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[[Image:Staunton.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberty City in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]]] | [[Image:Staunton.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberty City in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]]] | ||
'''Liberty City''' is a fictional city/state based on real-life [[wp:New York City|New York City]], and is used as the setting in several Grand Theft Auto games, the most notable being [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. Liberty City is the most frequently featured fictional setting in the GTA series, having appeared in seven out of the eleven games: | '''Liberty City''' is a fictional city/state based on real-life [[wp:New York City|New York City]], and is used as the setting in several [[Grand Theft Auto]] games, the most notable being [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. Liberty City is the most frequently featured fictional setting in the GTA series, having appeared in seven out of the eleven games: | ||
*As a level in the original [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] (1997/1998). | *As a level in the original [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] ([[1997]]/[[1998]]). | ||
*The Grand Theft Auto III rendition, featured as the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (2001), [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] (GBA, 2004), [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (PSP, 2005), shown in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], featured briefly for a single mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (2004) and also in [[The Introduction]] - a machinima based on the game. | *The Grand Theft Auto III rendition, featured as the setting of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] ([[2001]]), [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]] (GBA, [[2004]]), [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (PSP, [[2005]]), shown in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], featured briefly for a [[Saint Mark's Bistro|single mission]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (2004) and also in [[The Introduction]] - a machinima based on the game. | ||
*As the setting for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], where it is much more closely modeled after New York City, with such recognizable landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building. | *As the setting for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], where it is much more closely modeled after New York City, with such recognizable landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building. | ||
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Remaining Grand Theft Auto games set in Grand Theft Auto III-canon, while set in completely difference locales, still mention Liberty City in dialog or feature a part of the city for a short period of time. Also, protagonists featured in these games have prominent experiences with the city for a period of time. | Remaining Grand Theft Auto games set in Grand Theft Auto III-canon, while set in completely difference locales, still mention Liberty City in dialog or feature a part of the city for a short period of time. Also, protagonists featured in these games have prominent experiences with the city for a period of time. | ||
In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Tommy Vercetti]], having just been released from prison, was dispatched to [[Vice City]] in 1986 by [[Sonny Forelli]], who was shown inside the Forelli-run [[Marco's Bistro]] at [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], | In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Tommy Vercetti]], having just been released from prison, was dispatched to [[Vice City]] in [[1986]] by [[Sonny Forelli]], who was shown inside the Forelli-run [[Marco's Bistro]] at [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], Liberty City. Tommy had also earned the nickname the "Harwood Butcher", suggesting that he had murdered several people in the [[Harwood]] district of Portland, resulting in his 15-year jail sentence. | ||
The Saint Mark's district of Portland, Liberty City is featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], as [[Carl "CJ" Johnson]] rides a taxicab to Marco's Bistro during a cutscene of the [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] mission. During the events of the game, Carl briefly returns to Liberty City to assassinate a high ranking [[Forelli Family]] member at Marco's Bistro, under orders from [[Salvatore Leone]]. The mission takes place in a section of southeast Saint Mark's, wherein Carl must fight through attacking Forelli Family members in Marco's Bistro and kill his target in the back lot of the restaurant. | The Saint Mark's district of Portland, Liberty City is featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], as [[Carl "CJ" Johnson]] rides a taxicab to Marco's Bistro during a cutscene of the [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] mission. During the events of the game, Carl briefly returns to Liberty City to assassinate a high ranking [[Forelli Family]] member at Marco's Bistro, under orders from [[Salvatore Leone]]. The mission takes place in a section of southeast Saint Mark's, wherein Carl must fight through attacking Forelli Family members in Marco's Bistro and kill his target in the back lot of the restaurant. | ||
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