Grand Theft Auto 3 (PC)

Welcome to the 21st century; well perhaps not as you don’t see many people running down pedestrians and shooting gang members everyday but GTA 3 has all you want to create havoc. Due to the big hit of GTA on the Playstation, (and some trouble in the papers for being too violent) it managed to be a great game, from the bird’s eye view to the gta 3 multiple views like 3rd person the gta series has changed the way gamers think. Again like the GTA3 ...
...members like the mafia for example, stealing cars and simply plain killing people. There is actually a plot that develops and reasons why all these gangs are constantly trying to kill you. Also, the leaders of the gangs have different personalities and voices that are quite realistic and make the game more enjoyable to play. Throughout the three Islands in Liberty City (the city in which you play the game) cars are needed to get around, this therefore ...

Sethiroth 10.08.2003 (14.08.2003) · Read full review
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...first do these things. Grand Theft Auto 3, the third game in the series, which they tried to ban, is the first game in the crime series to be in full 3D. The main plot of the game is that you are a wannabe gangster making your way up the crime scene by doing jobs for gangsters that are much higher up the hierarchy than you. In order to complete the jobs, you have to complete objectives such as, going on massacres, stealing cars, rigging cars up ...
...picking up pages of a 'Specialist' Porn magazine whilst driving in a Van for one Mexican gangster…. The games missions are nothing if not varied. WHAT OPPOSITION DOES A GANGSTER HAVE? You don't get the whole City to yourself you know. Along with all the ordinary pedestrians and drivers, there are people who don't like you very much and who take great pleasure in trying to kill you whenever you go near them or in their territory. These include, the ...

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The original GTA was a huge hit on the playstation. Gamers loved it for its wanton violence, and the feeling of freedom gained from roaming around a living city complete with pedestrians, traffic and police. This was a game where you felt as though you could do whatever you wanted. If you wanted a car, you stole it. If you wanted to kill unarmed pedestrians, you could. If you felt like driving around slowly, stopping at red lights and obeying traffic ...
...its success was that it made the gamer feel as though they were in control, rather than following a set path. Then came GTA II, which was not a bad game and yet never enjoyed the success of its predecessor. This was probably because it made few improvements on the first game, and introduced the gang respect system, which in practical terms meant lots of driving about, trying to earn enough respect to actually qualify for missions: a truly idiotic ...

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...would have to be the Grand Theft Auto series from Rockstar. Not only does the series allow for car theft, rioting and violent killings, it encourages it also! However this was far less effective in GTA1 and 2, purely everything everything was seen from above rather than in a 3rd person perspective due to the fully bird's eye camera view given with 2D rendering. All this is changed now, as for GTA3 and onwards, the gameplay is in a complete 3rd person ...
...is immediately put into the heart of the action in Liberty City. After a jail break, both you and a partner are required to get into some street clothes and hit the town. Almost straight away the whole gangster theme begins, with job offerings and tasks a plenty. The job offerings are not required, infact you go about them in your own free will, but if you want to make any meaningful progress in the game your best choice is to complete them. The ...

vectrex001 28.05.2003 (31.05.2003) · Read full review
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...When the original GTA ( Grand Theft Auto ) came out I turned my nose up at it like a cat who has been used to being fed Kitekat being suddenly confronted with Kwik Saves own brand of cat food. When the second incarnation ( okay that wasn’t meant either … in-car-nation … damn what’s happening to me today ) of GTA hit the shelves I did a great job of pretending that it didn’t exist even though my friends raved on and on and on about it. =[ Note to ...
...abuse !! ]= When the third GTA game was released I pretended to be deaf so I couldn’t hear them go on about it and when that didn’t work I faked my own death ( you should have been there … it was a lovely funeral !! ). Then a couple of months back I was sitting in my other room. A friend was crashing at mine and he had his PC with him. We chatted as he played GTA and during our conversation in which I had to explain my sudden, though not unexpected ...

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...re-ignites the argument. The original Grand Theft Auto (GTA) was one such game, a top down (or birds eye view, if you prefer) of your character going around the city, performing missions for some top ranked gangsters and earning some cash into the bargain. It doesn’t sound too bad, but when the missions are stealing, killing and general mischief, all of a sudden Mr and Mrs Smith don’t want little Johnny playing on his PC or Playstation any longer. ...
...of Max Clifford, a publicist who managed to get tabloid coverage of the game, it’s doubtful whether anyone outside the gaming circle would really have noticed the game with high levels of violence and dubious moral fibre. That said, it was still a terribly fun game to play, and the gamers cried out for more. They got it as well – an add on pack called GTA: London 1969 which “recreated” London and used British cars with all the usual GTA shenanigans, ...

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I haven’t had so much trouble getting a game to run since I had my first PC, a state of the art DX2 66 (remember those?). But before I bemoan all the problems I’ve had I’d better start with a review of the game. If I don’t start with the good you simply won’t read passed the bad and the ugly. GTA3 is good. Real good. Every now and then there’s a game which sets new standards of excellence. There was Doom, Civ, Champ Man, the list goes on. Now there’s ...
...is a game players dream. The game view is not dissimilar to Tomb Raider (another game to add to the list above) where the camera is positioned just behind and above the main character. There are multiple camera angles available (including the original top down view) but the whole 3D modelling has to be seen from street level (or even roof top level, or wherever). The game is played on three city islands, although there are story driven barriers ...

