The last numerical installment of Rockstar’s open-world crime franchise has proven to be a goldmine of really awesome mods on PC. We’ve seen everything from giant megaladon sharks to Transformers to the Back to the Future DeLorean in Liberty City.
https://kotaku.com/its-the-middle-of-shark-week-and-theres-a-megalodon-roa-5935194
And there have been self-referential mods, too, with a GTA IV to GTA III conversion seen in July. The mod above continues that trend and travels even further back in time, replicating the top-down view of 1999’s Grand Theft Auto 2 inside the RAGE engine that powers GTA IV. The switch from top-down to the game’s normal camera is a nice feature. Work on this mod has reportedly stopped, though. That’s too bad. It would’ve been a nice way to enjoy nostalgia and franchise evolution in one fell swoop.
https://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-iii-is-being-remade-by-fans-and-it-5929998
Footage of GTA 2 powered by GTA IV’s RAGE engine [Strategy Informer]
