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GTA Vice City is arguably the most heavily themed Grand Theft Auto game, taking influences from a wide range of classic 1980s movies, television series and music. | GTA Vice City is arguably the most heavily themed Grand Theft Auto game, taking influences from a wide range of classic 1980s movies, television series and music. | ||
Perhaps the closest real-life counterpart to GTA Vice City is the television series ''[[wikipedia:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]''. Aside from the broad-ranging similarities (80's music,--including new wave, glam metal and synthesizer pop-- organized crime, drug trafficking, styled cars, pastel clothes etc), several specific references are included. For example, at a 3-star [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]] or above, two undercover police officers who strongly resemble Crockett and Tubbs--the primary characters from the aforementioned TV series--will chase the player in a [[VCPD Cheetah]], which is itself styled after the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Crockett and Tubbs' vehicle of choice in the latter three series of the show. | Perhaps the closest real-life counterpart to GTA Vice City is the television series ''[[wikipedia:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]''. Aside from the broad-ranging similarities (80's music,--including new wave, glam metal and synthesizer pop-- organized [[Crime in Vice City in GTA III Era|crime]], drug trafficking, styled cars, pastel clothes etc), several specific references are included. For example, at a 3-star [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]] or above, two undercover police officers who strongly resemble Crockett and Tubbs--the primary characters from the aforementioned TV series--will chase the player in a [[VCPD Cheetah]], which is itself styled after the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Crockett and Tubbs' vehicle of choice in the latter three series of the show. | ||
Another direct link to Miami Vice is the inclusion of "[[wikipedia:Crockett's Theme|Crockett's Theme]]," a pivotal piece of instrumental music from the show, on the in-game radio station [[Emotion 98.3]]. The game's intro theme is also in the style of the "[[wikipedia:Miami Vice Theme|Miami Vice Theme]]". One of the primary characters, [[Lance Vance]], is voiced by Philip Michael Thomas, who portrayed Tubbs. Several vehicles in Vice City are also taken from the TV series, including the [[Squalo]] (Sonny Crockett's speedboat), the [[Stinger]] (Crockett's car for the first two seasons), and the [[Infernus]]. | Another direct link to Miami Vice is the inclusion of "[[wikipedia:Crockett's Theme|Crockett's Theme]]," a pivotal piece of instrumental music from the show, on the in-game radio station [[Emotion 98.3]]. The game's intro theme is also in the style of the "[[wikipedia:Miami Vice Theme|Miami Vice Theme]]". One of the primary characters, [[Lance Vance]], is voiced by Philip Michael Thomas, who portrayed Tubbs. Several vehicles in Vice City are also taken from the TV series, including the [[Squalo]] (Sonny Crockett's speedboat), the [[Stinger]] (Crockett's car for the first two seasons), and the [[Infernus]]. | ||