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The pickup is absent in both [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], as revamped wanted level systems render the bribe redundant.
The pickup is absent in both [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]], as revamped wanted level systems render the bribe redundant.


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File:Copbribe-GTA1-pickup.png|A "Cop Bribe" in Grand Theft Auto.
File:Copbribe-GTA1-pickup.png|A "Cop Bribe" in Grand Theft Auto.
File:Copbribe-GTA2-pickup.png|A "Cop Bribe" in GTA 2.
File:Copbribe-GTA2-pickup.png|A "Cop Bribe" in GTA 2.
File:Policebribe-GTAIII-pickup.jpg|A police bribe in GTA III, distinctive by it's green glow.
File:Policebribe-GTAIII-pickup.jpg|A police bribe in GTA III later reused in GTA Liberty City Stories, distinctive by it's green glow.
File:Policebribe-GTAVC-pickup.jpg|A police bribe in GTA Vice City.
File:Policebribe-GTAVC-pickup.jpg|A police bribe in GTA Vice City, later reused in GTA Vice City Stories.
File:Policebribe-GTASA-pickup.jpg|A police bribe in GTA San Andreas.
File:Policebribe-GTASA-pickup.jpg|A police bribe in GTA San Andreas.
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==Locations==
==Locations==
;GTA 1
===GTA 1===
(''To show your coordinates you have to enter a [[Cheats in GTA 1|cheat code]], use at your own risk'')
(''To show your coordinates you have to enter a [[Cheats in GTA 1|cheat code]], use at your own risk'')


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*'''[[Liberty City in GTA 1|Liberty city]] - [[Gangsta Bang]]'''
*'''[[Liberty City in GTA 1|Liberty city]] - [[Gangsta Bang]]'''
**[[Hackenslash|East Hackenslash]] (116,31,4)
**[[Hackenslash|East Hackenslash]] (116,31,4)
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**[[Kings|West Kings]] (175,192,4) - accessible after [[Stallion (mission)]]
**[[Kings|West Kings]] (175,192,4) - accessible after [[Stallion (mission)]]
**[[Brocklyn|West Brocklyn]] (128,231,4) - accessible after [[Mundano (mission)]]
**[[Brocklyn|West Brocklyn]] (128,231,4) - accessible after [[Mundano (mission)]]
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'''[[San Andreas in GTA 1|San Andreas]] - [[Mandarin Mayhem]]'''
*'''[[San Andreas in GTA 1|San Andreas]] - [[Mandarin Mayhem]]'''
**[[Aye Valley|South Aye Valley]] (35,91,5)
**[[Aye Valley|South Aye Valley]] (35,91,5)
**[[Chinatown, San Andreas|South Chinatown]] (84,156,4)
**[[Chinatown, San Andreas|South Chinatown]] (84,156,4)
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**[[Telephone Hill|Central Telephone Hill]] (40,51,2)
**[[Telephone Hill|Central Telephone Hill]] (40,51,2)
**[[Woodside|Central Woodside]] (214,136,4)
**[[Woodside|Central Woodside]] (214,136,4)
*These bribes are available after [[Market, San Andreas|Central Market]] missions are completed (Phone 9-12):
**These bribes are available after [[Market, San Andreas|Central Market]] missions are completed (Phone 9-12):
**[[Chinatown, San Andreas|North East Chinatown]] - (94,138,4)
***[[Chinatown, San Andreas|North East Chinatown]] (94,138,4)
**[[Glen Wood|South West Glen Wood]] (113,122,4)
***[[Glen Wood|South West Glen Wood]] (113,122,4)
**[[Market, San Andreas|North West Market]] (112,141,4)
***[[Market, San Andreas|North West Market]] (112,141,4)
**East Market (162,147,4)
***East Market (162,147,4)
**[[Sailor's Wharf|South Sailor's Wharf]] (122,187,4)
***[[Sailor's Wharf|South Sailor's Wharf]] (122,187,4)
**South Sailor's Wharf (136,197,4)
***South Sailor's Wharf (136,197,4)
**[[Soviet Hill|West Soviet Hill]] (111,50,4)
***[[Soviet Hill|West Soviet Hill]] (111,50,4)
**[[Wood Hill|Central Wood Hill]] (84,65,3)
***[[Wood Hill|Central Wood Hill]] (84,65,3)
 
