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This game is outstanding in so many ways that it is difficult to know where to begin. It will give you hours (no, make that days, possibly MONTHS) of enjoyment. Some of its more brilliant touches: (1) You can choose to pursue the "story mode" missions or simply explore the vast cityscape, stealing cars and committing random crimes. (2) You can leave story mode at any time and start exploring, then return to story mode whenever you're ready (or when you've increased your driving and police-eluding skills). (3) Liberty City is gorgeously designed, with incredible detail and realistic layout and architecture. True professionals were at work here, coming up with a city as real as any you've ever seen in real life. (How interesting it would have been to set this game in an actual city!) (4) The vast array of vehicles available to the player is almost endless. Probably due to the violent nature of the game, actual car makes and models are not given but any auto fan will recognize the ones that are depicted here. You can drive many other things besides cars -- such as buses, firetrucks, boats, ambulances, taxis, and of course, police cars. (5) If you capture a "public servant" vehicle such as a police car, ambulance, or fire truck then the game offers you the opportunity for mini side missions, such as doing away with other criminals (as a vigilante cop), taking wounded people to the hospital (as a parametic), or putting out fires. (6) The weapons you get are hilarious and fun -- nothing feels quite as good as using a bazooka to shoot that police helicopter out of the sky after it has been following you around the city, shining its spotlight and shooting you. :-) (7) The missions are varied and sometimes very involved -- everything from delivering girls to the policeman's ball to eliminating your boss's rival to busting somebody out of jail. (8) Bonus details abound. One of my favorites is the chance to drive a little toy car around on a side mission to blow up the cars of mobsters. (9) The game has an easy-to-use status display that lets you know how much money you're making through your criminal exploits as well as how badly the cops want to catch you and how much health you have left. (The more "wanted" you are, the more insanely the cops try to catch you.) There is also a much more detailed status screen that you can pause the game to view at any time. This lets you know your "criminal rating" and your other stats. (10) You can't really die or be permanently jailed! If you get down to zero health you merely end up at the hospital, 100% yourself again and with just a little less money due to the doctor bill. Similarly, if you get busted you merely "bribe" the cops to get free again. (Which is weird when in many cases you've been arrested for killing the police who have chased you. I don't think real cops would be open to bribes after that.) (11) The cut scenes are clear, concise, and well directed. (12) There are some very adult "hidden features" that make you laugh and marvel at the same time. (13) The game actually rewards you for wrecking your own car and other people's cars, as well as for completing wild stunts while driving. You aren't MEANT to be careful, which feels good. (14) The learning curve is very quick -- within a few minutes the game has tutored you on how to get around, and it prompts you whenever you need its advice or reminders later. The team that planned and completed GTA 3 should be congratulated for a superb achievement. This is the absolute best PS2 game I've ever bought. Be warned, it is definitely for mature audiences -- there is no moral code among thieves in Liberty City, that's for sure. :-) For replay value alone GTA 3 is also a bargain -- I'm sure every player will be discovering new details about Liberty City for weeks and weeks. Comment | Permalink | function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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