Games

Grand Theft Auto III

DMA Design, TransGaming Inc.

2001•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 19 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredetectivemafia/gangstermartial artsmusic/dancesexsportsvehiclesfasttried & testedunsavourysimplelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, fast-moving shooter, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

90 / 100

1,634 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDetectiveMafia/gangsterMartial artsMusic/danceSexSportsVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryTroubled leads

Keywords

DrugsOrganized crimeStreet racingGangsBuildingSatireGangsterCrime

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Details

Developers: DMA Design, TransGaming Inc.
Publishers: Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games, Capcom, ak tronic, 1C-SoftClub
Released: 22 October 2001
Series: Grand Theft Auto
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 19h normally, 39h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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