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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
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Game Description

Submit to the seedy streets of Vice City in this portable prequel to the top-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2002. British developer Rockstar Leeds revisits a familiar open-ended world while creating an original storyline with new missions and design elements. Lance Vance's brother Vic is the game's lead protagonist, and players will follow the ex-soldier in his bid for power and respect in 1984's corrupt, Miami-inspired metropolis.

The mission structure, controls, and perspective are similar to those introduced in 2005's Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, albeit with several notable enhancements. The draw distance has increased, allowing players to see more of their surroundings, the missions are more intricate, and the variety of vehicles has expanded. Players will zip through the narrow streets in various sports cars and motorcycles, take to the air in helicopters or jets, and bob along the water in speedboats or on jet skis.

One of the Grand Theft Auto franchise's distinguishing features is its high production values, and Vice City Stories showcases professional voice acting, cinematic cut-scenes, and radio stations rife with licensed music, satirical commercials, and quirky personalities. More than a dozen '80s era songs include such hits as Dio's "Holy Diver," Ratt's "Round and Round," and Pat Benatar's "We Belong." Multiplayer options offer a mix of cooperative and competitive games playable over an Ad-hoc wireless connection.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: Rockstar North; Producer: Leslie Benzies; Art Director: Aaron Garbut; Technical Director: Obbe Vermeij, Adam Fowler, Alexander Roger; Programmer: Andrzej Madajczyk, Derek Payne, Graeme Williamson; Lead Tools Programmer: Greg Smith; Tools Programmer: Luke Openshaw; Audio Producer and Mastering: Craig Conner; Map Artist: C-J Dick, Nik Taylor, Adam Cochrane, Wayland Standing, Alisdair Wood, Andrew Soosay, Steve Mulholland, Gary McAdam; Vehicle Artist: Alan Duncan, Jolyon Orme; Lead Character Artist: Ian McQue; Character Artist: Tods Solarin; Character Rigging: Rick Stirling, Erik Brear, Alan Nolan; Lead Cut Scene Animator: Mondo Ghulam; Cut Scene Animator: Dermot Bailie, Felipe Busquets, Peter Saumur; In Game Animation: Gus Braid; Lead Level Design: William Mills; Level Design: Neil Meikle, Steve Taylor; Lead New Media Designer: Stuart Petri; New Media Designer: Steve Walsh; Junior New Media Designer: Jill Menzies; QA Manager: Craig Arbuthnott; Senior Lead Analsyt: Neil Corbett; Lead Analyst: David Murdoch, Alex Bazlinton; Build Engineer: Neil Walker; Tester: Brian Kelly, Thomas Philips, Oliver Elliott, Bobby Wright, Surian Christopher Soosay, Louis Dinan, Ivor Williams, Ben Barclay, Lindsay Robertson, Iain Smith; Test Tools Programming: James Whitcroft, Alex Carter; IT Manager: Lorraine Roy; IT Support: Christine Chalmers, Dave Bruce, Ross Mowbray; Studio Director: Andrew Semple; Office Administration: Kim Gurney; Administration Support: Aoife O'Connell; Company 