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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Rockstar North

2002•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 135 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedydetectivemafia/gangstermusic/dancepoliticalrobots/ai/spacesexfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeHeightened and very fast: a straightforward shooter, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

91 / 100

3,189 ratings

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About This Game

In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. Having just made it back onto the streets of Liberty City after a long stretch in maximum security, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli. They were understandably nervous about his re-appearance in Liberty City, so a trip down south seemed like a good idea. But all does not go smoothly upon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City. He's set up and is left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way....

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyDetectiveMafia/gangsterMusic/dancePoliticalRobots/ai/spaceSexAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Keywords

MotorcycleBloodyCarsMurderDrugsOrganized crimeAdultDeath

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Details

Developer: Rockstar North
Publishers: Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive
Released: 27 October 2002
Series: Grand Theft Auto
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 876h rushed, 135h normally, 182h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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