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+ | To date, London and [[Manchester]] (also located in England, United Kingdom) have been the only real-life cities to be used in a [[Grand Theft Auto|''GTA'']] game, as all others have been fictional cities ''based on'' real American cities (apart from [[Anywhere City]]); however, other real cities [[Grand Theft Auto World#Mentioned Locations|have been mentioned]]. |
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− | To date, London is the only real-life city to be used in a [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game, as all others have been fictional cities ''based on'' real American cities. Real cities have been mentioned in the game series though, like Dundee, Scotland (seen in [[GTA Vice City]] on a billboard at the [[Escobar International Airport|airport]]), Kent, England ([[Kent Paul]]'s birthplace) and Paris, France and Hanover, Germany (both mentioned in the [[GTA IV era]]). There are also many other real-life cities mentioned in every GTA game, composing the [[GTA World]]. |
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− | The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a [[wp:James Bond|James Bond-like]] character and the use of more or less authentic slang. In addition, the cars drive on the left side of the road, as is the case in Britain, and authentic London place names were used. |
+ | The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a [[wp:James Bond|James Bond-like]] character and the use of more or less authentic slang. In addition, the cars drive on the left side of the road, as is the case in Britain, the [[wp:Pound sterling|Pound]] replaces the dollar as currency, and authentic London place names were used. |
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+ | In ''GTA London: 1969'' and ''GTA London: 1961'' we can see various landmarks from London, such as: |
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+ | *Trafalgar Square |
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+ | *Tower of London |
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+ | *Jehad's Department Store (destroyed) |
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+ | *Battersea Power Station (destroyed) |
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+ | *Hyde Park |
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+ | *Buckingham Palace |
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+ | *Big Ben |
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+ | Map of London in London 1969.jpg|The map of London in ''GTA London''. |
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Revision as of 20:10, 28 December 2014
London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It was the city used in both the mission packs available for the original Grand Theft Auto game (GTA 1969 and GTA 1961). To date, London and Manchester (also located in England, United Kingdom) have been the only real-life cities to be used in a GTA game, as all others have been fictional cities based on real American cities (apart from Anywhere City); however, other real cities have been mentioned.
The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a James Bond-like character and the use of more or less authentic slang. In addition, the cars drive on the left side of the road, as is the case in Britain, the Pound replaces the dollar as currency, and authentic London place names were used.
Landmarks
In GTA London: 1969 and GTA London: 1961 we can see various landmarks from London, such as:
- Picadilly Circus
- Trafalgar Square
- Tower of London
- Jehad's Department Store (destroyed)
- Battersea Power Station (destroyed)
- Hyde Park
- Buckingham Palace
- Big Ben