Grand Theft Auto 3
Approval Rate: 75%
Reviews 43
by aidankay
Tue Sep 09 2008Quite a good game, a few bugs (such as in the opening scenes the cop cars are blue, but get changed later in the game due to 9/11) but nothing too bad. I actually found myself thinking of this game the other day why? I don't recall, but it was good =P. Anyhow, this game is near perfection, so it deserves a near perfect score; 4/5 -Aidan.
by supernatural_iq
Wed Dec 07 2005Quite fun, even though Vice City and San Andreas are also out. GTA3 started the whole buzz on open-world games, and you can see why. It may not be as big as San Andreas, but I prefer that. It's just big enough. San Andreas, it's huge to the point you never can remember quite where to go, but GTA3, just right. I memorized every location and every street in the game, which made me feel like I WAS Tommy, and had been fighting to stay alive myself. No GTA game beats the city and setting.
by ilikepie
Wed Nov 02 2005In my opinion, this is the best GTA game of them all. I prefer that the main character cannot speak - even though the game is not as big, and does not have as many special features as GTA Vice City or San Andreas.
by supercross
Sat Apr 09 2005The first new GTA game is probably still the best just because of its revolutionary design and massive appeal of many video gamers. I remember playing this game for the first time and being blown away by it, just because I had seen nothing like it before. Yeah, Vice City and San Andreas are great in their own respect, but this is the game that started it all.
by specialboothvi_cjr
Tue Feb 22 2005i am so tired of this game now. I've been everywhere. did everywhere. well, san andreas outranks it a lot.
by blanconino
Sat Oct 30 2004Great game, but why is there a picture of Kurt Cobain in the info section for the page?
by jmoney52
Sat Oct 02 2004The one that started it all. How can you argue how good this game is when it has started a whole genre of crime based games. The ability to do basically anything you want from, the standard following missions stuff, to just going around killing and maiming everything in sight is what truly makes this a groundbreaking classic.
by wargamefan93
Sun Sep 12 2004It's a good game,plus it's real dark, like not freindly and it is funny, I love Chatterbox109 and I really hate DoubleCleff and MSX. 911, I agree there are funny ads, but none of the songs on flashback are that great. And this is good but Vice City is way better than GTA III, because there's more stuff to do, although GTA 3 has 3 islands and Vice city has 2, Vice city islands are bigger. Compared to Vice city. TommyVercetti is right. It is garbage compared to Vice City, I mean you can't go on motorcycles or fly helicopters or own property or go in buildings or eat food or get more weapons.U can fly planes but they can't go in the air. Vice City and GTA3 are always on top.
by onehungrymonst_er
Mon Aug 30 2004A lot of people rave over this game, which is understandable. It's an amazing game. However, I have to give it a 4 because I have a few small complaints. First of all, maybe it's just me but every once and a while the graphics glitch. Secondly, it can get boring for a little while. You can only do one or two missions at a time. And if you get stuck on one, happily there's a lot to do. However, even with the taxi/fire/police missions and others it can still get boring. For instance, I'm stuck on the big mission in the main area (I think it's the last of the area) where you have to buy a sniper gun and kill all these people on the boat. Well, I swear it's IMPOSSIBLE! I played side missions for awhile, but then got bored. I only play once every month or two just to see if I can do the mission, and I still can't. It's getting annoying! However, these are just little complaints. The GTA series is still one of the best out there. DEFINITELY worth your money!
by notorious_dkg
Sun Jul 11 2004This game was pretty fun when I first got it, but I have to say, it does not live up to the hype. I thought I would have more fun with the missions, not driving around tediously from point a to point b, occasionaly beating an old woman and stealing her car. The radio stations were probably one of the most entertaining parts of the game, and I especially liked Chatterbox for its sheer insanity. But really, the game itself isn't that fun. After I got to the second island, I couldn't seem to find any fun missions to do, and the free roaming thing isn't that much fun either. It's good for having the general feel of a big city, but for me that isn't enough to keep playing it.
by cooljda
Wed Jun 16 2004This game is so boring to me.
by 911b56a1
Tue May 18 2004o yeah. this game is rad. its totally original. a classic! my dad plays this game and he likes it, and he is 43 years old! i love flashback95.6fm! the radio commercials are so funny. and i like the songs on them too. ClassicTVFan47, you don't like this game? are you freakin' retarded? i bet your mommy said that you are to young for this game! you suck! and you: mgriff73, what do you have to say for yourself. gta3 isn't overrated. you don't know crap about this game. you better watch out! over rated: what the hell kind of rating is that? at least explain why you think its over rated. DAMN! are you stupid? apparently so because you think this game is over rated. this game is an absolute classic. don't you like those games?
by flashback
Thu May 06 2004Awsome, dude!
by brandon_r
Mon May 03 2004this game is fun but gta vice city is alot funner
by minkey
Fri Apr 23 2004Back in my pre-teen years filled with video games such as Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt, I would have given anything to have a game where you can drive around a city and beat the crap out of everyone.
by pzkpfw_vi_e
Mon Mar 29 2004Simple put, it is an amazing game. The missions itself are great but, the added extras, the fact that you can ride around without limitation on time, things like rampages and side jobs through the payphones, etc. really set the game apart from any other. It is graphic, but it is also complex and it is a long game, but not in a bad way. There are just so many different paths to take, literally and figuratively. If you can get over the violence, the game is one of the best titles for any system ever.
