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GTA Vice City is set in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], Florida ([[United States of America|USA]]) in [[1986]], and concerns the exploits of protagonist [[Tommy Vercetti]] as he rises to become Vice City's major criminal power. The game's events follow on from [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | GTA Vice City is set in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], Florida ([[United States of America|USA]]) in [[1986]], and concerns the exploits of protagonist [[Tommy Vercetti]] as he rises to become Vice City's major criminal power. The game's events follow on from [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. | ||
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. | 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. 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 [[Personal Computer|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 also introduces over-the-top-gameplay that was later included in the games [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. | 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 introduces over-the-top-gameplay that was later included in the games [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. | ||
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*[[Weapons in GTA Vice City|Weapons]] | *[[Weapons in GTA Vice City|Weapons]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Completion in GTA Vice City|Completion]] | ||
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*[[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]]. | ||
== | ==Other Releases== | ||
[[File:GTAVC-Anniversary-Cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Promotional art for GTA Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition.]] | |||
===10th Anniversary Mobile Edition=== | |||
In October 2012, [[Rockstar Games]] announced<ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/45851/celebrating-the-grand-theft-auto-vice-city-10th-anniversary-plus.html</ref> that a mobile edition of GTA Vice City was to be released in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game's release. Much like the [[Grand_Theft_Auto_III#10th_Anniversary_Mobile_Edition|mobile edition of GTA III]], the game will be released on both [[Apple iOS|iOS]] and [[Android]] devices. A month later, Rockstar announced the release date for the game to be December 6th, 2012.<ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/46331/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-10th-anniversary-edition-coming-to-io.html</ref> At the same time, the list of supported devices was announced. | |||
The game was released for iOS devices on December 6th as planned, however a technical error prevented the game from being released on Android devices which forced the release of the game on these devices to be postponed.<ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/47021/vice-city-10th-anniversary-edition-now-available-for-ios-devices.html</ref> The game was subsequently released on Android devices on December 12th, 2012.<ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/47171/vice-city-10th-anniversary-edition-now-available-for-android-dev.html</ref> Along with the release of the game, a few updates to the list of supported devices was made. | |||
'''Supported Devices''': | |||
*'''Apple iOS Devices''': iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 4, 4S & 5, iPod touch 4th & 5th Generation | |||
*'''Android Phones''': Motorola Atrix, Motorola Atrix HD, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Photon, HTC Rezound, HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung Galaxy R, Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy S3, Google Nexus 4, Sony Ericsson Arc HD, Sony Xperia Nozomi, Sony Xperia Play, Sony Xperia Sola, Sony Xperia S / P / T & TL, Sony Walkman Z Series Media Player | |||
*'''Android Tablets''': Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Asus Transformer Pad TF300T, Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 / 7.7 / 8.9 & 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Sony Tablet P, Sony Xperia Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive, Toshiba Regza, Google Nexus 7, Google Nexus 10, Fujitsu Stylistic 10.1 | |||
===Playstation 3 Release=== | |||
In 2012, ESRB rated both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and Vice City for the [[PlayStation 3]], which led a lot of fans to believe this confirmed the games for a future PlayStation 3 release. However, these ratings were later retracted, probably by Rockstar demands. After these retractions, no further information was released from Rockstar. | |||
On January 30th 2013, Rockstar announced that GTA Vice City had officially been released on the PlayStation Network, making the game available for players on the PlayStation 3 platform.<ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/48571/vice-city-now-available-on-psn.html</ref> | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The logo sequence for GTA Vice City is reminiscent of the [[wp:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] BASIC command prompt, which was common during the time when the game was set. | * The logo sequence for GTA Vice City is reminiscent of the [[wp:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] BASIC command prompt, which was common during the time when the game was set. | ||
* According to [[Lazlow Jones]], Rockstar began working on GTA Vice City only one month after the release of GTA III. | * According to [[Lazlow Jones]], Rockstar began working on GTA Vice City only one month after the release of GTA III. | ||
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* GTA Vice City only took 9 months to make. | * GTA Vice City only took 9 months to make. | ||
* GTA Vice City has more melee weapons than any other GTA game. | * GTA Vice City has more melee weapons than any other GTA game. | ||
*The script was over 1,000 pages long.{{ | *The script was over 1,000 pages long.{{fact}} | ||
*The iPad version of the game has a glitch that causes the in car radio to stop working after the player drives a police car (this may be possible with other emergency vehicles). To fix it, go into the audio settings in the pause menu, then return to the game without making any changes. The radio should start working again. | |||
==Trailers== | ==Trailers== | ||
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==References== | |||
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==External link== | |||
*[http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ '''<nowiki></nowiki>''' Official website] | |||
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