London

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London in real life
File:Map of London in London 1969.jpg
Map of London in London 1969

London, England, 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 is the only real-life city to be used in a 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 airport), Kent, England (Paul Kent's birthplace) and Paris, France and Hanover, Germany (both mentioned in the GTA IV era).

The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including the appearance of a James Bond-like character and the use of more or less authentic slang.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, and authentic London place names were used.

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