Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III - The events of the game unfold in 2001 in the metropolis of Liberty City, the prototype of which was the city of New York. The story centers on a nameless and silent criminal who was framed and arrested while attempting to rob a bank. While transporting prisoners, a police motorcade is unexpectedly attacked, thanks to which the main character manages to escape.

Distinguishing this project from similar ones

Since its first release, this project has advanced the open-world approach to games. Many note that with this game, many users appreciated the ability to move freely around locations.

All cities are fictional, but in this project some of the locations are initially obscured, compared to previous versions of gangster games by this developer. Previous issues were tied to receiving money, and further development here depended on it. Although the graphics quality of the cars was not the best, there were better options at that time.

Top-view camera

The gameplay was innovative in some ways – you could watch your character's movements from above. Additionally, there was the ability to switch the camera to a side view. The cars constantly roll to the side when turning, which was noticeably different from other similar projects. They could also be destroyed very quickly, almost before reaching the mission site.

Among the features of GTA 3:

• an interesting story in the spirit of the best crime films and TV series;
• large and detailed game world;
• almost complete freedom of action;
• charismatic characters.