<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
(	O
also	O
marketed	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
26	O
October	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Liberty	O
City	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
parody	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
used	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
it	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
small-time	O
criminal	O
Mike	O
's	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
after	O
his	O
partner	O
's	O
supposed	O
death	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
organised	O
crime	O
,	O
gang	O
warfare	O
,	O
and	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
despite	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
"	O
3D	O
universe	O
"	O
canon	O
,	O
sharing	O
continuity	O
with	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
most	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
vehicle-based	O
side-missions	O
,	O
most	O
weapons	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
safe	O
houses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
heads-up	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
prequel	O
,	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	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
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replacing	O
the	O
pedestrian	O
dialogue	O
,	O
some	O
soundbites	O
taken	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
are	O
played	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
hits	O
someone	O
's	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
ports	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
each	O
car	O
has	O
one	O
fixed	O
tune	O
that	O
is	O
constantly	O
repeated	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
parts	O
of	O
some	O
familiar	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
tunes	O
,	O
in	O
instrumental	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
billboards	O
for	O
the	O
radio	O
stations	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
throughout	O
Liberty	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2000	O
within	O
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
used	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
setting	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
recreated	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
was	O
noticeably	O
changed	O
in	O
its	O
conversion	O
,	O
including	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
impossible	O
to	O
interpret	O
to	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
top-view	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
these	O
changes	O
,	O
players	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
setting	O
have	O
to	O
explore	O
it	O
afresh	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
both	O
new	O
and	O
returning	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
explosives	O
expert	O
and	O
firearms	O
trader	O
8-Ball	O
,	O
Yardies	O
leader	O
King	O
Courtney	O
,	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
co-leader	O
Asuka	O
Kasen	O
,	O
all	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
although	O
their	O
characters	O
received	O
significant	O
changes	O
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
lifestyle	O
to	O
reflect	O
who	O
they	O
were	O
one	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
then	O
begins	O
working	O
separately	O
for	O
the	O
Cartel	O
and	O
their	O
main	O
rivals	O
,	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Asuka	O
Kasen	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
either	O
gang	O
will	O
aid	O
his	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
fail	O
to	O
show	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
leaving	O
Mike	O
to	O
face	O
Courtney	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
commentary	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
likened	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
