Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Grand Theft Auto 3 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

by Rockstar Games

Product Features

• Take advantage of advanced in-game functionality such as MP3 radio station and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and player modification support.
• Experience the first 3 3D games in the GTA series all in one package for your PC.
• Three acclaimed GTA games included: Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
• Explore, dominate and conquer the expansive GTA environments of Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas in three separate adventures.
• Experience the influential gangster-themed, open-World gameplay that the Grand Theft Auto franchise pioneered.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0026EV5FC
• Item Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: June 30, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,147 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Rockstar Games is proud to present Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy, for the PC. The first 3D releases in the epic saga are here together in sequence: Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. More than just a bundle of three of the most influential games in the series, this trilogy's exclusive, limited edition packaging makes it the ultimate collector's set of GTA games on PC platform. Quest for revenge in GTA III. View larger. But avoid Liberty City's finest. View larger. Work the streets in Vice City. View larger. And take in the sights. View larger. Roll like a gagsta in San Andreas. View larger. Enjoy its expansive play areas. View larger. And varied weapons and vehicles. View larger. The Games Ported over to the PC platform in 2002 from the original PS2 version, Grand Theft Auto III is the first 3D game in the GTA series, the fifth game in the series overall and the one that introduced players to the famous in-game environment of Liberty City. It is widely considered one of the most important video games in history due to the popularity it generated for the open-ended gameplay style of the GTA franchise. In the game you play an unnamed character who in order to confront his ex-girlfriend, who betrayed him during a bank robbery, must rise in the ranks of the criminal underworld of Liberty City. With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, a huge array of street ready weapons and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Key Features An epic adventure set in the Grand Theft Auto franchises 3-island metropolis of Liberty City, circa Theft Auto 3. The game features a fully 3D experience exactly similar to the Grand Theft Auto games originally launched on the PS2. Amazing visuals on the PS2 due to enhanced draw distance, new lighting and shading models, as well as real-time reflections. A massive nonlinear storyline penned by Rockstar's award-winning writing team. Professional character voice acting and production. The game includes many side quests and extras to unlock, plus 100 packages to find. Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s…Having just made it back onto the streets of Liberty City after a long stretch in maximum security, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli. They were understandably nervous about his reappearance in Liberty City, so a trip down south seemed like a good idea. But all does not go smoothly upon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City. He's set up and is left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most of Vice City seems to want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back and take over the city himself. But all work and no play does indeed make Tommy a dull boy. Thankfully, for the action man, or outdoors type, there's tons of fun things to do and adventures to be had in the aptly named Vice City... guaranteed. And for the secretive or creepy type, it is a place full of surprises, a place where you'll constantly be surprised by the vivacious, fun-loving types who live there and the things you can discover. Originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2002 and ported over to the PC a year later, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is chock full of 1980s American culture references, as well as a continuation of the sandbox style action adventure gameplay that is the hallmark of the GTA series. It is also one of the top selling games of all-time on the PS2 platform. Key Features An expanded control scheme allows for play in mouse-look 3rd person view or the classic Grand Theft Auto console view. Also included is integrated support for all major gamepads, joysticks and steering wheels. With massive viewable distances, texture resolutions bumped up from 32-colors to 32-bit color with billions of shades and game resolution to scale as high as your monitor can support, graphics have been pushed to the limit to take advantage of the latest PC hardware. Muster your artistic prowess to create your own player skin. Add to Tommy's 80's culture wardrobe or create a whole new original spin on the character itself. EAX 3.0 enhanced audio immerses you in the sounds of the city and a new MP3 radio station lets you broadcast your own music over Vice City's airwaves. At any given time players can watch a replay of the last 30 seconds of the game and mail your unbelievable gameplay sequences to friends to watch. Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Here film stars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets. Originally released in 2004, the now infamous GTA: San Andreas is fully optimized for the PC platform, featuring polished and enhanced graphics, visual effects, soundtrack capabilities, instant replay, player mod support and more. Key Features Polished graphics and new visual effects take full advantage of powerful PC hardware, offering impressive, superior visuals. An MP3 radio station and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound deliver an impressive aural experience that allows the player to customize the radio dial of San Andreas. Relive incredible action sequences via an instant replay feature that repeats the last 30 seconds of gameplay, complete with cinematic camera effects. Built in player modification support gives PC gamers the opportunity to create their own world within San Andreas. (note that this feature may be limited in the second edition v2.0 release) System Requirements: Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications: OS: Windows 2000 / Vista / XP Windows 2000 / Vista / XP Processor: 1Ghz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor (or better) RAM: 256MB RAM or more 384MB RAM or more Disc Drive: 8x DVD ROM or faster 16x DVD ROM or faster Hard Drive: 3.6GB hard disk space or more 4.7GB hard disk space or more Video Card: 64MB video card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers (GeForce3 or better) 128+MB video card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers (NVIDIA GeForce 6 series recommended) Sound: DirectX 9 compatible stereo soundcard DirectX 9 compatible surround sound card (Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series recommended) Input device: Keyboard, mouse Keyboard, mouse, gamepad with twin access analog controls (USB or joystick port)

