GTA Vice City The Story,Previews,Features,Soundtrack & Movie

The Story

You are Tommy Vercetti. Released from maximum security prison after 15 years of isolation, your boss Sonny Forelli is not very happy about your re-appearance in the city.
Tommy was arrested for a very gruesome incident, and the word on the streets was that the Forellis had set Tommy up. Tommy however was as loyal as a hitman could be, and never revealed his connections to the Forellis.

Considering all this, a trip to the south sounded like a good idea, so you're sent off to Vice City with business as an excuse.
On arrival in Vice City, all does not go well. Tommy is betrayed, and his allies turn out to be his enemies. Once Forelli demands his money back, Tommy sets off with a corrupt lawyer to fight back and take over the glamorous paradise.
Instead of 8-Ball, Tommy's sidekick will be Lance. They meet in the beginning sequence when Tommy loses his money, and Lance's brother gets shot. As Tommy was a good friend of Lance's brother, Lance feels connected to Tommy, and together they work to get revenge.

Previews

Some of the best previews from around the web.
Recommended

• IGN.com : PlayStation 2
Most definately home of the best Vice City articles.
• GameSpot.com
At time of writing the Preview is locked, however there are other articles focusing on specific items of ViceCity.

Quick Read

• UGO.com
If you're stuck for time, UGO run down on all the major points without [too much] side talk.

Bits & Bobs

• PlayStation 2 Pro
• GamePower
• Amazon.co.uk
• Future Gamez
• Games First

Features

You've heard a lot of rumours of what's in and what's not, right? Don't believe it until you see it here - this is the real deal.

• A Bigger, Better City
  Liberty City was big. Vice City is huge. It's about three times the size of Liberty City, more complex and better detail.
  
• Motorcycles (Also see dedicated vehicles section)
  Motorcycles bring a whole new mode of transport to the next generation of the GTA series. It has to be said, the original motorcycles in the original GTA kicked arse. Sure they were flat images in a mostly-flat world, but the fact you could hop on a motorcycle and speed away from anyone, down the middle of a road was excellent. Now they're back, in the GTA next-generation of 3D. Watch the PCJ-600 and the Freeway in action (Requires QuickTime)
  
• 9 Hours Of 80s Style Radio
  Radio brings the GTA series to life. This time, there's longer broadcast's totalling to over nine hours of 80's music. Radio stations include: Emotion 98.3, Flash, Espantoso, Fever 105, V-Rock, Wave 103, and WildStyle Pirate Radio
  Click here to check out our dedicated soundtrack section
  
• Helicopters
  Unlike GTA3, you are able to fully fly helicopters in Vice City. Although these will be hard to get hold of, they should be easier to fly than GTA3's half-winged 'dodo' plane. Choppers become available after you take over Diaz's mansion. You can also find a news chopper at the VCN News building.
  
• Better Streaming Technology
  Now, we know many of you are asking yourself "What the heck does that mean?". Simply put, it means you'll get better detail, an extended draw-distance, and lot's of one-time features (such as people on skates, criminals being chased by police, etc. It also means faster loading times and fewer slowdowns.
  

Soundtrack

Radio brings the GTA series to life. This time, there's longer broadcast's totalling to over nine hours of 80's music. Rockstar Games and Sony Music have made a complete box-set of the nine hours - so you can listen to it whenever, wherever. It's $49.98 and is available from ViceCityRadio.com.

Radio stations include:

Emotion 98.3

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In early 1980's Vice City, if you got caught in an extramarital affair with your wife's aerobics instructor, there was only one man to turn to: Fernando Martinez. Fernando brought make-up and make-out music to all of Vice City's lovers. Impassioned with the spirit of emotionally charged anthems by artists like Cutting Crew and Mister Mister.

Flash

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The mainstream never popped like it did in the early 1980's.. And there never was a radio host like Toni. She bopped her way into Vice City's heart to the tune of classic songs by Hall & Oates, Laura Branigan and many others.

Espantoso

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The sound of Vice City's burgeoning latin scene of the early 1980's. Carribean-infused jazz to soothe the soul and take your mind off the city's troubled streets. Featuring specially selected tracks from Irakere, Lonnie Liston Smith and more.

Fever 105

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Funky soul sounds from the one and only Oliver "Ladykiller" Biscuit, who manned the airwaves of Fever 105 throughout Vice City's most turbulent era. "Ladykiller" put the wiggle in your jiggle, the slide in your stride, and reminded Vice City's denizens that times were never too tough not to party. With classic tracks from Kool & the Gang, Michael Jackson and many others, he's got what you need.

V-Rock

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A relentless collection of hard-rock bangers, brought to you by the inimitable Lazlow. From a time when rock & roll was all about living and playing hard. Featuring classic material from legendary acts like Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne.

Wave 103

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New wave steamrolled onto Vice City's music charts in the early 80's, thanks in large part to the efforts of celebrated radio personality, Adam First. This disc features revolutionary acts broken by Wave 103 such as Flock of Seagulls and Blondie.

Wildstyle

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The Magic is here. Super Rockin' Mr. Magic brought the innovative new sounds of rap music and early 80's electro to the streets. Wildstyle Pirate Radio hosted Mr. Magic's rap attack for all of Vice City's fly girls and fly guys, troopers and troopettes. Throwing down timeless jams by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Whodini and more.

Movie

In February we had rumors going on about a GTA movie. Well now Rockstar have confirmed they are interested in making a GTA movie, but they're not looking for the blockbuster.
Apparently Sam Houser, president of Rockstar Games, has been going around and trying to get people interested in making a GTA movie for 5 years. Noone even blinked. Then after GTA3, producers started calling in, wanting to make one, and discussing ideas.
Rockstar knew that if they wanted to make a movie it would be more of a personal movie, with their touch. They clearly knew that they don't want to have a blockbuster. In their own words: "A bad movie, a commercial movie, would damage our game".
So for now there is no GTA movie, but if there ever will be (and if the GTA series will stay popular), you can expect something cool. Something original. A "landslide approach".