85
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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.4
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Description

Vice City Stories is a prequel to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2 years earlier) and it is the sequel to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. Set in 1984, players take on the role of Vic Vance, an army soldier who loves his country, family, and himself. One bad decision turns everything around and he is kicked onto the streets of a tough city. He has to build an empire to survive, or be left to die. Together with his brother Lance, a drug addict, the siblings try to take over Vice City.

Just like other GTA titles, gameplay consists of third-person shooting and driving sequences in an open environment. You will meet new enemies and gangs, and old foes. The missions require you to kill with a selection of weapons, steal vehicles such as a car, a boat, or a plane, rob to make it big, or just to have fun. New features for the portable version include swimming, and side missions such as Air Rescue, Vigilante, Firefighter, and Paramedic.

Similar to San Andreas' gang wars, this title has an Empire mode. To make money, you have to take over businesses from other gangs. By attacking and damaging rival businesses, it will be put up for sale, for you to take over. With a new building constructed, you can then choose an activity such as prostitution, drugs, protection racket, smuggling, robbery, or work as a loan shark. These activities earn money and the location in the city influences the revenue.

Multiplayer is available over Wi-Fi with ten different game modes, either focusing on fighting (Vice City Survivor), businesses (Empire Takedown), racing (Street Rage), stealing/selling (Grand Theft Auto), capture the flag game types, or games centered around a single vehicle such as a tank.

Alternate Titles

  • "GTA: Vice City Stories" -- Informal Abbreviated Name
  • "GTA:VCS" -- Abbreviated Title

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The Press Says

EmpireOnline.com 2006 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Boomtown Nov 07, 2006 9 out of 10 90
1UP Oct 31, 2006 9 out of 10 90
GameCola.net Feb, 2007 9 out of 10 90
Lawrence Nov 21, 2006 8.1 out of 10 81
videogamer.com Nov 21, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Purojuegos 2007 8 out of 10 80
Modojo Nov 09, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Revolution Nov 17, 2006 B 75
Worth Playing Dec 07, 2006 7 out of 10 70

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This entry was contributed by Kabushi (43635) and TigerFury007 (560)
 

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