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The end-all, be-all of console action games. Period...For me GTA3 is the best action game I have ever played on a console system and I highly recommend it to adults (the intended audience of this game) who know the difference between good and evil.
An insanely deep game that offers a lot to do outside of the 70+ missions. If you understand that it's just a game and that these selfsame actions are not healthy in the real world, you'll enjoy a well-developed world disguised as a deviously fun game.
80
Next Generation Magazine
Adding to the frustration is the fact that your targeting system is practically useless, and the vehicle physics model is annoyingly floaty. [Jan 2002, p.78]
8
Bitgabriel80
Bem limitado, mais isso é compreensível, pois se trata do primeiro game da franquia . Enfim o game é bem legal e sombrio,tem personagens icônicos e bom enredo inicial, uma obra de arte que deve ser respeitada
8
Fenasilegend
Das Spiel hätte eine 5 oder 6 verdient wenn es heute released wäre aber da es 2001 rauskam finde ich es eine 8 von 10. Es ist für mich keine 9/10 oder 10/10 weil man nach der Story nicht so viel machen kann und Claude kein einziges Wort sagt aber sonst ist es gut
10
EstebanLint5
Gta 3 is the best and nostalgia game even though people dont like it but people always love it and considered nostalgia to peoples mind and if gta 6 is here we will all remember this

Grand Theft Auto III

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Oct 22, 2001
Metascore
must-play
97
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
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G4 TV
An amazing experience, resulting in a classic crime drama on par with "Heat," "Goodfellas," or "Casino."
100
GamePen
The voice acting is simply amazing. Unlike most video games, much of the voice acting is done by fairly famous names, including Joe Pantoliano, Michael Rapaport, Kyle MacLachlan... Each delivers some of the best voice acting found in anything animated, let alone video games.
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Generally Favorable
69% Positive
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Feb 15, 2026
10
EstebanLint5
Gta 3 is the best and nostalgia game even though people dont like it but people always love it and considered nostalgia to peoples mind and if gta 6 is here we will all remember this
Jan 22, 2026
10
Emicrobusero
Serio, directo, depresivo y difícil una combinación buenísima que es completamente increíble
100
AceGamez
An amazingly huge, free-roaming, entertaining game that will last you for ages and is a must-have for everyone old enough to own it.
98
Voodoo Extreme
The end-all, be-all of console action games. Period...For me GTA3 is the best action game I have ever played on a console system and I highly recommend it to adults (the intended audience of this game) who know the difference between good and evil.
95
GamerWeb Sony
A pint of blood, a teaspoon of decapitation, and a helluva lot of violence makes the perfect evil action game.
93
Electronic Gaming Monthly
GTA3 gives you the freedom to do enough to fill 10 games. [Jan 2002, p.206]
80
Next Generation Magazine
Adding to the frustration is the fact that your targeting system is practically useless, and the vehicle physics model is annoyingly floaty. [Jan 2002, p.78]
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Jan 1, 2026
10
andrebouzada
The first 3D GTA was absolutely mind-blowing for when it was released, however the graphics did not hold well considering that its intent was to look real. It is worth playing for nostalgia and getting to know where 3D GTA such as GTA V came from.
Dec 14, 2025
7
GameVerse
I was already expecting a good experience, so it wasn’t exactly a huge surprise, but considering this is a game from 2001, it’s really ahead of its time. The gameplay, design, and overall quality feel way beyond what you’d expect from that era. I haven’t had the chance to play the other classics in the franchise yet, unfortunately, but after seeing how solid the third entry is, my excitement to try the others has only grown. It’s clear this series was shaping up to be something special even back then.
Nov 7, 2025
7
ImGeorge
This is alright at best if im with you but just in general its JUST ALRIGHT
May 8, 2020
2
Broyax
L'un des premiers jeux en monde ouvert mais malheureusement aussi... l'un des pires ! on passera sur le fait que le jeu soit bien moche -y compris pour son époque- mais pas les graves problèmes de maniabilité ! en effet, GTA3 se manie comme une merde à pied, comme si chez Rocktarte, on avait pas (encore) compris comment faire un TPS correctement... c'est pourtant pas la mer à boire mais ils n'y arrivent pas... et d'ailleurs ils n'y sont jamais arrrivés par la suite... ou les suites ! Ainsi, par exemple, lorsqu'on veut regarder avec le stick droit, le jeu passe en vue subjective ! c'est putain de n'importe quoi... et pendant qu'on vise, de gros crochets entourent les cibles qu'il faut faire défiler manuellement ! aucun réticule à l'écran, aucune visée libre... évidemment. De toute évidence, GTA3 est un TPS foiré, foireux et injouable ! D'ailleurs, alors que la conduite reste tout-à-fait correcte, le problème de la vue se repose en voiture : trop zoomée et brutale avec le stick droit ! Ce n'est pas le pire (même si ça y contribue) car par ailleurs le ton général du jeu très caricatural est souvent pénible, toutes les voix sont en amerloque (caricatural) avec plein de gros mots pour faire genre (ou style ?) et côté "soins", c'est juste... "va te faire foutre". De toute façon, en cas d"échec, le jeu ne pardonne rien et n'a prévu aucun checkpoint : il a juste prévu "va te faire foutre" en te téléportant à l'hosto ou chez les flics, en te piquant une partie de ton fric et en te piquant... toutes tes armes ! Il faudra donc recommencer la mission du début bien sûr, ce qui veut dire bien pire que cela en fait : repartir de l'hosto, aller racheter un flingue, aller voir le con qui te donne la mission,puis aller sur le lieu de la mission... ; sinon recharger carrément la sauvegarde d'avant, ce qui implique d'avoir encore ses armes mais de se retaper le trajet jusqu'au con, puis d'aller sur le lieu de la mission etc... De toute façon, GTA3 ne sauvegarde jamais tout seul et il faut régulièrement retourner à la planque pour simplement... sauvegarder. On croit rêver... Pour le reste, trop de missions en temps limité et de scripts destinés à te les briser menues afin de te faire recommencer une quantité de missions de merde hallucinante... Je mets 2 quand même pour la ville, les radios et la conduite des bagnoles, arcade mais bien faite ! c'est tout ce qu'ils ont jamais réussi à bien faire : la conduite dans leurs villes de merde...
Jan 15, 2023
1
the4castlekings
This game is awful. GTA3 is one of the most boring, unplayable games out there and it does not deserve the score it has. If the game was really a 10, it top GTA4 and GTA5 but it fails to put a dent in either of those games. Would not recommend
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Rated Mfor Mature
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  • Game Boy Advance
Oct 22, 2001
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