It is the fourth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2001's Grand Theft Auto III, and the sixth instalment overall. As a result, GTA: Vice City features a ‘Wanted’ level that builds up with more overtly criminal behavior until armed forces are chasing you down in helicopters and SWAT vans.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. The GTA games, including Vice City, are known for allowing players to live out their dark fantasies by pretending to be cops, mowing down pedestrians, and murdering innocent civilians. Over the course of roughly 28 hours, you can tackle 87 missions, including 38 story missions, six racing missions, five phone missions, four off-road missions, and three remote-controlled missions. If you’re the kind of player who loves exploring every icon marked on their in-game map, GTA: Vice City will scratch that itch for you. Side quests often feed into the main story or provide interesting diversions that take the player to hidden corners of the map. Taking control of a rising mobster, players have the freedom to roam the Miami-inspired Vice City, taking on whatever missions they want. Additionally, it opened the door for imitators that ranged from the serviceable Sleeping Dogs to the ridiculous Saints Row.ĭuring GTA: Vice City, t he framework for many open-world games was put in place.

Although it followed the footsteps of other GTA titles (most notably GTA 3), it managed to spawn an equally successful sequel. Grand Theft Auto (GTA): Vice City was published by Rockstar Games in 1997.

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