2: Rockstar Leeds; Studio President: Gordon Hall; Development Head: David Box; Art Director: Ian Bowden; Technical Manager: Al Dukes; Lead Programmer: Andrew Greensmith; Programming: Jon Bellamy, Damian Furlong, David Heubner, Brett Laming, Robin Mangham, Jason McGann, Stephen McGreal, Warren Merrifield, Matt Shepcar; Network Programming: Ross Childs, Neil Dodwell; Sound Programming: Finley Munro, Charles Waddington; Design Director: David Bland; Lead Level Design: John Li; Senior Level Designer: Martyn Bramall, Tony Gowland, Stephen Robertson; Level Design: Kevin Edwards, Sean Fitzpatrick, Aaron Gandaa, Sam Hackett, Jimmy Ng, Wing Keng, Tom Kingsley, Andrew Minghella, Rob Taylor; Multiplayer Design: Mark McGinley; Art Department Director: Chris Smart; Lead Character Artist: Paul Smith; Character Artist: Chris Allison; Lead City Artist: Dan Roberts; City Artist: Neal Corbett, Gunnar Droege, Mark Edwards, James McHale, Paul McKee; Cutscene Interiors: Izzy Stewart; Vehicle Artist: Siu Lee; Concept Artist: John Wigley; Animation: Alan Bowker; Additional Artist: Eric Dawe; QA Manager: Paul Colls; QA: Nick Robey, Ahron Mason; IT Manager: Chris Waring; Admin Team: Naomi Martin, Jodie Mason; Company 3: Rockstar NYC; Executive Producer: Sam Houser; VP of Creative: Dan Houser; Art Director: Alex Horton; Visualization Director: Steven Olds; Associate Producer: Rich Rosado; Director of Quality Asurance: Jeff Rosa; Senior Lead Analyst: Lance Williams; Lead Analyst: Jameel Vega; Rockstar Test Team: Marc Rodriguez, Christopher Plummer, Sean Flaherty, Christopher Mansfield, William Rompf, Adam Tetzloff, Tamara Carrion, Jay Capozello, Adam Stennett, Devin Smither, Mike Hong, Mike Nathan; Business Development Director: Sean Macaluso; Soundtrack Supervision: Ivan Pavlovich, Andi Hanley; Production Team: Rod Edge, Eli Weissman, John Zurhellen, Fraceska Clemens, Kerry Shaw, Peter Adler, Anthony Carvalho, Jaesun Celebre, Phil Poli, Caleb Oglesby, Robert Karol, Anthony Litton, Jon Young, Ian Stynes, Brian Scibinico, Jonathan Endicott; Motion Graphics: Maryam Parwana; Supervising Sound Editor: Nicholas Montgomery; Motion Capture Recording At: Perspective Studios; Motion Capture and Dialogue Directed By: Rod Edge; Rockstar NYC Publishing Team: Terry Donovan, Jennifer Kolbe, Devin Winterbottom, Adam Tedman, Daniel Einzig, Paul Yeates, Hosi Simon, Devin Bennett, Bill Woods, Dave Kim, Gauri Khindaria, Marlene Yamaguchi, Brian Noto, Stanton Sergeant, Jordan Chew, Nick Giovannetti, Bruce Dugan, Maria Tabia, Lyonel Tollemache, Lenny Gross, Andrea Borzuku, Mayumi Kobayashi, Mike Torok, Alice Chuang, Greg Lau, Angus Wong, Daisuke Taoka, Jerry Luna, Jesse Saland, Jared Raia, Sean Mackenzie, Jean Moncado, Pete Shima, Russell Lewis, Kath Horton, Steve Knezevich, Rowan Hajaj, Job Stauffer, Sean Hollenbach, Kris Severson; Cover Art: Stephen Bliss, Anthony Macbain; Company 4: Rockstar Lincoln; QA Manager: Mark Lloyd; Deputy QA Manager: Tim Bates; QA Supervisor: Kevin Hobson; Lead Tester: Andy Webster; Secondary Lead Tester: Jonathan Stones; Tester: Lee Johnson, Matt Hewitt, Craig Reeve, Mike Bennett, Eddie Gibson, Joby Luckett, Jason Trindall, Dave Lawrence, Dave Fahy, Carl Young, Pete