Red Balloons

The collectibles from the various Grand Theft Auto games, are represented in the form of red balloons in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. This is a reference to the 1984 hit song by Nena called "99 Luftballons", which was featured in the radio station, Wave 103 in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. There are 99 red balloons across Vice City, which the player has to search and burst with a gun. The player has to use manual aim for most of the balloons and some can be placed so high up that the player is forced to use a Sniper Rifle to get a perfect aim and shoot at them. Each tenth burst gives out a reward and a weapon delivered to the safehouses. A new feature in Vice City Stories allows the player to control which red balloons have been burst or which rampages/unique stunt jumps are already completed which makes it easier to keep track.

Rewards

• 10 balloons: Pistol delivered to safehouse.
• 20 balloons: Scorpion delivered to safehouse.
• 30 balloons: Stubby Shotgun delivered to safehouse.
• 40 balloons: Molotov Cocktail delivered to safehouse.
• 50 balloons: AK-47 delivered to safehouse.
• 60 balloons: Body Armor delivered to safehouse.
• 70 balloons: Flamethrower delivered to safehouse.
• 80 balloons: Equaliser delivered to safehouse.
• 90 balloons: Sniper Rifle delivered to safehouse.
• 99 balloons: M249 delivered to safehouse.