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THIS REALLY IS WHERE IT IS AT! |  Arend D. Hart, Chief Reviewer, StationPlay/ConsoleMonkey from Michigan says (2/Jan/2002): | I was never a fan of the original Grand Theft Auto games. Although the premise was intriguing to say the least, the very distant birds-eye perspective was not my cup of tea. I was more of a Driver sorta guy.
When Driver 2 was finally released, we all flocked to get it. For the first time, Tanner (Driver’s hero) could get out of the car, steal other cars, etc… The stuff that made people liked the first two GTA titles (except for the blatant carnage). But Driver 2, even with the improvements, was not all that it was cracked up to be. The car physics were still great, as was the replay feature and the cut scenes, and with roads that actually curved, it was a step up from the previous title. But, with horrible graphical popup and freezing plaguing the gameplay, Driver 2 kinda fizzled out.
So, I was surprised to hear that GTA3 was going for the 3D perspective. And you know what, they do it well.
First off, let me say that I was pretty disappointed when I put this game in the machine. I wanted those Driver-type big squishy muscle car physics with the Starsky-and-Hutch visuals and music. GTA3 is no Driver, and although the physics leave a little to be desired (you don’t feel totally immersed in the driving aspect – somewhat like the Dukes of Hazzard series’ driving physics) it’s a hell of a lot better than Driver ever was. It took me a day to figure that out, but now I’m a GTA3 junkie..
It’s hard to describe a game like this. It’s a great blend of a lot of gaming genres. Obviously, you have the Driver-like behind-the-wheel antics mixed with Carmageddon splatter with a dash of Shenmue. It’s truly a work of art, and you’ll quickly get caught up in its world.
There are almost 100 missions throughout the game ranging from setting up car bomb attacks to delivering prostitutes to winning street races and everything in between. Pedestrians are free to be killed by a number of methods including clubbing, shooting and being squashed by vehicles. No more magic Driver pedestrian escapes (like the people in Cuba who disappear into building walls), in GTA3, they’re history.
My only complaints right now, since I haven’t finished the game yet, have to do with the carnage. While it was funny in the beginning, it gets to where you can’t make a turn without killing somebody or a group of people. I’m not grossed out by it or anything, it just gets a little ridiculous at times. Also particularly annoying is that you can smear a group of people and the cops don’t even bat an eye. I like things a little more realistic. But, that’s just personal opinion and even so, it doesn’t cloud the fact that this is truly an incredible game. And given that I haven’t even touched on all of the facets of this game myself, it may get more realistic as I go on.
Thank you to Rockstar for a great experience. And Tanner, if you’re reading this, you’ve got some serious competition on the streets, you sissy!
| A great game | | archie from England says (11/Aug/2006): | This game is great as you can rob cars and complete missions. Its not all about robbing cars and killing people though, because you need to do missions to get money and get a decent house.To complete missions you need to go to people's houses on the game like people on the 1st island who are Toni, Luigi, Joey and many more. To complete the missions you need to listen to the people and do what they say. You will get money for completing them. The graphics are great you can see in many different views. The sounds are also great as when you are in a car you can listen to any radio stations. The gameplay is simple the driving is easy and so are most of the missions.You have to complete the missions to progress to other islands but as you progress in the game then the missions will get harder.In the first island it will only be the police who go on you but when you progress on to other islands you get the army on you if you commit crimes. Watch out though because the police have guns and will shoot. Also if you get arrested or killed then you will loose one thousand dollors and all of your weapons.
I hope you enjoy Grand Theft Auto 3
| What i have done in this game | | Muhammad Azfar Siddiqui from Karachi, Pakistan says (5/Jun/2004): | This is the best game i've ever played. This game is in lined with virtaul reality and give us an impact how how the liberty city loooks like and what is the real time environment going on in that city is all shown in this city. The graphics of this game are excellent. I have completed about 63 missions out of 74. One thing i can't find out in this game is that, within portland, in the sea side area there is a big garrage where different car models are to be parked to get the reward, but i have found almost all the cars but, where can i find Mr.Whoope ice cream van to park this car in the garage, please tell me.
