Grand Theft Auto III

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Grand Theft Auto III is a groundbreaking 2001 open-world action-adventure video game by Rockstar Games that popularized 3D sandbox gameplay and reshaped the modern gaming landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf action-adventure game
open-world game
single-player video game
video game
awardReceived Game of the Year awards from multiple publications
containsFeature non-linear mission structure
on-foot combat
radio stations with licensed music
vehicular gameplay
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
developer DMA Design NERFINISHED
Rockstar Games NERFINISHED
developerRenamedTo Rockstar North NERFINISHED
distributor Take-Two Interactive NERFINISHED
followedBy Grand Theft Auto: Vice City NERFINISHED
gameEngine RenderWare NERFINISHED
gameMode single-player
genre action-adventure
open world
hasRating ESRB M NERFINISHED
initialReleasePlatform PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED
notableFor influencing modern open-world game design
popularizing 3D open-world sandbox gameplay
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Grand Theft Auto NERFINISHED
perspective third-person
platform Android
Fire OS NERFINISHED
Mac OS X NERFINISHED
Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows

Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 2 NERFINISHED
PlayStation 2 Classics NERFINISHED
Sony PlayStation 3
surface form: PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5 NERFINISHED
Xbox
Xbox 360 NERFINISHED
Xbox One NERFINISHED
iOS
playerCharacter Claude NERFINISHED
precededBy Grand Theft Auto 2 NERFINISHED
protagonist Claude NERFINISHED
publisher Rockstar Games NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2001-10-22
seriesInstallmentNumber 3
setting Liberty City NERFINISHED
settingInspiredBy New York City NERFINISHED
soldCopiesWorldwide over 14 million

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Grand Theft Auto franchise notableEntry Grand Theft Auto III
Rockstar Games notableGame Grand Theft Auto III
Frank Vincent notableWork Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City prequel Grand Theft Auto III