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Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III

|United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Japan, Russia|Simulator, Adventure

9.2 /10

Aww Amazing!

Hot

16.5k ratings
Time to beat
Main + extras
22.5h
Complete
38.7h
Where to get it
Rating sources
Steam · Player score8.7/1014.9k ratingsIGDB · Critic score9.5/102 ratingsIGDB · Player score8.5/101.6k ratings
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Why play it

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.

Story and worldbuilding

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.

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Rating momentum

Aww Amazing!: 9.2/10 across 16.5k ratings. This score says: bump it to the top of your backlog.

Play style

Leans into Simulator, Adventure, Shooter, with a main story around 22.5h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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Cubed3Athanasios · 3 Oct, 2021
6/10

Grand Theft Auto III is definitely one of the pioneers of the sandbox-centred gameplay… but! But while back in the day that was enough for most people, with the feeling of freedom its version of New York City provided being something almost magical, the passage of time has made it easier to notice its many flaws. The forgettable story; the irritating missions; the somewhat empty world; the clunky mechanics; and, finally the many, many balance issues. With the right mindset this can be tons of fun… but not everyone is able to have fun through chaos alone.

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