I have AMD Athlon XP System, it has speed in Ghz and I find this game best played on my computer. Various states in this liberty city like portland, stuanton iceland and shoreside vale makes the game a best shape. Playing this game makes the person apply the skills and creativeness to pass the missions and go to more advance missions.
| It Rules! | | brockroach from phenix city,Al,USA says (16/May/2004): | At first it didnot know what to do because i bought it 4 $10.00 at GameStop,so i had to figure it out on my own!That totally rocked! see i love taking cars to that machine that picks up the car(which is never mine!) and crushes it. i really love all the radio stations especially Chatterbox (probly cuz i am 1) running over the people and hearing that squishin' noise can really relieve stress!!!! My friend (who's name i will not say 4 internet safety reasons) really loves the "Hooker Trick",becaus when she is done with her she kills her an gets her "moolah" back (all she want is the xtra health on the bar).Hint :Do Not try to get a hooker in a bulky vehicle or a taxi it doesnt work.
i have 3 fav cheats and they r 4 speed up time,change into any1,and speed up time (speed up time iz great when it iz foggy!)
i just think this iz the best game evah! Also: ya know you can stand in front of a police car and press the jump button and "take a ride on the cop`s roof" just becarful about fallin' off forward cuz you can get run over ! OUCH!!!! But my real fav thing about it iz : people ain't got knubs 4 hands!!!! Thanks 4 reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| me aggain | | F.G. (girl) from coventry,England,Europe says (8/Apr/2004): | ive reviewed this game b4 as"hidden girl".in my previous rev.on this game i gave it an 8 but its realy 9.this game is what Driver 2 was ment 2 be with the car physics and the commitment "grand theft auto"(stealing/stolen car(s)).other words this game has full in all Dr2 mistakes.this game is cool how u can blackmail gangsters and mafias by working 4 them then when moved to the next district then the next thing u do is kill him/her the 7 gangs are:Triads(chinease gang),Leone family(italian mafia),Diablos(grafeeti street gang),Yakuza(japanese mafia),Yardies(carribean gang),cartel(colombian mafia) and then finaly the "south side hoods"(rich grafeeti gang) all of thease gangs hane got cars/vans grafeeti powerful enjined stallions,getaway black windowed sentinels,powerful 4x4 cruizers,grafeetied rumpos,fish/laundry lorries then theres the leopard skined seats in the voodoos.any one who is out shooping 4 a game that is £/$19.00 get this OR GTA:vice city CEYALATA YU MAFIAS.
| gta 3 rock's the house | | tyler wells from richmond,kentucky,united states says (5/Apr/2004): | this game was the best roleplaying game i had ever played besides vice city.the reason i loved this game so much is you can kill people with anything (car's, gun's,tanks,)the possibilities are endless and the one thing that amazes me that when your driving a car the stuff u hear on the radio is so funny that when i heard the gay yoga artist talk to lazlow on chatterbox and say the stuff that he said was just amazing what they can put on a video game these day's and to funny for some people to handle but even though vice city was awsome with more options to choose from like motorcycles,miniguns,helicopters,biplanes, grand theft auto 3 was and will allway's be a classic of all video games but the thing that baffles me is why didn't they make the missions a tad bit easier and input some more movement's for tommy vercetti to use life new hand to hand combat but like i said rockstar games rocks!
| Great Game! Slightly Better than VC! | | Gangstarr from Liberty City, USA says (9/Feb/2004): | GTA 3 is brilliant! It has inspired a new generation of gameing, it is amazing, and as for the people who game the game anything less than 9, then, politly as possible so the review gets published, GET A LIFE! This is a huge, brilliant game! Three islands, a great plot, loads of real gangs, the cars!!! It's amazing! Here's the great stuff:
Gameplay 10/10:
Brilliant, you can do the story line and unlock the islands, or kill everyone and blow up the Triad Fish Vans, or look for the secret packages, or anything really. It's a great game to play, really.
