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Grand Theft Auto III
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Overall Critic Score:3.8619
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Grand Theft Auto 3 is by far the most innovative, imaginative, satisfying game I have played in a long time. Never before has a console game given players so much freedom and variety. GTA3 is also quite possibly the most indiscriminately violent game...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Games First!
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It's no secret we use games to escape from our reality, grim or otherwise. This is why you come here to read us, the Game Power Australia team (aka the luckiest buggers in the gaming world), as we tell you what we think of a new escape from reality. This...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Game Power AU
Hold the horses, Grand Theft Auto 3.. isn't that a race car game about mugging people and running from cops? Err… yeah. What is it doing on JustAdventure? Good question, because it is not an adventure game. Truthfully, it isn't a pure action game...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Just Adventure
If there is one group who knows how to create the darkest and most twisted world imaginable, it is the people from DMA and Rockstar. As if GTA1 or 2 were not enough, they have created the most sickening yet delightfully simple game world one can imagine...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at GamersMark
Grand Theft Auto III, released by Rockstar Games, is nothing short of a masterpiece; for the first time a real city complete with working emergency services, pedestrians walking the busy streets, cars, buses, cabs, and boats and aircraft all have...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Silicon Fusion
Silent Hill 2, ICO, Devil May Cry, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 are all must have titles in their own right, but with that said, I've had the most pure, unadulterated fun with Grand Theft Auto III than any other title this year....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Gaming Age
An insanely deep game that offers a lot to do outside of the 70+ missions. If you understand that it's just a game and that these selfsame actions are not healthy in the real world, you'll enjoy a well-developed world disguised as a deviously fun game....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Into Liquid Sky
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....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Eurogamer
The setting of Liberty City is made up of three districts and in all, Grand Theft Auto III offers 72 different missions, many of which can be played in any order. As the player's character completes jobs available in one part of the city, other areas and...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at AllGame
Just about the best game yet released on the system and one of the most impressive console titles we've ever seen. And I ain't blowing smoke up your tailpipe....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Game Revolution
In what could be billed as "the complete criminal experience" this game delivers in every category with jaw dropping graphics, stunning sound effects, a unique musical score that's presented with countless hilarious commercials through your car's radio,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Adrenaline Vault
Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in?and you'll be lovin' every minute of it. Grand Theft Auto III illustrates why crime pays?at least on the PlayStation 2....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at GamePro
By far the best game you could ever get for your PS2. This game is reason enough to buy a PS2 even if you never buy another game. Sure, it's dark and dirty, and maybe even a bit evil, but we’re all consenting adults here....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Game Chronicles
A masterpiece on so many different levels, and this review is barely able to convey my sheer respect for this game....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Game Over Online
Grand Theft Auto has been a favorite series for many gamers, not only because of the quality of the series, but because of the game's shocking over-the-top violence. Being an extremely gruesome game for its time, the original Grand Theft Auto was...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Game Rankings
Expect dozens of hours in the game, with an almost endless replay value....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Netjak
This game is the absolute personification of what free-roaming means. You can do damn near anything you want, and more often than not you'll be rewarded for it. Sounds fun, doesn't...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at TotalPlaystation
The gameplay is absolutely phenomenal, as this is single-handedly one of the most environmentally open games since "Midnight Club" and "ATV: Offroad...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at PSX Extreme
This is game design at it’s best....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at GamingTrend
More or less, you play the role of an escaped criminal who delves into the seedy, mafia-infested underbelly of Liberty City. While working for various mafiosos, you will engage in such activities as performing hits
on people and running drugs. To help...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Jaded Gamer
Rockstar's greatest achievement is an over-the-top, thug-emulating, crime-littered romp spectacular....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at IGN
Genocide, mayhem, anarchy... With these tools of destruction from within the social system of life, Rockstar Games and DMA Design are taking their creative genius and turning it inside out to show everyone what makes a dangerous thought real. It's Grand...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Gaming Target
Before we go any further, there's one thing everyone should know about Grand Theft Auto III before purchasing it. It is easily the most "mature" M-rated game on the market today. More often than not, its storyline revolves around rather violent acts...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at GameSpot
The greatest part of GTA3's open-ended nature is the choice to conduct your character as you want. Feeling good? It's possible to complete the game without harming one innocent person. Feeling bad? Hell, my game's body count statistic just passed one...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Gamecritics
It’s a cold, clear night. The stars are shining. The owls are singing. Unfortunately for you, you’re stuck in a paddywagon, being transported through Liberty City. Damn girlfriend… You do the right thing in helping her with a bank job, and she...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at PALGN AU
The missions are fairly straightforward.sSeal a car from point A and take it to point B, or knock someone off and take them to a car crusher to dispose of the evidence, that kind of thing. But, what makes the game play revolutionary is the open ended...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Gaming Illustrated
There are dozens of hours of gameplay here, with 80 main missions and countless optional side missions such as drag racing for extra cash or carjacking cabs....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Cincinnati Enquirer
You start GTA3 escaping from prison. All you gotta do is get to your hideout, then when you've done that, Liberty City is your oyster. The missions are still, roughly, the same. Do missions for gangs but theres one MAJOR difference. Instead of having...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at All About Games UK
A technical masterpiece...One of the most impressive aspects of the game is the sheer massive geographical completeness of the environment combined with the overall sense of freedom and open-ended goodness....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Armchair Empire
The game is completely open, and apart from the first couple of compulsory missions, what you do is up to you....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Gamers Europe
The new game from Rockstar and DMA Designs is definitely one to look out for, as they have put in some of the best efforts seen in a PS2 game to date. They have improved all aspects - sound, including the people actually talking, unlike in it's...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at DarkZero
We just need to add here though that due to it's more adult-oriented themes and many, many ways to violently dispatch other criminals, cops and innocents alike at whim, GTA3 is definitely not for the faint-hearted or young gamer! It has a mature rating...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Gameplanet
What kind of game has a non-talking lead character that doesn't have a clean record, his own car or a happy relationship with any well-known 'gang' group? It's a free-roaming kind of game in fact. One that allows its players to steal cars that may go...read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at Game XC
After a while it can get tedious, but while it lasts it is excellent to play before going out before you feel the need to go back to something like FIFA or Bust A Move....read the complete Grand Theft Auto III review at DarkStation
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