Grand Theft Auto III (GTA 3)

"Grand Theft Auto III" is a classic open-world action game released by Rockstar Games in 2001—the first fully 3D title in the series. Thanks to modern web technologies, it runs directly in your browser without any downloads or installations, allowing you to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Liberty City online. The protagonist, the taciturn criminal Claude, is betrayed by his girlfriend Catalina during a bank robbery. He is left for dead but ends up in a police convoy. A Colombian cartel blows up the convoy, and Claude, along with a prisoner nicknamed 8-Ball, escapes into the city, finding himself cut off from the rest of Liberty City. Thus begins his journey through the criminal underworld in pursuit of revenge. Liberty City consists of three districts. The game begins in Portland, a rugged industrial district with docks, where the first missions for the Leone crime family take place. Next comes Staunton Island, the business heart of the city with skyscrapers and the financial district, followed by Shoreside Vale, a suburb with mansions and an airport.

The story is divided into three acts. At first, Claude works for the mafia, carrying out dirty jobs for the Leone family—from carjacking to eliminating rivals. On Staunton Island, he finds himself entangled with the Kasen brothers’ yakuza, the corrupt police officer Ray Machowski, and the mysterious tycoon Donald Love. Everything leads to the finale in Shoreside Vale, where Claude settles the score with Catalina and her cartel members, and he has to make his way to them via the dam and the airport. The game features 50 story missions and 17 payphone missions. After completing the main storyline, you’ll need to finish the side missions to achieve 100% completion.

How to Play?

You can play through the story, or you can just drive around the city for fun. Steal any cars you like—from taxis, police cars, and ambulances to sports cars and trucks—and take off until a chase begins. The more noise you make, the higher your wanted level rises—up to a maximum of six stars—at which point police units will give chase. Visit gun shops, tune the radio to authentic stations, and customize the language, graphics, and other settings.

In addition to the main story, you can get involved in all sorts of activities. Take on jobs via pay phones, work as a taxi driver ferrying passengers, chase criminals in a police car, put out fires in a fire truck, transport the injured in an ambulance, and blow up enemy vehicles with toy remote-controlled cars. Fans of chaos will find missions involving hidden object searches and crazy stunt jumps.

The game is considered complete once the final story arc is finished, and it’s worth playing through to the very end: Catalina will get what’s coming to her, and Claude will close the final chapter of his story. After the credits, you can return to the city to complete the remaining side missions and achieve a 100% completion rate.