Broughton, André Mountain, Nathan Buchanan, Steve Bell, Phil Alexander, Jonahan Ealam, Kit Brown, Sergio Russo; Localization Supervisor: Chris Welsh; Localization Tester: Dominic Garcia, Jesús Pérez-Rosales, François-Xavier Fouchet, Naomi Long, Paolo Ceccotti, Gianpiero Ferraro, Ferruccio Cinquemani, Christopher M Bengner, Luca Castiglioni; IT Support: Nick McVey; Rockstar London: Neil Stephen, Nijiko Walker, Lucien King, Andrew Forrest, Hugh Michaels, David Manley, Nick Walker, Hamish Brown, PJ Sim, CJ Gibson, Chris Madgwick, Maike Köhler, Shino Hori, Laura Battistuzzi, Heloise Williams, Marie Bailey, Richard Barnes, James Crocker, Peter Field, Jordan Fisher, Ben Sutcliffe, Tuukka Taipalvesi, Jürgen Mol, Graham Ainsley, Chris Wood, Alan Jack, Melanie Clark, Paul Nicholls; Voice of Vic Vance: Dorian Missick; Voice of Lance Vance: Phillip Michael Thomas; Voice of Janet Vance: Linda Ashe; Voice of Jerry Martinez: Felix Solis; Voice of Phil Cassidy: Gary Busey; Voice of Marty Williams: Jim Burke; Voice of Louise Cassidy-Williams: Chelsey Rives; Voice of Marty-Jo Cassidy: Cathy Trien; Voice of Umberto Robina: Danny Trejo; Voice of Ricardo Diaz: Luis Guzman; Voice of Reni Wassulmaier: Barbara Rosenblat; Voice of Frankie: Garth Kravits; Voice of Barry Michelthwaite: Timothy Spall; Voice of Phil Collins: Phil Collins; Voice of Armando Mendez: Yul Vazquez; Voice of Diego Mendez: Ruben Trujillo; Voice of Brian Forbes: Dan Oreskes; Voice of Wlfare Woman: Ncile Orth-Pallovincini; Voice of Cuban 1: Dery Peraza; Voice of Cuban 2: Omar Conosa; Voice of Cuban 3: Joaquin Simo; Voice of Diaz Assistant: Gregory Johnson; Voice of Javier: Gregory Johnson; Voice of Hank: Jonathan Hanst; Pedestrian Dialogue: Dan Houser, Lazlow, John Zurhellen, Rod Edge, Ayana Osada, Gregory Johnson, Sanford Santacroce; People of Vice City: Danny Capozello, Mathew Monroe, Chris Reed, Jayme Thomas, Oscar Avila, Edwin Berroa, Karoline Rodriguez, Greg Schweizer, Scott Smith, John Wier, Eddie Perez, Michelle Orman, Carlota Gurascier, Natalya Wilson, Tim Vergow, Ryan Gallogly, John Walker, Christian Roreau, Jorge Pupo, Jeremy Parise, Anthony Gittens, Mark Shavers, Zed Brecherman, Stephanie Seidel, Nick Patakas, Gregg Hughes, Steve Covino, Jimmy Adames, Melanie Brickman, Joan Baker, Nathan Bennett, Armando Riesco, Benny Mouthon, Daniel Trinidad, Maurizio Bernedez, Morgan Inman, Marko Strihic, Dave Isaacs, Steve Carlesi, Danny Ross, Vanessa Grullón, Derek Blair, James V. Bilodeau, Travis Tefft, Jauretsi, Austin Lee Watts III, Nicole Patullo, Kaseem Ryan, Danni, Erock, Keith The Cop, AJ Allen, Bryan Cullen, Michael Bower, Vanessa Lawrence, Ron Goldman, Diana Jimenez, Nazim Garcia, Jesse Hayes, Joe Rodriguez, Nathaniel Bryan, Kwazi, Curt Flirt, José L Urena, Chuck Dogg, Richie Valentino, Jay Wright, Madena Parwana, Debranda Chaney-Giles, Gaylord Rice, William Graham, LaDawn James, Marc Saulsbury, Bryan Apple, Steve MacFadden, Kelly Sebastian, Khaled Elsehai, Diedre Yvonne, Valerie Ras, Kristine Ferrell, Amy Shearn, W. Thomas, Jon Thomas, Kevin Nicholson, Andres Calvache, Max Ossé, Jesse Sanchez, Sam Owens, Don Juan, Juan A. Aller, Amber McKinnon, Poison Pen, Scott Pitek, Laura Stylez, Adaora Ugokwe, Laura Heywood, Ben