GTA2 Demo v8.9

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GTA2 Demo v8.9 (also known as GTA2 Demo Level^[1] and GTA2 Preview^[2]) is a free demo for Grand Theft Auto 2. As its name suggests, it serves as a preview for the first chapter of the game, Area 1: Downtown, 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.

Being a limited timed demo, several features are absent, such as the ability to save the player's progress.

Availability[]

The free demo was made available by DMA Design and Rockstar Games on the official GTA 2 website in September 1999 for PC players on Windows, compatible from Windows 95 to Windows 7. The demo is currently abandonware and can be obtained from Internet Archive.

“Your Minimum Requirements To Play the GTA2 Demo Level are -

Pentium P200 or above
DirectX 6.1
Any Direct3D compatible video card (at least 4MB) (support Voodoo cards aswell^[sic]])
Any DirectSound compatible sound card
40Mb free drive space

The demo features nefarious criminal activity from the Zaibatsu Corporation, purveyors of the new wonder leisure activity, Zoom Zoom, the crazy Loonies, a gang of nutters who have taken over the asylum, and the coolest street gang this side of Tokyo, the Yakuza. The Zaibatsu wear black, and run things in town, leaving other gangs to fight for the scraps. The Yakuza wear blue, drive great cars, and have the best equipment. The Loonies wear surgical green, and are anarchic hedonists who hate anyone that tries to organise things or suppress their massive consumption of recreational substances.

Each gang has it's own particular interests, aims, and above all, hatreds. These are too complex to go into in any detail here. Suffice to say, the easiest way to get respect from these psychos is to kill their worst enemies. None of the missions in the demo require you to have earned much respect, as they are all missions designed to test your loyalty and competency. However, if a gang particularly dislikes, you'll find visiting their part of town a reasonably hair raising experience.

To earn the respect of the Loonies, cause some mahem in the Yakuza part of town.
To earn the respect of the Zaibatsu go and abuse some Loonies.
To earn the respect of The Yakuza teach the Zaibatsu Corporation some really dirty business practices.”

— Official GTA 2 website

Description[]

The player spawns in the Loonies' contact area in Fruitbat, being warned by the Guider that they have only six minutes to live until the explosives inside their stomach blow up, ending the demo time limit.

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

List of Missions[]

Introduction[]

Phone Mission	Location	Brief
GTA2 Preview	Fruitbat	Hey there, kid. Sorry to break this to you but... You got a bellyful of explosives and only 6 minutes to live life to the full. Have fun!

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

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
Wheeler-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

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

Items and Weapons[]

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

Power-ups can only be acquired as Car Crusher Bonuses.

Notable Differences from Official Release[]

Sound Files[]

The demo sound bank file is built on top of the Industrial District sound bank file. As a result, the police dispatch will refer to Industrial District neighborhoods when reporting a player crime in the Downtown District.

The sound bank file also includes early versions of the ambience audio loops for the Industrial District.^{[note 1]}

File name	DEMO v8.9	Original Release	Notes
`COP_RADIO_SPACER_A.WAV`
`COP_RADIO_SPACER_B.WAV`
`SFX_BAR_LOOP.WAV`
`SFX_BUBBLE_1.WAV`
`SFX_CHURCH_LOOP.WAV`
`SFX_ELECTRIC_HUM.WAV`
`SFX_GHETTO_BLASTER_LOOP.WAV`			Unused sound in both versions.
`SFX_LRG_EXPLOSION.WAV`
`SFX_NIGHTCLUB_LOOP.WAV`
`SFX_OILDROP.WAV`
`SFX_TEMPLE_LOOP.WAV`

Text Strings[]

Certain text strings originally from the PlayStation version are used in the Demo's e.gxt file instead of the final version's text.

Text ID	DEMO v8.9	Original Release
Mission Names
[1970]	WHO'S BEHIND YOU!	WHO'S MAD?
[1972]	GETTA ISETTA!	DIMENTIA TO GO!
[1974]	START A GANG WAR!	GANG WAR A-GO-GO!
[1977]	DESTROY HAPPY GAS!	HAPPY GAS SMASH!
[1979]	FOLLOW TRAITOR!	FOLLOW THAT TRAITOR!
[1983]	DRUG DEALING!	WHEELER-DEALING!
[1984]	KILL LOONIES!	LICK THOSE LOONIES!
[1987]	ARMORED CARS!	ARMORED CAR CLASH!
Demo Text
[801]	GTA2 PREVIEW
[802]	Hey there, kid. Sorry to break this to you but... You got a bellyful of explosives and only 6 minutes to live life to the full. Have fun!
[sales_1]	GTA2... OUT 22 OCTOBER 1999	GTA2 - AVAILABLE FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER 1999

References[]

↑ Extracting audio files using the latest versions of the GTAWave tool may corrupt the audio file.

↑ GTA 2 Promotional Website
↑ data\e.gxt:
[801] GTA2 PREVIEW

Navigation[]

[note_1-3] Extracting audio files using the latest versions of the GTAWave tool may corrupt the audio file.

[1] GTA 2 Promotional Website

[2] data\e.gxt:
[801] GTA2 PREVIEW

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GTA2 Demo v8.9

Contents

Availability[]

Description[]

List of Missions[]

Introduction[]

Yakuza (Respect Icon: )[]

Zaibatsu (Respect Icon: )[]

Loonies (Respect Icon: )[]

Items and Weapons[]

Notable Differences from Official Release[]

Sound Files[]

Text Strings[]

See Also[]

References[]

Navigation[]