Area 1: Downtown/PlayStation

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Area 1: Downtown is the first mission area featured in Grand Theft Auto 2. The "chapter" is entirely set in the Downtown District of Anywhere City and all missions are given to Claude Speed by the bosses of the Yakuza, the Zaibatsu and the Loonies (Johnny Zoo, Trey Welsh and Elmo, respectively) via payphones found in their respective gang turfs.

In the PlayStation version, items and weapons can only be found around gang contact areas, hospitals and police stations. Power-ups can only be obtained as Car Crusher Bonuses. Certain missions are renamed, some of the objectives are different (mostly reduced number of targets), and the 20 Kill Frenzies and 252550 in the other versions Special Tokens are found in different areas from the other versions.

For an overview of this area in the PC and Dreamcast versions, see Area 1: Downtown.

Description[]

These missions revolve around the player assisting the three gangs in their various crimes. The value required to complete the area is $1.000.000, which unlocks the next area: Residential. After reaching the target score, the player can leave the district even before completing the gang jobs, although this makes it impossible to achieve 100% completion of the chapter.

For completing a mission, the player earns money, respect and a score multiplier. There are three levels of mission difficulty:

Green: Easy difficulty; Minimum respect required. (Rewards the player with $20.000)
Yellow: Medium difficulty; Moderate respect required. (Rewards the player with $40.000)
Red: Hard difficulty; Maximum respect required. (Rewards the player with $60.000)

The compass with three colored arrows around the player indicates the starting point of each gang mission. Each arrow color represents a different gang in the Downtown District. Note that the arrow colors are the same as the "respect-o-meter" bars for each gang shown in the top left corner of the HUD.

➤ Yakuza
➤ Zaibatsu
➤ Loonies

The Downtown District allows a maximum wanted level of four, which results in the SWAT team chasing the player.

To save the game, the player needs to find the Jesus Saves church in Avalon and pay $50.000. A TV Van can be used by the player to track down the church location, as the antenna on top always points towards it.

List of Missions[]

Training Mission[]

Phone Mission	Location	Brief	Reward
Tutorial!	Avalon	Hey there, stranger! Welcome to the Downtown District. Stick around if you wanna learn what's going down...	S-Uzi Machine Gun Special Token

Yakuza (Respect Icon: )[]

Phone Mission	Location	Brief	Reward
Get ZitZaki!	Shiroto	Kosai! Johnny Zoo here. The Zaibatsu have discovered our experiments with Doctor ZitZaki. He needs help - and fast. Collect the marked car parked at City University.	$20,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect
Bank Robbery!	Shiroto	Ah, Kosai! Johnny Zoo here. I am having money illegally transferred to my bank account and I need you to help my inside man, Hiroshi. Take the vehicle and firepower provided.	$20,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect
Destroy Happy Gas!	Funabashi	Hi, Kosai, it's Johnny Zoo. The Loonies still owe me money for merchandise. Get some wheels, get to the City University and GET MY DOLLARS!	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect
Get Gama Rei!	Funabashi	Hi, Kosai, it's Johnny Zoo. Gama Rei has to leave the City Hospital - fast. He's in plastic surgery so you need a Medicar.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect
Follow Traitor!	Funabashi	Hi, Kosai, it's Johnny Zoo. I think my top man is selling information to the Zaibatsu. I want you to tail him.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect
Steal SWAT Van!	Ukita	Hi, Kosai, it's Johnny Zoo. The authorities have impounded my favorite car and I want you to steal me a SWAT Van as compensation.	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect
Stop the Tank!	Ukita	Kosai! Johnny Zoo here! Military top brass are pissed with me and sending a Tank and Ground Troops to trash my exotic cars. I need your help.	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Yakuza Respect

Zaibatsu (Respect Icon: )[]

