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• Cognition 4th May 2007

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  Good Points: This was possibly the best game of its time
  Everything I can think of as I sit here drinking Coke

  
  

  Bad Points: Game can crash when flying out to sea
  Things feel missing when you return from a sequel

  
  

  General comments: Let me start off by saying that this review contains both the "now" and "then" tenses. This just kind of happened as I wrote the review and was too tedious to correct at the end. Ready to begin? Then read on ...
  
  Grand Theft Auto III was the game that transformed me into a video game addict, of a sort.
  
  Playing the game for this first time was such a good experience - it was almost like it took all of my other games and burnt them with a Zippo, then buried them under concrete. Basically what I'm trying to say is that it was so much better than any other game I owned, and probably any other game of its time.
  
  The best thing about it? This has to be the freedom - the way that you can complete the missions as and when you want to - instead of following a strict narrative, the storyline of GTA III was flexible and could be moulded in different ways depending on how and in which order you completed the missions. Admittedly, doing things in a certain way sometimes didn't make much sense, as it could put the narrative in a wrong order at times - but who cares?
  
  Choosing your car, customising your weapon set - the possibilities with this game are almost endless. Hours of fun can be had by simply driving around and smashing into things, or maybe shooting some people, jacking a car and embarking on a long winded police chase around Portland.
  
  I don't think there are any bad point about this game. If I have to think of one, and this involves really stretching my imagination, then I suppose it could be that when flying out to sea in the Dodo, the game almost always crashes before you can try and get past the invisible barrier in the hope that it holds something very magical behind it (which I was lead to believe - I wasted hours doing this ... so many wasted hours).
  
  And on that note, I'd just like to boast that I could in fact fly the Dodo for however long I wanted to (maybe you can too, but nobody I know can). The trick is to make gradual banks, being careful not to flip the plane and plummet to an inescapable death.
  
  Now, some people would say that GTA III (and indeed all of the GTA series) is an unacceptable concept. I've even seen articles on the news about how the GTA culture is "teaching our children that killing is cool" or "influencing young minds that gangs are a good thing", etc - and all I have to say to this is that, at the end of the day, GTA III is just a game - and parental responsibility has to play a part in deciding whether your children should buy the game or not. Games are designed to be fun - not a culture threat. Banning the game is not the answer, that much is obvious.
  
  As well as this, and this is no bad point as such - the game can feel like it's missing a lot of features when you come back to it after playing GTA San Andreas. It's important to remember that the game isn't missing things - it just didn't have them at the time, and this doesn't make it any less brilliant.
  
  Another good thing is that there are loads of cheats and tips available for this game. I know most of them, but it's unfair for me to use a review to tell you all of them. Just Google it. Or of course, if you're playing for the first time, then please don't cheat - play it properly or you're missing out.
  
  So to summarise - GTA III is a brilliant game - I deeply commend Rockstar for the effort that went into making it near perfect. If you want to experience a deep storyline but want potentially limitless freedom, then this game is for you. In fact, GTA III is a must have for anyone with a Playstation 2.
  
  Go out and buy it. If not for me, then do it as a stand against those people who are trying to ban it.
  

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• blobbym 24th Apr 2006

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  A very impressive game. The Grand Theft Auto 3 missions are great and give you a good insight into the game itself. There are also a lot of cars to choose from, from trashmasters to little red planes!

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• Laurie 31st May 2004

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  Grand Theft Auto 3 is a very good game however there is only a certain amount of people you can kill and after a while it gets very boring. I wish there were more types of vehicles and definately a type of helicopter. Also it would be nice if the people on the street wore different clothes, at least 2 types for each type of person.
  Other than this it is a very satisfying game for a while and has very good missions.

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• ryn04 25th Apr 2004

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  Grand Theft Auto 3 is an OK game but I've yet to find anyone who actually was interested enough to finish it. I watched a show on how to fly the plane and guess what I still couldn't fly it.

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• Redneq89 18th Jan 2004

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  What can I say, this game is the best i have ever played in my life. you start out as a street rat betrayed by his greedy girlfriend. Then you work your way back up to a full time cleaner for maffia and other gangs. Some missions might take some time to do and get used to from the, 'easy steal that car and bring it here' to the, 'kill 10 of them, steal the car, don't damage it, pick the money up on the way back over here, all in 2 mins. Like all other people have said you can do whatever your si ...

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• alendrah 5th Jan 2004

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  the best game! do you agree? i bet you do! ok then, um if you know any cheats please add them as comments to my review to help me.

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• albert. 25th Nov 2002

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  I like Rockstar Grand Theft Auto 3 it's cool
  I got 9 pages of cheats as well.

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• Sir Hank. 13th Nov 2002

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  The game Grand Theft Auto 3 is filled with action packed adventures that involves working with mobs and mafias. This latest version is probably the best one out so far compared to the first and second one. The graphics are much more satisfying to the gamer than the other versions. The use of different weapons is fun in this one as well as state of the art machinery. The cars in this game are sweet. If you use the cheat for better driving, you are the Rusty Wallace of the road. For all the violen ...

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• GTA player. 5th Nov 2002

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  Any game which allows you to steel police cars, shoot down helicopters and ride around in tanks must be good. This game allows you to do all three and still gives you time to try out one of the many missions available on GTA. The graphics are stunning and the game play is great. What has to be commended is the amount of freedom you have to explore the three islands and do just about anything you want. The joy of getting near the end of the game and having gangs and police from all three islands ...

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• sony1478. 24th Jun 2002

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  In Grand Theft Auto 3 you play the role of a criminal. I think this game is very cool. One reason being that you can do anything you want. And there are tons of missions to do. The farther you get into the game the harder the missions get. Your transportation is great. You can drive a car, a boat, or you can ride the subway. There are three islands on the game and they take a while to beat. Your weapons go from bats, pistols and machine guns to rocket launchers. This game is great!

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• Jobby Jobby Jobson. 28th May 2002

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  Grand Theft Auto 3 (from Rockstar games for the Sony Playstation 2) is one of the best ever games I have ever played on any console. GTA3 hosts 3 islands, mint graphics and missions. The characters are funny and there is more variety in vehicles. Also there are lots of cheats you can find at cheatsdomain.com.
  Lose wanted level - R2,R2,L2,R2,UP,DOWN,UP,DOWN
  Change Outfit - RIGHT,DOWN,LEFT,UP,R1,R2,UP,LEFT,DOWN,RIGHT

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• Waddy. 28th May 2002

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  Grand Theft Auto 3 for the Sony Playstation 2 is a very fun game to play as you can use weapons like the simple handgun to a rocket launcher. You have some interesting missions to play but you can just forget about the missions and just cause mindless destruction (I just love the look of those explosions).

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