Lifespan 10/10:
Complete the story, try to find all the packages, then you can still do the Taxi driver and Vigilante stuff, and even then you can just explore the streets of Liberty, or try to get the damn clipped wing plane over the river from the airport. It'll last as long as the PS2 lasts you, honestly.
Graphics: 7/10:
Not very good are they... Oh dear... The main character looks solid and well animated and people on the streets look ok, but no fingers? Why? Buildings look good and the cars are... Ok... But still, who cares about graphics? As long as they are recognisable and you cant see the little squares and stuff its ok. And they are quite good considering the time.
Sound 10/10:
Ah! Great sound! The voice acting is really very good! And people on the street swear at each other! The even swear at you for bumping into them! And the radio!!! The radio!!! Game radio, Rise fm, MSX!!! The best music on a video game ever! Take that 80's VC!
All in All: Brilliant, if you've got a PS2 and not this... What were you thinking!!! Get off the computer!!! Get it now!!!
| Good game with flaws. | | A gamer from Long Beach, California says (1/Feb/2004): | First of all, its a good game, but to have fun in it then you got to get to the other Islands which means you have to finish the missions which means you have to have SKILL.Which I dont have. If you have skill then go ahead and play it. Uh, oh yah Graphics are good, lasts a long time, But its not much FUN. You kill a few people, (which gets old, REAL OLD) get arrested, get your guns taken away, fight with gangs, go to the hospital, get your guns taken away AGAIN, do a misson, and repeat. to much routine.First of all, its a good game, but to have fun in it then you got to get to the other Islands which means you have to finish the missions which means you have to have SKILL.Which I dont have. If you have skill then go ahead and play it. Uh, oh yah Graphics are good, lasts a long time, But its not much FUN. You kill a few people, (which gets old, REAL OLD) get arrested, get your guns taken away, fight with gangs, go to the hospital, get your guns taken away AGAIN, do a misson, and repeat. to much routine.
| Sorry not that great to GTAVC (This game is old school!) | | A gamer from Pikmin World says (21/Jan/2004): | Well its pretty good but GTA3 Vs GTAVC Vice city would throw GTA3 in the air and blow it up but in GTA3 you can go on subway and go against triads the triads are cool this game would be a 8/10 but poor GTA3 when vice city came to the block there isnt much to say the games pretty good but Vice City is better dont get me wrong though this game is pretty good but the story mode and all these different weirdos you do missions for is weird and Tommy Vercetti doesnt talk at ALL in the game how lamb is that but I'd say this game deserves a 6/10 from me sorry whoever likes this game but I really thing GTAVC Is a whole lot better Well Its ok I like how you can have the subway and get ran over but there are some glitches like when I killed a cop he came back to life even when I shot his head off well I guess Thats All! This game deserves a 6/10 from me maybe not from you but from me So dont make reviews yelling at ME!
