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| ==GTA Vice City== | | ==GTA Vice City== |
| | ''Main Article: [[Vice City in GTA Vice City]]'' |
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| Vice City consists of two major islands and three smaller islands; both main islands are separated by a large body of water similar to that of Biscayne Bay, which separates Miami Beach with mainland Miami in real life. Each major island is divided into several districts. The population of Vice City is given at around 1.8 million. | | Vice City consists of two major islands and three smaller islands; both main islands are separated by a large body of water similar to that of Biscayne Bay, which separates Miami Beach with mainland Miami in real life. Each major island is divided into several districts. The population of Vice City is given at around 1.8 million. |
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| The city has four hospitals (two in each major island) and four police stations (two in each major island) distributed evenly in the city; these facilities serve as respawn points after the player dies or is arrested, respectively. The city also has one fire station and a military base. Unlike [[Liberty City]] and the state of [[San Andreas]], however, Vice City has no known railway or rapid transit systems, and all islands are connected by road or pedestrian bridges. While the city contains local taxicabs like other GTA cities, Vice City was the first city in the series to offer functional taxicab services that sends the player directly to a single location for a fee, available in one mission (to a club) or when the player failed a mission as a result of being killed or arrested (to the last mission's trigger point, excluding phone missions).
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| During the first half of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the western island is off-limits due to hurricane warnings as Hermoine was expected to make landfall in Vice City. Once the player starts working for [[Ricardo Diaz]], the warnings subside and the bridges are opened.
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| In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the hurricane Gordy is predicted to make a landfall in Vice City, so the bridges linking Mainland and Vice Beach are closed. When performing the mission [[From Zero to Hero]], the bridges are now accessed, thus opening Vice Beach.
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| ===[[Vice Beach]]===
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| The eastern island of Vice City, also referred to as "Vice City Beach" on the game's road signs, is depicted as the more affluent and tourist-oriented side of the city, which is mostly dominated by upper and middle-wealth businesses, as well as residential condominiums, apartments and construction sites. The eastern island is also known for a wide beach, dubbed "Washington Beach", on its east side, which makes up an estimated half of the island's landmass. The island also has a waterway on its west side, including neighboring Leaf Links. The eastern island is clearly based on Miami Beach, Florida.
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| ====Ocean Beach====
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| [[Image:Ocean Beach.jpg|thumb|200px|Cars cruising down Ocean Drive in the Ocean beach district]]
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| [[Ocean Beach]] is an upper-class tourist district consisting of a few skyscrapers and many low rises, directly based on Ocean Drive in South Beach and located in the southeastern most of Vice City. The area is primarily occupied by seaside and beach side apartments, hotels and upper-class businesses. An Art Deco Historic District-like row of Art Deco and Modernist low rises are also present; the road stretched along the row mimics that of Ocean Drive, bearing much resemblance to their real life counterparts in architecture and layout, and includes a flora partition between the low rises and beach. Inland towards the west, Ocean Beach contains additional commercial and residential buildings.
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| The district boasts a marina, Ocean Bay Marina and a hospital is also situated on the northwest end of Ocean Beach, named [[Ocean View Hospital]]. Two additional high-rise buildings located beside the hospital bear signage that claims that the tenants are the "Research and Development Department" of the "Ocean View Medical Foundation", suggesting that the buildings are related to the hospital.
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| Tommy Vercetti's initial accommodation in Vice City is in Ocean Beach, at the beachfront [[Ocean View Hotel]]. The [[Pole Position]] Club is also located near the south end of the district.
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| ====Washington Beach====
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| [[Image:Washington_beach.jpg|thumb|200px|Washington Beach]]
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| [[Washington Beach]] is a district between Ocean Beach from the south and Vice Point from the north, encompassing the northern end of the Art Deco Historic District-like beachfront district, its inland area, and the southern half of a smaller island to the west containing two construction sites and several additional apartments and housing (among them, a building featuring a hotel room similar to that in Scarface).
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| Washington Beach also contains a police station located at the northern edge of the district, as well as [[Ken Rosenberg|Ken Rosenberg's]] office at the southwestern edge. Washington Beach is also connected to [[Starfish Island]] via a short bridge between the Washington Beach district; the roadway connecting the two districts stretches across the islands and ends at the edge of Little Havana. The district is likely to be named after Washington Avenue, a major road in Miami Beach.
