8-Ball, escape in the process. Now it is time for revenge. Claude slowly rises through the ranks of the local gangs, gaining trust from local mob bosses and turning on others. Claude gains influence, trust, and most importantly, money along the way. It is time for Claude to rise from the dead and get revenge for what Catalina has done.

The concept that makes GTA what it is, is now in 3D in this release. The game puts you in the shoes of a vicious, albeit novice, criminal. Traditionally, your missions center on the gangs inhabiting the city - each one always has jobs for you to perform, and your prosperity as a criminal depends on your ability to manipulate each gang. Ice a few members of one gang, and you'll gain its rival's favor. Jobs range anywhere from running dope and taking out rivals to sabotage and kidnapping.

Strictly for the matured.

Alternate Titles

  • "侠盗车手3" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "GTA: Liberty City" -- Informal Name
  • "GTA III" -- European release
  • "GTA 3" -- Informal Title
  • "GTA3" -- Informal Title

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
ebay.com
Grand Theft Auto III    
amazon.com
Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City Bundle PlayStation 2 $9.13  
Grand Theft Auto III (Jewel Case) Windows $8.50  
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User Reviews

It may be the bad boy of the videogaming world, but it's also a well-deserved classic. Windows Zovni (8842)
A realistic, revolutionary title that gets passed off a mindless violence PlayStation 2 Matt Neuteboom (939)
Bringing Crime and Action Game-Play to a Whole New Level: No Levels! Windows Dwango (292)
Ahh...to live in a world without sin and restrictions...Oh yeah! Windows Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (12559)
Cool concept, but not much more PlayStation 2 JazzOleg Bronze Star Contributing Member (53181)
Addictive as smack. Funny as hell. Best damn thing to happen to my hard drive. Windows Jason Lee (11)
Not actually THAT great Windows Aapo Koivuniemi (43)
You can have my controller when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers, mom. PlayStation 2 Vance (97)
Groundbreaking in 2001, dated in 2005 PlayStation 2 Edward Beezy (38)
GTA3 is the game that GTA1 and 2 wanted to be PlayStation 2 Depthlord(Es) (950)

The Press Says

AceGamez Windows 2002 10 out of 10 100
Silicon-Fusion.com PlayStation 2 Nov 17, 2001 10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars 100
Snackbar-Games.com Windows Feb 06, 2003 5 out of 5 100
Netjak Windows Jun 05, 2002 9.8 out of 10 98
TotalPlayStation PlayStation 2 Jan 02, 2002 9.7 out of 10 97
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network Windows Jun 25, 2002 96 out of 100 96
Game Informer Magazine Windows Aug, 2002 9.5 out of 10 95
Gamers' Temple, The PlayStation 2 2001 95 out of 100 95
ESC Magazine Windows Jul 01, 2002 9 out of 10 90
Thunderbolt Games PlayStation 2 Apr 01, 2008 8 out of 10 80

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Trivia

'Grand Theft Auto III' was voted Game of the Year by the readers of Electronic Gaming Monthly in the April 2002 issue.


This entry was contributed by Syed GJ (1574) and phlux Bronze Star Contributing Member (4164)
 

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