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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 (typical 80s music, including new wave, glam metal and synthesizer pop, organised crime, expecially drug traffcking, overtly 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 that strongly resemble Sonny Crockett and Rocardo 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 (typical 80s music, including new wave, glam metal and synthesizer pop, organised crime, expecially drug traffcking, overtly 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 that strongly resemble Sonny Crockett and Rocardo 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 | Another direct link to Miami Vice is inclusion of [[wikipedia:Crockett's Theme|Crockett's Theme]], a pivotal piece of instumental music from the show, on the in-game radio station [[Emotion 98.3]]. Vice City's intro theme is also in the style of the Miami Vice Theme. One of the game's 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 significant influence on GTA Vice City is the 1983 film ''[[wikipedia:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', starring Al Pacino. Several in-game locations, such as the mansion that becomes Tommy Vercetti's home and base of operations, are obviously styled after similar locations featured in the movie. Elsewhere in the city, there is a hidden apartment containing a [[chainsaw]] within a blood-stained bathroom, a nod to Scarface's infamous chainsaw torture scene, and the "Mr. Vercetti" outfit strongly resembles an outfit worn by Pacino's character. | Another significant influence on GTA Vice City is the 1983 film ''[[wikipedia:Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', starring Al Pacino. Several in-game locations, such as the mansion that becomes Tommy Vercetti's home and base of operations, are obviously styled after similar locations featured in the movie. Elsewhere in the city, there is a hidden apartment containing a [[chainsaw]] within a blood-stained bathroom, a nod to Scarface's infamous chainsaw torture scene, and the "Mr. Vercetti" outfit strongly resembles an outfit worn by Pacino's character. | ||
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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 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 De Lorean. | ||
*Hair Metal - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a ficticious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés in the syle of [[wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. | *Hair Metal - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a ficticious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés in the syle of [[wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. | ||
==Gangs== | ==Gangs== | ||