Grand Theft Auto III

Published by Rockstar Games, Inc.
Developed by Rockstar North Ltd.
Released 2002
Genre Action, Racing/Driving

Description :

After leaving San Andreas and going on a crime spree throughout the country, Claude Speed and Catalina head to Liberty City for a life of crime. During a bank heist, Claude is betrayed by Catalina and her Colombian friend Miguel, and he is shot by her just as they are leaving the scene of the crime. Claude fully recovers....in a prison cell. However, while being transported to a prison, Colombians ambush the prison van for an inmate riding with Claude. Claude and his friend, 8-Ball, escape in the process. Now it is time for revenge. Claude slowly rises through the ranks of the local gangs, gaining trust from local mob bosses and turning on others. Claude gains influence, trust, and most importantly, money along the way. It is time for Claude to rise from the dead and get revenge for what Catalina has done.

The concept that makes GTA what it is, is now in 3D in this release. The game puts you in the shoes of a vicious, albeit novice, criminal. Traditionally, your missions center on the gangs inhabiting the city - each one always has jobs for you to perform, and your prosperity as a criminal depends on your ability to manipulate each gang. Ice a few members of one gang, and you'll gain its rival's favor. Jobs range anywhere from running dope and taking out rivals to sabotage and kidnapping.Only for the matured.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 8.0
Keyboard
Mouse

Notes :
16MB Direct3D Video Card
500MB free hard disk space

Trivia :

• Grand Theft Auto III was ranked # 12 in the 50 Best Games of All Time list published by PC Gamer Magazine in its April 2005 issue.
• GTA 3 was named "Game of the Year" for 2002 by Computer Gaming World.
• Grand Theft Auto III claimed top honors at the 2nd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, winning both 'Game of the Year' and 'Excellence in Game Design' awards.
• Grand Theft Auto III was named #6 overall in the "10 Best Games of 2002" by Computer Games Magazine.
• 'Grand Theft Auto III' was voted Game of the Year by the readers of Electronic Gaming Monthly in the April 2002 issue.

Cheats :

Enter one of the following codes during game play to activate the corresponding cheat function. The message "Cheat Activated" will appear to confirm correct code entry.

Effect	Code
All weapons	gunsgunsguns
Extra money	ifiwerearichman
Full health	gesundheit
Higher wanted level	morepoliceplease
Lower wanted level	nopoliceplease
Tank (Rhino)	giveusatank
Destroy all cars	bangbangbang
Change costume	ilikedressingup
Crazy pedestrians	itsallgoingmaaad
All pedestrians attack you	nobodylikesme
Pedestrians fighting each other	weaponsforall
Disable pedestrians fighting each other	noweaponsforall
Time advances quicker	timeflieswhenyou
Toggle very fast game clock	madweather
Faster game play	boooooring
100% armor (unpatched version)	turtoise
100% armor (patched version)	tortoise
Clear weather	skincancerforme
Cloudy weather	ilikescotland
Rainy weather	ilovescotland
Foggy weather	peasoup
Invisible cars; wheels only	anicesetofwheels
Disable invisible cars	notanicesetofwheels
Flying car	chittychittybb
Improved car handling; press [Shift] to jump	cornerslikemad
Gore mode	nastylimbscheat

Hint: Listen to radio stations at any time:
If you have sufficient hard drive space, you can listen to the radio stations at any desired time. Insert the "Play" disc then click on "My Computer" and click on your CD drive. Enter the "Audio" folder to access a group of .WAV and .MP3 files. You can listen to any mission, radio station, or event. Copy them to your hard drive for smoother playback. You can hear everything (pedestrians, crashes, horns, etc) with a file on your hard drive in the "audio" folder in the game directory. There is a file called "sfx.raw" that can be opened in a .WAV file editor. Change the sampling rate to a lower setting and there will be a very long audio clip of everything there is to be heard in the game.

Hint: Custom music:
Copy some of your favorite MP3 files into the "mp3" folder in the game folder. Start the game and you will have a new radio station titled "mp3 player". Choose it to hear your own selections.

Hint: Police bribe in hideout:
Get into any police vehicle and enter vigilante mode. After killing enough criminals (about ten to fifteen), your beeper will tell you that you have a police bribe in your hideout. Note: This works best if you use the police truck behind the police station on Staunton Island.

Hint: Unlimited ammunition:
Hold the pistol and enable the gunsgunsguns repeatedly. You will eventually have unlimited ammunition for any gun that you have to reload. If you are wasted or busted, the code must be repeated.

Hint: Easy Hidden Packages:
Drive into the water and keep enabling the gesundheit code to stay alive. Keep repeating this until your beeper stops displaying information. You will now have 100 Hidden Packages.

Hint: Free car repair:
Park your car in a garage and watch the doors go up and down. You can save the game if desired, but is not necessary for the free repair. Note: This only works when you are not in a mission.

Hint: Stop car from exploding from damage:
When in a vehicle that has been hit many times, the car will smoke, eventually catches fire, and explodes. If you enable the gesundheit code while in the car, it will repair the engine damage. The body work will still look damaged. You can even repair the car once it is on fire as long as you are quick enough. To do this quicker, pause the game before inputting the code. This trick is especially useful on the Bait mission, as the police will never be able to destroy you.

Hint: Fly the Dodo:
While on the runway of the airport in Shoreside Vale, you can get a dodo in one of the hangars. The easiest one is near the helicopter pad in the back of the airport. Bring it on the runway. Once there, back it up all the way to the end so that it is facing Staunton Island. Hold [Down] + X. Note: Look toward the side view of the plane to get a better view before it scratches the ground and crashes. While accelerating, immediately before the plane's nose sparks the ground is going its full speed, release every thing and the plane it will take off on its own. Once in the air, you are now able to use the cursor keys to steer the plane. Tap the keys and do not hold them for a safer flight. Keep the plane closer to the ground as it keeps trying to go up. However, every once in a while let it climb then do a nose dive to get more speed.

Hint: S.A.M. mission: Easy completion:
Once the plane is down, the Columbian Cartel arrives and starts shooting you. Leave the boat and kill the first man. No others can see you. Then, move over to the ramp. Move up slowly until you see the first man's head. Shoot him with the sniper rifle, and continue up the ramp slowly. Soon, only your head will peek over the side. Do not go any further. You can snipe out everybody without them attacking. Note: There may be someone behind the car. Get the packages then get into the speeder and go back to the place where you got the first boat. Do not get out. Somewhere ahead of you is a grass hill leading to a wall. Most of this hill is not solid and you can drive through it. You will fall into blue hell and land in the middle of an intersection. By doing this, you do not have to risk drowning.

Hint: Turismo mission: Easy completion:
As soon as the race starts, get out of your car, and enable the "Destroy all cars" code. This should destroy every car, including the opposing racers. Run around and wait for a car, steal it, then run through the checkpoints to win.

Hint: Fast taxi customer:
After car jacking any taxi, press [Caps Lock] to become a cab driver. At this point the person driving the cab that was just jacked will become a pedestrian looking to catch a cab. This will make your first passenger the old taxi driver.

Police suicides:
At any island, get a car and drive as close as you can to a cliff. Get out and get behind the car. Run it into the water. Jump on top of the car after it explodes and get your wanted level up to any desired level. The cops will jump into the water in an attempt to get to you. Cars will also fly off the cliff and kill themselves.