brianbarnes 16.06.2002 · Read full review
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...on a speedboat the next. Grand Theft Auto III will take you from Airport Runways to cliff tops, huge suspension bridges to the roofs of skyscrapers, and much, much more. But some people may find it a little gory. You can literally blow limbs off people, or even set fire to them, and watch them die in a bloody massacre. You can run people other, blow up buildings and crash cars. That is why the game is rated 18! If you're planning to buy this game, ...
...----------------- Grand Theft Auto III follows the tales of one nameless, criminal bloke around a huge city, Liberty City. After being betrayed and left for his girlfriend, you take control of him and lead him between the huge rival gangs that roam the city, completing dangerous missions whilst trying to avoid the police and other gangs just to try and survive. Grand Theft Auto III is officially the sequel to Grand Theft Auto II, but you wouldn't ...

monkfeesh 04.11.2002 (17.11.2002) · Read full review
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...of this classic game – Grand Theft Auto – Vice City, which has motorbikes and helicopters to play with, but unfortunately, although destined for release on the pc, there is no release date as yet… There’s probably more stuff I’ve forgotten to mention about GTA3, but basically this is one cool game. It doesn't try to be nice, it doesn't try to be politically correct, but it does what it does very well indeed. Go get ...

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...it is, my review of Grand Theft Auto 3. This is the fourth game in the GTA series that began on the PC a few years back in the form od a 2D top down micro-machines style game, a format which was barely improved on in the first sequel and the add-on GTA London: 1969. This Second major sequel has finally made the move that fans of the original pleaded for: three dimensions! The first thing I will stress is that this is NOT a game for kids. Please ...
...this game being evil, corrupting and glamorising violence and crime to children; The BBFC 18 rating on the front shows that this is a game for adults and adults only. Rant over. The game takes some getting used to at first, but once you have the new control system mastered, it plays pretty much like the previous games, with the same fast pace and entertainment, diverse missions and general mayhem. Missions ranging from driveby shootings to taking ...

InnocentReplica 26.02.2003 · Read full review
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Once again I bought yet another PC game. Alas this was not only a game I had on the PS2 but for some strange reason I HAD to buy this game and play it upon my PC. Be Warned. This game to be viewed at FULL POTENTIAL needs a "state of the art" GAMING system. STORYLINE GTA3 Starts with a VERY VERY brilliant introduction. This shows you some how escaping from a police transport vehicle and running rather like the fugitive away to your freedom. Alas ...
...update to the very popular GTA series but instead of being a 2d top down view, GTA3 is 100% 3D with real-time weather and town life. Aim of the game is fairly simple. You have a pager which can tell you "missions" to do in order to aquire cash and other objects to help in your progress along in the game. Other missions come by finding ringing pay-phones and also stopping off at Mafia or other dodgy groups Hideouts for missions which include many ...

dfjericho 07.06.2002 · Read full review
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...the answer is because of Grand Theft Auto 3. I have been playing it for two weeks now and I still cannot see the point of the game. First off you need to steal a car and drive off and after that the game totally confuses me. You can drive around the streets in your stolen automobile, stopping at every red light and given way to the little old lady crossing the road with purple hair. But the police do not want to stop or chase me in any of my stolen ...
...you have driven and walked over my current game which has lasted two weeks. I currently have driven 300 miles and nothing exciting has happened to me at all except for a tramp walking out in front of me and I had to mount the pavement and knocked over a letterbox to avoid him. Now I will stop acting like Jade from BB and tell you about the real action in this excellent game. Firstly you just walk up to a car open the door, and keep punching and kicking ...

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...Productions. With its unique perspective, Grand Theft Auto III (GTA III) puts you right in the middle of harm’s way while you peddle drugs and kidnap your way to mo’ money. The blatantly offensive title has taken a huge step by offering a fully 3D street experience to become one of the best action games yet to arrive for the PC platform. Another first time highlight in this “three-quel” is a fast paced story line with twists ...
...Story Well there is nothing here like you have to save a world from aliens who have come into earth through a portal to hell, or saving a country in a war, or fighting terrorists who have a deadly virus or a nuke with them. You are just here to save your own ass and make a better life for yourself. You are with a friend named 8 Ball and you escape from a prison van and from there you start your criminal career. All this action takes place in the ...

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...Prepare for a gaming masterpiece. Grand Theft Auto 3. When it was launched for the PS2 in October 2001 I thought I would buy it for my PC. After all, my friend's PS2 was not going to live at my house forever. I was left disgruntled and impatient as the PC version was to be launched in March 2002. AS the time approached the launch date headed further and further back with compatibility problems plaguing the game. These are not fully ironed out so ...
...this year it was released. I paid £25 for it and it was eagerly installed on my PC. It took about 20 minutes to get it installed. Then, disaster.... The headings and logos on the game were blanked out. Blocks appeared where text was. I checked the requirements for the game and my machine easily met them. To let you know, I’m running a Pentium 3 800Mhz pc with 390Mb of Ram, 64 Mb graphics card and 64 bit sound card and an operating system ...

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...soldier of fortune 2 or grand theft auto. I chose Grand Theft Auto 3. With it i also got a lovely map/poster of liberty city, how nice, generous weren't they. I was worried that the game would not install as it needed a lot of processing power, over 500mhz and needed a powerful graphics card. the game needed a lot of Ram, 128mb which luckily was the exact amount I had, and a lot of hard disk space, 800mb. So don't go buying the game if you have ...
...purchased a geforce 3 graphics card and so the graphics were very good. There are also the options of changing camera views and things although you can only use 2 views whilst being a pedestrian. I was disappointed with the game when I first started as there was no multiplayer option and it took a long time to install. When I started playing I was easily able to get used to the controls as it is almost the same as half-life or a variety of other ...

richardfrancis 11.06.2002 (01.07.2002) · Read full review
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