Sitting in my mailbox this morning was a suspicious, plain white envelope which contained a "This is Vegas 2008 Tourist Guide." Courtesy of Midway, the fold-out brochure and map reveals a bit more about the world and tone of the recently announced open-world title, This Is Vegas.
The map reveals that the game’s world will not be a one-for-one of real world Las Vegas, but rather a reasonable facsimile that takes generous creative liberties (much like Rockstar’s Liberty City to New York City). Littered across the strip are what will become the game’s landmarks, with casinos like Big Top, the Mayan, The Avalon, and the Olympus Casino (the latter of which is an obvious nod to Caesar’s Palace). The also notes that there are four districts: the Strip (where tourists go to gamble, eat, and be entertained), Freemont and Paradise (home to numerous pawn shops), and Naked City ("where tourists of low moral fiber can engage in dangerous, illegal, sexy activities not condoned by this brochure.").
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