- All-new game set in the powerful, glamorous, and corrupt 80s.
- Vice City is over twice the size of Liberty City, and has double the missions.
- Play street hood Tommy Vercetti, voiced by Goodfellas' Ray Liotta.
- New martial arts moves; auto-targeting and lock-on for 40 weapons.
- Nearly 100 vehicles, including motorbikes, golf carts and choppers.
- Improved , gang and citizen AI.
- More freedom of movement than ever before--over 50 buildings can be entered.
- Ten hours' worth of radio including genuine 80s hits.
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There can't be any more sure-fire a hit in the gaming world than
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Grandma may not approve, but the 143
million people who bought GTA III will be chomping at the bit for
this follow-up. Not quite a full-blown sequel, but far more than
the average lazy mission disk, Vice City relocates the action of
the previous game from the New York-esque Liberty City to the
Miami-influenced metropolis of the title. And clearly as soon as
someone mentioned Miami the developers immediately thought of
Miami Vice, because they've gone and set the whole thing in 1986
with an incredible soundtrack featuring everyone from Michael
Jackson to Sigue Sigue Sputnik.
As the game starts you take control of Tommy Vercetti (voiced by
Goodfellas star Ray Liotta) who gets involved in a bungled drug
deal and must set himself up from scratch as a crime boss. Unlike
in GTA III, you're not restricted to being a small-time hood any
more; the game now allows you to purchase property (porn studios,
strip clubs, cab companies and so on) and run extortion rackets,
which cleverly widens the of the game while keeping the
controls and gameplay pretty much the same. Which means that you
still spend the majority of your time driving cars very
dangerously and shooting and ming anyone that happens to get
in your way. Indeed, in most respects the game is very similar to
its predecessor--the graphics, for example, are improved but
hardly groundbreaking--though there are numerous minor additions,
most notably the chance to ride motorbikes--which is particularly
satisfying--and fly proper aircraft.
Vice City can't be recommended unreservedly though: if you're
intending to buy this game for someone under 18, you really
should think again, as it's violent, filled with sex and
swearing, and is totally and utterly immoral. Which is why it's
guaranteed to sell and sell. --David Jenkins
Review
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"Remains a formidable experience." -- Edge
"Undeniably the best thing ever to come out of the Eighties, and
one of the greatest console games ever. 10/10." -- Official
PlayStation 2 Magazine
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Manufacturer's Description
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From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a
story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Vice
City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps
and the glitz to the ghetto and is the most varied, complete and
alive digital city ever created. Combining non-linear gameplay
with a character-driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming
with delights and degradation and are given the rtunity to
take it over as you choose. Pop stars, real-estate developers,
politicians, trailer t: everyone is moving to Vice City to
find out what makes it the number one growth city in America.
But, as you'll quickly find out, trust is still the rarest of
commodities.
Vice City offers vehicular pleasures to suit every taste. For
the speed enthusiast, there are high-performance cars and
motorbikes. For the sportsman, a powerboat or a golf buggy lets
you enjoy the great outdoors. For those that need that sense of
freedom and escape, why not charter a helicopter and see the
beauty of Vice City from the air?
As the party capital of America, you would expect your ears to
be seduced by a host of sultry melodies and pumping beats, but
you'll be amazed as you sweep the through Vice City's FM dial.
Tune into some driving rock, some crucial electro or maybe you
want to slow down with some sweet soul--and there'll always be
some great romantic anthems if you want to really take your mind
off things. For the action man or the outdoors type, there're
tons of fun things to do and adventures to be had. For the
secretive or creepy type, Vice City is full of surprises; a place
where you'll constantly be surprised by the vivacious, fun-loving
types who live there and the things you can discover.
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