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'''Liberty City in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[GTA IV Episodes|its episodes]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''' is the third rendition of Liberty City, much different from its [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|appearance in the GTA III Era]] and much more closely based on [[:wp:New York City|New York City]]. The city has more detail and personality, with many more places which are based on real [[/New York Landmarks|landmarks]] such as the [[Statue of Happiness]], [[Star Junction]] and the [[Rotterdam Tower]]. | '''Liberty City in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[GTA IV Episodes|its episodes]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''' is the third rendition of Liberty City, much different from its [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|appearance in the GTA III Era]] and much more closely based on [[:wp:New York City|New York City]]. The city has more detail and personality, with many more places which are based on real [[/New York Landmarks|landmarks]] such as the [[Statue of Happiness]], [[Star Junction]] and the [[Rotterdam Tower]]. | ||
This rendition of Liberty City has versions of four of the five boroughs of New York City, plus [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] is '''[[Broker]]''', [[:wp:Queens|Queens]] is '''[[Dukes]]''', [[:wp:Manhattan|Manhattan]] is '''[[Algonquin]]''' and [[:wp:The Bronx|Bronx]] is '''[[Bohan]]'''. The | This rendition of Liberty City has versions of four of the five boroughs of New York City, plus [[wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] is '''[[Broker]]''', [[:wp:Queens|Queens]] is '''[[Dukes]]''', [[:wp:Manhattan|Manhattan]] is '''[[Algonquin]]''' and [[:wp:The Bronx|Bronx]] is '''[[Bohan]]'''. The neighboring areas of [[:wp:New Jersey|New Jersey]] are represented by [[Alderney]], which technically is separate from Liberty City. The only borough not to be recreated in the game is [[:wp:Staten Island|Staten Island]]. | ||
Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes ([[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]) use the same full rendition of the city. However, a small number of different locations are accessible in the different episodes. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars uses all of the city apart from [[Alderney]] and is altered for the top-down perspective of the game. | Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes ([[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]) use the same full rendition of the city. However, a small number of different locations are accessible in the different episodes. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars uses all of the city apart from [[Alderney]] and is altered for the top-down perspective of the game. | ||
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*Although in the game, Liberty City appears to be an isolated set of islands, the rest of America is actually nearby. Rockstar Games stated that they avoided placing unreachable pieces of land in the distance to retain the city's "complete" feel. | *Although in the game, Liberty City appears to be an isolated set of islands, the rest of America is actually nearby. Rockstar Games stated that they avoided placing unreachable pieces of land in the distance to retain the city's "complete" feel. | ||
*In Saint's Row 2, GTA IV's rival game, a city is mentioned in one of the radio stations as "Freedom City". This is obviously a parody of Liberty City, as "Liberty" and "Freedom" have the same definitions. Additionally, the player character, if idle while using female voice #2, may occasionally comment that she hasn't heard from cousin Niko in a while and wonders what he's up to. This is presumably a reference to GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]]. | *In Saint's Row 2, GTA IV's rival game, a city is mentioned in one of the radio stations as "Freedom City". This is obviously a parody of Liberty City, as "Liberty" and "Freedom" have the same definitions. Additionally, the player character, if idle while using female voice #2, may occasionally comment that she hasn't heard from cousin Niko in a while and wonders what he's up to. This is presumably a reference to GTA IV protagonist [[Niko Bellic]]. | ||
* Liberty City is referenced numerous times in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. According to a [[Weazel News]] report, at some point after the events of GTA IV much of Liberty City is devastated by a storm, costing hundreds of thousands of residents their homes and vehicles. This may be a reference to the real-life Hurricane Sandy that hit the New York City/New Jersey region. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||