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'''Grand Theft Auto III''' (also known officially as '''GTA III''' or '''GTA 3''') is the third installment of and fifth game of the Grand Theft Auto series developed by DMA Desing now [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]]. GTA III is the first game in the [[GTA III Era]], which introduced many new features to the GTA series and saw the fan base of the series expand. The game was originally released for the [[PlayStation 2]] and the [[PC]] on October 22, 2001, with an [[Xbox]] version which was released in November 2003 by [[Rockstar Vienna]]. | |||
'''Grand Theft Auto III''' | |||
GTA III was the first GTA game to use three-dimensional gameplay, as opposed to the [[Top-Down Perspective|top-down perspective]] used in [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]], [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]], [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]. The player views [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] from a third person perspective, with the camera located behind and above the [[Protagonist|player character]]. The three-dimensional gameplay has been praised as being a key reason for the success of the series, alongside the new control scheme, both of which have been used in subsequent games. | GTA III was the first GTA game to use three-dimensional gameplay, as opposed to the [[Top-Down Perspective|top-down perspective]] used in [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]], [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]], [[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]. The player views [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] from a third person perspective, with the camera located behind and above the [[Protagonist|player character]]. The three-dimensional gameplay has been praised as being a key reason for the success of the series, alongside the new control scheme, both of which have been used in subsequent games. | ||
==Storyline== | ==Storyline== | ||
[[File:Claude-GTAIII.jpg| | [[File:Claude-GTAIII.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] of GTA III, [[Claude]].]] | ||
{{quote|''LIBERTY CITY, USA. The Worst Place in America.''<br>''You've been betrayed and left for dead. Now you're taking revenge, unless the city gets you first. Mob bosses need a favor, crooked cops need help and street gangs want you dead. You'll have to rob, steal and kill just to stay out of serious trouble. Anything can happen out here.''<br>From the [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/ official GTA III website].}} | {{quote|''LIBERTY CITY, USA. The Worst Place in America.''<br>''You've been betrayed and left for dead. Now you're taking revenge, unless the city gets you first. Mob bosses need a favor, crooked cops need help and street gangs want you dead. You'll have to rob, steal and kill just to stay out of serious trouble. Anything can happen out here.''<br>From the [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/ official GTA III website].}} | ||
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==City== | ==City== | ||
[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIII-map.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Map of Liberty City, the city of GTA III.]] | |||
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''Main Article: [[Liberty City in GTA III Era]]'' | ''Main Article: [[Liberty City in GTA III Era]]'' | ||