| my point of view screw anyone that disagreez me fer sommit else | | hiden girl from coventry,England,europe says (16/Jan/2004): | i like this game but its old every tyme i pley it i feel behind evvary one coz my cousin r all ahead of the game luckily i`v got grand theft auto;vice city to stey on there line anyway heres my list;graphics;8/10 a bit cartoonish at least there not fully cartoonn the game haz a glich arms/legs go frew walls.sound;thats cool how you get 9 raydio stats. in ur car.gamepley 11/10 yes there r betta gamez but this part is kooool.lifespan i`m sorry idon`t know tat gamez idea;this copies the idea of crazy taxy and driver. driver is fer revenge thoe.. anyway wen i 1st played waz wen i waz at Aarons house my couson i was playin vc 1st then i decided 2 hava go i liked it soo much at tat tyme i wud of gavit a 10 at that tyme and 2day i jusst play vice city this is prabably a ps2 original now coz itz been frowen 2 tha back
| why dnt no-one like it? | | diddle from England says (14/Jan/2004): | why dnt any one like this game its one of the best games ever invented espescially if you have got cheats for it!!!!!!!!! i love the missions on it and the graphics is brill! game play excellontay. im not american so americans why dont you like this its just well cool!!!!! i like doing tonys missions because you get to defeat loads of fish vans and there just so cool. this game is cool this game is cool this game is coolthis game is cool this game is cool. this game is cool this game is cool this game rocks this game is cool this game is cool this game is cool this game is cool. i want every one to like it i want every one to like it this game is cool this game is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bye bye every body bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye gbye
| Could Be Better | | Jared from West Virginia, USA says (1/Jan/2004): | Lemme tell you, i've played alot of games. There are good ones and bad ones, GTA 3 is somewhere in the middle. Many things could have made this game much more enjoyable. A few more cars (that actully go over 50 Mph and are useful) would help. Some different guns (a secret lazer would be nice),also.Theres not enough happening to be interesting. People want action, guns blazing, and some better AI in a game. We would be in some serious trouble in the real world if our cops were like the ones in this game. Ohh, one more thing, what happened to the place where a dangerous person could mount some firepower on the front of his/her car, along with the oil slicks and carbomb you could get any time you want. Heres the final opinion. Although the game beats most others, theres still one thats a heck of alot better, GTA Vice City. Grab it and you get the same thing as GTA 3 plus more.
| gta rules | | joseph from vic aus says (26/Dec/2003): | i have owened gta 111 for soming like six months now when i first bought my ps2 i had midnight club 1 i thought it was da best until i got gta 111 i think gta 3 is great ilove da cars, radio stations, people and what they say, bosses, and just about everything the game has to offer the reason i only gave a 9 out of ten rating was that cops are extremely dumb and that when someone is attacking u if u fight back u get a wanted level or if u accidently nudge their car they come straight after u anyway apart from that it rules i also luv da way the yardies lobo has air ride suspension which i love i am carmad by the way i like the rumpo, banshee, flatbed, patriot and lots more the graphics are excelent my friends and i laugh for hours over some of the hilarious sayings evrything about gta 3 is great. keep up the good work rockstars north ps: i am reading reviews galore on gta vice city and i am begging my parents to get it for me some lovely cars there and lots of cool ideas and weapons.
| gta rules | | joseph from vic aus says (26/Dec/2003): | i have owened gta 111 for soming like six months now when i first bought my ps2 i had midnight club 1 i thought it was da best until i got gta 111 i think gta 3 is great ilove da cars, radio stations, people and what they say, bosses, and just about everything the game has to offer the reason i only gave a 9 out of ten rating was that cops are extremely dumb and that when someone is attacking u if u fight back u get a wanted level or if u accidently nudge their car they come straight after u anyway apart from that it rules i also luv da way the yardies lobo has air ride suspension which i love i am carmad by the way i like the rumpo, banshee, flatbed, patriot and lots more the graphics are excelent my friends and i laugh for hours over some of the hilarious sayings evrything about gta 3 is great. keep up the good work rockstars north ps: i am reading reviews galore on gta vice city and i am begging my parents to get it for me some lovely cars there and lots of cool ideas and weapons.
| I'm only giving it a 2 instead of a 1 because it did change GTA | | Super Gaijin from Charlottetown, PEI says (12/Dec/2003): | It's still a bad game, though. It's fun for the first little while, and then you realize just how limited you are. The city feels a little small and the missions are repetitive. There's no shooting out tires and so therefore 60% of the getaway strategy (or 90% of the fun factor) is taken away. It also gets rid of a lot of drama in the chases and firefights.
When you're flying 90 mph down a straight road and the cops blow out your tires with a spike strip, suddenly slowing you down to almost a crippled speed. You have to suddenly maneuver the vehicle with much more care, sometimes having to simply bail out and cut your losses, or do the same to the cops. Shoot out their tires and try for the getaway. See, these things can cause sudden swings in momentum for either side and can also level the playing field.
