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Summary: One of the best games available for P.C
Review: I bought this game around the first week it was released and I have to say that this game is awesome. What I especially love in this game is the fact that you can use your own music which is not even possible on the PS2. Another feature I love about this game is the skins which let's you change the clothes on the character. The only thing about this game is it's rated "M" for Mature meaning keep the youngsters away from this one. One concern I was worried about when I bought this game was the requirements but the only really good thing you need for this game is a 16MB graphics card and at least 256Mbs of RAM or more depending on how your sytem runs but I play this game at 800x600
which is actually good with no skipping at all. But to me this is one if the greatest games ever made and I recommend it to anyone who wants to add up there collection. So if your looking for a great game for your Laptop or a game that you can sit down and play for hours without being bored Grand Theft Auto 3 is the good choice to go. :-)
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Summary: you want to know how this game really rates?
Review: This is the worst game I've ever played so far. I was lead to believe this game was good because gamespot gave it 9.3/10 and my friend said it was good. It's all lies. I went and played the game and I got sick of it (literally) after playing a quarter of the game. Don't know why, maybe it was the atmosphere of the game that made me want to throw up. Anyway, the parts where you could drive a car, truck, etc was funny at first because you can do all sorts of crazy flips and run into people and crash into streetlights but it got frustrating after a while once I started playing the missions especially when driving recklessly was detrimental to finishing the mission. Hard to control the car using keyboard. I mean, if you are going to put driving into the game, make it like the racing games. Also, the missions just got so mundane. What a waste. You can't save during the mission which is a big drawback. You can only save when you're done the mission. I mean, if I'm done the mission, then I don't really need to save, do I? unless I need to go to the washroom. If you fail the mission, you have to start from the very beginning. How stupid is that. Some missions, I had to try over 10 times until finally I used a cheat code and finish the mission. And some missions, even using a cheat code didn't help so that's when I quit the game. How some people finish the game, who knows? Oooooo, good for you, oooo you get a trophy made out of cardboard....It was hard to control the main character too with the default keyboard settings. It doesn't even move like a first person shooter. I had to press the down arrow key to move forward depending on your orientation!! When you play it, you will know what I mean. It's frustrating (I actually want to swear here). Oh yeah, the main character you play in the game doesn't even talk at all! He's a gangsta mute!! Maybe he talks at the end of the game but I'm not going to find out. One and only one good aspect of the game is the fact that it loads quick (less than a minute) and the city graphic detail is pretty good but I've seen better graphics in other games. I gotta admit, there are a lot of missions to go through (they say 75?) so you may get your money's worth but man, those missions are boring. Unless you can finish all these missions on your first attempt without cheating and I know there is no gamer out there who's skilled enough to do it, you will spend months playing this game. Tell me this, is picking up as many xxx mags left on the streets in under 25 seconds and then killing the guy who dropped them supposed to be a good idea for a mission?? or stealing an ice cream truck and setting a bomb to it so it can explode in front of a gansta supposed to be a fun and exciting mission?? I rather play soldier of fortune because at least I get to blow the guy's head off with a shotgun. I do not recommend gta3 at all and if you think this game is good, then you have some serious problems. But if you still want to buy this game, who's going to stop you from using your credit card, eh?
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Summary: If a game's cost was based on its replayability value...
Review: ... games like Metal Gear would cost $2 and we'd all be taking second mortgages to buy our copies of Grand Theft Auto.
The main reason why the GTA franchise has become so popular is not (as some have suggested) because of the violence, but because of the games' flexibility. The realism in GTA3 is unparalleled - not in terms of graphics - but in terms of gameplay.
The GTA games play like a dozen games in one - seamlessly. You move from mission to mission, each distinct and interesting in its own way. Compare this to something like Simpsons Hit 'n Run (which I'll refer to as GTA for kids), and you instantly notice the difference - the Simpsons game, while similar to GTA in the amount of freedom presented to the player, lacks seriously in terms of playability - all missions seem to be a copy of one another - usually drive X to Y, or bring X to Y. The game was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of GTA, and perhaps with the exception of some Simpsons fans (myself excluded) it fell flat.
Even after Vice City, GTA3 is still an interesting game, because no matter how many times you've beat it, you'll still see things in the game you never knew existed.
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Summary: Ground breaking - Boooring!!!
