Wikipedia:Peer review/Grand Theft Auto III/archive1

Grand Theft Auto III

Notable video game title that was the best selling game in 2001 due to its (inherited) gameplay and new 3D graphics engine, popularized and defined the GTA series to date, and (once again) highlighted violence in video games.

The article has potential to be a featured article, but I'm a little concerned with the balance of information, espcially since the Gameplay section has swelled dramitacally as I have included plenty of information regarding the games and differences from previous GTA games. Additionally, non-standard referencing methods are used in the article.

Comments, recommendations and directions on both the article's content and formatting are welcomed. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 08:52, 20 April 2006 (UTC) ╫[reply]

The Darkel section still sounds rather bad. Even what little is now there still isn't all necessarily able to be accurately referenced. Also the usage of long and short names is irregular. I'll have a better look at it later. Garrett^Talk 03:20, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Darkel's appearance in an early publication and retained contents can be verified. GOURANGA! has collected clues regarding Darkel and one of the planned missions (an IGN article, dated February 21, 2001 also verifies this claim):

"Another mission source is a street urchin named Darkel (according to Game Informer, he will be replacing the Kill Frenzies that were in GTA and GTA2). Darkel is a rather odd addition who asks you to commit various random acts of violence. One such act mentioned in the IGN preview is to steal an ice cream truck, load it with dynamite, and then set off the bomb after attracting a large enough crowd. Sounds pretty dark but I'd imagine that its just the tip of the iceberg."

In addition, his voice actor (Bill Fiore) was featured in the game's IMDB entry, while his character skin may actually be found in GTA III's game files (with the character model absent). Speculation regarding the motive of removing Darkel and Rockstar's ability to conduct some or all changes can be found in forums. However, I've taken the liberty to comment out a large chunk of the section's final paragraph, as this phrase was based solely off opinion. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 18:51, 22 April 2006 (UTC) ╫[reply]