The game that was actually released is a prequel to GTA III, taking place one year prior to the events in GTA III. Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto Advance. Indeed the earliest announcement of this game was that it would be a port of GTA III, but at some point in development (it is unclear exactly when this occurred) this idea was rejected, probably due to technical limitations and the time needed to reconstruct the previous game's missions in the new two-dimensional environment. The game is set in 2000, one year before the events of GTA III, and it is set in Liberty City, the GTA city that appeared, most prominently, in Grand Theft Auto III. GTA Advance's logo, seen in the main menu.