'Grand Theft Auto III' Now Available on App Store

I know it cost money to port/rewrite code whatever needs to be
done to make these titles cross platform compatible. Due to the way the app
store is selling you think these companies want to maximize profit

But would love if we could get releases the same time playstation,
xbox,PC gets product releases,instead of waiting year(s) or more sometimes
for a title to come to the Mac Platform.

Does this game have all the radio stations as the original PS2 game? Amazing they can condense all that into a package under 500MB.

Rockstar, my money is yours!

I don't see it yet. Hopefully I can try a lite version on my iPod Touch to see how it runs and how well it plays with touch controls. I feel like I'd be better off waiting until I get an iPad 3 but we'll see.

The driving was tough enough with a PS2 controller. Can't imagine how it works here.

Macmoney said:

I know it cost money to port/rewrite code whatever needs to be
done to make these titles cross platform compatible. Due to the way the app
store is selling you think these companies want to maximize profit

But would love if we could get releases the same time playstation,
xbox,PC gets product releases,instead of waiting year(s) or more sometimes
for a title to come to the Mac Platform.

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yes, they should've released this for the iphone in 2001. stupid apple!

I wish there was a bluetooth game controller for games like these. I prefer to have buttons I can feel and that are separate from the screen for games where touch is really unnecessary.

I'd consider buying it if so, but for now I think I will stick with my PS2 or 1st gen PS3 for whenever I want to break out GTA3.

alexandr said:

yes, they should've released this for the iphone in 2001. stupid apple!

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I haven't even finished infinity blade II yet...

The game is up already. Strange that it didn't come up in the search engine quite easily. I first saw it by bringing up the Chinatown wars game and then looking at the *other games by Rockstar* list to find the link to GTA3.

At $5, that's a pretty nice asking price. Kind of surprised they could squeeze all of GTA 3 (updated) within 500MBs. Now if they could allow for tilt controls for the driving parts, this would be a golden port.

Well done Rockstar!

Nice to see how much technology has improved over the years

They should have had tilt driving controls, not crappy on-screen buttons.

Anyone played in iPad 1? How is it? Is the control good? Fast enough in iPad 1?

Has it been 10 years already? Wow....

nouveau said:

Well done Rockstar!

Nice to see how much technology has improved over the years

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I know, really. There were so many arcade cabinets, in the past, from stuff that had amazing sound and 2d graphics, ones driven by Laser disk, and ones with great realtime 3D technology. And now we have portable devices that completely blow that stuff out of the water only using a fraction of the built-in ram drive memory inside them. An entire huge laser disk game with full cartoon animation is just a simple 200MB App these days. A previous gen title is just a 500MB app these days.

Pocket devices are growing up pretty quick with the current rush. What's next? L.A. Noire in your pocket within two years?

can you drive with the accelerometer? if not that's a dealbreaker for me. We already have 3 excellent Gangstar games that have perfected the controls and are newer and likely better than this.

The accelerometer is actually in the options Setting menu. This bodes well. Very well. I'll let you know in a sec.

EDIT: Oh yeah. Accelerometer driving controls are in. This game is officially awesome now. Turn Accelerometer ON (and I also advise analogue controls ON as well) in the options. Possible golden port? Looks like it might be.

Good to know the accelerometer option is there. ...As I patiently wait for the download.

I REALLY want Apple to produce a game pad / controller for iPhone so all developers can code for it and we can get a real gaming system

Agreed. Though Apple wouldn't have to make it. They could just get one of the eager experienced companies to come up with the prototype and endorse that as the official controller style. BT would be the way to go. Especially since all the new devices can do video mirroring to external TV sets. They'd have a portable device, easily hooked up to modern tv sets, and a BT controller to control it. If the other *new* portable devices don't support that, they'll have a major limitation against them.

Love it!!!

So far so good on the ip4!!!

Mr. Gates said:

I REALLY want Apple to produce a game pad / controller for iPhone so all developers can code for it and we can get a real gaming system

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What your refering to is a very small nich within the whole mobile gaming industry.

I personally feel that if I had to whip out a controller everytime to play a game it would become more of a hassle and lose its sense of portability.

I am pretty sure individuals who by an iPad don't pull out a keyboard to start typing an email or etc, if any do then it is a very small amount of people.

.. why would it have to be either/ or ?

on screen controls when on the move ..... separate controller when your not ?

SuperSnake2012 said:

Does this game have all the radio stations as the original PS2 game? Amazing they can condense all that into a package under 500MB.

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I believe all radio stations are included.

And how is 500MB surprising? The PC version system requirements are for 500MB. The iOS version is actually almost 700MB when installed on the device.

On another note, based on feedback from users, it looks like Apple A5 users get pretty much the XBox version including it's higher quality textures, higher polygon models, and specular lighting. Accurate real-time reflections still may be lacking so the XBox version probably remains the definitive version. Apple A4 users generally get the higher quality textures for close distance objects, only get the high polygon models for Claude, lack specular lighting, are missing shadows, traffic lights, and car brake lights. Still, Apple A4 devices are still arguably closer to the PC version than the PS2 version.

EDIT: Apple A5 devices also get native resolution graphics while A4 devices are sub-native in game although they use native resolution menus. A5 devices also get blood effects.