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Designed by [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]], it debuted in [[North America]] on October 27, [[2002]] for [[PlayStation 2]] and quickly became the best-selling video game of the year. As of July [[2006]], GTA Vice City is, in the American market, the best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. GTA Vice City also appeared on the [[Japan]]ese magazine Famitsu's readers' list of 100 all-time favorite video games in 2006. Following this success, GTA Vice City saw releases in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and Japan, and became available on [[PC]] and [[Xbox]]. Later, [[Rockstar Vienna]] packaged the game with its predecessor, GTA III, and sold it as the [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]] for Xbox. | Designed by [[Rockstar North]] and published by [[Rockstar Games]], it debuted in [[North America]] on October 27, [[2002]] for [[PlayStation 2]] and quickly became the best-selling video game of the year. As of July [[2006]], GTA Vice City is, in the American market, the best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. GTA Vice City also appeared on the [[Japan]]ese magazine Famitsu's readers' list of 100 all-time favorite video games in 2006. Following this success, GTA Vice City saw releases in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and Japan, and became available on [[PC]] and [[Xbox]]. Later, [[Rockstar Vienna]] packaged the game with its predecessor, GTA III, and sold it as the [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]] for Xbox. | ||
It uses a tweaked version of the [[Renderware]] game engine used by GTA III, and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, and planes) and people. | It uses a tweaked version of the [[Renderware]] game engine used by GTA III, and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, and planes) and people. It also includes over-top-gameplay that was later included in the games [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | ||
==Game Information== | ==Game Information== | ||
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*Cars associated with 1980s pop culture - many of the game's vehicles are look-alikes of popular/famous vehicles from the time, such as the [[Deluxo]], which is a nod to the DeLorean. | *Cars associated with 1980s pop culture - many of the game's vehicles are look-alikes of popular/famous vehicles from the time, such as the [[Deluxo]], which is a nod to the DeLorean. | ||
*[[wikipedia:Pablo Escobar|Pablo Escobar]] - possibly the most notorious Colombian drug dealer ever to have lived is alluded to by the name of [[Escobar International Airport]]. | *[[wikipedia:Pablo Escobar|Pablo Escobar]] - possibly the most notorious Colombian drug dealer ever to have lived is alluded to by the name of [[Escobar International Airport]]. | ||
*[[wikipedia: Glam Metal|Hair Metal]] - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a fictitious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés in the style of [[wp:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. | *[[wikipedia: Glam Metal|Hair Metal]] - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a fictitious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés | ||
in the style of [[wp:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. | |||
==Tips & tricks== | ==Tips & tricks== | ||