Grand Theft Auto III

Video Game
2001
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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

18K

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A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Maria
(voice)
(as Debbi Mazar)
…

Kyle MacLachlan

Donald Love
(voice)
…

Robert Loggia

Ray Machowski
(voice)

Guru

8-Ball
(voice)

Sondra James

Momma
(voice)

Lianna Pai

Asuka
(voice)
(as Liana Pai)

Les Mau

Kenji
(voice)

Cynthia Farrell

Catalina
(voice)

Al Espinosa

Miguel
(voice)

Chris Phillips

El Burro
(voice)
…

Hunter Platin

Chico
(voice)
…

Walter Mudu

D-Ice
(voice)
…

Curtis McClarin

Curtly
(voice)
(scenes deleted)

Bill Fiore

Darkel
(voice)
(scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Trivia
The main character of this game, Claude, does not say a single word throughout the entire game, though you can hear him grunting when he falls after jumping and groaning if he ends up drowning in the river.

Goofs
In the mission "Under Surveillance", Asuka's dialogue doesn't match the subtitles in every other version except PS2. The script was changed to the FBI and the subtitles don't reflect this. In the mobile version, the Mafia subtitles were changed to the FBI, but the other lines still don't match.

Quotes
[after Flashback FM plays a song called "She's on Fire"]
Toni: Oh she's on fire! Luckily I've never have been... I've done a lot of crazy things, I can tell you that... but I've never been on fire... at least not to my knowledge.

Crazy credits
After the screen fades to black, Maria bickers over breaking her nail. A gunshot is heard and we are left with the impression that "Silent Guy" has shot her.

Alternate versions
The iOS and Android versions have enhanced models and textures from the Xbox version and a map.

Connections
Edited into Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021)

Soundtracks
Stripe Summer
(uncredited)
by Dil-Don't
Written and produced by Craig Conner
Vocals - Heidi Hazelton
Available on Head Radio

User reviews93

Review

Featured review

9/10

Just awesome

To put it simply, Grand Theft Auto 3 is one of the very best video games, or any form of entertainment for that matter, ever made.

You've probably heard about how graphically violent this game is, and there's certainly no denying it. People (criminals, gang members, cops, pedestrians, etc.) can be murdered in a variety of entertaining ways, but GTA3 isn't about mindless mayhem. The game is actually story driven, and that, combined with awesome gameplay (driving being a main factor of course) is what really puts it over the top. It's quite an experience as you rise through the ranks from petty Jack-of-all-trades thug-for-hire to a millionaire. Chock full of tons of fun missions, from carjacking to assassinations to body disposal and anything else your employer needs you to do.

Enough of my pretentious praise though. If you haven't played Grand Theft Auto 3 yet, what are you waiting for?!