Review: GTA3 has changed the video/PC gaming industry. This is normally a sign that a game has broken new ground in it's genre. GTA3 has, it has even spawned a new genre. This game is not about aliens, hell or the military. It's about being a thug ass busta in a city teeming with life. The city resembles most east coast cities. Everything is here: cars, pedestrians, an L, a stadium, an airport, a subway, a rich side of town, a red light district, cops, criminals and prostitutes just to name a few. The cars act like real cars, trucks aren't as fast as sports cars and don't corner nearly as well, you can change radio stations in your car or even make your own channel in the PC version. There is a good amount of weaponry and a storyline that isn't half bad. That's why I'm giving it 3 stars. Unfortunately, the buildings are cardboard cutouts, you can't enter 90% of the buildings. All of the missions boil down to 3 basic game types: race across town, kill somebody for somebody else, bring object A to place B, and a various mixture of the above game types. By the time you finish Portland, you will have experienced all the game has to offer and realize, this game is really a thinly veiled arcade driving game. There is almost nothing to hold your interest in the game long enough to solve it; if you do hold out you will be rewarded with a ho-hum ending. Perhaps this is the best the PS2 has to offer. PC gamers will be falling asleep after the novelty of driving and changing car stations wears off.
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Summary: One of the best Mafia game ever.
Review: I think this game is first real good gang related game of all time. There is the new mighty Vice City, but this game is the first 3rd person mafia game that you can do endless stuff on. The previous GTA were all good in overhead view, but after this 3rd person view of GTA came out I was so excited. But I bearly got this game last month. It's because I got Vice City instead of GTA3 when I had the money. Anyway, this game was amazing. I already finished the whole game in about three weeks. The first mission where you have to get to the hideout was really easy but as you keep on completing missions and get a new mission, it will get much harder. The game itself is really good. Now, I'm going to talk about the requirments and stuff. You don't need all that good computer to run this game. I have lot of computers at home and I can run this game on all of the computers except for the cheap computer which belongs to me. Other good computers are either my dad's, brother's, or for my dad's work stuff. Even though I can use one of my family's computers which are all pentium 4 and pentium 3s, I decided to see if it would have ran on my computer. My computer is Celeron 897MHZ, 256mb ram, and my video card is GeForce 2 MX400. So I ran this game and it ran very smooth. It slows down when there is too many police chasing me, but other times, it runs way faster than PS2 version and it runs almost perfectly. I also have Windows XP HE and I didn't need any patches to run this game. It was also on high settings;1280 X 1024. That means even if you have Celeron processor, you can fully satisfy this game without a problem. I'm recently playing the mod which replaces all the cars and stuff. So the replay value is even better. There is even multiplayer mods. Overall, this game is an A+ and it's a must have for mature gamers.
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Summary: GTA3
Review: I, along with many other people who actually PLAYED the game, think that Grand Theft Auto 3 is extremely fun. Not because of violence, because it has a story line that is very in-depth. All these people are complaining, "It has no story!", or, "It's too violent!" when obviously they hadn't played the game. You don't have to be violent in this game. No one is telling you to kill everything that moves, and if it does (very rarely and it's usually not part of the story) you don't have to do so, there is always the free-roming aspect of the game.
Lets get this out of the way, don't buy this for anyone under 14. This game shouldn't be banned, rather the parents should keep an eye on what their kid is playing and watching. It has a M rating for a reason.
The game is very non-linear and the locations are large with plenty to do, like street races, driving an ambulance, putting out fires, arresting crimnals, and lets not forget the main story. This game will easily provide 150+ hours of gameplay.
Overall, I think the story line and the non-linear gameplay is a big plus for this game, and it is definatly worthy of a 5 star rating. Just remember parents, make sure you know what you are buying for your kids before you give it to them.
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Summary: Drive to Your Heart's Content!
