Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)

The first time I set eyes on the game was on a massive billboard poster just outside liverpool - since the game was released, everyone was hooked, and its now the best selling PS2 game ever. But why? Quite simply, 2 things. Firstly, nothing had ever been produced quite like it, or in the same depth. Sure, there was GTA 1 and 2, but to have full size 3-D environment, in which you pratically own the place was new. The game is based around a straightforward plot - 2 guys escape from a Police Van at night after a bomb on a bridge is plotted, and its up to you to gain respect through completing missions - around 75 of them in fact, and thats not counting other features/tasks in the game. The game is set in modern times, but deep in an New York style island, except in the depths of mafia, gun fights, hookers, strip clubs, killings - you name it. As the games sub title suggests: "Liberty City - Welcome to the worst place in America". Its the island itself which I love about the game, and this ties in with the second reason why we all love it. Personally, I loved it because Liberty City looked alot like many places in Liverpool. But its the atmosphere - the sun never shines, you'll never hear birds sing, there are no pretty landscapes. Instead, its always raining, or the skies grey. The buildings look dirty and run down. The people on the streets may randomly attack you at night. You can drive around after midnight and catch a hooker, watch the car bounce back and forth, and then drive off - its your play town. (Though I prefer to shoot the hooker after the sex - get my money back!) The soundtrack also reflects the gangster/working class island, with different radio stations all reflecting the type of people that'd live here. Theirs club and techno on Rise FM, MSX has break/trip beats, and theirs plenty more. But to listen to these, you need a car, how about stealing a taxi? Or try to rob a mafia 'sentinel' and get away? I'll admit, Vice City (the sequel) had improvements, but lacked the same size as this game. It didn't have the same atmosphere of crime and the underworld. Thats the key word - this really is the underworld. And during the winter, theirs no better game to play than this, if your stuck in and bored. Get some mates round and have a contest to see who can stay alive longest, or make up a game. Its up to you. Its your play ground. And because of its representation of the underworld, and its sheer scale, it'll never be matched. This was what made the PS2 a a must have - over 18 or not, we all had it. Nintendo? This is the only game they'd never release...

I'll just make this short and sweet. Having owned the game for nearly four years, this is easily one of the best games I have ever played, it never bores me one bit, I still play it like its the first time. Two good sequels followed this legendary game but for me, GTA3 will always be the ultimate game of the three!! Simply fantastic and highly recommended for any PS2 gamer (of course having said that, I bet everyone has played it by now!!!). My second favourite PS2 game of all time, with Devil May Cry being my first favourite PS2 game.

The disc was to scratched for the Playstation 2 to read. However it's not my favourite GTA it's still the matter it doesn't work. Like I said, it's not my favourite GTA so I can't really be bothered to get a refund. However, I do suggest to the seller, please TEST the games before they're shipped off. Thankyou.

Loved playing this when I was younger and still enjoy playing it 15 years later. This arrived very quickly and in mint condition. A great entry in the GTA franchise which has certainly paved the way for the hugely successful more recent GTA V. There is plenty to see and explore in this game when you're not doing the main story-based missions; you can do telephone missions on all 3 islands, act as a taxi driver, vigilante, firefighter or even a paramedic as well as several timed vehicle races and don't forget to collect those 100 hidden packages!

What can you say about GTA3 that hasn't already been said? Amazing game - great graphics for its time, superb story-line & characters. Showed what was possible in an open world. A game changer.

It wasn't specified that I would get a platinum hits game instead of the first version. Condition of the game its OK, with manuals and map. Good purchase if it wasn't for the fact that I was not looking for a platinum hits game.

Haven't played it yet can't wait to play it II can't wait to play I'm in the middle of playing it now at the moment I'm in the middle of playing Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories but I'm sure I'll get around to it as soon as I canI'm in the middle of Liberty City at the moment but don't know don't seem to be a bit harder than I thought

Good quality of the product and working fine. Classic game.

Really cool game . Good packaging .

Videogioco in perfette condizioni

Que decir de este juego. El mejor GTA de la historia. Toda una hazaña que la limitada PS2 sea capaz de mover un mundo tan grande como el de este juego. IRREPETIBLE

it seems there are not a lot of people with this problem so keep that in mind when you read this but I seemed to be one of the unlucky ones. I bought a ps2 and some games for nostalgic purposes and all of my games came first so I had no way to test them my ps2 came a month later (thank god it works) but the game I was most excited to play was gta 3 and it cant read the disk. it can read other games just fine but not this one, disappointing.

Parfait!!!!