Grand Theft Auto III was first released in October of 2001 for Playstation 2 & has expanded to PC, Xbox, Mac, PSN, iOS, & Android systems over the decade from 2001-12.
What made Grand Theft Auto III such a revolutionary title that made Playstation 2 great & golden while at same time stirring controversy over violence?
Grand theft Auto III to me is the very first real open world game where is resembles real life. I was amazed as a kid by this kind of gameplay. The concept of freely driving around in a city in CGI graphics was amazing.
Story would take place round the same time at a Liberty City Bank where silent Claude Speed is betrayed by Colombian Cartel girlfirend Catalina & he(Claude) ends up going to prison. He escapes however due to a raid on a prison convoy by Colombian Cartel gangbangers seeking an Oriental man. Claude ends of escaping with African-Yankee 8-Ball who is also a prisoner being transported. Claude & 8-Ball drive off together in a dark green sedan & begin a new life.
Liberty City has three islands: Portland, Staunton Island, & Shoreside Vale. Claude starts off in Portland just behind the destroyed Callahan Bridge connecting Portland to Staunton Island. Claude must complete Portland Main missions in order to advance to Staunton Island with the same thing there for unlocking Shoreside Vale. Liberty City is based off of New York, Pittsburg, & Detroit.
Claude's activities involve many missions & side quests such as Taxi, Vigilante, Fire, & Ambulance which require that type of vehicle. Claude also makes money which was added more vividly as it adds to realism here. When driving a car, you felt it was for real. Use of firearms & weapons were more detailed but free aim was still not an option. Numerous mini-games & optional pay phone missions are available.
Claude appears to be in his late 20's to early 30's & does not have one line of dialog whatsoever. He runs "errands" for numerous gangs & many of them can be found around Liberty City in their respective turfs.
Graphics for it's time were fantastic comparing it to preivous Grand Theft Auto games. Stealing cars, shooting enemies, & exploring a real like city never felt like so much fun for someone in 2001. Radio soundtracks & real like sounding radio in cars became something new for any game.
Controversy was stirred involving this series as it was slammed for it's violence & sexual themes. Freedom of speech is alongside the right to keep & bear arms the most important of rights for gamers with due process being the runner up & while this game offends, it does not act or incite violent acts or depict child pornography. This is an M-Rated game BTW. There were even some lawsuits concerning this but failed due to free speech claims. This would make sense since free speech draws a line between mere speech(regardless of offensiveness) vs. action or incitement of action such as threats, false alarms, & intent to incite riots.
Grand Theft Auto III gets a rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Disney Pixars Cars Mater National Championship
Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
This game was the prequal to Race O Rama. Story here is Mater National Championships have just started it's first annual race & Mcqueen is greeted by some foreign challengers.
How is gameplay: Comparing this to race o rama, I say the latter has improved from some of the sorry mistakes Mater National Championship made. However, I still like that the characters, more detail to graphics are included here. Controls feel harder but not broken here as Race O Rama made a big improvement with controls. This by the way is a casual game & while audio is resembling the Disney Pixar movie Cars, it still lags behind on gameplay lengths. It seems more confined & restricted than Cars the Video Game.
However, having characters here & casual racing is casual fun for Wii, DS, GBA, Playstation 2, & even Xbox 360 but Windows & Playstation 3 versions are mostly for hardcore gaming.
Rating for this game is 6.8 out of 10
This game was the prequal to Race O Rama. Story here is Mater National Championships have just started it's first annual race & Mcqueen is greeted by some foreign challengers.
How is gameplay: Comparing this to race o rama, I say the latter has improved from some of the sorry mistakes Mater National Championship made. However, I still like that the characters, more detail to graphics are included here. Controls feel harder but not broken here as Race O Rama made a big improvement with controls. This by the way is a casual game & while audio is resembling the Disney Pixar movie Cars, it still lags behind on gameplay lengths. It seems more confined & restricted than Cars the Video Game.
However, having characters here & casual racing is casual fun for Wii, DS, GBA, Playstation 2, & even Xbox 360 but Windows & Playstation 3 versions are mostly for hardcore gaming.
