Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on PS2

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Format:	PS2
Released:	08/11/2002
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Brief synopsis of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

If ever a game of recent times was notable for generating quite considerable hype and anticipation, then Grand Theft Auto 3 was it. The move into 3D for the already popular 'crime simulator' was bound to cause a stir amongst its fanbase. More importantly, so was the fact that this was its first port onto Sony's PS2. Surprisingly for a game released amidst such a buzz, it didn't disappoint. It had its flaws, granted, but on the whole the game's recreation of a virtual city in which one could live out one's devilish alter-ego took the games industry by storm. One year on and the game's sequel is causing just as big a stir amongst gamers, if not more. This time around the premise remains the same, but we find ourselves in the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits. As the blurb reads: Welcome to Vice City, Welcome to the 1980's. Returning to the streets of Liberty City after a long stretch in the nick, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli, so he can keep a low profile. All does not run quite so smoothly in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City, however, and soon Tommy finds himself set up and left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most of Vice City seems to want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back and take over the city himself. Vice City itself is a huge urban sprawl, ranging from the beach to the swamps and from the glitz to the ghetto. A friendly place, it's populated by a diverse cast of characters, including athletes, pop stars, real estate agents, politicians and trailer trash. It seems everyone is moving to Vice City. As usual, an immense amount of commandeer-able vehicles give our anti-hero freedom of the city. Performance cars and bikes can be 'borrowed', as can more novel vehicles like golf carts and powerboats. Better still, you can even nick a helicopter and take in the scenery from the air. What are you waiting for!?

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Quite rightly revered as a classic

The Black Ninja from Birmingham, UK , 20/04/2006

As a step up from the groundbreaking original GTA3, it does exactly what you'd want from an expansion i guess; exactly the same 3d exploration and gangland-style missions stuff but with different stories, weapons, vehicles (finally you can tank around on a motorbike!) and cityscape. If you could sum up any of the late GTA games in a hyphenated word it'd have to be 'free-roaming', and after a while of coasting around and interacting with the city, you'll get an idea of just how big this game is. I know san andreas is a hell of a lot bigger map-wise but so what; this is still a huge 3d city to explore and cause violent or vaguely non-violent chaos in. Personally i would've preferred to change some of the control around - and is it me or is the animation a bit shoddy? - but overall anyone will get the hang of it, GTA-veteran or not.

Excellent detail, plenty to do (sub missions, unlocks, stunt bonuses, property buying etc.), but slightly suspect graphics...not that it matters when the gameplay is so addictive.

Ok, so the whole game revolves around car theft, police evasion and a fair bit of random murder - all of which are very naughty - but it is only a game, after all....you don't even need half a brain to grasp the concept that it's not real and only harmless fun. Only problem is it's hardly a game you can just pick up and play from scratch and expect to get the whole experience in one session like you can with a lot of games nowadays; like all of the GTA series titles it's one of those 'lose your social life to it' jobs.

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