Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)

Director:

Navid Khonsari

Writers:

Dan Houser (written by) &
James Worrall (written by) ...

Release Date:

8 November 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 80s.

Plot:

After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti left Liberty City for Vice City--a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make the Vice City his home.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Drugs | Corruption | Biker Gang | Criminal

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Ray Liotta	...	Tommy Vercetti (voice)
William Fichtner	...	Ken Rosenberg (voice) (as Bill Fichtner)
Tom Sizemore	...	Sonny Forelli (voice)
Dennis Hopper	...	Steve Scott (voice)
Burt Reynolds	...	Avery Carrington (voice)
Luis Guzmán	...	Ricardo Diaz (voice)
Philip Michael Thomas	...	Lance Vance (voice)
Robert Davi	...	Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez (voice)
Danny Trejo	...	Umberto Robina (voice)
Gary Busey	...	Phil Cassidy (voice)
Lee Majors	...	'Big' Mitch Baker (voice)
Fairuza Balk	...	Mercedes Cortez (voice)
Danny Dyer	...	'Kent' Paul (voice)
Kevin McKidd	...	Jezz Torrent (voice)
Deborah Harry	...	Delores (voice)

Also Known As:

Grand Theft Auto IV (USA) (working title)
Grand Theft Auto: Miami (USA) (working title)
Vice City (USA) (short title)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Sweden:18 | UK:18 | USA:M

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Rockstar North

Trivia:

You get the following with 100% completion: 200 Health, 200 Armor, All vehicles can take double the normal damage, a T-Shirt pick up that says "I beat Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt", Infinite ammo on all weapons and sometimes there will be three body guards sitting in were the Colt Python and Health is (in the Vercetti Estate) with pink markers in front of them. If you step into one of the pink markers, you will lose $1,000 and one of the body guards will stand up and follow you around everywhere and shoot at people that you shoot at.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the cut-scene before the mission "Boomshine Saigon", Phil gets his right arm blown off. However, at the end of the mission when Tommy drops him off at the hospital, Phil's left arm is gone instead.

Quotes:

Phil Cassidy: Hilary has abandonment issues. Something about his momma.
Tommy Vercetti: Abandonment issues? What a freak. Why can't I meet someone that's normal for a change?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Mommie Dearest (1981)

Soundtrack:

Peace Sells

Welcome to Vice City folks!

Grand Theft Auto Vice City was waited for and well worth it.When I had bought this game I could not put it down. I just put my GTA3 on the shelf for a bit, because I'm not going to finish it right away as I have Vice City. This game has everything in GTA3 and more. You can pick up prostitutes , steal cars , kill people , and smash up cars/people. Now... who wouldn't have fun doing that!?

New features : This has actually come quite a way from GTA3. Instead of looking like the man from Rock Star's other title ''Max Payne'' you have your own look and attire. You're own attitude. Hell, you even have a face and a voice! Much different from GTA3 where you a faceless speechless tool , you will be very angry and arrogant (besides there are cheat codes to help you become other characters too!). There is about 50 different weapons in Grand Theft Auto Vice City.(including knives , bats , golf clubs chain saws , katanas , and glocks , machine guns , and explosives. Nearly 200 vehicles including the rumored motorcycle and helicopter. Also you know when you didn't start the fighting in Grand Theft Auto and the cops still arrested/shot you? Well In Vice City the cops will attack the real villain , and if you help the cops catch the villain you will be awarded with money for good citizen award. This also applies if you are being chased by cops (about 3-4 stars on wanted level), some citizens will go kama-kaze and attack you.

Another new feature that occurs is when you are being attacked by police they will shoot out your tires to make you slow down or crash , and also when having a high wanted level Police will drop down the helicopter from above. Also instead of having to stay at garages and alleys like in Grand Theft Auto 3 , in Vice City you have the ability to buy houses and apartments to stay and save your game at. Seeing as you can go into many buildings in the game , there is many stores and a mall where you can buy weapons such as grenades , machetes , knives , and also you can buy tools such as screwdrivers and hammers.Many other side missions such as Vigilante mode , Paramedic (with the ambulance) , Taxi driver (with the taxi and the zebra taxi) , and Pizza Boy (which IMO is very hard) , and fireman (with the fire truck) are offered in Vice City. Vehicles that include vigilante mode are the police cars , fbi cars , enforcers , boats , and the The Rhino .(the tank)

And of course, you get to re-live the 1980's with energetic music and colourful images.

I recommend this game to all you adults and older teens that have a sense a humor, or those whom CAN ACTUALLY tell fantasy from reality.