Also, there's no motorcycles in GTA 3 so that put it down the drain for me. There's nothing more fun to escape the FBI with than a dirtbike and some narrow alleyways, sharp turns, and sudden breaks in separators along the wider roads.
All there is to get away in in GTA3 is the cop car basically, most of the other vehicles are too slow or have poor handling.
Vice City is a million times better, just skip over 3 and go on over to VC.
| NOT BAD!! | | Eugene from L.A. U.S.A. says (19/Nov/2003): | I like the levels but the the police are stupid and suicide citizens when I throw a grenade they just don't do nothing they just blow up!! everyone is so stupid the only thing that they're good at is dying.I just wish that you could do more things like vc because the player is doing what all real people do... SHOPPING!I you buy vc you are really lucky but it's only for Mature
| this game deserves 11 stars! | | A gamer from liverpool england says (18/Oct/2003): | wow! this game is amazing, the graphics are well better than gta 1 or 2 and you don't have to have to ariel veiw. i first played gta vice city and i was impressed, so i decided to see what gta3 was like. gta 3 is a million times better, it's bigger and the challenges are better, the people have lots of character and the radio stations are great (i'm obssesed with chatterbox) i think the people who say this game is bad are boring and probably sit at home collecting stamps or something!
| Amazing game, only 1 problem. | | J.I.B. from Pinckneyville, IL, USA says (11/Oct/2003): | I give alot of games a 9 or 10. This one has all the things in it to be a 9 or 10, but I have to give it an 8. The gameplay was FUN. I loved doing all this stuff, running around, blowing up stuff, ect. I think this game is great. The graphics were average. All the different gangs, and the Mafia,(my favorite) made this game really exciting. I liked how you made certain gangs mad, and how they tried to kill you later on. This game is amazing, its like doing all the stuff that you can't get away with in real life, and to all the people who say stuff about how people shouldn't play this game, you need to back off a little. I mean this game has alot of bad stuff on it, but if you don't want your son or daughter playing it, then don't let them buy it. Don't try to get other people to stop, as long as you know the difference between real life and game its ok, and before you get mad at this, think. "Did I teach my kids reality from fiction, did I teach them right and wrong." This game is a bad influence, but as long as you did your job as a parent, then think about it, are your kids gonna go crazy and shoot somebody. This game is good in grahics, sound, ect., but it has one thing that made me lower it by 2 stars, the bug in the game, after I parked the FBI car in the garage it messed my game up completely, and now I can't even play for more than 5 min without a freeze up, and thats if it don't freeze after the opening story.
| best PS2 game ever | | tom from wolverhampton. england says (9/Oct/2003): | as most did i started my PS2 gaming with gran turismo and thought there could be none better, none were, none that is untill this, it rocks! i love driving really fast the wrong way down a busy road and swerving from the cars, i love doing drivebys and gunning ppl down with machine guns or popping ppls headsfrom rooves with a sniper rifle, i am a delutioned child because of this game and grow up to kill ppl and be evil! sue me! anyway, its better than Vice City, slow cars and crap bosses, i love the bosses on GTA 3, they have a personality, love the way tonys mom takes the piss all the time and love the way asuka is a japanese lesbian mobster (nuff said) i play this still, 3 yrs on and i love it! i love finding hidden packages all over again after iv'e forgotten where they are from a previous save, i love making cops chase me and watch them skid off course and fall in the sea, i love gettin a 3 star felony and blowing up helicopters with a rocket launcher, i love killing gangsters on missions, i love gettin to the pay n' spray to get away from cops, i love compiling expensive cars like the infurnus and leaving them in my many garages across the 3 islands, i love stealing coloumbian cartel cars and uzi'ing the driver and all his little crappy friends with sily hats. I LOVE THIS GAME!!
| its a gudden | | weird girl from england says (1/Sep/2003): | i really thought vice city was great. u can do missions or if ur too scared just do wotever u want. its great. the truble is, though, wen i entered a cheat the nxt i turn the ps2 on it restart the whole game. wots goin on? its not even my game! its my brothers!!!
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