Funabashi is a neighborhood of Downtown District, Anywhere City, in Grand Theft Auto 2.
Description
Funabashi is located in the southwestern area of the district, and is bordered by University and Shiroto to the north, Altamount to the east, and Ukita to the south. The neighborhood is controlled by the Yakuza.
The area features many Yakuza businesses, including the J-Lab, a police station and a hospital.
It is named after the city of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Places of Interest
- Funabashi Casino
- Funabashi Cop Station
- Funabashi Hospital
- Funabashi Train Station
- Funami FM Headquarters
- J-Lab
- Yakuza Contact Point (Yellow Phones)
Pickups
Weapons
- Machine Gun – Hospital north of the J-Lab.
- Machine Gun - Courtyard east of Funabashi Station, near the yellow phones.
- Machine Gun - A bit west of the elevated metal platform connecting Funabashi and east Ukita.
- Silenced S-Uzi Machine Gun – Alley at the west end of the street south of the J-Lab.
- Flamethrower – Inside the yen-shaped building east of the Funabashi car shop.
- Molotov Cocktails – Courtyard on the east side of the zone, near the border with Altamount.
Health
- Hospital north of the J-Lab.
- Courtyard east of Funabashi Station.
Body Armor
- Courtyard east of Funabashi Station.
Power-ups
- Invulnerability - The player needs to take the road north of Ukita eastwards, then the last street to the east. They should then follow some stairs on the north side.
- Get out of jail Free Card - The street south of the cathedral need to be followed westwards, then the second street southwards. At the end, the player should see a courtyard on the south side, and there's a second courtyard on the east side.
- Get out of jail Free Card - The street north of the J-Lab needs to be taken westwards and then the last street to the north, followed by the first street westwards.
Trivia
- Funabashi is also the surname of Hana Funabashi, the girlfriend of Yakuza leader Johnny Zoo.
- It is mentioned in Jill Tasker's news report before the Tammy Boness & The Swingin' Mammaries song on Lo-Fi FM that the Zoo brothers have opened an arcade place called "Game Zoo".