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Alternate Titles

"俠盜獵車手3" -- Traditional Chinese spelling

"侠盗车手3" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

"GTA: Liberty City" -- Informal name

"GTA III" -- German / Finnish PS2 title

"GTA 3" -- Informal title

"GTA3" -- Informal title

"Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary" -- iPhone / iPad / Android title

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Game Revolution PlayStation 2 Nov, 2001 A 100 Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) PlayStation 2 Nov 08, 2001 100 GamersMark PlayStation 2 Oct 30, 2001 10 out of 10 100 VicioJuegos.com / uVeJuegos.com PlayStation 2 Dec 30, 2003 97 out of 100 97 PC Zone Windows Jun 17, 2002 9.5 out of 10 95 Mygamer.com Windows Sep 14, 2002 9.2 out of 10 92 Meristation iPhone Dec 01, 2011 9 out of 10 90 Factornews Windows May 30, 2002 8 out of 10 80 Edge PlayStation 2 Nov 29, 2001 8 out of 10 80 Jeuxvideo.com iPhone Dec 16, 2011 16 out of 20 80

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Australian release

Cancelled port

Controversy in Japan

Cut content

A multiplayer mode was planned for the PC version, but later cut.

Originally, the player had to solve missions for a homeless man named Darkel. There are many rumours about him being a terrorist with missions like blowing up a bus full of children or flying the dodo into a building (sometimes connected to Donald Love's sudden disappearance). Because of the last bit, it is rumored that the character was removed shortly before release because of the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001. The official line is that the mission rumors are baseless, the character was cut because he didn't fit into the game and his missions were sub-par, and he was removed several months before release.

Flashback radio

German release

Protagonist

Radio stations

References

References to the game

Sales

The Playstation 2 version of Grand Theft Auto III has sold over seven million copies, and is now known as the highest selling game ever for the console. Sony has signed a deal with Rockstar making sure all future GTA games are PS2 exclusive until 2004.

has sold over seven million copies, and is now known as the highest selling game ever for the console. Sony has signed a deal with Rockstar making sure all future games are PS2 exclusive until 2004. Grand Theft Auto III is listed by Guinness World Records as the first full sandbox action-adventure and the biggest selling game of 2001.

Secrets

If you look hard around the city, you'll find little notes pasted on walls or signs like the infamous 'You weren't supposed to be here you know' sign on the wall, or the secret website links.

In Staunton Island, look for the internet cafe, and go inside. Check out what's on the computers.

Stadium

Windows version

Awards

4Players 2001 - Game of the Year 2001 - Action Game of the Year

Computer Games Magazine

April 2003 (Issue #225) – Game of the Year (Editors' Choice)



April 2003 (Issue #225) – Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)



April 2003 (Issue #225) – Funniest Game of the Year



March 2003 (Nr. 148) - #6 in the "10 Best Games of 2002" list

Computer Gaming World

April 2003 (No. 225) - Game of the Year 2002

EGM

February 2006 (Issue #200) - #9 on the "Greatest Games of Their Time" list

Electronic Gaming Monthly

April 2002 - Game of the Year (Readier's Voting)

Game Developer's Choice Awards

2002 - Game of the Year



2002 - Excellence in Game Design Award

Game Informer Magazine

October 2004 (Issue #138) - One of the "Top 25 Most Influential Games of All Time"

GamePro (Germany) 2011 - #3 Handheld Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

GameSpy 2001 – Game of the Year 2001 – PS2 Game of the Year 2001 – Most Offensive Game of the Year 2001 – Best Use of Radio of the Year 2002 – PC Action Game of the Year

GameStar (Germany)

Issue 01/2007 - One of the "Ten Most Influential PC-Games". It is the first action game that adopted free worlds from Role Playing Games. Grand Theft Auto III stands for the connection between game and pop culture and is the role model for a new kind of games where not only the player reacts to the world but the world also reacts to the player's actions.

PC Gamer

April 2005 - #12 in the "50 Best Games of All Time" list

Retro Gamer September 2004 (Issue #8) – #95 Best Game Of All Time (Readers' Vote)



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