Grand Theft Auto III

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1725 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,253 out of 1725
  2. Mixed: 398 out of 1725
  3. Negative: 74 out of 1725
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  1. nastyjes
    Jan 10, 2023
    7
    Still good .
  2. PenetratorGod
    Sep 2, 2023
    8
    Third game in a series I love as much as Vice City. I probably played it even more than Vice City.
  3. brandfakes
    Aug 10, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its good but hasn't aged as well as people say, first off the ai is either dumb or brutal. its also annoying because if you do some missions before others it will lock the missions rendering 100 percent unobtainable. also by the end of the game pretty much all of the gangs are mad at you making taxi, paramedic, and vigilante impossible. so you basically have to do all the side content before the main missions. which makes this game even more linear than later gta games. overall the base game is fine but there are a lot of issues. 6/10… Expand
  4. Hyperfailure
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
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  5. ProffHarun17
    Jan 11, 2023
    8
    Good graphics, good gameplay, terrible atmosphere, trash story but i love this game.
  6. threeoftendie
    May 8, 2023
    7
    Полностью солидарен с "самой полезной" рецензией на русском, которая ниже. За исключением, правда, того, что я увидел в этой игре определенную глубину и проработанность. Я понимаю, почему она считается революцией, ведь подобного затягивающего геймплея в играх от третьего лица до нее не было. Да и сюжет очень прост, но не банален, в нем интересная завязка (так и быть, спойлерить не буду).Полностью солидарен с "самой полезной" рецензией на русском, которая ниже. За исключением, правда, того, что я увидел в этой игре определенную глубину и проработанность. Я понимаю, почему она считается революцией, ведь подобного затягивающего геймплея в играх от третьего лица до нее не было. Да и сюжет очень прост, но не банален, в нем интересная завязка (так и быть, спойлерить не буду). Но я ее недопрошел. Похоже, в старых играх слишком многое зависит от скилла, слишком многое... Хороший автосимулятор.… Expand
  7. aligunes
    Jan 30, 2023
    4
    The only thing I noticed is that it was beautiful in its time. I tried to play but it doesn't work. It's perfect for the year it was released, but it's not a re-playable game. Vice city is definitely better.
  8. aaronnmp96
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    my childhood, my first grand theft auto and I have passed it many times, wonderfull
  9. Kervin619
    Sep 12, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played this game before and I played this game again. Grand Theft Auto III is one of the 3rd Grand Theft Auto Games that completely played twice.

    The graphics in the game are good because it was an old game. Usually in old games felt it was made with paper magazines.

    When using the joystick it felt very wonky. That is why I have to rely on using the mouse and keyboard all the time. It's not how I usually remembered when I played Grand Theft Auto on my PC

    The weapons are just completely difficult to handle, One of the biggest that are hard to use are the sniper riffles and assault riffles. Making it very hard to use.

    The vehicles that I drove felt like everything was made with paper mache.

    The game has some glitches like the mountains in Shoreside Vale and bug which is the hard-to-use plane Dodo which is absolutely ironic that it means flightless bird.

    And one thing that I hated is how the Leone Family are just too dangerous. Meaning every time I go to Portland I get killed by the Leone Family and not just that but every other of those islands that kept on attacking me every time I completed a mission that started a feud.

    Safe houses were somewhat useful for saving but did not have more interaction. Meaning that I fully go check what is in the interior,

    One that is great about is the story. I played and it was pretty good that this focuses on after the events of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas when Catalina betrayed Claude all because of her greed. However almost didn't bring enough proper explanation of the story. One example is that what happened to Maria after the incident of the gun sound in the end.

    Either way. Grand Theft Auto III is a great game. I like to take the challenge but I didn't mean to challenge my bugs or glitches.    … Expand
  10. Diegomaycry666
    Mar 30, 2023
    8
    Gta começou a ser gta de fato em gta 3, revolucionou demais, com um mundo aberto construído sobre uma atmosfera obscura, controlamos claude, que simplesmente não fala uma palavra no jogo inteiro, um homem frio, digo até desalmado, andando pelas ruas sujas e barulhentas de liberty city, ele apenas faz o que tem de ser feito, sem remorso, sem hesitação, o personagem anda de mãos dadas com oGta começou a ser gta de fato em gta 3, revolucionou demais, com um mundo aberto construído sobre uma atmosfera obscura, controlamos claude, que simplesmente não fala uma palavra no jogo inteiro, um homem frio, digo até desalmado, andando pelas ruas sujas e barulhentas de liberty city, ele apenas faz o que tem de ser feito, sem remorso, sem hesitação, o personagem anda de mãos dadas com o mundo que ele está inserido, obscuro! possui uma gameplay que hoje em dia é datada, porém aceitavel para época, Gta 3 coloca a rockstar no caminho para o que ela viria a se tornar!… Expand
  11. IamNader
    May 13, 2023
    8
    GRAND THEFT AUTO III is still good game so it is worth to play even in 2023.- 8/10
  12. Niko-Bellic
    Jun 25, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A start of the hit GTA series, a good story, many layers, deep enough, connected with the other GTA. The biggest minus point is probably that the graphics in 2001 are too outdated compared to today and the old-style missions have no boldness. However, this is still a legend!… Expand
  13. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    It's the pioneer of open-world games and shines on its own. How could a game like this even come into existence?
  14. SpinoOnTop
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    One of the best GTA games and a game that was ahead of its time a really great game.
  15. Keron_Heruman
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    Very good game, is fun and plenty of life. Good history and good missions but little repetitive late game and with not as free as other GTAs, with independent maps
  16. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! gta3
  17. nemix3d
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    Cool game for its time, but a bit simple compared the to amazing installments that came later.
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Awards & Rankings

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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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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. FiringSquad
    84
    There’s more senseless violence in GTA3 than there are bleeps in an episode of "The Osbournes."
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  2. netjak
    98
    The interaction between player and environment sets the bar so high for other games, that it is nearly inaccessible.
  3. GameSpy
    94
    It's a game you could play for weeks -- maybe even months -- and still discover something new every day.
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