Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Rod Edge

Writers:

Dan Houser (writer) and
David Bland (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Vice City, 1984. Opportunity abounds in a city emerging from the swamps, it's growth fuelled by the violent power struggle in a lucrative drugs trade...

Plot Keywords:

Bazooka | Gangster | Machine Gun | Gatling Gun | 1980s

Cast

Dorian Missick	...	Victor 'Vic' Vance (voice)
Philip Michael Thomas	...	Lance Vance (voice)
Lynda Ashe	...	Janet Vance (voice)
Felix Solis	...	Sergeant Jerry Martinez (voice)
Gary Busey	...	Phil Cassidy (voice)
Jim Burke	...	Marty Jay Williams (voice)
Chelsey Rives	...	Louise Cassidy-Williams (voice)
Cathy Trien	...	Mary-Jo Cassidy (voice)
Danny Trejo	...	Umberto Robina (voice)
Luis Guzmán	...	Ricardo Diaz (voice)
Barbara Rosenblat	...	Reni Wassulmaier (voice)
Garth Kravits	...	Frankie (voice)
Timothy Spall	...	Barry Mickelthwaite (voice)
Phil Collins	...	Himself (voice)
Yul Vazquez	...	Armando Mendez (voice)

Also Known As:

GTA: Vice City Stories (International: English title) (informal title)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:M | Germany:16 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Spain:18 | Czech Republic:18 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:18 | Hungary:18 | France:-18 | Finland:K-18 | Portugal:M/18 | Italy:VM18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Rockstar Games

Trivia:

The Great Rockstar Easter Egg Hunt - Scattered throughout Vice City are ten signs featuring a drawing of a happy face and a hand-written number (1 through 10 in the PlayStation Portable version, 1 through 11 in the PlayStation 2 version). This face is the same one used in the Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG) easter egg. For instance, Sign #6 is found on one of the rear walls of Hyman Stadium. Sign #11, which is exclusive to the PlayStation 2 version, can be found in the same place as the infamous Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) easter egg.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Lance arrives in Vice City through Escobar International Airport even though it's supposed to be closed due to Hurricane Gordy.

Quotes:

Lance Vance: This is the Lance Vance Dance!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Soundtrack:

Love is a Battlefield

A worthy addition to the Ps2 and PSP

The Grand theft auto series is simple, straight up, Guilty fun. If you've played one grand theft auto game, you'll know what to do in the next one. you play a character who goes from nothing to owning everything on the map. in Vice city Stories, this is truer than ever.

Victor Vance is a soldier posted at Fort Baxter in vice city. He joined the army not to make something of himself, or to kill people for fun, he did it so he could support his dysfunctional family. after being kicked out of the army for helping his commanding officer, His younger brother lance Vance (who appears in Vice City, a game released in 2002, but takes place in the year 1986) eventually joins him, and the two of them plan to take over vice city and become 2 of the richest men that ever lived.

There's not many faults about this game, except for the tough controls on the Psp (i have yet to get used to the joystick) and the annoying gang attacks once you've got your criminal empire built up. but other than that, the game is pure silver.

9/10