Rating for this game is 6.8 out of 10
Disney Pixar Cars Race O Rama
For Wii, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Playstation Portable. What can be said about this game. It's based off of a movie(Disney Pixar's Cars) & while it does a very good job of that, it is not a hardcore game but casual.
Gameplay consisits of Lightning McQueen going for races to victory as he & many other characters race in speedway, beach, dirt, & street races in Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, Tailfin Pass, Radiator Springs Speedway, Autovia, Motoropolis City, & Santa Carburerra Island. You first start out at speedway then make your way from there into Radiator Springs & forward on the list. Controls vary depending on version. For example, there are three different control schemes for Wii version being using wii remote like handlebars without wii wheel, using wii wheel, or using nunchuk attached. Controls are actually fine & nothing out of context of fairness. Resemblence in characters & environments are above average as this is supposed to be based off of Cars. Scores are kept here & customization is available.
This game was released October 2009. This game fits in the casual threshold of gaming intesity & work. As an average racing game here, rating for this is 8 out of 10.
Gameplay consisits of Lightning McQueen going for races to victory as he & many other characters race in speedway, beach, dirt, & street races in Radiator Springs, Ornament Valley, Tailfin Pass, Radiator Springs Speedway, Autovia, Motoropolis City, & Santa Carburerra Island. You first start out at speedway then make your way from there into Radiator Springs & forward on the list. Controls vary depending on version. For example, there are three different control schemes for Wii version being using wii remote like handlebars without wii wheel, using wii wheel, or using nunchuk attached. Controls are actually fine & nothing out of context of fairness. Resemblence in characters & environments are above average as this is supposed to be based off of Cars. Scores are kept here & customization is available.
This game was released October 2009. This game fits in the casual threshold of gaming intesity & work. As an average racing game here, rating for this is 8 out of 10.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Hey Guy's! My Gaming Blog
Here's my gaming blog. Not only will I use this for my game reviewing for Warren Buckleitner's Children's Technology Review but I will also be reviewing Mature hardcore games I haven't been able to review for my job such as Grand Theft Auto III-IV, Saints Row 1-3, Dishonored, Bioshock 1-2, & Call of Duty Black Ops II. Games my eye is locking on for 2013 are SimCity(March 5), Lego City Undercover(March 18), Bioshock Infinite(March 26), Grand Theft Auto V(September 17), Playstation 4 & Xbox 720(Q4) with new generation releases such as Drive Club & Watch Dogs, & Saints Row 4(August-November).
I also wish to attend E3 2013 to be able to physically demo Playstation 4 & see more details about games such as Saints Row 4 & Grand Theft Auto V. The game's I've mentioned on my list are either PC or Next Generation games. Note: Platform in bold is version I'm purchasing.
SimCity(March 5): Windows
Lego City Undercover(March 18): Wii U
Need For Speed Most Wanted 2012: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Vita, iOS, Android, Wii U
Bioshock Infinite(March 26): Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Grand Theft Auto V(September 17): Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Drive Club: Playstation 4
Watch Dogs: Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Wii U, Xbox 720*
Saints Row 4: TBA, Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
*unsure on which of these to buy on. I'm definitely done with the 7th generation & want to see the 8th generation works it's magic advancements.
I also wish to attend E3 2013 to be able to physically demo Playstation 4 & see more details about games such as Saints Row 4 & Grand Theft Auto V. The game's I've mentioned on my list are either PC or Next Generation games. Note: Platform in bold is version I'm purchasing.
SimCity(March 5): Windows
Lego City Undercover(March 18): Wii U
Need For Speed Most Wanted 2012: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Vita, iOS, Android, Wii U
Bioshock Infinite(March 26): Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Grand Theft Auto V(September 17): Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Drive Club: Playstation 4
Watch Dogs: Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Wii U, Xbox 720*
Saints Row 4: TBA, Windows, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
*unsure on which of these to buy on. I'm definitely done with the 7th generation & want to see the 8th generation works it's magic advancements.
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