The story of the game takes place in Liberty City, a fictional city based heavily on modern New York City. The game, preceded by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, is the ninth title in the Grand Theft Auto series and the first in the series to appear on seventh-generation video game consoles. GTA IV is an open-world action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North. Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV or GTA 4) Complete Edition is a version that includes the original game plus the two official expansions, “The Lost and Damned” and “The Ballad of Gay Tony” called: Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City in the same facility.