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==Storyline== | ==Storyline== | ||
[[File:Claude-GTAIII.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:Claude-GTAIII.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] of GTA III, [[Claude]].]] | ||
In GTA III the player follows an unnamed criminal (revealed to be named [[Claude]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]) as he arrives in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] with his girlfriend, [[Catalina]], and an unnamed accomplice who commit a [[Bank of Liberty|bank]] [[Introduction (GTA III)|robbery]]. When they exit the bank, however, Catalina shoots and kills the unnamed accomplice and shoots Claude, leaving him dying as she and her new accomplice, [[Miguel]] of the [[Colombian Cartel]]. Claude later recovers and is arrested by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|police]] but escapes when the Colombian Cartel attack a police convoy. Claude then begins to climb through the ranks of the city underworld by working for, and eventually betraying or being betrayed by various gangs, in his quest for revenge. At the end of the storyline, Claude [[The Exchange (GTA III)|tracks down and kills]] Catalina in a long shoot out. | |||
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==City== | ==City== | ||
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''Main Article: [[Liberty City in GTA III Era]]'' | ''Main Article: [[Liberty City in GTA III Era]]'' | ||
There are different districts in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. It consists of three islands - [[Portland Island]], [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]]. Liberty City is based on New York so the three islands are comparatively similar to Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Jersey | {{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].}} | ||
There are different districts in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. It consists of three islands - [[Portland Island]], [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]]. Liberty City is based on New York so the three islands are comparatively similar to Brooklyn, Manhattan and New Jersey. | |||
===[[Portland]]=== | ===[[Portland]]=== | ||
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{{quote|''Here you will find the docks, the [[Red Light District]], warehouses, factories, markets, garages as well as some useful suppliers. The area is populated with [[Prostitutes |hookers]], pimps, labourers, dockworkers, politicians and general scum. Crime is rife in Portland and it has a long history of Mafia control. But this is being challenged by the Triads. A bloody turf war has been underway for several months. A delightful district with something for everyone.''}} | |||
'''PLACES OF INTEREST:''' [[Luigi's Sex Club 7 ]], [[Mr. Wong's Launderette]], [[Belly-Up Fish & Seafood Processing Plant]], [[Momma's Restaurante]], [[Little China Park]], [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]]. | |||
This is the first area you interact with in the game. | This is the first area you interact with in the game. | ||
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{{quote|''This is the central business district. This is where all the big business takes place in Liberty City and is dominated by the rich, powerful and corporate. During the day the area is bustling with businessmen doing their 9-5 thing - insider trading, taking bribes and selling their grandmothers for ten bucks. At night it is dark, desolate and very dangerous.''}} | |||
'''PLACES OF INTEREST:''' the [[Love Media Building]], [[Bush Stadium]], [[Kenji's Casino]], [[The Shopping Mall]], [[Liberty Tree]] Offices. | |||
Staunton Island is the second of the three districts you will see in the game. | Staunton Island is the second of the three districts you will see in the game. | ||
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{{quote|''Suburban bliss and tranquility Liberty City style. Home to many of Liberty City's more affluent gangsters, Liberty City's commuter-belt is a patchwork of swimming pools, picket fences, backyards, basketball nets, street gangs and five car garages. It's littered with ostentatious mansions paid for with blood money, protected by high security guards and gates to keep out gangs of bored teenagers looking for something to do to bring some excitement to their middle class existence. The designer dogs and the station wagons give a shallow serenity to suburbia, but don't be fooled. Violence and corruption are at the heart of every home.''}} | |||
'''PLACES OF INTEREST:''' [[Cartel Mansion]], [[Francis International Airport in GTA III Era|Francis International Airport]], [[Cedar Ridge Observatory]], [[Staunton View Picnic Area]], [[Hope Medical College]]. | |||
This is where the ending of the game takes place. | This is where the ending of the game takes place. | ||
==Reception== | |||
[[Image:GiveMeLiberty-GTAIII3.jpg|thumb|right|220px|GTA III's graphics very popular in the series, giving good reviews.]] | |||
Grand Theft Auto III is commonly regarded as one of the best games of the saga of Grand Theft Auto games and one of the most revolutionary of history. The implementation of 3D in a game with a premise so promising that he achieved a great success, both sales and reviews, receiving very positive reviews with reviews of: | |||
*10 from Meristation. | |||
*9.6 from IGN and GameSpot. | |||
*10/10 from Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. | |||
*An average score of 95%, according to Game Rankings. | |||
*94 of 100 from GameSpy. | |||
*8/10 from Edge. | |||
The game won several awards, such as GameSpot's Console Game of the Year, Game of the Year from GameSpy and Cheat Code Central, and Best Action Game of 2001 by IGN. The game's average review score of 97% on Metacritic ties it with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for the highest ranked game in PlayStation 2 history. It was also inducted into GameSpot's Greatest Games of All Time list. | |||
In 2009, Game Informer put GTA III 4th on their list of "The Top 200 Games of All Time", saying that it "changed the gaming landscape forever with its immersive open world sandbox". GamesRadar named it 'the most important game of the decade'. | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Image:DMADesign-logo.jpg|thumb|right|220px|DMA Desing logo before he became Rockstar North.]] | |||
* GTA III was the first GTA title to feature a [[Third-Person View|third-person perspective]]. | * GTA III was the first GTA title to feature a [[Third-Person View|third-person perspective]]. | ||
* GTA III was the first and last game to have a top-down camera view in third-person perspective. | * GTA III was the first and last game to have a top-down camera view in third-person perspective. | ||