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Grand Theft Auto III PlayStation 2

Publisher: Rockstar Games
Release Date: Oct 22, 2001
Also On: PC

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Metascore

97 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 56 Critics What's this?

User Score

8.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 318 Ratings

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Summary: Players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city 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, and a huge array of street ready weapons. [Rockstar Games]… Expand

Developer: DMA Design
Genre(s): Action Adventure
# of players: 1 Player
Cheats: On GameFAQs
Rating: M
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:

Positive: 56 out of 56
Mixed: 0 out of 56
Negative: 0 out of 56

Total Video Games

100

One of the best videogames experience we've had in a very long time. It's not about the blood, or being able to indulge in illegal activities, although amusing, the simple fact is that GTA3 is so playable.

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AceGamez

100

An amazingly huge, free-roaming, entertaining game that will last you for ages and is a must-have for everyone old enough to own it.

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Eurogamer

100

A luscious, sprawling epic of a game and one of the most complete experiences I have ever encountered. If this is what I've waited a year to see on my PS2, then I would have waited ten. Magnificent.

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Score distribution:

Positive: 169 out of 196
Mixed: 7 out of 196
Negative: 20 out of 196

DarrylC.

10

Great game the best game i have ever bought and i have 75 of them. No matter how many times you play it you just want more.

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LouisM.

6

Mediocre. I picked it up after having much experience with GTAs 1 and 2, with high expectations. The environment is detailed, varied, interesting, and with passable interactivity. There's a wonderful variety and sufficient volume of music included. The missions, however, are abysmal. Perhaps the worst I have ever seen in a game. Almost all are incredibly formulaic, and amount to "go to these locations with this time limit". Some missions must be thoroughly scoped (i.e., memorizing the positions of all important locations you must visit) and thus retried many times before victory is even possible, which to me seems ludacrous. Also, I'm very fond of GTA2, so I think the "respect" system and choice of gang you show your allegiance to was much more effective and advanced than the mission structure of this game, which is far more linear. Also, skirmishes between gangs on the streets do not occur often enough. Having to go through enemy territory on certain missions while being shot up is incredibly frustrating, given the already often excessive difficulty. The mechanics (especially shooting) are poorly designed and frustrating. Also, the inability to simply start a mission again from the beginning with the same equipment is bizzare. It's an okay game on the whole, but was and still is incredibly overrated and overappreciated. I really don't see how such a flawed game recieved such universally high reviews.… Expand

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Someguy

0

The most horrible game ever!!! When i used the tank i already got busted and when some guy fights me i have to fight back rite?once punched him i got a wanted level like wtf is this sh*t it should be in the toliet. The graphics suk. Stay away from this game when u see it!!… Expand

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