by beatlesfanstev_eo
Sun Mar 28 2004My all time favorite Ps2 game mainly because you dont have to all ways to missions and I also love the fact that it is so damn funny and ignorant and offensive and violent and parents hate it whats not to love about it. In my opinion it is at least 10 or 20 times better then vice city. Now people thinks it is offensive to woman. Well if your one of those people who tend to think this then there is one very easy solution dont play the game. Play a little boring game of wheel of forune or tetris or something.
by ladyshark4534
Wed Mar 17 2004The graphics are pretty good albeit a bit blocky. (Note one of the female characters has sort of blocky stick like legs.) This game is very fun and you can play it all day without having to do the missions.
by runswithwhitew_olves
Fri Mar 12 2004I love this game so much I was so hooked on it at frist.
by opinionatedguy
Sun Feb 15 2004Yuck! I can't stand these games. Patently offensive and extremely unimaginative This person is some right wing idiot.. they hate everything that has a shred of fun. Best game ever.
by classictvfan47
Fri Feb 06 2004Yuck! I can't stand these games. Patently offensive and extremely unimaginative.
by tommyvercetti
Mon Jan 19 2004Its a good predessecor to vice city, but I got to say its absolutely GARBAGE compared to vicecity. Go to my code site: www.freewebs.com/grantheftturismo/ Its got a whole lot o' codes for PS2, X-BOX, GameCube, N-64, and PC!!!!
by dravensdd
Thu Jan 15 2004Very cool and stylish, a lot of mischevious fun, the only problem was some difficulty issues (very easy to very hard all throughout the game, not really making sense in game progression), and some tasks just downright tedious.
by chadovermyer
Wed Aug 13 2003My favorite PS2 game. I've had it ever since it came out and I still haven't beat it. After I fail a mission a couple of times I get all wrapped up in blowing up cop cars and killing civilians.
by help_me
Sat Jun 21 2003i get a joy out of killing people for some reason
by mandie2000
Mon Jun 09 2003This game is lots of fun. It can keep my 22 year old boyfriend entertained for hours. It may be a bit much for younger kids. You can do things that you would or could never do in real life.
by hardcritic
Tue Apr 22 2003I have this game my self its just totally the awsomest game besides the new one vice city
by medusa1861
Tue Apr 15 2003Ok, to have fun.. get a car to the edge of a clif.. steal a car and ram that car off.. (do this with people around) then get out watch the car explode.. then watch everyone jump off! LOL.. Oh and you get to have sex witha whore and kill some people.. and big..big explosions...fun.. Play the game? no..have fun? Yes!
by bigbaby
Sat Feb 22 2003GTA 3 is the only game I like on PS2. There is a large selection of cars (the Perennial is the best). The story line is good, but I like just driving around and going on suicide missions.
by ratemaster1984
Mon Feb 10 2003Great game, only thing better is Vice City. Why isn't GTAVC listed?
by maverick2380
Sat Jan 25 2003if you like the 80`s this games is for you. it`s right out of Miami Vice
by terror_k
Sun Dec 15 2002I was skeptical about the transfer to 3D for the series, but it worked very VERY well. Excellent game, great graphics and very playable. One of the few really good 3D drivers out there. Highly recommended.
by jkooks
Sat Dec 14 2002This game was an impulse buy and the only regret I have is letting it take up so much of my time. This is by far the most addictive game. Ever. You can f^ck around all day and never even touch the real objectives of this game - it's just that big. And it was refreshing to finally see a game that pulled no punches the way GTA 3 did. Video game violence has been around for a while, but this one finally dispelled the myth that video games are only for children.
by kbob146d
Tue Nov 05 2002The only thing that beats playing GTA3 is playing GTA Vice City!
by filazafer
Mon Oct 28 2002No doubt the best video game ever.
by kurmashott
Wed Oct 02 2002yea ,i get to kill people and have sex with them before i do it too!!!
by pikachan
Fri Aug 09 2002This is one of the best games I have ever played. You play as a crook who is wanted by the cops and You can steal cars and shoot people, that is when you get caught by the cops. This game is very violent and is not for children. I like the Banshee car because it is very fast, The Tank because it ruins everything in it's path [cars, people] This is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I also like the 3-D design of the game. Want to know how to make cars invisible? Press L1,L1,Square,R2,Triangle,L1,Triange. So I reccomend this game .
by marsobig
Tue Jul 16 2002Like it a lot. But I played it too much. Makes me hate myself. I'm no killer. Good for letting off steam. Blow a couple cops away and then hit the code to get them off your back. Hope to see another sequel.
by eisa8387
Wed Jul 10 2002this game is so cool!!!!! total carnige
by ht_rodgers
Wed Jun 12 2002I love this game and bought it right away. For those of you who love the game but wan't to have more fun with it here are some cheats... replenish health= R2 R2 L1 R2 R1 left,down,right,up,left,down,right,up armour=all buttons the same execpt instead of pressing R1 you press L2 weapons=same again but this time R2
by elegantfire
Thu Apr 11 2002This game is very well thought out. It's fun, challenging, and very detailed. I am amazed by how realistic some things in the game are. Basically, you are a crook and you have to take on several missions around a huge city called Liberty City. You steal cars, shoot people, dodge the police, etc. The radio stations are hilarious, especially the Chatterbox talk radio station. One warning though...do NOT drive right after playing this game. You get the urge to drive onto the sidewalk and run over fire hydrants :P
by cliveman3902
Sat Mar 30 2002best game i love to kill the hookers and old people and steal those cars
by diesonne
Tue Mar 12 2002Greatest game ever! So much to do, it never gets boring!