Grand Theft Auto III

As in real life, there are consequences for your criminality. As your random acts of mayhem mount up, the police start hounding you, eventually calling in SWAT trucks, the FBI, and even the army if you continue down the path of destruction. Shaking these pursuers is easily the most fun part of the game, especially when a bunch of friends are packed in the room to witness your narrow escapes.

Grand Theft Auto III is fine-tuned to near perfection in every category. All the vehicles, from slick sports cars to lumbering dump trucks, handle exactly as you'd expect and smash apart realistically when abused. The three islands in the game are rendered in terrific detail considering their size, and are packed with traffic, pedestrians, and hidden jumps. The audio is equally amazing. Pedestrians talk, cops scream at you, and you can tune in nine different radio stations whenever you are in a car. It all adds up to a monumental achievement: the rare console game for adults that manages to get everything right. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Offers an enormous world for players to exploit, rendered in staggering detail
• Equally fun whether you go on plot-based missions or run around as a freelance crook

• Ultraviolence, foul language, and adult situations mean you'll want to keep this far away from kids
• It takes too long to get from one island to another, making some missions tedious

Players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, in which anything can happen and probably will. With a cast of hundreds, 50-plus vehicles--including sports cars, ice-cream trucks, boats, and buses--three hours of music, (including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop, and disco), a huge array of street-ready weapons, and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto III is a sprawling epic that will show you that sometimes crime can pay, and that sometimes it pays you back.

In this game, you play an ex-con who acts as a criminal free agent around the three-part town called Liberty City. As you work for rival crime bosses and gang leaders, you earn money by completing each mission.

The entertainment of the game is its sheer amount of freedom. If you are not ready to try to complete each mission, you are free to roam around the city at will, stealing cars, collecting hidden packages, even making money as a cab driver, firefighter, or "vigilante cop."

Although the graphics could be a little better and I hate the aiming system for some of the weapons, the game is ultimate fun. There is a reason that this game is so popular, despite its main criticism.

GTA3 has been derided continuously for its mature rating and questionable moral code. In the video game, your character increases his health by hiring prostitutes, and can get away with killing cops and innocent civilians. Because of this, GTA3 is NOT for kids to play. I'm always surprised to find too many young kids playing this game.

All that being said, GTA3 is not as horrible as it may sound. All of the characters you are required to kill are criminals (there is a one dirty cop or two) and lawless thugs. Crimes against innocent civilians could get you arrested. I don't think the game gives any impression that crime pays.

I strongly recommend GTA3 (as well as GTA: Vice City). It's a fun game, and has many side-missions and games which can keep you entertained for a LONG time.


The Father of Vice City, all that needs to be said.   July 11, 2004
This game was revolutionary and broke ground that no video game had ever even tried. The missions are fun and challenging. There is unprecedented freedom to do whatever you want. Even the town is cool enough to want to explore. You get an ora, an ambiance that did not exist in video games before. One of the Greatest video games of all time by far.


Grand theft Auto III..!! -Is great for my downtime..?   July 9, 2004
This game was really spectactular. -I've have succesfully
completed all the mission's.. -It took me a decade.. -Ever
since this game came out. -I've first spotted it when a
friend loned me it. -Then my parents bought it.

So I loved the graphic's; -the violence..! -The cinema
looks realistic.. -The camera angles are great for the
movie mission's..! -I don't care about crusing around for
the city. -I've care about the dang pesky mission's..?
becuase two me; -driving around.. -Shooting at people
is kind of boring.. -Don't you think..! -Give the mission's
credit for making your joinment a breeze..

Rockstar games made this for you two play the missions
and then enjoy killing a lot of people and throwing
grenades or bombs; -blowing up the city.. -Something
like that.. -But the only thing that really suck's
about the game.. -Rockstar can't let you even blow up
the city's; -building's.. -That wooed of been a blast..?

All right.. -May be in the next game..! -The game is
not that fun then going around and killing a lot of
people and getting the coppers two bug you on your
gamming journey.. -I really had fun with this game..?
even; -this game was meant two be for the; -"Godfather.."
and; -Goodfella's.. -Fanatic's..! -But I love it
becuase you get two get into a car and drive around..?

Which was the easiet dang part of the game..? -The
game begins when your girl shoots you in the gutter
for dead.. -Then hull off two prison..! -Then an
explosion leaves several dead.. -Which leads two
believe the cartel was behind this lates new
incident.. -Even the newsreporter makes a lot of
sense.. -Then it's off two a guy name.. -Luigi.

You go downtown two get change..! -Then you are on
your way with some black guy.. -Ho will give you your
boss.. -A Mafia gangster..! -Ho works at his pub in
Chinatown.. -So he give's you these mission's..! -Such
as taking his girl for a ride and bring's her back
from the clinic..! -So on.. -I even thought picking
up those whose's where so easy..?

I finally have the code's two not let the time two
interfere with my gaming. -The timming seem so dang
annoying.. -This game came out in the late 90's..!
but it took me so long two finally beat it..? -Much
like the next one did..! -I really enjoyed the
Vice City..! -I'll get my review on that one sometime..?

Their..! -I did not spoil threw the hole mission story's.
just two make sure that I am not that type of guy
ho will ruin everything for you..?

So I hope this review help you..? -Also; -I enjoy
the gore of the game.. -That's why I wanted two play it..!
the graphic's look's really better..! -I've never really
gotta chance two play; -Grand Theft Auto 1, -or; -II..

Sorry if I didin't.. -But I still play this; -over and

over for my downtime..!

Enjoy..!!


Still one of the best games out there   July 2, 2004
You may hear people making a big deal about the violence and language in this game. It is true that this game shouldnt be in the hands of a 12 year old. I think that the rating system is more like guidlines. If your a parent who lets your teenager watch some R and even some of the PG-13 rated movies they are getting a lot worse than this game has in it. This game is also not Ultraviolent, If you want and ultriviolent game go play Rockstar's Manhunt. There are a lot more games out there that are worse than GTA III as far as violence goes. In my opinion this is a great game, but if you are easily offended by some foul language and some violence this is not the game for you.