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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]].
-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 videogames 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.
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 :From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile as Grand Theft Auto returns to the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system this October. Vice City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, and is the most varied, complete and alive digital city ever created. Combining non-linear gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and are given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.
-:As a major gateway to South America and the Caribbean and attracting migrants, Vice City is brimming with diverse characters, so there's a friend for everyone. It is a sociable place and the new guy in town is sure to meet all manner of friendly people in the sunshine capital of America. Athletes, pop stars, real estate developers, politicians, trailer trash, everyone is moving to Vice City to find out what makes it the number one growth city in America. But, as Tommy quickly finds out, trust&nbsp;has been overtaken by drug lords, gang violence, and the police. &nbsp;
+As a major gateway to South America and the Caribbean and attracting migrants, Vice City is brimming with diverse characters, so there's a friend for everyone. It is a sociable place and the new guy in town is sure to meet all manner of friendly people in the sunshine capital of America. Athletes, pop stars, real estate developers, politicians, trailer trash, everyone is moving to Vice City to find out what makes it the number one growth city in America. But, as Tommy quickly finds out, trust has been overtaken by drug lords, gang violence, and the police.
 :Vice City offers vehicular pleasures to suit every taste. For the speed enthusiast, there's high-performance cars and motorbikes. For the sportsman, a powerboat or a golf buggy lets you enjoy the great outdoors. For those that need that sense of freedom and escape, why not charter a helicopter and see the beauty of Vice City from the air?
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 *''[[wikipedia:Carlito's Way|Carlito's Way]]'' - [[Ken Rosenberg]], Tommy Vercetti's lawyer and adviser, looks and acts like Sean Penn's lawyer character from the movie.
 *''[[wikipedia:To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.]]'' - later in the game there is a money counterfeiting scheme based on the movie. A song from the movie's soundtrack ("Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung) is also included on the in-game radio station.
-*''[[wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'' - [[Mr. Black]] and [[Leo Teal]] (who is referred in-game as Mr. Teal) are a parody of the cult classic film due to their surnames being colours, as are the codenames of each of the robbers in the film.
+*''[[wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'' - [[Mr. Black]] and [[Leo Teal]] (who is referred in-game as Mr. Teal) are a parody of the cult classic film due to their surnames being colors, as are the code-names of each of the robbers in the film.
 *''[[wikipedia:Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' - In the mission [[Publicity Tour]], a [[The Psycho|murderous fan]] of [[Love Fist]] plants a [[Boomshine]] bomb in the [[Love Fist Limo]] that [[Tommy Vercetti]] and [[Love Fist]] are sitting in. Tommy has to drive around Vice City without dropping the limo's speed, or else the limo will explode. This is a nod to the film Speed, which features an identical scene except with a bus instead of a limo.
 *''[[wikipedia:Red Dawn|Red Dawn]]'' - an [[Ammu-Nation]] radio advertisement calling this 1984 movie about a fictional Soviet invasion of the United States a "documentary" is just one example of the game's lampooning of 1980s American paranoia towards communism.
 *[[wikipedia:Village People|Village People]] - a builder, a police officer, a soldier, a firefighter and a biker can be seen dancing on stage in the [[Malibu Club]].
-*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 De Lorean.
+*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: 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]].