Germany (in German: Deutschland) is a country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Berlin. The country uses the USK rating system to rate all Grand Theft Auto releases, with the majority of the series being rated USK 16+.
Since Germany is quite strict on ratings, after paranoia over violent video games, a number of the GTA games (since GTA III) have suffered cuts or edits. Some examples include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing or lack additional functionality.
References in Grand Theft Auto
- The song "99 Luftballons", by German New Wave group Nena, which features on Wave 103, is performed in their native language. The English version of the song is called "99 Red Balloons", which is where the collectibles in GTA Vice City Stories got their name.
- The car Admiral has a German background.
- Hans Oberlander, a DJ in GTA San Andreas, is from Germany. He utters German phrases in between songs and also receives a phonecall from his father.
- Reni Wassulmaier, a DJ in GTA Liberty City Stories and a character GTA Vice City Stories, is also from Germany.
- Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion designer from K109 The Studio, is from Germany.
- The Fleisch Berg, a brewery in Flint County, translates to "Meat Mountain" in German.
- The clothing brand Hinterland's name is German for "outback"
- There's a street in Algonquin called Ersatz Row, Ersatz is German for substitute.
- The fictional beer brand Pißwasser, which is seen in GTA IV is labeled "cheap German lager , for export only"
- Several pedestrians in GTA IV can be heard saying German phrases like "Scheiße!" (Shit!), "Entschuldigung" (Excuse me), "Er hat eine Waffe" (He has a gun), "Er will mich töten" (He wants to kill me), "Was wollen Sie von mir" (What do you want?), and "Gehen Sie!" (Go Away!).
- Adolf Hitler is mentioned in cutscene of GTA San Andreas mission Verdant Meadows, where Mike Toreno reads a history book and says Hitler never killed himself.
- In GTA Online, if shot in the face in a certain way, it can give the character a 'toothbrush moustace' blood stain, famously sported by Adolf Hitler. As seen here
- Hellenbach, the vehicle from GTA Chinatown Wars is German for "bright creek".
- Kent Paul mentioned the German city Hamburg in the mission Vertical Bird, which he says: You shouldn't be choking the gecko in the first place! Remember what happened at that gig in Hamburg?!
- The vehicle manufacturer Ubermacht, which makes the Oracle and Sentinel luxury cars and Rebla SUV, comes from Germany.
- Benefactor, producers of the Schafter, Serrano and Feltzer, is a German vehicle manufacturer.
- Pfister, responsible for the Comet, is another German automobile manufacturer.
- Vulcar, responsible for the Camper and Ingot, is also a German automobile manufacturer. If truly reflective of real-life, the Vulcar Group would own Enus and Pegassi.
- Doctor Zel, a character from GTA London 1969 is from Germany.