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| ====Vice Point====
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| [[Image:Vice Point.jpg|thumb|200px|Vice Point]]
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| [[Vice Point]] is a more middle class and residential area of Vice Beach, covering the remaining areas of the island at the north, and consisting of larger apartment buildings and hotels aligned along the shore as well as medium sized homes and smaller apartment complexes inland. The [[North Point Mall]] (known as Vice Point Mall in GTA:VCS), a large mall located in the north end of Vice Point and accessible by the player, is located in Vice Point. The [[Malibu Club]] is situated on southern Vice Point. A police department is also located further north, as is another hospital. Vice Point is accessed from Ocean Beach through road systems and from [[Downtown Vice City]] via a bridge passing through [[Prawn Island]].
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| ===Mainland===
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| Vice City's western island, also referred to as the "Vice City Mainland" on road signs in the game, is depicted as a less glamorous area of the city, although the business district of Downtown is in fact located on the north end of the island. The western island houses much of the city's industrial population, as well as seaport and airport facilities at the south. Two sizable districts housing immigrant populations are located in the middle, with one of these districts depicted in a dilapidated state. The western island contains the wide four-lane Bayshore Avenue (named in Vice City Stories) at its east side that stretches from the south end, at the seaports, to the north end, at the southern tip of Downtown. The western island is based on mainland Miami.
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| ====Downtown====
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| [[Image:DowntownViceCity2.jpg|thumb|200px|Downtown Vice City Buildings]]
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| [[Downtown]] mirrors downtown Miami, where the areas see the highest concentration of skyscrapers, both residential and commercial. Downtown is believed to be a more formal, financial district of Vice City, with a number of large office buildings, including the city's tallest building. This building in particular is notable not only because it is, in fact, the city's tallest, but also because it can be seen from most areas all around Vice City.
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| The area also boasts the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] west of Downtown, serving as a staging area for events such as rock concerts, stock car racing, demolition derbies and dirt bike stunt shows. The stadium is also home to the Vice City Mambas football team, which featured former tight-end turned car salesman [[BJ Smith]]. In addition, Downtown serves as the location for the local heavy metal radio station V-Rock and an enclosed recording studio, where lead singer for rock band [[Love Fist]], [[Jezz Torrent]], was seen recording a song.
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| Other places of interest include the Electronics District, the Vice City News (VCN) headquarters, [[The Greasy Chopper]] [[Vice City Bikers|bikers']] bar, and a venue for a Love Fist concert, just south of the [[V-Rock]] radio station. An unnamed beach is also located west of Downtown, but it receives no visitors or attention, a stark contrast to Washington Beach in the Ocean Beach area. A police station, hospital and the city's only fire station is situated in the district. One of the main roads Downtown (that leads past the Love Fist venue and the Downtown [[Well Stacked Pizza]]) is called "Hoarmount Avenue".
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| ====Little Havana====
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| [[Image:LittleHavanaVC.jpg|thumb|200px|Little Havana]]
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| [[Little Havana]] consists of a predominantly Spanish-speaking Cuban population. The area is controlled by the [[Cubans|Cuban gang]], led by [[Umberto Robina]] from his father's [[Café Robina|cafe]], located in the southwest end of Little Havana. Due to Little Havana's proximity with Little Haiti, occasional fights and gun battles between Cuban and [[Haitians|Haitian]] gangs erupt in areas bordering the two districts. A police station is located at the southeastern tip of Little Havana, as well as a hospital at the east side of the district. The [[Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory]] is also located within the vicinity.
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| In 1984, this district was once owned by the [[Cholos]], until the [[Los Cabrones]] gang took over.
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| ====Little Haiti====
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| [[Image:Haiti.jpg|thumb|200px|Little Haiti Houses]]
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| [[Little Haiti]] is predominantly inhabited by Haitians and is home to the Haitian gang. They are led by [[Auntie Poulet]], from her small wooden shack, which is in amongst other shacks at the center of Little Haiti. The gang's solvent factory, located at the west side of Little Haiti, was destroyed in a Cuban ambush, aided by [[Tommy Vercetti]]. Little Haiti is noted to be more run-down than Little Havana, with the presence of poorly maintained buildings, and low wealth businesses and smaller homes.
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| A large [[Print Works|printing press]], which would be purchased by Tommy Vercetti later in the storyline for a money counterfeiting business, is located at the border between Little Haiti and Little Havana. [[Phil Cassidy|Phil Cassidy's]] home and weapons armory is located on the northwest end of Little Haiti. [[Kaufman Cabs]], a local taxi cab company, is also based in Little Haiti, located a block north of Poulet's shack.
