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[[Image:GTA4-FullSize-Liberty-City2-1-.jpg|thumb|Alderney Road Map]] | [[Image:GTA4-FullSize-Liberty-City2-1-.jpg|thumb|Alderney Road Map]] | ||
Alderney is a state to the west of all the | '''Alderney''' is a state to the west of all the [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] boroughs. It possesses 9 out of the Metro Area's 65 neighbourhoods. The only appearances of Alderney are in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[The Lost and Damned]]. Although Alderney is an independent state, it appears only a little bigger than Algonquin, which is a [[wp:borough|borough]]; there may be more of the state which is simply omitted so that the state can form an island (a practice seen in every GTA game since [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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''If Algonquin is the privileged child of the Liberty City family, then Alderney is most definitely the retarded younger brother -- an endless sea of run-down homes peppered with phallus-like smokestacks thrusting into the sickly clouds above. Simply put? Nobody wants to live in Alderney, and those that are unfortunate enough to live in the district desperately want to get out."'' | ''If Algonquin is the privileged child of the Liberty City family, then Alderney is most definitely the retarded younger brother -- an endless sea of run-down homes peppered with phallus-like smokestacks thrusting into the sickly clouds above. Simply put? Nobody wants to live in Alderney, and those that are unfortunate enough to live in the district desperately want to get out."'' | ||
The '''State of Alderney''' is a small state located west of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], largely dominated by | The '''State of Alderney''' is a small state located west of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], largely dominated by [[Alderney City]] based on New Jersey's [[wp:Hudson County|Hudson County]] with the exception of the areas of [[Tudor]], [[Leftwood]], and a small part of Alderney City which are based on areas of neighboring counties [[wp:Union County, New Jersey|Union County]], [[wp:Bergen County|Bergen County]], and [[wp:Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] respectively. | ||
Though it is considered an independent state from | Though it is considered an independent state from Liberty City, the [[Liberty City Police Department|LCPD]] patrols the area. It is implied to be part of a state called Guernsey (the name given to Jersey City in the original [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] version of [[Liberty City]]), judging by dialogue with members of the [[Pegorino Family]]. Oddly, in-game TV programs refer to Alderney as ''"The Independent State of Alderney"'', suggesting it is a state and not a city. Most Libertonians hate Alderney (''"Nobody wants to live in Alderney.''"). | ||
Defined as ''"Strip malls and condos"'', | Defined as ''"Strip malls and condos"'', Alderney is a run-down industrial dockland area, home to the [[Sprunk]] plant, businessman [[Phil Bell]], and [[:Category:Media|media]] company [[Our Own Reality]]. The area is dotted with small suburban areas and oil refineries. [[Image:Alderney City Skyline.png|[[Alderney City]]|thumb|300px|left]] Alderney is also the base of operations for the Pegorino Family, a minor mafia family whose [[Jimmy Pegorino|leader]] is looking to receive a seat in the Liberty City mafia council. The lower docks of Alderney Contains lots of shipwrecks lined on the map with white shapes. | ||
Alderney is a | Alderney is a neighboring island to Jersey in the English Channel, hence the name "Alderney" replacing "New Jersey" in the GTA IV canon. | ||
Alderney does not appear in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], | Alderney does not appear in [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], Alderney is unlocked after completing the mission [[Three Leaf Clover]] for [[Patrick McReary]]. In [[The Lost and Damned]], Alderney is unlocked from the beginning, as the main base of [[The Lost Brotherhood]] is located in the state. | ||
Alderney is unlocked after completing the mission [[Three Leaf Clover]] for [[ | |||
==Transportation== | ==Transportation== | ||
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===Hospitals=== | ===Hospitals=== | ||
*North Tudor Medical Center (169 Babbage Drive - Tudor, Alderney) | *[[North Tudor Medical]] Center (169 Babbage Drive - Tudor, Alderney) | ||
*Westdyke Memorial Hospital (Long John Ave. - Leftwood, Alderney) | *[[Westdyke Memorial Hospital]] (Long John Ave. - Leftwood, Alderney) | ||
===Fire Departments=== | ===Fire Departments=== | ||