The mission structure of the game is open-ended, enabling players to either complete the main missions, activate numerous side missions, and freely-roam across the city and find their own fun.īecause of the games focus on popularizing violence, high-octane vehicular combat, large-scale firearm shootouts, interactions with various gangs and criminal organizations, it immediately generated controversy and lawsuits seeking to limit its sales. The game is played from the third-person perspective, giving players the ability to traverse and fight across the large city both on foot and in vehicles. Upon the release, GTA Vice City for PC received unanimous praise for the ambitious open-world design found in its predecessor, new action gameplay modes, period-accurate sounds and music, and more. Built from the ground up to take full advantage of then-powerful PlayStation 2 hardware, this game was released on the other platforms one year later, enabling PC users from all around the world to take full advantage of their powerful 3D rendering hardware and gain access to the modding tools that would greatly extend the life of this title.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an ambitious open-world action-adventure video game set in the fictional Vice City, a crime-infested city based on the stylized version of 1980s Miami.

After redefining the game industry with their 2001 megahit GTA III, the developers from the Scottish studio Rockstar North managed in only one year to craft an incredible sequel that elevated the entire Grand Theft Auto franchise to new heights.

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