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Grand Theft Auto Advance

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Also known as
GTA Advance Grand Theft Auto 侠盗车手Advance 俠盜獵車手 Advance

Navigate a 2D Liberty City, complete missions, and find your friend's killer to clear your name.

Grand Theft Auto Advance was developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Rockstar Games for the Game Boy Advance, released worldwide in October 2004. It is an original game in the series, not a port, so the original release year is also 2004.


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Released
2004
Theme
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
5.66 MB
Rating
0 votes

About Grand Theft Auto Advance

Grand Theft Auto Advance is a handheld title that brings the Liberty City setting to a portable format. The player assumes the role of a character whose final criminal endeavor goes awry, resulting in a friend's death and a false accusation. The core objective becomes clearing one's name by uncovering the circumstances behind the murder.

This entry merges design elements from different phases of the series, utilizing a two-dimensional visual style while incorporating mission-based progression familiar from later three-dimensional installments. Success depends on navigating the city, operating vehicles, and utilizing an arsenal of weapons to complete objectives. The gameplay is structured around undertaking these missions to advance the narrative toward its resolution.

Grand Theft Auto Advance Screenshots

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Title screen.
Main menu.
You have to drive back to your hideout in order to save the game.
Vinnie has got a job for me.
Paramedic mission. You must drive the patients to the hospital.
The first Ammu-Nation is located in Harwood.
Busted!
Wasted!
My first kill.
Dialogue
Game begins
Baseball bat. Primitive... but good.