Review: Maybe this is too late in the day to review a game released last year. But I am very excited about it as I only purchased it 3 months ago and since then, this game has given me nothing but absolute fun! First off, realize that this isn't your regular wholesome family entertainment. This is a crime-spree game, the kind where you are the bad guy. A lot has been written about it's story, missions, strengths and weaknesses so I'll just give my opinion about it's driving value. 5-plus STARS! Here's why: (1) I couldn't think of any other game as cleverly done as GTA 3. Your game world is enormous! One city with 3 islands, each island complete with pedestrians, traffic, buildings and parks, spectacular scenery and changing weather, and a remarkable array of cars. From fog to rain, morning to night, the color of the sky changes to reddish cast as well. Even the train's head lights make a realistic flare effect as it turns a corner. At night, one of the street lights will flicker like a true, defective lamp. These are minor details but given great attention. (2) You can drive or run, explore your vast world, do anything you like. Accomplish criminal missions or do good guy jobs. Ride the trains, elevated or underground. Dig deep into this game's Internet resources and you'll be amazed at what else you can do besides the missions. (Hint: pick up a hooker and park at an isolated, grassy place. The car rocks, you lose some money, your health goes up 125%, and then the hooker leaves. Very funny, Hahahah!) (3) If you think you can only drive on the regular road and off-road grounds, think again. When I was chased by a bunch police squad cars, I threw them off by driving down the stairs to a subway. I jumped the car into the tracks and speed off to the next subway station through the underground path of the train! Just make sure you dodge the speeding train or you're toast! It was blast driving the car down the stairs and back, what with all the bumps and swearing pedestrians. At the next station, I climbed up to the exit, driving my wrecked but still running car and the police were back on my tail. I even managed to drive a Banshee to the top floor of Kenji's Casino just for the heck of it, parked it next to the chopper and oggle the cityscape. If that ain't cool I don't know what is! (4) Drive off a ramp in Chinatown and land on the elevated tracks. Or drive and take off the top of a building in Staunton Island. If your angle of approach isn't right, you'll see your car flip and turn midair, in 3-D slow-motion, multi-angle-camera view! And what a breath taking sight it is! I saw no other game like it! And if you land wheels first the game will reward you for your "insane jump" and give you a bonus for "a great landing." Tell me that's not crazy fun! (5) The cars' handling is no less remarkable. They behave as you would expect in real life. They slide down grassy slope, the heavier cars land nose first, they get gradually damaged and eventually catch fire. (6) Most motorists faithfully follow traffic rules and yeild the road when you honk your horn. Really! But stand on a corner and wait for a driver to make a traffic mistake. You will witness an almost real traffic altercation as other irate motorists jockey and curse their way out! The list goes on and on... I had briefly played GTA Vice City which many said is superior to GTA 3. Not for me, at least. After a while I traded Vice City for another game. I was just hooked on the vast atmosphere of GTA 3, bigger money, taller buildings, wide wide open roads(!) and bigger choices of realistic, speed-demon cars! Have fun!
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Summary: The best stress reliver
Review: You know, sometimes you get a lot of stress and you feel like you want to run over people and shoot them , and run from cops, but you don't want to hurt anybody in real life, so this game is the best stress reliver game out there
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Summary: Awesome game!!
Review: When I first put ths game in my Playstation, I had a few expectations, things I had heard from my friends about this game and Vice City as well (another great game, but not as good as this one). The freedom is enormous. You can take missions from the local Italian Mafia or the Japanease Yakuza, you can [take] a taxi, fire truck, or other emergancy vehicle and make a bit of extra cash, or you take your flamethrower and walk up to a big crowd and, well, I'll let you imagine the fun you can have. Heh heh heh! The game itself it for the most part easy, but there are some extras that will test your sanity a bit (ambulance missions, aghhh!). All in all, an absolutly awesome game.
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Summary: The funniest driving/shooting/crime-spree game ever!
Review: I bought this game some time ago and finally got around to playing it this month. I must admit it was much better than I thought it would be. Actually, it's one of the best games I've played in awhile. Why? Gameplay: A heap of missions and many ways to complete them. And they are not just the kind of fed-ex "deliver this," "get that," "kill him" jobs that you find in many games. Many of the missions are timed, require a strategy and some thought, and will have to be repeated in order to succeed (especially since you can't save in the middle of a mission). This is primarily a driving game, but much of the action also takes place on foot and even by sea. There are a wide variety of weapons that you can use and the cars handle like they should (i.e., sports cars are fast and handle well; SUVs turn over easily; semis [yes, semis] are slow but powerful, etc.). Many of the missions are just too funny and given that you can complete them in various ways, you'll find out just how imaginative you can be when your enemies (and you will make many) come after you. Graphics and sound: The game looks good, though the graphics are not state-of-the-art. There are skin textures and clothing that can be downloaded from the internet to customize your character and the car radio can play mpg files (though I like much of the music that comes with the game). The cars look good overall and sound effects, from shotgun blasts to V8 engines, are done well. Replay value: Some. There are several dozen missions and sub-missions that should keep you playing for a while. The game might be as fun a second time around, since it allows multiple ways to complete some missions. I could see playing it a second time, but probably not more. Last word: A well-done, stable game, with intense gameplay, good graphics and sound, some hilarious situations and dialogue, and a good amount of openendedness. (Like many others, I would not recommend this game for anyone less than 18, for it includes a lot of profanity and strong sexual undertones, in addition to graphic, even gratuitous, violence. Neither is it for those who cannot easily distinguish reality from fantasy.)
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