Grand Theft Auto 3 Android and iOS release dated, priced

Developer Rockstar has announced its classic open-world title Grand Theft Auto 3 will arrive on mobile devices on December 15 for $4.99.

Xav de Matos

December 6, 2011 10:00 AM

Developer Rockstar has announced its classic open-world title Grand Theft Auto 3 will arrive on Android and iOS mobile devices on December 15 for $4.99. The release marks the 10th anniversary for Grand Theft Auto 3, which first launched on the PlayStation 2 October 2001 from (the then named) developer DMA Design. Earlier this year, Grand Theft Auto 3 was inducted into the list of Video Game Classics on Shacknews.com, presented by our sister-site MobyGames.com. Apple iOS Devices: iPad 1 & 2, iPhone 4 & 4S, iPod touch 4th Generation Android Phones: HTC Rezound, LG Optimus 2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, T-Mobile G2x Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive

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Developer Rockstar has announced its classic open-world title Grand Theft Auto 3 will arrive on mobile devices on December 15 for $4.99.
- harold.johnson
  
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  December 6, 2011 10:02 AM
  
  eagerly awaiting to buy the game a 4th time! (and i'm not being sarcastic)
- Degenerate
  
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  December 6, 2011 10:08 AM
  
  oh damn I dont know if I can resist!
- BornAcorn
  
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  December 6, 2011 10:10 AM
  
  Must have optimised it; initially there was no iphone 4 on there; just the 4S IIRC.
- snowwolf
  
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  December 6, 2011 10:11 AM
  
  Will be bought, will be played, will be beat.
  
  I love that game, perfect for my car trip out to Los Angles in December.
- tariffen
  
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  December 6, 2011 10:11 AM
  
  $5 is much cheaper than i anticipated. Definitely buying this one
- dantastic
  
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  December 6, 2011 10:14 AM
  
  i have extremely low expectations for the controls. i can't imagine they did more than just add some shitty virtual dpad on the screen and called it a day. i guess we'll see and hopefully i'm surprised.
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    December 6, 2011 10:15 AM
    
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    - dantastic
      
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      December 6, 2011 10:30 AM
      
      they should just release a GTA game that fits the platform they're releasing it for.
      - [deleted] 1131495975
        
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        December 6, 2011 10:39 AM
        
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        dantastic
        
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        December 6, 2011 10:43 AM
        
        yep, they sort of did this with chinatown wars but you still need a dpad for it. the controls on the DS that were between the dpad and the stylus were a bit rough
    - Begawkiness
      
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      December 6, 2011 12:09 PM
      
      You can with Android right? I'm curious because if I could run this via Cyanogenmod for my Touchpad and play it with a PS3 controller... well... that would be awesome.
      - excite_mike
        
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        December 6, 2011 6:20 PM
        
        I've synced a wii remote, including the Classic controller. I imagine a PS3 controller would work too.
  - Durajim
    
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    December 6, 2011 10:41 AM
    
    Gameloft released a GTA3 rip off a while back and the controls were ok
    - dantastic
      
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      December 6, 2011 11:48 AM
      
      on screen dpad?
  - BornAcorn
    
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    December 6, 2011 10:48 AM
    
    The R* site has iOS screens
- Ziz
  
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  December 6, 2011 5:11 PM
  
  Cool i'll save my $8 or so in itunes i got till then.
- Alexrose
  
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  December 6, 2011 6:11 PM
  
  Support for SGR but not SGII? SGII is higher spec..
- Turd Ferguson
  
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  December 6, 2011 6:38 PM
  
  I hope they support game pads on android.