Phone Mission	Location	Brief	Reward
Cop Car Crush!	Omnitron	Hey, Gecko, it's Trey Welsh. An informer is selling Zaibatsu secrets to the Cops. There's a Cop Car parked down at the Cop Station in Zarelli. Steal it.	$20,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect
Drug Dealing!	Omnitron	Hey, Gecko! Trey Welsh here. The Yakuza are flooding the streets with cheap merchandise. I need you to supply my dealers - FAST. Collect the new shipment and get moving!	$20,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect
Kill Loonies!	Zarelli	Trey Welsh here. The Loonies have slipped narcotics in the water supply and hit my drugs business. Revenge will be simple. First, you need a special Loony Dementia.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect
Yutes Must Die!	Zarelli	Trey Welsh here. The small-time Yute gang is getting cocky, crushing our new Zaibatsu cars for scrap. I want answers. There's a snitch called Lefty by the Casino. Find out what he knows.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect
Big Bank Job!	Zarelli	Hey, Gecko, it's Trey Welsh. I need some clean cash for a Cop pay-off. There's a Third World Bank Van circling the city. Steal it.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect
Armored Cars!	Zaibatsu HQ	Hey, Gecko! Our Latin Biologist Doctor Cubana is being tortured for information in one of two Yakuza cars circling the city. Destroy the cars, before he squeals.	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect
Bank Van Theft!	Zaibatsu HQ	Hey, Gecko! Trey Welsh here. I need used bank notes for my contraband drug operation. Once the Guard makes his pick-up, steal the bank van, but don't get seen or the job's screwed.	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Zaibatsu Respect

Loonies (Respect Icon: )[]

Phone Mission	Location	Brief	Reward
Radio Za-Za!	Fruitbat	Hey, Jumbo, it's Elmo. A new Zaibatsu drug mixed with Futuro FM's music is sending people CRAZY. This is bad for our Loony reputation. Get some explosives and stop this madness NOW.	$20,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect
Pizza Cake!	Fruitbat	Jumbo! It's me, Elmo. Pizza Cake restaurants keep screwing up my favorite food. Go to the City University, pick up some explosives and teach them a new recipe.	$20,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect
Who's Behind You!	Fruitbat	Hey, Jumbo! You should meet Cosmo Trouble, Downtown. He's got a bonkers mad job for you!	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect
Destroy J-Lab!	Fruitbat	Yo, Jumbo, it's Elmo. New Yakuza drugs are making the insane sane - which is bad news for us Loonies. Pick up explosives from the University and use them to wreak havoc at J-Lab.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect
Getta Isetta!	Fruitbat	Hey, Jumbo, it's Elmo here. The Cops have a new Dementia Limousine in their Car Compound and I want it BAD. Meet my friend Dodo at the University - he will help you.	$40,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect
Taxi Drivers Must Die!	Sunnyside	Hey, Jumbo, it's Elmo. The Taxis in this city won't give me a ride. I have chosen three of them for special attention. Go get the first Taxi.	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect
Start a Gang War!	Sunnyside	Hey, Jumbo! Elmo here. I'm bored so I'm starting a gang war. First, I want you to steal a Zaibatsu Z-Type and run down Johnny Zoo's three top Yakuza.	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier +Loonies Respect

Ending Mission[]

Mission	Brief	Reward
The Final Job!	Well done, kid, you managed to piss off the Yakuza, Zaibatsu AND Loony Bosses and now they all want you dead. The Gang Bosses have taken this personally and are out to screw you - unless you screw them first!	N/A

Shit, kid, you beat them all! Here's some advice - move on to the Residential District before the shit really hits the fan.

After earning 1.000.000 points, the protagonist will have to go to the Jesus Saves church in Avalon in order to complete the area and unlock the next one.

Items and Weapons[]

Main articles: Special Tokens, Kill Frenzies, Power-ups in GTA 2, Weapons in GTA 2, and Car Crusher Bonuses

Area 1: Downtown/PlayStation

Contents

Description[]

List of Missions[]

Training Mission[]

Yakuza (Respect Icon: )[]

Zaibatsu (Respect Icon: )[]

Loonies (Respect Icon: )[]

Ending Mission[]

Items and Weapons[]

Navigation[]