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When someone goes on about something for so long that it makes you want to scream it usually means one of two things:
1. It's a complete pile of pants.
2. It's the best thing since, well, something really good.
You know what I'm talking about by now I'm sure - yes, it's another blimmin' GTA3 post.....
When I first spied this title several months ago I wasn't really all that fussed. I like the original version quite a lot although it wasn't exactly game of the decade.
Controversial? Yes
Different? Yes
Best game ever? Certainly not.
Screenshots of GTA3 didn't really look particularly impressive and in many ways I still stand by my initial reaction - Driver 2 with an 18 licence.
I've played it now though and I'm going to retract everything negative that I've said about this game so far - it's absolutely fantastic.
The thing is, I don't really know where to begin. Yeah so you can shoot people, you can steal cars and then run over the owner, you can beat people to death with baseball bats and you can even kill Police officers. That's pretty much the controversial part of the game and yes - it's all quite grim and disgraceful depending on how you look at it.
In reality though - it is just a game. The point is that you CAN go and do these things and it's not going to result in a lifelong prison sentence. To cover that the game has even been given an 18 licence.
So is it just being controversial for the sake of it?
I honestly believe that this is not the case at all.
The vehicle handling in GTA3 is superb - I've played driving games in which the vehicles handle less realistically than in this title!
Radio stations (several of them) can be accessed, you can even nick a Taxi and raise some money by picking people up like a normal cab driver would.
GTA3 is genius, the first part of Liberty City is huge and there is an intelligent game underneath the obvious violence.
If you're not 18 don't buy it, if you're going to go out and pull people out of their cars after playing it then don't buy it either - if you've got a wicked sense of humour and enjoy a superb game then go and get this now.
I honestly thought that this was going to be a case of "If you liked the first two then you'll love this". It's just not so - EXCELLENT.
1. It's a complete pile of pants.
2. It's the best thing since, well, something really good.
You know what I'm talking about by now I'm sure - yes, it's another blimmin' GTA3 post.....
When I first spied this title several months ago I wasn't really all that fussed. I like the original version quite a lot although it wasn't exactly game of the decade.
Controversial? Yes
Different? Yes
Best game ever? Certainly not.
Screenshots of GTA3 didn't really look particularly impressive and in many ways I still stand by my initial reaction - Driver 2 with an 18 licence.
I've played it now though and I'm going to retract everything negative that I've said about this game so far - it's absolutely fantastic.
The thing is, I don't really know where to begin. Yeah so you can shoot people, you can steal cars and then run over the owner, you can beat people to death with baseball bats and you can even kill Police officers. That's pretty much the controversial part of the game and yes - it's all quite grim and disgraceful depending on how you look at it.
In reality though - it is just a game. The point is that you CAN go and do these things and it's not going to result in a lifelong prison sentence. To cover that the game has even been given an 18 licence.
So is it just being controversial for the sake of it?
I honestly believe that this is not the case at all.
The vehicle handling in GTA3 is superb - I've played driving games in which the vehicles handle less realistically than in this title!
Radio stations (several of them) can be accessed, you can even nick a Taxi and raise some money by picking people up like a normal cab driver would.
GTA3 is genius, the first part of Liberty City is huge and there is an intelligent game underneath the obvious violence.
If you're not 18 don't buy it, if you're going to go out and pull people out of their cars after playing it then don't buy it either - if you've got a wicked sense of humour and enjoy a superb game then go and get this now.
I honestly thought that this was going to be a case of "If you liked the first two then you'll love this". It's just not so - EXCELLENT.
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I'm 15 it was my b-day the sunday that just went
that wouldnt work actually i was going to pretend so he could show his dad but i have said every thing ineed to say
i am just going to pretend a min so just ignore the next message i am 14 really so take no notice
Cheers guys im going to use all of this to convince my dad im just going to show him this ive printed it off, especially Mr Goat cuz ur 27 so he'll take it in more
yeh i have seen that it looks well funny i cant wait to get home to play this game
Shoot someone in the neck or leg with the sniper rifle in GTA3 for spurty blood and pure comedy value.
yeh i have to agree with you how can any one put GTA3 @ 18 i mean what is wrong with it. even though there is a bit of violence it doesnt make you want to go out and do it your self does it. if someone said " never play violent games" that means that i will never be able to play any games again because in every game there is violence like smackdown 3 you beat people until you can keep them on the floor for 3 seconds even racing games are violent knocking cars off the road so if you have a problem with violent games then you shouldnt play any games.
yeh im glad that tony martin is being released next year after his sentence was cut why cant they release him now
They did that with all the murderers in the IRA
They did that with all the murderers in the IRA
You're both absolutely right - although I'm guessing his case has nothing whatsoever to do with gaming.
Puts it in perspective though - bloke kills someone with a shotgun whilst protecting his home and is found guilty of MURDER = Ridiculous.
Boy kills randomly following 24 hours on GTA3 - manslaughter/diminished responsibility = EVIL software producers.....
Puts it in perspective though - bloke kills someone with a shotgun whilst protecting his home and is found guilty of MURDER = Ridiculous.
Boy kills randomly following 24 hours on GTA3 - manslaughter/diminished responsibility = EVIL software producers.....
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