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{{Game
|completion=3
|image=GTA3BoxArtwork.jpg
|title=Grand Theft Auto III
|title=Grand Theft Auto III
|boxart=[[Image:GTA3BoxArtwork.jpg|250px]]
|developer=[[Rockstar North]]
|developer=[[Rockstar North]]
|publisher=[[Rockstar Games]]
|publisher=[[Rockstar Games]]
|categories=[[Action]]
|year=2001
|systems=[[Windows NT]], [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]]
|systems={{syslist|ps2|win|ps3|ps4|ps5}}
|releasedates=[[October 22]], [[2001]] ([[PS2]])<br />[[May 21]], [[2002]] ([[PC]])<br />[[April 11]], [[2003]] ([[Xbox]])
|ratings={{ESRB|M}}
|title1=Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition
|developer1=[[War Drum Studios]]
|publisher1=[[Rockstar Games]]
|year1=2011
|systems1={{syslist|ios|droid|fireos}}
|genre=[[Action]]
|players=1
|players=1
|ESRB=M
|modes=[[Single player]]
|requirements=
|preceded by=[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]
* 450 MHz CPU
|followed by=[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]
* 96MB RAM
|series=Grand Theft Auto
* 8xCD-ROM drive
|pcgamingwiki=Grand Theft Auto III
* 500MB hard disk space
* 16MB DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card
* DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
* Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP
}}
}}
'''Grand Theft Auto III''' is a non-linear driving and shooting game released by {{c|Rockstar North}} on October 22, [[2001]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] and May 21, [[2002]] for [[Windows]], as well as in the [[Grand Theft Auto Double Pack]] and [[Grand Theft Auto Triple Pack]] re-releases.


'''Grand Theft Auto III''' is a non-linear driving and shooting computer and video game released by [[:Category:Rockstar North|Rockstar North]] on [[October 22]], [[2001]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[May 21]], [[2002]] for the [[PC]], as well as in the [[Grand Theft Auto Double Pack]] and [[Grand Theft Auto Triple Pack]] re-releases. As the title implies, the game involves an amount of crime and plenty of carjacking.
In more recent years, fan projects have resulted in a [[multiplayer]] component called [http://www.multitheftauto.com Multi Theft Auto] and a [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] total conversion called [http://gtaforums.com/forum/333-gta-liberty-city/ GTA: Liberty City] that adds the newer Vice City elements (such as bikes and helicopters, as well as improved controls) to GTA III.


The game takes place in October 2001. The nameless player character (later revealed in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] to be named "Claude") was betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina, during a bank heist in Liberty City and arrested. However, Claude was freed when the police convey his was in was attacked, allowing him to flee and rise in the ranks of the Liberty City underworld and seek revenge of Catalina.
==Story==
The game takes place in October 2001. The nameless player character (later revealed in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] to be named "Claude") was betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina, during a bank heist in Liberty City and arrested. However, Claude escaped when the police convoy he was in was attacked, allowing him to flee and rise in the ranks of the Liberty City underworld and seek revenge on Catalina.


In more recent years fan projects have resulted in a [[multiplayer]] component called [http://www.multitheftauto.com Multi Theft Auto] and a [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] total conversion called [http://www.gtaforums.com/?showforum=104 GTA: Liberty City] that adds the newer Vice City elements (such as bikes and helicopters, as well as improved controls) to GTA III.
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== Icon explanations ==
Throughout this guide you will see two distinct icons. These help identify the version of the game that a tip or feature applies to:
* {{GTA3 tip}} The GTA III icon means that this can only be done or only works in the original GTA III.
* {{GTA LC tip}} The GTA: LC icon means that this can only be done or only works in the GTA: Liberty City mod for [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]].
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==Table of Contents==
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Box artwork for Grand Theft Auto III.
Box artwork for Grand Theft Auto III.
Grand Theft Auto III
Developer(s)Rockstar North
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Year released2001
System(s)PlayStation 2, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Preceded byGrand Theft Auto 2
Followed byGrand Theft Auto: Vice City
SeriesGrand Theft Auto
Genre(s)Action
Players1
ModesSingle player
Rating(s)ESRB Mature
Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition
Developer(s)War Drum Studios
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Year released2011
System(s)iOS, Android, Fire OS
LinksGrand Theft Auto III at PCGamingWikiGrand Theft Auto III ChannelSearchSearch

Grand Theft Auto III is a non-linear driving and shooting game released by Rockstar North on October 22, 2001 for the PlayStation 2 and May 21, 2002 for Windows, as well as in the Grand Theft Auto Double Pack and Grand Theft Auto Triple Pack re-releases.

In more recent years, fan projects have resulted in a multiplayer component called Multi Theft Auto and a Grand Theft Auto: Vice City total conversion called GTA: Liberty City that adds the newer Vice City elements (such as bikes and helicopters, as well as improved controls) to GTA III.

Story[edit]

The game takes place in October 2001. The nameless player character (later revealed in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to be named "Claude") was betrayed by his girlfriend, Catalina, during a bank heist in Liberty City and arrested. However, Claude escaped when the police convoy he was in was attacked, allowing him to flee and rise in the ranks of the Liberty City underworld and seek revenge on Catalina.

Table of Contents

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