Grand Theft Auto III

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1365 Ratings

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  • Summary: The PC version features enhanced 3D audio. Environmentally scaled and referenced from the player's perspective. Create your own customizable Liberty City radio station, using the built-in mp3 player. State-of-the art visuals utilizing the latest PC hardware render the city more beautifullyThe PC version features enhanced 3D audio. Environmentally scaled and referenced from the player's perspective. Create your own customizable Liberty City radio station, using the built-in mp3 player. State-of-the art visuals utilizing the latest PC hardware render the city more beautifully than ever in 32 bit color. The skinnable player character enables fans to create and upload their own skin textures and to use a scanned-in photo to play as themselves. [Rockstar]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. CPUGamer
    100
    If you’re an action gamer like me you will probably play every last penny of this AWESOME game!
  2. Yahoo!
    100
    The perfect gaming experience. Anyone who doesn't like it is a pansy wuss who needs sense beating into them with a baseball bat, and that's a fact. Capiche?
  3. Armchair Empire
    98
    A stunning, involving experience that, though not for everyone, will appeal to both the gamer looking for a long, structured action/adventure game and the one looking for loosely organized chaos.
  4. PC Gamer
    92
    One of the very best things about this game is its almost total lack of any visible interface. [July 2002, p.56]
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  5. GamePen
    90
    What started out as a 10-minute compatibility check turned into an all-night rampage, after I got past all the bugs that is.
  6. Electric Playground
    90
    The number of different ways you can play GTA III is astonishing.
  7. G4 TV
    80
    As shocking, unsettling, and addictively compelling as a viewing of HBO's "The Sopranos." It's just that brilliant of a game. Capiche?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 133
  3. Negative: 10 out of 133
  1. dlcatalin
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    I loved this game so much i would enjoy even watching other people play it. One of the best ever
  2. AndrewMc
    Mar 28, 2004
    10
    I bought this based on the ratings on this site - not because it was really my sort of game. It just looked too good to ignore. My first GTA I bought this based on the ratings on this site - not because it was really my sort of game. It just looked too good to ignore. My first GTA experience and I am hooked - line and sinker thrown in! It's easy to learn and has a great depth of missions and superb pacing of player skill development. A huge playground to explore. Different experience every single time! And what about that soundtrack...unbelievable! Truly the best game I have played!… Expand
  4. DanielV.
    Jan 27, 2010
    10
    I first played it on PS2 and couldn't get enough. When I saw it on PC, me being a PC gamer, I *bought* it without hesitation. At first, I first played it on PS2 and couldn't get enough. When I saw it on PC, me being a PC gamer, I *bought* it without hesitation. At first, I was sorta flustered about the lock-on system, or, rather, lack thereof, but after a while, I came to find the aiming system was far better. Rockstar made the right move. And with the option of skins, mods, and the very cool mp3 radio station, it makes the PC version better than even its PS2 counter-part.… Expand
  5. PolisKanin
    Mar 8, 2014
    9
    There is one problem with this game... the fighting. You'd think the fighting would be ok in a game about being a criminal, which involvesThere is one problem with this game... the fighting. You'd think the fighting would be ok in a game about being a criminal, which involves fighting but no. Half the punches miss. However, the rest of the game is great.… Expand
  6. Xanifur
    Apr 22, 2013
    8
    Excellent game. Never knew you could be in the mafia and never say a damn word. My favorite thing about this game has to be the radio showsExcellent game. Never knew you could be in the mafia and never say a damn word. My favorite thing about this game has to be the radio shows and full blown satire of our own culture. Brilliant!… Expand
  7. NightGeisha
    May 25, 2019
    7
    Back in 2002 I was one of the many players that played this mark in the video game history, and I feel very nostalgic now, in 2019 when IBack in 2002 I was one of the many players that played this mark in the video game history, and I feel very nostalgic now, in 2019 when I replay it again for a few hours.
    GTA 3 was one of the first games that elevate the "open world games" to what they are today.

    For an updated computer with Windows 10 the game is strange to play, especially because the resolution is very low for today standards. But taking in account the 2002 standards, the game was amazing.

    This is a piece of the gaming history. A "must have" to any gamer collection. I fully recommend it!    … Expand
  8. Trunestor
    Jun 3, 2021
    0
    The game has not lived up to it's glory, and also never aged well. Never have I been so disappointed from a game that's made by Rockstar. HowThe game has not lived up to it's glory, and also never aged well. Never have I been so disappointed from a game that's made by Rockstar. How did it messed up so badly? As a kid I used to play Grand theft auto: Vice City. That game is masterpiece, even though Rockstar planned Vice city as a DLC of some sort to it's predecessor. Vice city wasn't a buggy pile of garbage, and it also didn't have as much terrible missions as III did. III is repetitive and malicious as hell. III is a moody and depressive New York, meanwhile Vice City is a colorful and a joyful memory. I cannot recommend this to anyone who never played it.… Expand

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#1 Best PC Game of 2002
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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