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| In 1984, the Cholo's ammunition warehouse was destroyed also by the Cubans, with the aid of [[Victor Vance]].
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| ====Escobar International Airport====
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| [[Image:Escobar International Airport.jpg|thumb|200px|Escobar International Airport]]
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| The [[Escobar International Airport]], as seen southward towards the air control tower and the distinctive terminal.
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| Vice City's airport is known as the Escobar International Airport (EIA), or Escobar International in short. EIA consists of two terminals, one at the north which is basically a standard blocky terminal with the addition of below ground entrances, while the other in the south is more distinctive, with its weaved roof and roof-high windows facing the airport's southern airside. Both structures are separated by lawns and a car park, and it is unknown if the terminals are connected in any other way aside roads. Further north in the airport peninsula is the [[Fort Baxter Air Base]]. In 1984, the VIP terminal was present near the docks of EIA. Though in 1986, this terminal is replaced by a cargo and freight terminal.
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| ====Vice Port====
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| Southeast of the EIA compound is [[Vice Port]] (also referred to in road signs as "VicePort"), the city's seaport. Vice Port consists of various docks and a large container ship. It also houses the Civil Assets Forfeiture Compound.
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| ===Islands===
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| ====Starfish Island====
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| [[Image:Starfish_Island|thumb|200px|Starfish Island as seen from the sky]]
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| [[Starfish Island]] (also referred as "Star Island" by Tommy Vercetti, just before he and [[Lance Vance]] kill Ricardo Diaz) is the third largest island in Vice City. Starfish Island is a community of upper-wealth residents, most of whom live in large houses and mansions, some with their own jetty. The area also has its own [[Patrol Invest Group|security guards]], who patrol the island and open fire upon any troublemakers; this gives the residents of the area a feeling of safety, and not at least because of the island's proximity to the gang-riddled townships of Little Havana and Little Haiti. The island has a total of 9 mansions.
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| The largest residence on Starfish Island is the [[Vercetti Estate]], which was previously owned by drug baron Ricardo Diaz and was acquired by Tommy Vercetti. The mansion comes complete with a rooftop helipad and helicopter and a landing dock for boats. The main interior of the mansion strongly resembles the home of fictional drug lord Tony Montana in the film Scarface. In 1984, the mansion's right wing is under construction. The helipad is distinctly different from its rendition in 1986.
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| ====Prawn Island====
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| [[Image:Prawn_Island|thumb|200px|Prawn island as seen from the sky]]
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| [[Prawn Island]] is a small island located north most and center on the city map. It links Downtown Vice City in the west and Vice Point (near the mall) in the east. Firstly, Prawn Island consists of 3 mansions. They are north of the main highway that runs horizontally through the island and are connected by a small drive circling a fountain. There are also a few businesses located on the east side of the island and a film studio called [[InterGlobal Films|InterGlobal Studios]] on the south-west part. Most of these premises and homes, however, have long been abandoned, and the mansions are now occupied by the [[Sharks]] gang.
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| The only business not controlled by the gang is the film studio, InterGlobal Studios. It is the sole film studio in Vice City and presently serves partly as a pornography film studio for film director [[Steve Scott]]. Some sets include battleships, a moon landing, and living room setup. The studio was purchased in its entirety by Tommy Vercetti later in 1986.
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| In 1984, the middle mansion on the curve was once owned by gang lords [[Diego and Armando Mendez]]. After Armando's death inside the mansion and the shooting spree with Diego Mendez and Jerry Martinez which killed both of them, the mansion was abandoned. Though the gang's car, the [[Sentinel XS]], are still parked their in twos.
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| ====Leaf Links====
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| [[Image:Leaf_Links|thumb|200px|Leaf Links as seen from the sky]]
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| [[Leaf Links]] is a collection of three islands located just west of Vice Point encompassing the Leaf Links Country Club, each island connected to another island with bridges. A road cuts through the middle of the island cluster, where the clubhouse-cum-entrance is located, requiring a pedestrian bridge to connect both half of the clusters. Much of the eastern island's narrow waterways are formed from the partitions between Leaf Links and Vice Point. You can also reach the lower island via the construction site below it.
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| The Leaf Links country club consists primarily of golf courses, as well as tennis courts and the clubhouse. [[Caddy|Golf carts]] are constantly seen in and around the club as a form of transportation, including on the open road surrounded by the club compound.
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| A golf side-mission is present in 1984, on the club southeast of the islands.
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| ==GTA Vice City Stories== | | ==GTA Vice City Stories== |
