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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. | 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".<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'. | 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'. The game was also ranked 4th in IGN's best video games and computer games of the decade 2000-2009. <ref>[http://uk.ign.com/decade/best-games-decade.html]</ref> | ||
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* 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 Hindu-Arabic numeral 3. | * 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 Hindu-Arabic 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. | * 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== | ==Trailers== | ||