Grand Theft Auto III - General Details

Grand Theft Auto III is the first in the series of 3D Grand Theft Auto games. Originally released in October 2001, it quite literally created a new genre of game, which has been copied, but never bettered by many other game development studios worldwide.

In it, you play as an unnamed character, occasionally known as Fido (although officially named Claude - but never mentioned in game) who has been left for dead by his girlfriend after attempting to stop her robbing a bank. He's then broken out of a police convoy following an explosion on the major bridge and left to a life of crime in Liberty City.

Facts & Figures

Developed By: DMA Design (now Rockstar North)
Published By: Rockstar Games
Platforms: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Mac

Release Dates

• PS2
  

  United States/Canada - 22nd October 2001
  United Kingdom/Europe - 26th October 2001
  Australia/New Zealand - 26th October 2001
  Japan - 25th September 2003

• PC
  

  United States/Canada - 20th May 2002
  United Kingdom/Europe - 24th May 2002
  Australia/New Zealand - 24th May 2002
  Japan - 25th September 2003

• Xbox
  

  United States/Canada - 21st October 2003
  United Kingdom/Europe - 2nd January 2004
  Australia/New Zealand - 2nd January 2004
  Japan - 29th July 2004

• Mac
  

  North America/Europe - 12th November 2010

• Portable Devices for 10 Year Anniversary
  

  Apple iOS Devices:
  

  • iPad 1 & 2, iPhone 4 & 4S, iPod touch 4th Generation - 15th December 2011

  
  Android Phones:
  

  • HTC Rezound, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, T-Mobile G2x - 15th December 2011
  • Droid Bionic, Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S II - 19th December 2011
  • Droid Razr - 22nd December 2011

  
  Android Tablets:
  

  • Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive - 15th December 2011
  • Asus Transformer Prime, Medion LifeTab - 25th January 2012

  
  More devices to be announced...

  
  
• PS3/Xbox360 - February/March 2012 ???

Features
Single Player