Another trilogy of fun little games.

For some reason, in GTA1, I seem to be better at the London 1969 expansion than the original game. Maybe I'm more at home to red double-deckers and Cockney accents from the Dick van Dyke school of voice-acting.

I haven't played GTA3 yet, since I haven't got a) a console or b) a decent PC. Is it any good?

The first game also possesses a soundtrack playable on an audio CD player - it kicks serious bottom!

I particularly like the country and western song...

Grand theft Auto III is the best PS2 game I've played. It's got great voice acting (Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, Michael Rapaport, Debi Mazar, Kyle MacLachlan, Robert Loggia to name but a few), fun missions with lots of un-PC gags, and even some social commentary by way of the radio ads that play while you are driving.

I'd like to play it on my computer but I'll wait till the price drops down a lot more. I can wait. I've still got tons of other games to finish or even try. Sven, you can read some reviews of the PC version at Games Domain, Gamers.com, GamersHell.com, All Out Games, Computer and Videogames.com (click on the Reviews link and then Archives), and GameBlitz.com, to name just a few.

GTAIII on the PC is excellent and I have Vice city on my PS2. Vice City is a lot more difficult in places than GTA3 but there's some nice new weapons.

Chainsaw anyone?

Forgive me. I failed to notice there was a board for the GTA games.

The "hardest" mission in GTA-VC is collecting the "assets" from the Strip Club. I never though I'd make it out of there alive!

HINTS:

In "Riot", take the van that's parked by itself and drive it over to the space where the other 2 vans are parked. Then, shoot the barrel next to van #1 and within minutes, all 3 vans will blow up. Sweet!

In "Demolition Man", use the RC helecopter blades to "slice" the construction workers & the security guys

In "Four Iron", after making contact with the purple circle in front of the country club, run down the street & up the hill. Jump onto the bridge & run towards your target & shoot him.
(You cannot go thru the main gate with a gun)
Either that, or use a chainsaw on the bodyguards & run the guy into the lake with a golf car.

In "Waste the Wife", get a truck or van before going to the purple circle. This will insure that your vehicle lasting longer than hers.

In "Autocide", use the sniper rifle to aim at the driver behind the wheel of the van. This will eliminate the need to chase him down with the motorcycle. (You can see the driver in the window) When you get to the guy on the boat, go up the stairs with the motorcycle then go behind the building next to the river & shoot the guy in the boat with a sniper rifle from the wall.

In "Sir, Yes Sir!" Grab a fast motorcycle (Freeway or PCJ style) & shoot down the Marines guarding the tank with the uzi (while still on the motorcycle) Then aim for the army vehicles & fire away, when the vehicle catches fire, back off. Shoot any Marines coming towards you while on the motorcycle. Then, get off & use a rifle-type gun to take out the Marine on top of the tank. Enter the tank & high tail it to the garage. Ram into any vehicle that gets in your way. The tank will automatically destroy any vehicle that gets in your way. SWEET!

P.S. A "Sanchez" type motorcycle will work for "Sir, Yes Sir!" as well.

Apparently the family of a murder victim is suing the makers of GTA.

Taking the game off the market won't solve ANYTHING. This kind of stuff goes on almost every day...you just don't hear about it....it even happened BEFORE GTA was ever created!

Something that SHOULD HAVE happened in GTA-VC:

You get "rewarded" by Mercedes & Candy at the end of the game.

<In "Sir, Yes Sir!" Grab a fast motorcycle (Freeway or PCJ style) & shoot down the Marines guarding the tank with the uzi (while still on the motorcycle) Then aim for the army vehicles & fire away, when the vehicle catches fire, back off. Shoot any Marines coming towards you while on the motorcycle. Then, get off & use a rifle-type gun to take out the Marine on top of the tank. Enter the tank & high tail it to the garage. Ram into any vehicle that gets in your way. The tank will automatically destroy any vehicle that gets in your way. SWEET!

There's an easier (lazier?) way to do it: after you find the convoy, drive down the street until you reach the police station. Then, wait until the soldieers stop for doughnuts and jump into the tank when they're away from it.

When you get to "Check Out at the Check In", first, buy Sunshine Autos. Then grab a Freeway bike from The Greasy Chopper. Next, drive to the airport & park the bike next to the billboard for a quick escape. After shooting the guy with the briefcase, grab it & run towards your bike. Watch out for the cops & the Feds. (Drive on the sidewalks & grass.) Drive to Sunshine Autos & down the ramp. Pull into "Spray & Go" on your left & wait until the "WANTED" stars disappear. After they do, drive straight down to Ammu-Nation in the Downtown area to complete the job.

Sorry...that's an "Angel" motorcycle at the Greasy Chopper. However, Freeway motorcycles, PCJ & Sanchez bikes will work too.

