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However, none of the Mafia characters from GTA III appear, and entirely new characters such as Vinnie (Mike's friend and first employer), Cisco (the leader of the Colombian Cartel), Jonnie (a bar tender) and Yuka (Asuka's niece) have been added. The game's protagonist is called Mike, with some of the GTA III characters re-appearing in the game, including bomb-shop owner 8-Ball and the Yakuza co-leader Asuka Kasen. The city in GTA Advance is bigger than in GTA III, especially Portland Island (see image on the left).
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The city's three islands have been noticeably changed in its conversion and elements impossible to interpret to a top-view perspective, so there are no longer any sloped surfaces, and the tunnels and train system have been removed. However the locations of familiar secrets such as rampages and hidden packages and jump ramps have all been changed, so players familiar with the city's corners and alleyways in GTA III will have to explore them afresh in GTA Advance. As it takes place in GTA III's Liberty City, familiar landmarks re-appear and the overall street layout is the same. The game that was actually released is a prequel to GTA III, taking place one year prior to the events in GTA III. Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto Advance. Indeed the earliest announcement of this game was that it would be a port of GTA III, but at some point in development (it is unclear exactly when this occurred) this idea was rejected, probably due to technical limitations and the time needed to reconstruct the previous game's missions in the new two-dimensional environment. The game is set in 2000, one year before the events of GTA III, and it is set in Liberty City, the GTA city that appeared, most prominently, in Grand Theft Auto III. GTA Advance's logo, seen in the main menu. GTA Advance serves as a prequel to Grand Theft Auto III, taking place one year before the game. However, GTA Advance also borrows several aspects from the more recent 3D Universe, including vehicle-based side missions (such as vigilante), the heads up display and the inclusion of new weapons. The game is played from a top-down perspective, similar to 2D Universe games ( GTA and GTA 2). Grand Theft Auto Advance, also known simply as Grand Theft Auto, is a video game created and developed by Digital Eclipse, and published by Rockstar Games, released on 26 October 2004 for the Game Boy Advance.