<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Rockstar	O
Leeds	O
and	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
recommended	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
was	O
around	O
half	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
custom	O
soundtrack	O
ripping	O
capability	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
devices	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
handheld	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
2001	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
parody	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
follows	O
mobster	O
Toni	O
Cipriani	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
rise	O
through	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
Leone	O
crime	O
family	O
,	O
while	O
slowly	O
becoming	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
power	O
struggle	O
among	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
various	O
Mafia	O
organisations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
through	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
ad	I-General_Concept
hoc	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
8	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
best	B-Application
selling	I-Application
PSP	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liberty	O
City	O
's	O
layout	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
III'''s	O
successors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
more	O
indoor	O
environments	O
,	O
clothing	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
motorcycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
flyable	O
aeroplanes	O
and	O
helicopters	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
flyable	O
aeroplanes	O
cannot	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
while	O
helicopters	O
are	O
only	O
accessible	O
through	O
certain	O
exploits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
recent	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
more	O
flexibility	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
moving	O
the	O
camera	O
around	O
for	O
viewing	O
surroundings	O
(	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
noticeably	O
limited	O
in	O
that	O
respect	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
3D	O
Universe	O
"	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
protagonist	O
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
climb	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swim	O
–	O
contact	O
with	O
deep	O
bodies	O
of	O
water	O
is	O
instantly	O
fatal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
through	O
Wi-Fi	O
ad-hoc	O
mode	O
(	O
same	O
area	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
seven	O
modes	O
of	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
various	O
pedestrian	O
and	O
character	O
models	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
mobile	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setting	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
early	O
1998	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
3D	O
Universe	O
"	O
canon	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
features	O
several	O
areas	O
that	O
are	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
2001	O
version	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
including	O
locations	O
that	O
are	O
being	O
constructed	O
,	O
or	O
facilities	O
and	O
buildings	O
that	O
are	O
demolished	O
by	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
features	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
notable	O
actors	O
in	O
its	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
make	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
receiving	O
notable	O
changes	O
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
lifestyles	O
to	O
reflect	O
who	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Frank	O
Vincent	O
,	O
Guru	O
,	O
and	O
Sondra	O
James	O
return	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
as	O
Salvatore	O
Leone	O
,	O
8-Ball	O
,	O
and	O
Ma	O
Cipriani	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
Vincent	O
's	O
case	O
,	O
also	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
)	O
,	O
other	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
new	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Leone	O
mobster	O
Antonio	O
"	O
Toni	O
"	O
Cipriani	O
(	O
Danny	O
Mastrogiorgio	O
)	O
,	O
forced	O
to	O
live	O
abroad	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
following	O
his	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
,	O
returns	O
home	O
to	O
Liberty	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
helping	O
to	O
escort	O
Salvatore	O
downtown	O
as	O
problems	O
arise	O
,	O
Toni	O
earns	O
his	O
trust	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
made	B-Application
man	I-Application
within	O
the	O
Leone	O
family	O
,	O
causing	O
his	O
mother	O
to	O
call	O
off	O
the	O
hit	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
IGN	O
preview	O
,	O
"	O
Rockstar	O
dropped	O
Renderware	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
in-house	O
engine	O
to	O
best	O
utilize	O
the	O
resolution	O
,	O
texture	O
density	O
and	O
particle	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
RenderWare	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
behind	O
every	O
3D	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
used	O
Image	O
Metrics	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
facial	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
backward	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
real-time	O
lighting	O
,	O
high-definition	O
textures	O
and	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
February	O
2016	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
March	O
2016	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
implement	O
the	O
custom	O
soundtrack	O
feature	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
placed	O
the	O
application	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Rockstar	B-Application
Custom	I-Application
Tracks	I-Application
v1.0	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
site	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Downloads	O
"	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Exact	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Copy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGrand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
:	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
sold	O
980,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$48	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
16th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
26	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
sold	O
8	O
million	O
copies	O
according	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
Stories''	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELSPA	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
certification	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