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*'''San Andreas - [[Tequila Slammer]]'''
*'''San Andreas - [[Tequila Slammer]]'''
**[[Chinatown, San Andreas|North East Chinatown]] (94,138,4)
**[[Chinatown, San Andreas|North East Chinatown]] (94,138,4)
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**[[Soviet Hill|West Soviet Hill]] (111,50,4)
**[[Soviet Hill|West Soviet Hill]] (111,50,4)
**[[Wood Hill|Central Wood Hill]] (84,65,3)
**[[Wood Hill|Central Wood Hill]] (84,65,3)
*These bribes are available after [[Telephone Hill|North Telephone Hill]] missions are completed (Phone 17-20):
**These bribes are available after [[Telephone Hill|North Telephone Hill]] missions are completed (Phone 17-20):
**[[Aye Valley|South Aye Valley]] (35,91,5)
***[[Aye Valley|South Aye Valley]] (35,91,5)
**[[Marina, San Andreas|East Marina]] (57,177,4)
***[[Marina, San Andreas|East Marina]] (57,177,4)
**[[Richman, San Andreas|South East Richman]] (198,24,1)
***[[Richman, San Andreas|South East Richman]] (198,24,1)
**North East Richman (95,107,4)
***North East Richman (95,107,4)
**[[Sunview|North East Sunview]] (202,212,4)
***[[Sunview|North East Sunview]] (202,212,4)
**Central Sunview (120,221,4)
***Central Sunview (120,221,4)
**East Sunview (170,223,4)
***East Sunview (170,223,4)
**West Sunview (4,232,4) - accessible after [[Phone 17 - Part 1]] is completed
***West Sunview (4,232,4) - accessible after [[Phone 17 - Part 1]] is completed
**[[Telephone Hill|Central Telephone Hill]] (40,51,2)
***[[Telephone Hill|Central Telephone Hill]] (40,51,2)
**[[Woodside|Central Woodside]] (214,136,4)
***[[Woodside|Central Woodside]] (214,136,4)
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*'''[[Vice City in GTA 1|Vice City]] - [[Bent Cop Blues]]'''
*'''[[Vice City in GTA 1|Vice City]] - [[Bent Cop Blues]]'''
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;GTA III
===GTA III===
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;GTA Vice City
===GTA Vice City===
*[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]]
*[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]]
*[[Little Haiti]] (x3)
*[[Little Haiti]] (x3)
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;GTA Liberty City Stories
===GTA Liberty City Stories===
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;GTA Vice City Stories
===GTA Vice City Stories===
*[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]] (x3)
*[[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]] (x3)
*[[Little Haiti]]
*[[Little Haiti]]
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*[[Ocean Beach]]
*[[Ocean Beach]]


== Source ==
== References ==
*[http://gta.venezia.free.fr/ GTA 1 Locations]
*[http://gta.venezia.free.fr/ GTA 1 Locations]


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[[Category:Pickups]]
[[Category:Pickups]]

Revision as of 23:57, 15 October 2012

A police bribe is a pickup in the Grand Theft Auto series intended to eliminate an amount of stars from the player's wanted level.

Description

First introduced in Grand Theft Auto 1, the pickup is intended as an cost-free alternative to respraying the player's vehicle at a spray shop, although its scarcity makes the tactic more difficult unless the player memorizes their locations. Police bribe locations vary widely, with some showing up in obvious locations, while others are well hidden from plain view. Some require performing a jump in an automobile to reach, as they are positioned at a slight altitude, and inaccessible on-foot.

In its first appearance in GTA 1, the bribe assumed the appearance of a spinning gold coin that will eliminate the whole of the player's present wanted level. In GTA 2, it appears as a rotating dollar-shaped pickup, with the same function as the GTA 1 pickup.

In GTA III era games, the bribe appears as a rotating, star-shaped police badge pickup and will reduce the player's wanted level by one star when picked up; once the player obtains the bribe, his/her wanted level will be immediately reduced by one star. However, any higher-level police presence (SWAT or FBI for example) in the area prior to obtaining the bribe will continue to pursue the player (assuming a wanted level is still in place), but more of such vehicles will no longer appear. The one exception is the Police Maverick, which will disengage from pursuit of a player with a 3-star wanted level upon obtaining a police bribe (reducing his/her wanted level to 2 stars).

The pickup is absent in both Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, as revamped wanted level systems render the bribe redundant.

Locations

GTA 1

(To show your coordinates you have to enter a cheat code, use at your own risk)

GTA III

GTA Vice City

GTA San Andreas

GTA Liberty City Stories

GTA Vice City Stories

References