<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Action - adventure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> Grand Theft Auto III is an action - adventure video game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games . It was released in October 2001 for the PlayStation 2, in May 2002 for Microsoft Windows, and in October 2003 for the Xbox . A remastered version of the game was released on mobile platforms in 2011, for the game's tenth anniversary . It is the fifth title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 1999's Grand Theft Auto 2 . Set within the fictional Liberty City, based on New York City, the game follows Claude after he is left for dead and quickly becomes entangled in a world of gangs, crime and corruption . </P> <P> The game is played from a third - person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle . The open world design lets players freely roam Liberty City, consisting of three main islands . Development was shared between DMA Design, based in Edinburgh and Rockstar, in New York City . Much of the development work constituted transforming popular series elements into a fully 3D world . The game was delayed following the September 11 attacks, to allow the team to change references and gameplay deemed inappropriate . </P>

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