Sparks, Sandra Millan, Edwin Perez, Frankie Capellan, Anthony Sylve, Rosamund Fife, Tone Boots, Tiffany Little Canfield, Carrie Rosson, Raul Toloza, Adrian Rodriguez, Wayne Oliver, Club Soda Kenny, Jessica Miangolarra, Bill The Doorman, Barbara Shaw, Lance Williams, Marc Rodriguez, Kerry Shaw, Franceska Clemens, John Zurhellen, Lenny Grossi, Ayana Osada, Adam Tetzloff, Robert Karol, Caleb Oglesby, Levi Matthews, Mayumi Kobayashi, Vincent Parker, Koji Nonyama, Sonia Perez, Megan Henretta, Jon Young, Anthony Macbain, Sanford Santacroce, Elizabeth Satterhite, Ethan Abeles, Jay Capozello, William DeVizia, Jordan Chew, Mike Nathan, Maria Tabia, Nicholas Montgomery, Pete Shima, Peter Adler, Jean Moncada, Sean MacKenzie, Russell Lewis, Phil Poli, Christopher Mansfield, Brian Scibinico, Jameel Vega; Vice City Radio: Dan Houser, Lazlow; Vice City Radio Produced By: Lazlow; Vice City Radio Stations Designed By: Craig Conner; Radio Commericial Voices: A. J. Allen, Adam Tetzloff, Ayana Osada, Alex Anthony, Anthony Cumia, Anthony Sylve, Chris Ferrante, Club Soda Kenny, Crystal Bahmaie, Curt Flirt, Dana Hersey, Danni Danny Ross, David Deblinger, Doug Feder, Edwin Perez, Franceska Clemens, Frankie Capellan, Greg Schweizer, Ian Stynes, Jack Harte, Jaesun Celebre, James Bilodeau, James Ferrante, Jay Capozello, Jay Wright, Jen Sweeney, Jesse Hayes, Jon Thomas, Jonathan Hanst, Kal Elsebai, Kaseem Ryan, Kelly M. Sebastian, Kerry Shaw, John Zurhellen, Jon Young, Anthony Litton, Ayana Osada, Koji Nonoyama, Kwazi Hewlett, LaDawn James, Laura Heywood, Lazlow, Lea Ostner, Marc Rodriguez, Maryam Parwana, Megan Henretta, Michael Bower, Natalie Underwood, Nathaniel Bryan, Nicole Patullo, Peter Silvestro, Philip Anthony Rodgriguez, Randy Pearlstein, Ron Goodman, Ron Reeve, Sanford Santacroce, Scott Pitek, Steve Carlesi, Vanessa Grullon; VRock DJ: Couzin Ed, Lazlow; VRock Imaging Voice: Jimmy Fishback; VRock Other Voices: Franceska Clemens, Kerry Shaw, Lenny Grossi, Anthony Carvalho, Sam Roberts; "Holy Diver" By: Dio; "Holy Diver" Written By: R. Dio; "Queen of the Reich" By: Queensryche; "Queen of the Reich" Written By: C. DeGarmo; "Lick It Up" By: Kiss; "Lick It Up" Written By: P. Stanley, V. Cusano; "Breaking the Chains" By: Dokken; "Breaking the Chains" Written By: M. Brown, D. Dokken, G. Lynch; "All I'm Gonna Take" By: Autograph; "All I'm Gonna Take" Written By: S. 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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
GTA Vice City Stories PSP boxart.jpg
North American PlayStation Portable version box art
Developer(s) Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Take-Two Interactive
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Series Grand Theft Auto
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Release date(s) PSP
NA October 31, 2006
UK November 3, 2006
EU November 10, 2006
AUS November 10, 2006
PS2
NA March 6, 2007
PAL March 9, 2007
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) PSP: Single-player, multiplayer
PS2: Single-player
Rating(s) BBFC: 18
ESRB: M
OFLC: MA15+
OFLC: R18
PEGI: 18+
Media UMD, Download, DVD
System requirements PSP: Memory Stick PRO Duo
PS2: Memory card
Input methods Gamepad

