Named GTA3D, the project is built from the ground up and reintroduces a host of removed characters, missions, vehicle models, lines of dialogue and more. Nevertheless, one dedicated group of hobbyist modders has spent the last several years researching the game's files, promo materials and prototypes to create Grand Theft Auto 3 as it appeared in beta form.
GTA 3 was delayed in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, but Rockstar has long maintained the decision to remove Darkel-a so-called ' street urchin' who it's thought would have offered the player Kill Frenzy-style missions-was made months in advance. Liberty City, of course, is Rockstar's fictitious slant on NYC.
Launched in October 2001, the series' fifth open-world crime simulator courted the same media controversy as its forerunners-this time galvanised by its first-ever three-dimensional world, and its proximity to the September 11 attacks in New York City. With that, following the release of GTA 3's 10 Year Anniversary Edition, the developer put years of cut content speculation to bed.