Grand Theft Auto III: Difference between revisions

== Game information ==

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[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] consists of three islands - [[Portland]], [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]] - and tens of areas each with their own distinct set of pedestrians, cars, and environment. The islands are based loosely on the boroughs of New York City - Brooklyn, Manhattan, and New Jersey, respectively - and elements from other major cities such Chicago and Los Angeles.

=== Portland ===

This is the old, industrial district, consisting largely of workmen in old cars, the [[Leone Family|Leones]], [[Portland Triads|Triads]], and [[Diablos]]. This is the first area the player can access in the game.

-''From the game manual''}}

=== Staunton Island ===

This is the business district. Business people with their nice cars are located here, alongside resident gangs - the [[Yakuza]], [[Yardies]] and [[Colombian Cartel]]. This is the second area the player can unlock in the game.

-''From the game manual''}}

=== Shoreside Vale ===

This is the suburban area of Liberty City. The wealthy live here, along with the middle class residents and gangs. The area is hilly and is home to two gangs: [[Colombian Cartel]] and [[Southside Hoods]]. This is the final area the player can unlock, the setting for the ending of the story in GTA III.

-''From the game manual''}}

==Reception==

GTA III is commonly regarded as one of the best games of the saga of Grand Theft Auto games and one of the most revolutionary in history. The implementation of unique gameplay in a game with a premise so promising it achieved a great success in both sales and reviews, receiving very positive reception with scores for the PS2 version of:

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".<ref>[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=28230 Game Informer’s top 200 games of all time]</ref> GamesRadar named it 'the most important game of the decade'.

Following the success of GTA III, Destination Software Inc. and Crawfish Interactive developed a version of the game for Nintendo's handheld [[Game Boy Advance]], which was canceled for unknown reasons. It was likely going to be very similar to what was later [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], but with the story of GTA III.

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In some PAL territories, Grand Theft Auto III was released with different cover artwork, despite there being no major differences in the game itself. Below are examples of several box arts.

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==Trivia==

* The Grand Theft Auto III Logo was originally supposed to be "GRAND THEFT AUTO 3" written in white block writing on a black background with the "3" being orange in colour. The logo was then changed to its current Pricedown font and uses the roman numeral "III" instead of the numeral 3.  

* In GTA III, hijacking particular cars, hitting particular cars, and destroying vehicles and aircraft will grant the player varying sums of money. However, from [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] onwards, this feature is absent, possibly to increase realism.

==Trailers==

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== External links ==

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* [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/pogo/ Pogo the Monkey]

* [http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/flash/libertyCityCollege/index.html Liberty City College]

== References ==

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