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. It is a prequel to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and successor to the previous PSP release, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

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History

Take-Two Interactive originally announced the title was to be released in North America on October 17, 2006 and in Europe on October 20, 2006, but an announcement in early September stated that the game's North American release had been delayed until October 31.[1] It was also announced that the game would be released on 10 November 2006 in Australia. Moreover, in Europe (Excluding the UK & Ireland) the game suffered another delay, from November 3, 2006, to November 10, 2006, the same as Australia.

Gameplay

Map of Vice City as depicted in Vice City Stories.

Vice City Stories is structured similarly to other releases from the Grand Theft Auto series.

The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming and jumping, as well as utilizing weapons and basic hand to hand combat. Players can drive a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, planes, bicycles, helicopters, jetskis, and motorcycles.

The open, non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they wish to play the game. Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain areas and content, they are not required, as players can complete them at their own leisure. When not taking on a storyline mission, players can free-roam.

The player can also partake in a variety of optional side missions. The traditional side missions of the past games are included, but have been moderately upgraded and enhanced compared to previous titles. A new addition to the game is "Beach Patrol", in which Victor must deal with bikers on the beach by beach buggy (by ramming or shooting to knock them off their bikes) or throwing life preservers to drowning swimmers by boat or by taking a paramedic around to injured people on the beach.

One of the key gameplay elements in Vice City Stories is "empire building." New to the GTA series, it borrows a few ideas from Vice City's "properties" and San Andreas' "gang wars" systems. In order to make money, the player must open and operate various businesses on property taken over from enemy gangs.

For Vice City Stories, the combat system was overhauled to feature more depth than ever before. The targeting mechanism has been tweaked to "intelligently target"; enemies posing a threat or attacking the player will be targeted over pedestrians. The biggest changes concern the hand-to-hand combat system, as players can now perform grappling moves and throws, and stand on top of enemies lying on the ground.

Players are able to bribe policemen or hospital staff when "Wasted" (killed) or "Busted" (arrested) in order to lower their wanted level, and keep weapons that ordinarily would have been lost.

The standard hidden package system returns in the form of 99 red balloons scattered around the city. This is a reference to Nena's 1984 hit "99 Luftballons", which was featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Improvements to the graphics since the release of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories include new animations, faster load times, a longer draw distance, reductions in clumping of pedestrians and vehicles, more complex explosions, and increases in the density of objects, vehicles, and NPCs.


Main Plot
The protagonist Victor Vance (left), at Escobar International Airport with his brother Lance (right).

