| − | The storyline follows the protagonist, Niko Bellic, an [[Illegal immigration|illegal]] Eastern European immigrant who arrived in Liberty City (fictional [[New York City]] look-alike) who arrived off of a ship named the Platypus. His cousin, Roman Bellic, sent him a chain of promising emails over a long period of time talking about his success, his[[Adultery|"ladies"]] and his ownership of a mansion which never existed. He enticed Niko to come to Liberty City to live with him. Due entirely to [[gambling]] addiction, Niko is sucked in to the usual world of organized, and sometimes extremely violent crime in an effort to help his cousin pay off his gambling debts, which eventually cause him to be kidnapped, twice. Over the course of the game, he befriends a [[steroid]] addict, dates an undercover government agent named Michelle (later revealed to be Karen), does business with affiliates of the [[Mafia]], befriends a [[homosexual]] under attack from bullies, and even has the option of carrying out assassinations for a man from [[Texas]] named "The Fixer". | + | The storyline follows the protagonist, Niko Bellic, an [[Illegal immigration|illegal]] Eastern European immigrant who arrived in Liberty City (fictional [[New York City]] look-alike) who arrived off of a ship named the Platypus. His cousin, Roman Bellic, sent him a chain of promising emails over a long period of time talking about his success, his [[Adultery|"ladies"]] and his ownership of a mansion which never existed. He enticed Niko to come to Liberty City to live with him. Due entirely to [[gambling]] addiction, Niko is sucked in to the usual world of organized, and sometimes extremely violent crime in an effort to help his cousin pay off his gambling debts, which eventually cause him to be kidnapped, twice. Over the course of the game, he befriends a [[steroid]] addict, dates an undercover government agent named Michelle (later revealed to be Karen), does business with affiliates of the Italian and Russian [[Mafia]]s, befriends a [[homosexual]] under attack from bullies, and even has the option of carrying out assassinations for a man from [[Texas]] named "The Fixer". |