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<h2>Overview</h2><p>GTA Advance is the first entry in the legendary sandbox series, <a href="/grand-theft-auto/3025-6/" data-ref-id="3025-6">Grand Theft Auto</a>, specifically designed for a handheld system (unlike earlier <a href="/game-boy-color/3045-57/" data-ref-id="3045-57">Game Boy Color</a> ports of Grant Theft Autos <a href="/grand-theft-auto/3030-13567/" data-ref-id="3030-13567">1</a> and <a href="/grand-theft-auto-2/3030-10593/" data-ref-id="3030-10593">2</a>). Developed by an independant third-party developer, <a href="/digital-eclipse-software-inc/3010-532/" data-ref-id="3010-532">Digital Eclipse</a>, it is also the first original game in the franchise's history not to be developed by <a href="/rockstar-north/3010-1408/" data-ref-id="3010-1408">Rockstar North</a>. GTA Advance plays and looks similar to some of the earlier GTA games like GTA 2 with its top-down perspective,but also includes the additional features such as vigilante and paramedic missions as well as rampages, stunts, and the hidden packages introduced in <a href="/grand-theft-auto-iii/3030-3724/" data-ref-id="3030-3724">GTA III</a>.</p><h2>Story</h2><p>The story of GTA Advance takes place a year before the events of GTA III (though no characters from GTA III are seen or referenced in the game). The game features a small-time crook called Mike who - in his attempt to escape from the city, along with his mentor and friend Vinnie - gets caught in a pile of debt and trouble and decides to take revenge on the city. Due to various technical limitations of GBA, the game features text-based cutscenes and only a handful of voice samples. It also features only a fixed soundtrack for a particular car.</p>