In "No Escape?", after you release Cam, run like mad outside and find a "non-police" vehicle and go to the "Pay N Spray" to reduce your "Wanted" level. Then, go back & get Cam.

In "Cop Land", get a helecopter & take it to the mall. After you blow up "Tarbrush Cafe", head for the chopper & make an easy escape.

In "Messing With The Man", jump on the cycle & head towards the "Pay & Spray" that's closest to "The Greasy Chopper". As you go, shoot anything that moves until you hear the "ping" noise. When you get to the "Pay & Spray"..STOP. Park the cycle next to the garage & stand under the overhang on the garage & finish the mission. When you complete the mission, jump on the cycle & head into the "Pay & Spray" to quickly reduce your "wanted" level.

Hey, Brian Kelly...I tried your idea for "Sis, Yes Sir!" and it worked! Thanx, buddy!

VICE CITY 100% Completion Spoilers

Highlight to read:

You get 200 health, 200 armor, unlimited car strength, unlimited ammo, AND a new set of clothes...it's a T-Shirt that says: "I completed Vice City and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt!" LOL!

I got "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" recently. It rocks! I haven't gotten very far though. One thing I really like is the radio stations. I don't know how it is in the other Grand Theft Auto games, but in this one you can listen to stations while driving, like Bounce FM (classic funk), SFUR (dance music), Radio X (modern rock, or at least what was modern in 1993), and KDST (classic rock). George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic provides the voice of the Bounce FM DJ, while the classic rock DJ is played by Axl Rose of Guns 'n Roses. The Radio X DJ is this woman named "Sage" who is one of those artsy college town types, and she says things like "people in their 30s are causing all the problems today. If you were in your 20s you'd be too busy smoking and getting high to start any wars!" and "we should just start killing people when they turn 29. They'll be reincarnated anyway." The recorded station ID for Radio X says "Targeting a generation of despondent trust fund babies. Radio X."

And before I post this, I have to say that Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" has got to be the best background music ever for a car chase.

I can't wait until GTA-SA comes to PC.

Has anyone heard any news when it will come to PC?

I got it 2 or 3 months ago, I'm still only 70% complete yet I've finished the main story line, got all the hidden items etc. It's just so big, it's mindboggling.

GTA-VC

Before you decide to do an odd job as a taxi driver, complete all of the Kaufman Cabs missions first. Then use the Zebra Cab to pick up / drop off passengers. You'll get more "speed bonus"-es

The Defense Language Institute's rec center rocks. They've got 5 PS2s down there, several shelves of games, and memory cards. So, I spent too much free time last weekend playing Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City.

I did get to the "Riot" part of Vice City, and I had a creative way to blow up the three vans: get in the one that's by itself and then ram it into the others a couple times. When the smoke appears, get out and run like hell before they all blow up! Only problem is, when you're trying to drive that van the rioting workers will pull you out. So you have to take them out before you can do this.

In "Juju Scramble", use the army tank to retrieve the suitcases. Park very close to them when you arrive (except the one on the roof...park near the ramp for that one) You'll be unstoppable!

Another solution to: "Check Out at the Check In",

Use any helecopter and park it in the grassy area across the street from Escobar Airport. When you shoot the guy, run for the helicopter and fly to the Ammo-Nation

"Four Iron",

You can get a rapid fire gun on the roof of "El Swanko Casa"

Also, do this mission AFTER buying a "Save House" with a garage. That way, you can put the golf cart in the garage & take it to "Sunshine Autos" when you need it for the "Sunshine Autos" missions

BIG NIT (?)
Grand Theft Auto-San Andreas

In the opening movie, the police car is at a railroad crossing....complete with a freight train crossing the road. Suddenly, the police car is on the other side of the tracks. In the back window of the police car, you can still see the freight train crossing the road.

I don't recall seeing the police car turning around & going the other way. (Unless I missed it)

SO...if it didn't turn around, how did the police car get to the other side of the tracks when there's still a train crossing?

In my opinion...

"Grand Theft Auto-San Andreas"..stinks.

Why?

There's WAY too much to do to win the game.

Not only do you have to concern yourself with completing the missions but you must:

Eat
Exercise
Get tattoos
Get haircuts / shaves
Play "arcade" games
Parachute
Do "car dancing contests"

On and on and ON!

YAWN!

I prefer GTA-Vice City....It's simple...get get in...and get out.

GTA 4 really stinks.

Once again the programmers give you

WAY too many missions
WAY too many things to do in-between
WAY too many "special moves"

The "Mission Introduction Movies" are too long and boring

Not only that....you MUST

Be a member of the "Rockstar Social Club"

AND

Install "Windows Live"

to play the game.

Why MUST you do these things?

Why can't you play the game as a "stand alone" game?

BEST SEQUEL:

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City