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FranchiseGrand Theft AutoSeriesGrand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto III

Critic score2 critics
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First release
Oct 22, 2001
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Simulator, Racing · Sandbox, Open world, Action
Platforms
iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac, Android, PlayStation 4

Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will. With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 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 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Available now for PlayStation2, Xbox, PC and Macintosh.

Also known as GTA III, Grand Theft Auto 3, GTA3, 侠盗车手3
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Storyline
You've been betrayed and left for dead. Now you're taking revenge, unless the city gets you first. Mob bosses need a favor, crooked cops need help and street gangs want you dead. You'll have to rob, steal and kill just to stay out of serious trouble. Anything can happen out here.Read more

You've been betrayed and left for dead. Now you're taking revenge, unless the city gets you first. Mob bosses need a favor, crooked cops need help and street gangs want you dead. You'll have to rob, steal and kill just to stay out of serious trouble. Anything can happen out here.

Release dates
PlayStation 2
Oct 22, 2001
PlayStation 2
Oct 26, 2001
PlayStation 2
Oct 29, 2001
All 14 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 20, 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 24, 2002
PlayStation 2
Sep 25, 2003
Xbox
Nov 04, 2003
Xbox
Jan 02, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 04, 2008
Mac
Aug 18, 2011
iOS
Dec 15, 2011
Mac
Feb 13, 2012
Android
Oct 14, 2013
PlayStation 4
Dec 05, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
19h
Completionist
39h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
drugs, organized crime, ps2, street racing, gangs
… All 37, building, satire, gangster, crime, racism, economy, sequel, silent protagonist, day/night cycle, yakuza, sexual content, fake in-game advertising, save point, side quests, real-time combat, useable vehicles, vending machine interaction, mercenary, banned, in-game radio, controversy, poverty, new protagonist in sequel, anarchism, sociopathy, sex work, tailing mission, sports cars, notoriety system, ps2 classics, bully mode, game developers choice awards 2002

At a Glance

Critic Score
95
Main + Extras (IGDB)
19h
Completionist (IGDB)
39h
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