Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 action-adventure game by Rockstar Games, set in Liberty City. Its third-person, open-world design lets players explore the city and pursue missions in a largely non-linear order.

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Open world: A game structure in which players can explore a large environment with substantial freedom over their route and activities. Liberty City remains explorable beyond the missions that advance the plot.
Grand Theft Auto: A video game franchise created by David Jones and Mike Dailly and developed by Rockstar Games. The third installment reworked the series around a fully realized 3D city.
Claude (Grand Theft Auto): The silent protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III, a criminal who works for several factions in Liberty City. His betrayal at the opening sets the plot in motion.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: A 2002 action-adventure game by Rockstar Games set in a fictionalized 1980s Miami. This follow-up expanded the formula with a new city, period setting, and voiced protagonist.
Liberty City: A fictional city appearing in the Grand Theft Auto series, modeled in part on New York City. Its three districts, streets, and landmarks form the game’s navigable world.
Grand Theft Auto 2: A 1999 action game in the Grand Theft Auto series, presented from a top-down perspective. Its overhead view contrasts with the immersive third-person city of the sequel.
Maria Latore: A fictional character in Grand Theft Auto III who is associated with the Leone crime family. Her relationship with Salvatore Leone draws Claude into the city’s organized crime.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: A 2004 action-adventure game by Rockstar Games set in the fictional state of San Andreas. It enlarged the series’ world and added broader character and role-playing systems.
Mission structure: The arrangement of objectives and tasks through which a game presents its progression. Story missions unlock across the city while leaving room for free-roaming between them.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969: A 1999 expansion pack for the original Grand Theft Auto, set in a fictionalized 1969 London. Earlier series experiments with setting preceded Liberty City’s 3D reinvention.