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Grand Theft Auto III is the open-world, crime-themed, mission-based game that came out in 2001 and changed the gaming world forever, spawning hundreds of copycat games and creating the "sandbox" genre.
A New Look
Grand Theft Auto III is the follow up to the previous top down iterations in the series. Featuring similar themes to its predecessors, Grand Theft Auto III diverges to become one of the greatest games on the PlayStation 2, and establishes a basis for one of the best selling game franchises in history, the Grand Theft Auto series.Grand Theft Auto III went leaps and bounds beyond the previous games, leaving the top down view to become an expansive open world third person shooter, establishing new precedents for graphics in games. Grand Theft Auto III created a new concept for gaming, popularly called "sandbox" gameplay, where a player can go anywhere in the game, and is not required to follow a linear path, something that many developers and games would try to copy in the years after. Also new to Grand Theft Auto III was an auto target system, allowing the players to easily shoot targets in game. The final defining implementation was the radio, something to be included in every other game in the franchise. The soundtrack was expansive, and players could listen to any of the stations, and the various humor included on each one.
Plot
You are a nameless protagonist, an ex-bank robber, who is ultimately betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina. You escape prison with a new friend, a bomb maker named 8-Ball. From there, your character re-enters the criminal world at the bottom, working for thugs and local mafia men and slowly moving up the ladder. As you move through the game, you are double-crossed numerous times, though you eventually take your revenge on Catalina for her treachery.Claude Speed
The main character in GTA III is nameless within the context of the game itself. However, many speculated that the character was named Claude Speed, who is the protagonist of the previous GTA game. Game files on the GTA III disc reportedly list "Claude" as a text string. Rockstar went on to place the GTA III protagonist into Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, where his silence becomes something of a gag. A lone phone call in GTA:SA identifies the protagonist as Claude, but this still isn't concrete proof that the man is, indeed, Claude Speed.
Side Missions
You can perform various missions for other characters not directly involved in the story, which involve racing, and usually killing someone. As well as this you can steal various vehicles and deliver them to the docks, a recurring idea in the franchise.Vehicle Missions
In Grand Theft Auto III, you can steal various service vehicles, and perform missions associated with them, these vehicles include; police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and taxis. Completing a certain level on these vehicles has various benefits for the player.Controversy
A game dealing with the dark nature of the crime world was, quite naturally concerning for parents, as video games are mainly played by younger people, and Grand Theft Auto III was a very enticing game. Of course politicians became involved trying to ban the game, and put restrictions on it, citing the violence the game would create within youths trying to imitate the game. This game sparked the publicized relationship between the Grand Theft Auto franchise and Jack Thompson, whom repeatedly tried to have the game banned, and frequently represented people who were filing charges against the game.Soundtrack
Double Clef FM - Where the songs have words Double Clef FM
Double Clef FM - Where the songs have words
DJ: Morgan Merryweather
Genre: Classical, Opera
Tracklist:
- Le Nozze di Figaro - "Non piu andrai farfallone amoroso"
- Lucia di Lammermoor - "Chi mi frena in tal momento"
- La traviata - "Libiamo ne' lieti calici"
- Don Giovanni - "Finch'han del vino"
- Gianni Schicchi - "O mio babbino caro"
- Rigoletto - "La donna รจ mobile"
Flashback 95.6 Flashback 95.6
Flashback 95.6
DJ: Toni
Genre: 1980's Pop music
Tracklist:
- Debbie Harry - "Rush Rush"
- Elizabeth Daily - "Shake It Up"
- Paul Engemann - "Push It to the Limit"
- Amy Holland - "She's On Fire"
- Elizabeth Daily - "I'm Hot Tonight"
Game Radio FM Game Radio FM
Game Radio FM
DJ: Stretch Armstrong, Lord Sear
Genre: Underground hip hop, Midwest hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Tracklist:
- Reef - "Scary Movies (Instrumental)"
- Royce Da 5'9" - "We're Live (Danger)"
- Nature - "Nature Freestyle"
- JoJo Pellegrino - "JoJo Pellegrino Freestyle"
- Royce Da 5'9" feat. Pretty Ugly - "Spit Game"
- Royce Da 5'9" - "I'm the King"
- Rush - "Instrumental Bed 1"
- Black Rob - "By a Stranger"
- Sean Price feat. Agallah - "Rising to the Top"
- Rush - "Instrumental Bed 2"
Head Radio Head Radio
Head Radio
DJ: Michael Hunt
Genre: Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary
Tracklist:
- Dil-Don't - "Stripe Summer"
- Whatever - "Good Thing"
- Craig Gray - "Fade Away"
- Conor & Jay - "Change"
- Frankie Fame - "See Through You"
- Scatwerk - "Electronic Go Go"
- Dezma - "Life Is But A Mere Supply"
K-Jah Radio K-Jah
K-Jah Radio
DJ: Horace "The Pacifist" Walsh
Genre: Dub
Tracklist:
- Scientist - "Dance of the Vampires"
- Scientist - "Your Teeth in My Neck"
- Scientist - "The Corpse Rises"
- Scientist - "The Mummy's Shroud"
- Scientist - "Plague of Zombies"
Lips 106 Lips 106
Lips 106
DJ: Andee
Genre: Pop music
Tracklist:
- Fatamarse - "Bump To The Music"
- Marydancin - "Wash Him Off" [25]
- April's in Paris - "Feels Like I Just Can't Take No More"
- Lucy - "Forever"
- Boyz 2 Girls - "Pray It Goes Ok?"
- Da Shootaz - "Grand Theft Auto"
- Funky BJs - "Rubber Tip"
MSX FM MSX FM
MSX FM
DJ: MC Codebreaker, Timecode
Genre: Drum and Bass
Tracklist:
- Calyx - "Quagmire"
- Rascal and Klone - "Get Wild"
- Ryme Tyme - "Judgement Day"
- Omni Trio - "First Contact"
- Aquasky - "Spectre"
- Rascal and Klone - "Winner Takes All"
- Ryme Tyme - "T Minus"
- Cause 4 Concern - "Spasm"
- D Kay - "Monolith"
- TJ Rizing - "Agent 007"
Rise FM Rise FM
Rise FM
DJ: Andre "The Accelerator"
Genre: Anthem Trance aka Uplifting Trance
Tracklist:
- Slyder - "Neo (The One)"
- Slyder - "Score (Original Mix)"
- Chris Walsh & Dave Beran - "Shake (Revolt Clogrock Remix)"
- Shiver - "Deep Time"
- R.R.D.S. - "Innerbattle"
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Trivia
Which one of these games features the main protagonist speaking actual words?
- Dead Space
- Saints Row
- Half Life 2
- BioShock
- Grand Theft Auto III
User Reviews
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| PlayStation 2 | 5 reviews |
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| PC | 1 review |
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