It is connected to Bermondsey to the south, across the River Thames, by Tower Bridge. It is based on the real-world Bow in the East End of London. Bow is north of the river, bordered to the west by City and to the north by Mile End. Bow is located on the eastern edge of the map, in the center.This is presumably based on the real-life Mile End Hopsital. There is also a Hospital where the protagonist may respawn if killed. It is based on the real-world Mile End in the East End of London. Mile End is located in the north-eastern area of the map, bordered to the west by Angel and to the south by Bow.As with the Grand Theft Auto, the protagonist may spawn here if ' nicked' by the police. Angel is the location of one of the stations of the London police.Angel is presumably based on the real-life Angel, located in the borough of Islington on the northern fringes of Central London. To the east is Camden Town and to the west is Mile End. The 'Angel' district is located central-north of the map, above City.

The area features Jehad's Department Store, which is based on Harrods, although the real Harrods is not located in Camden Town but in Knightsbridge.Camden Town is based on the real-life Camden Town and Camden Market. Camden Town is located in the north-western part of the map, east of Hyde Park, west of Angel, and north of Soho.A heavily armored vehicle, a Royal Pain, can be found parked up here and when stolen will initiate a kill frenzy.Hyde Park is verdant, wooded in areas and has a large lake and a small lake. Although there are small areas of greenery scattered around the map, Hyde Park is one of two actual parks in the map, and the only one of significant size the other being a very small park in Battersea. Hyde Park is located at the north-western corner of the map, bordering (north-south) Camden Town, Soho, Westminster, and Chelsea.There is a bomb-fitting garage in the North of City.To the South is the river, Soho borders to the West, Angel to the North, and Bow and Mile End to the East. In-game, also as in real-life, it is located central to the map, north of the River Thames.

The ' Square Mile' financial district of central London is simply referred to as 'City' in-game, as it often is in the real-world.In total there are 14 different areas of the map. In addition, the cars drive on the left-hand side of the road, as is the case in Britain, the pound replaces the dollar as currency, and authentic London place names are used. The temporal setting has been exploited through a number of cultural and historical references, including 1960s architecture, 1960s traffic, the appearance of a James Bond-like character and the use of relatively accurate and authentic slang. Law enforcement is carried out by the Metropolitan Police Service.

The river is crossable by several road bridges and passenger walkways. The city is divided into north and south by the River Thames, which cuts through the center of the map flowing from the bottom left up to the middle and out to the central right. The game map is based on Central London, although of course heavily condensed and mostly geographically inaccurate.

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