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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''' (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 [[Personal Computer|PC]] on October 22, 2001, with an [[Xbox]] version which was released in November 2003 by [[Rockstar Vienna]]. | ||
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. | ||
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{{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].}} | ||
There are different districts in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. It consists of three islands - [[Portland | There are different districts in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. It consists of three islands - [[Portland]], [[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]]=== | ||
[[Image:Portland-GTAIII-3D.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Portland.]] | [[Image:Portland-GTAIII-3D.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Portland.]] | ||
This is the old, industrial district, consisting largely of workmen in old cars, the [[Leone Family|Leones]], [[Portland | This is the old, industrial district, consisting largely of workmen in old cars, the [[Leone Family|Leones]], [[Portland Triads|Triads]], [[Colombian Cartel]] and [[Diablos]]. | ||
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