The game is set in 1984, two years before the events of Vice City. Victor "Vic" Vance, the protagonist, is a U.S. Army soldier whose sergeant, Jerry Martinez, gets him involved in drug trafficking, which is strictly against Vic's morals. Soon Vic is dishonorably discharged for the drugs found in his room and bringing a prostitute to the barracks, both of which were intended for Martinez. Vic works for Phil Cassidy]], who is also featured in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City andGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Phil Cassidy for a time after Martinez puts Vic in contact with him(making Martinez use lude phrases, such as calling Vic "my bitch's bitch)In the mission titled Marked Man, Phil becomes intoxicated and tells Jerry that he no longer trusts him, angering him to the point of tricking both Phill and Victor to go to a lot full of hired assasins. However, Vic and Phil kill the hitmen, and take separate paths on dealing with Martinez. After the mission, Phil puts you in contact with his sister Louise's unruly husband: Marty J. Williams. Marty is loud, arrogant, cocky, and selfish to the point of boldly threatening to inflict injury on Louise and his infant daughter, Mary Jo, in front of company like Vic. He is also the leader of the short lived Trailer Park Mafia gang, consisting of nearly all male residents of the Sunshine Autos trailer park, and members of his own family. While Vic personnaly is disgusted by Marty and his behavior, he still puts in work for him after he scares Louise into moving in with her sister Mary Beth. Vic is introduced to the Loan Shark, Protection Ring, and Prostitution bussiness aspects that are required in the game. Meanwhile, a small romance sparks between Vic and Louise as she hides from Marty. In the mission D.I.V.O.R.C.E., Marty becomes aware of this, and kidnaps Louise to make her one of his prostitutes. But Victor kills Marty before this is succeeded, and later claims his empire. Later, Vic's degenerate brother comes to town in hopes of joining Vic in his conquest. Lance befriends Brian Forbes (unknowing that Forbes was an undercover DEA agent) and together, the three make some money off of selling cocaine. But in the mission Caught As An Act, Lance reveals Forbes and he and Vic hold him hostage(only to later kill him) Lance finds out from Forbes that Jerry Martinez was about to import a massive amount of cocaine, and coaxes Vic into helping him steal it as revenge. Victor agrees, but is uninformed that Martinez was mearly a shepard of the deal for 2 of Vice City's 3 coke kingpins: Armando and Diego Mendez (Riccardo Diaz being the third). In an attempt to pay back the Mendez Brothers, Lance sets up a deal with a Z-List film director Mark Spitz. (Who puts you in contact with Reni Wassulmier) But Lance and Victor return to find the cocaine and their mother Janet, who had been staying with Lance recently, gone. Forcing the two to have to work to pay back the Mendez's in a partnership. After a few missions with the brothers, they expect Lance and Vic to hand over their crime empire and leave the city or die. They refuse, and are taken to a fuel depot to be killed by a firing squad. Miraculously, they escape and declare war on the Mendez's and their gang: The Sharks. To aid their chances, Lance forms a buissiness relation with Riccardo Diaz, who personnally sook to kill the Mendez's too. (But Victor himself led the attack to kill Armando, who had both Lance and Louise in his captivity. He kills Louise and wounds Lance before VIctor had even arrived on the scene. Diaz convinces you to steal a battle helicopter from Fort Baxter and lead an assault on Diego and the Mendez fortress Downtown. Victor agrees to do so, but not in the favor of Riccardo. Ashamed of his action throughout the game, Vic bids goodbye forever to Diaz, and leads the assault on the Mendez Building. Finally, there is a confrontation on the top of a building, which ends when Vic kills Diego and Martinez, who had arrived in a helicopter when Vic was halfway from reaching Diego. Lance arrives to help Vic, but turns up late, and together they agree never to touch drugs again. The Vance Brothers then get in Lance's Helicopter and leave Vice City to send their sick brother Pete the money for his asthma medications.(However,in 1986, Lance and Vic agree to sell 20 keys of cocaine to Vice City protagonist Tommy Vercetti prior to his arrival. During which,Ricardo Diaz secretly ambushes the deal, ending up with Victor and two of Tommy's bodygaurds being killed. This sets up the beggining of Vice City

Sub-Plot 1

In the first sub-plot of the game, Victor has just recently claimed Marty Williams's empire, and is seeking advice on how to run it properly/any other city info he can from Marty's sole survivng worker: Umberto Robina (Also appears in GTA: Vice City as the leader of all the Cuban gangsters in Little Havanna. It is explained here how the full rise of his power came about.) When Vic meets Umberto, he wants Vic to show that he hasballs before he will help out, by retreiving a largrly sought after package. Victor does, and is in point able to put in more work for Umberto. The primary goal of Umberto at the time is to gain controll of all the Cuban gang factions, which is blocked by a rival Cuban gang in Little Havanna called The Cholos. In the final Umberto mission: Havanna Good Time, Umberto and his gang plan to raid the Cholo compound for all it's guns and ammunition before leaving a destructive bomb hidden inside a vulgar pi~nata. THe raid is succesfully guarded by Vic, and the bomb wipes out all remaining Chol members. Thus bringing all Cuban faction controll under Umberto. Grateful, he helps Victor, Lance, and Phil in the mission: Blitzkrieg Strikes Again.

Sub-Plot 2

The second sub-plot in the game occurs after Mark Spitz puts Victor into contact with European director Reni Wassulmier, who at the time was filming multiple action-packed commercials for several different companies and products. Reni is smitten with Victor the moment he/she sees him. (Though legally being at the time a man with male genatalia, Reni calls himself universal with regard to gender) Reni, who was also dabbling with the pornographic film genre, asks to film him undressing after announcing loudly his desire to buy cocaine from him also. After a stuntman quits due to Reni's harrassment of him, Reni offers the job to Victor in exchange for cash and other important contacts. Vic agrees, and is introduced to a man known simply as Gonzalez. (more on him in another sub-plot) Victor is also introdused to up and coming adult contemporary artist Phil Collins. Phil's manager Barry explains that due to a personal debt wih a member of some gang, the debtor is out to kill Phil to teach Barry a lesson. Because of this, Vic is temporarily appointed head of Phil's security, until Barry finnally gives in and agrees to pay back the debt. Reni also puts Victor and Lance in contact with Diaz, which puts him in hot water with the Mendez's (particularlly Diego due to the romance he once had with Reni). So, in the mission So Long Schlong, Reni escapes assasination by having one last sex-change operation, making him a full woman. Reni then leaves for Europe to conquer the exotic adult film industry.

