The GTA 3 Mission That Reinvented It All - Art of the Level

Few missions in GTA’s history would make such a big and noticeable change to the geography of the host city as the GTA 3 mission, Bomb Da Base Act II, which goes some way to explaining why all 45 seconds of this short, sharp, Tin Can Alley sniper mission remains so memorable. Bomb Da Base in GTA 3 massively raises expectations for what’s to come, and proved to be a tantalising glimpse at the ever more complex, Bruckheimer-worthy setpieces that would come to define Rockstar’s later games, their narratives, and the subversive mission design that this most Triple-A of Triple-A studios is capable of. By today’s standards, it’s extraordinarily simple. But make no mistake: with GTA 3, Rockstar invented the modern video game, and with Bomb da Base Act II, GTA reinvented itself. #gta #ign