So when Rockstar and DMA's Grand Theft Auto 3 made its way into the office, we weren't entirely sure what to expect.
Sure, I've played earlier builds and wrote a preview. Sure, it looked technically amazing and fun as hell. Sure, it was easily the most mature game we've seen for any console system released in America. But none of that automatically means that the final retail product is as good as the early builds indicate.
Except in this case, it is that good.
Better, even. In fact, Grand Theft Auto 3 is just about the best game yet released on the system and one of the most impressive console titles we've ever seen. And I ain't blowing smoke up your tailpipe.
The game takes place in the wonderfully corrupt world of Liberty City, armpit of America. You take on the role of a criminal who was recently framed by your girlfriend during a bank heist. Luckily, your transportation to prison doesn't go as smoothly as the authorities would prefer, and you wind up freed from your chains with only 8-ball, a demolitions expert, to give you some hope. He hooks you up with a local mob bigwig named Luigi, giving you a chance to make some bread, earn some respect, and eventually track down the bitch who turned traitor in the first place.
Sound brutal? You have no idea. Grand Theft Auto 3 is as mature as a video game comes, filled with foul language, ruthless violence and very adult subject matter. So for the record, kids shouldn't be playing this game. And for perhaps the first time ever, I sincerely mean that.
But the rest of you should be playing this game, because it's incredibly fun. Liberty City is a technological marvel, a living, breathing environment that captures the essence of gritty city life in amazing detail. The game is all about freedom, and I don't just mean that in the First Amendment sense.
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