After being put in contact with Gonzalez, Victor is quickly fired due to the large drug deal gone wrong in Purple Haze. Shortly after, Diaz orders you to sabotage a drug deal of Gonzalez's (possibly the alternative deal he set up after Purple Haze) and bring him all the drugs on the scene. In retaliation, Gonzalez attempts to sabotage a deal Diaz makes with a crookid sect. of the DEA, where Diaz hands over 200 kilos. of cocaine to them in exchange fot many guns and rolls of ammo. But Gonzalez fails and is forced to work for Diaz by Diaz or die. Gonzalez agrees, but says he must also give his colonel Juan Cortez his drugs. So Victor is told by Diaz to defend Gonzalez and his cargo until he makes his way out of Vice City via the airport. He is soley attacked by greedy Sharks.

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Reception

The game has received an 86% on Metacritic[2] and 85% on GameRankings.[3] It received a rating of 9.0/10 from IGN on the PSP. The PlayStation 2 port of the game was considered worse with a rating of 7.2/10 from GameSpot and a 7.5/10 from IGN. As of March 26, 2008, Vice City Stories has sold 4.5 million copies according to Take-Two Interactive.[4] Hyper's Eliot Fish commends the game for using "the slick veneer of the 1980s [and the] story is well intergrated into missions".[5]

Awards

PlayStation 2 port

On February 7, 2007 Rockstar Games announced plans[8] for a PlayStation 2 port, released on March 6. It was confirmed by Rockstar Games that the PlayStation 2 version of the game would be an almost straight port.[9] The port has improvements such as enhanced graphics (including the addition of bloom effects, enabled via a "trails" option), draw distance, and performance as expected, but also includes a few new side activities that were not in the PSP release such as five new odd jobs, six additional unique jumps, five more rampages, and a new easter egg.

While other Grand Theft Auto ports have had extra features added (such as replays or custom soundtracks), this is the first port of any Grand Theft Auto game to include extra in-game content.

References

  1. ^ "News — Vice City Stories Delayed Globally — GTAPortable.com — GTA: Chinatown Wars, Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories Info, News, Cheats, Hints, Tips and many more!". Gtaportable.com. http://www.gtaportable.com/news/6228/vice-city-stories-delayed-globally. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  2. ^ "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (psp: 2006): Reviews". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psp/grandtheftautovicecitystories?q=grand%20theft%20auto. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  3. ^ "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Reviews". Gamerankings.com. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/933097.asp?q=grand%20theft%20auto. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  4. ^ "Recommendation of the Board of Directors to Reject Electronic Arts Inc.'s Tender Offer" (PDF). Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. 2008-03-26. pp. 12. http://taketwovalue.com/documents/TTWO_Value.pdf#page=12. Retrieved 2008-04-01. 
  5. ^ Fish, Eliot (December 2006). "GTA: Vice City Stories". Hyper (Next Media) (158): 82. ISSN 1320-7458. 
  6. ^ "IGN.com presents The Best of 2006". Bestof.ign.com. http://bestof.ign.com/2006/psp/24.html. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  7. ^ "Gears of War wins Joystick awards". BBC News. October 26, 2007. http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7064000.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-23. 
  8. ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. - Rockstar Games announces Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system". Ir.take2games.com. http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=229033. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  9. ^ Rob Purchese (15 February, 2007). "Vice City Stories PS2 details News // PS2 /// Eurogamer — Games Reviews, News and More". Eurogamer.net. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=73054. Retrieved 2008-10-27. 

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