As a gamer who enjoyed GTA III as well as other violent shooters like Half Life, Counter Strike and Team Fortress, I say, id it bothers you, don't buy it.
These games cost upwards of $60. The main way kids get these games is if parents buy them or the kids are going to cyber cafes (which also cost money).
It's up to the parents to decide the games are bad.
As a gamer who enjoyed GTA III as well as other violent shooters like Half Life, Counter Strike and Team Fortress, I say, id it bothers you, don't buy it.I have GTA: Vice City. Right now it is more frustrating than anything else...LOL. Once I learned similar games (Duke Nukem III, Barney Doom, Quake, etc) it was more a way to blow off steam than anything else. Blasting purple dinosaurs was a great way to deal with work-related annoyances. >:)
-Eric
It's on my "Wish List" for Christmas (ok that is kinda ironic).
I have GTA III and GTA Vice City. Those and Grand Turismo 3 are my top three games. GT3 is pretty tame (you just race and modify cars), but I get just as much of a kick out of it as GTA. My favorite part of Grand Theft Auto though is getting a police car and doing vigilante missions.
IRL I am the kind of person who doesn't cross the street unless the little crosswalk sign says I can. Even when there are no cars and no one else around. Go figure.
WOW - its been almost 2 years since I played Team Fortress...
that was the most fun you could have for free...
Played Source yet?
Got the PC version a couple of days ago. Great game. Takes up where Vice City left off in terms of graphics, gameplay and the overall hugeness of the world. Very well done.
He spends MORE time looking for the 'goodies'(helicopters/airplanes/etc) than in the killing stuff. And he won't do any 'killing stuff' when his little sisters are watching him play. ALSO, they are NOT ALLOWED to touch his game systems unless he's there to supervise what they play. (HIS rules)
He's a 'mean' big brother. Just ask the girls!