Product Description

Featuring three Grand Theft Auto titles, including Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas. Beginning with Grand Theft Auto III, you've been betrayed and left for dead. Now you are taking revenge, unless the city gets you first. Mob bosses need a favor, crooked cops need help and street gangs want you dead. You will have to rob, steal and kill just to stay out of serious trouble. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, you take to the streets and underground crime of the '80s. The location is Vice City and the vibe is glamour, power and corruption. Like Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City offers an in-depth storyline and a go-anywhere style of game play. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features a new city, fresh cars and even more territory to explore. You take on the role of Carl Johnson, a man who managed to escape the rough life in Los Santos, San Andreas, and a city torn apart by corruption, drugs and gang warfare. Five years ago, you escaped the burdens of life in the city for greener pastures. After learning of a family tragedy, however, you must return to a world you thought you had left behind forever.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Complaints..., April 19, 2010

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KE - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Grand Theft Auto 3 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) (DVD-ROM)

This a collection of probably 3 of the best GTA games and I highly recommend this for a GTA new comer (only played GTA IV), if you are you will definitely enjoy the freedom and features located in San Andreas that you cannot get from IV. If you are not a new comer you will still enjoy these games a lot and chances are you have some experience with them. If you enjoyed this I recommend Grand Theft Auto Classics Collection (it's only about $10) and it's fun to see where GTA started. Also if you purchase GTA the classics collection and GTA the trilogy you will have all the GTA games except for GTA IV. Overall this product is great it includes the 3 games: GTA III, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. Each game is on two (2) discs and comes with the manual and a poster for each game. At first I had problems with the small clips in the case being very flimsy but it should be fine now (I called and had them fix the problem). If the clips are an Issue call them right away! Once again this is a really fun game and I highly recommend it.

*** UPDATE 05/06/2010 ***
The game worked fine on windows 7 for me. I don't understand what Micheal Wang is saying everything worked fine on 7 (which is even newer then vista). There were no issues and you can buy it with confidence even if you have a new machine.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome game, awesome port, awesome collection, September 18, 2010

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Raian the Fallen - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Grand Theft Auto 3 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) (DVD-ROM)

I'm going to review each game separately, then the collection.

GTA3 is my personal favourite Grand Theft Auto game. It's so simple, yet powerful. It's a tad challenging on PC with a keyboard, so I tried to use my Xbox 360 controller... what an adventure. I'll get to that later. GTA3 is pretty fun.

GTA:VC is awesome. Everything that made GTA3 had been multiplied. Interesting storyling, fun gameplay... and it's always a blast to go on a rampage.

GTA:SA is the best Grand Theft Auto game I've ever played.

If you want to use a 360 controller, good luck. You'll have to download drivers, programs to get it to work with the games, as the triggers don't work. But once you get it to work, then use it. It's better than a keyboard and makes the game that much enjoyable. Or, save yourself the trouble and get a Logitech PS2 controller. So much easier.

Great game. I highly recommend it to anyone.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal., January 15, 2011

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Brian (Fuquay Varina, NC, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Grand Theft Auto 3 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) (DVD-ROM)

Nothing I can say about these games that you don't already know. You have played them a million times, now play them again on your computer in this nice collectors package for cheap. Oh yea and all these ran fine on my Windows 7 64 bit system, in case you are wondering about compatibility issues.