GRAND THEFT AUTO III GOES TO IPAD...

[soloist]

It's hard not to react to seeing Grand Theft Auto 3 on an iPad with anything less than expletive-laden surprise. Approaching the Rockstar booth at New York Comic Con this past weekend, I knew that the game would be playable on iPad, but my reaction was still that of shocked disbelief when I actually saw the thing running. It's GTA3! But it's totally on a little portable tablet! Incredible!

Here's something, however, that won't surprise you: what I played was still totally Grand Theft Auto 3, flaws and all. And here's something else that won't surprise you: virtual buttons still totally suck.

-JSQ-



Here's a video from Comic Con NY...

[Roemello]

I can only imagine how wonky those controls must be.... no thank ya. Looks nice, but the game wasn't meant to be on a touch device

[soloist]

I agree! Unless the entire game is
altered to fit the cumbersome
controls, this game may no-
t be worth investing in u-
nless you're a die-hard
fan or REALLY want
a genuine GTA ex-
perience on you-
r Ipad. Drivin-
g looks far
from si-
mple.



(well, as simple as the PS2 controls were... or became)