Product Description

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories brings the GTA action back to Vice City. It's the mid-1980s, just two years before the events in GTA: Vice City. Follow the Vance brothers, Lance and Victor, as they pull themselves out of poverty and try to run the streets. Victor is a 28-year-old US Army soldier who's been kicked out of the service; Lance is a drug addicted wreck. Help them fight for money, power and respect on the hard streets of Vice City. Buy property and set up one of six business at the site - Protection rackets, loan sharking, prostitution, drugs, smuggling and robbery Wild new multiplayer options - Vice City Survivor, the single and multiplayer deathmatch mode; Street racing in new Street Rage; run a Protection Racket; and a crazy new one called Tanks For The Memories Great new radio station playing licensed hits from the 1980s

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3532 in Video Games
• Brand: Rockstar Games
• Published on: 2007-03
• Released on: 2007-03-06
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .59" h x 5.40" w x 7.53" l, .34 pounds

Features

• Players can steal and drive a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, and motorcycles
• Open, non-linear environment with multiple storylines and missions - from drive-by shootings to armed robberies
• Avoid attracting attention - The more chaos you cause, the stronger the response -- first SWAT teams, then Feds and finally the military
• Classic and all-new side missions, like Beach Patrol
• Pay off hospital staff to keep weapons you'd normally lose

Customer Reviews

Enjoy a long holiday and RE Visit Vice City (PS2)
Folks,

Let me get this out of the way San Andreas is by far the best GTA game so far (GTA IV is promising). But, my 1st love with GTA games is The original Vice City, so paying another visit was very exciting. I know my way around it (short cuts) was a huge advantage.

Do not worry it is a new game, with new missions, some new characters, new lead character. so yes the streets are the same, all the cars are repeated (with the addition of some new vehicles).
I read at a review some where that the game is short, I disagree totally. The game kept me busy for sometime. I took my time, enjoying all the side missions, shooting red balloons, Unique Jumps, Rampages, Main Missions, etc,etc,etc.

Do yourself a favor buy the game, I was not disappointed!

For those who are still reading, here are the Pros & Cons in my opinion:
1. Great price.
2. New side missions: Beach patrol, Helicopter rescue, Acquiring several types of bussinesses.
3. Great new radio Music.
4. Funnier than the original Vice City.
5. Just hard enough for you to finish the game (Try finishing it without cheats).
6. You don't drown in water anymore like you did in the original game.

Cons:
1. Long loading time.
2. Graphics are not all that impressive (Not Rockstar's main aim).
3. Close fights are clumsy.
4. Auto aiming needs more work (also clumsy).
5. Faced glitches a number of times.
6. That goes for the parents: Some kids have access to the game.

All the best,
Nawaf

An improvement over Liberty City Stories
I am just starting this game and already I love it. The sound track if nothing else does it for me. Other improvements include swimming and flying, which were missing in LCS. This is a $20 game and was meant for the psp so keep that in mind. The graphics are not great but the classic game play more than makes up for it. All the LCS naysayers may not be that impressed but it's only meant to be an added installment to Vice City not an improvement over the other titles. Again, the soundtrack is what sets it apart from LCS. Classic eighties tunes and hillarious commercials. For $20 a steal and a good tide-over 'til GTA4 for ps3.

Fun, but Fixes None of the Typical GTA Issues
First off, this game is definitely fun to play. As previously mentioned, the music does set a whole new standard for video games. Millions of GTA fans and dozens of imitators have proven that the GTA franchise is a powerhouse to contend with. If you enjoyed previous GTA games, chances are you will enjoy Vice City Stories. However, the inheritance of almost every single shortcoming of previous GTA titles, especially the PS1-like graphics, is in excusable. When Rockstar ported GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas to XBOX they took advantage of the system's higher graphical capabilities. Thus, the graphics were dramatically improved in the porting process. It can certainly be appreciated that this PSP-ported game is only $20. However, how many folks would have paid a little more for a polished title that attempted to fix at least some of the native GTA problems that have plagued this franchise?

Pros:
·Unparalleled music track selection and quality. They took some of the very best songs from the 80s and brought them back to life.
·GTA through and through (for good, bad, or indifferent)
·The unmistakable GTA atmosphere that cannot be reproduced by any of the wanna-bees is omnipresent in Vice City Stories
·Fun missions abound
·Great sense of humor still there
·Vehicles and stunts are still fun as hell

Cons:
·Graphics are embarrassingly low quality. A large screen TV will reveal heavy pixelation that can be blinding at times when you are squinting to see necessary mission critical details.
·No mid-mission saves - inexcusable in today's gaming era on any platform.
·Close-quarter fighting is frustrating and has degraded from most other GTA titles. This really should have been polished up.
·Long load times