This site is dedicated to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the fourth
title in the Grand Theft Auto video game series. The game was released
in 2002 by Rockstar Games, one year after its predecessor Grand Theft
Auto III. The game was initially released for the PlayStation 2
platform, and later released for the Xbox and PC. With nearly 20 million
units sold, Vice City is one of the highest selling games for the
PlayStation 2. The story revolves around Mafia hitman Tommy Vercetti,
who was sent down to Vice City from up north to oversee a deal for his
bosses. However, when the deal gets ambushed, Tommy must hunt those
responsible and make them pay.
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Grand Theft Auto 3 is the newest game
in the Grand Theft Auto franchise. It is currently out for the
PlayStation2, but it is also in development for the PC (and if things go
well, also the Xbox). It is developed by DMA Design and is published by
Rockstar Games.
Grand Theft Auto 3 does not fit into any set genre, and it is said
that it occupies a genre of its own. The plot centres on the main
character who was left to take the blame while his girlfriend and
partner-in-crime take off with the goods from a bank robbery. Luckily a
Japanese gang called the Yakuza are interested in an old fellow in your
prison-truck. With this you are freed and taken to explore Liberty City
and meet the ruthless, notorious gangs of Liberty City.
Liberty
City is divided into three distinct areas which will open up to you as
you play; Portland, Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale.
At your first position, Portland, you will see all the types of people
expected to be seen in an industrial neighbourhood. Thugs, tramps and
gangsters will terrorize you and other unfortunate civilians. The
prosperity of the citizens also varies greatly from area to area. You
won't expect to find fast cars and rich suburban villas in Portland, but
surely in Shoreside Vale. The architecture of the city and artificial
intelligence (AI) will also change from area to area. Staunton Island
has tall sky-scrapers, common to a commercial district.
Liberty City is loosely based on New York City. While GTA3 even had
blue and white cop cars, this had to change after the September 11th
terrorism incident. Rockstar and possibly even the government did not
believe such similarity would be appropriate for a violent video game.
The districts in Liberty City do remain similar to New York City,
however. (Portland represents Queens, Staunton Island - Manhattan,
Shoreside Vale - New Jersey.)
Grand Theft Auto 3 is a very interactive game, throughout you will
encounter different sorts of missions and gangs. Weather elements have
also been included in the game, fog and rain will kick in at times of
the day. GTA3 features a real-time clock which is mostly used for
missions. Some missions or vehicles can only be found or used at certain
times of the day. 30 minutes represents 24 hours in liberty city. GTA3
on the PS2 is on a DVD disk, and many benefits encourage this. The
biggest asset is radio stations. That's right, while cruising in your
new-found car you can tune in to many hilarious talk shows or funky
groove stations.
Of course the main theme of the game is theft of cars. The game
features round-about 50 autos, all of which have 4-5 variations. Do the
math yourself, but whichever way you do it, there are a lot of autos for
you to test and toy with! If you get into any mishap, the police will
be right on your tail, forcing you to hit the gas hard. The cops will do
almost anything in their power to stop you, even crash their own cars.
However, if you
out-do the police, you'll encounter harsher resistance. The FBI and Swat
team won't be generous no more and will use helicopters along with
snipers to take you down. At the end of the game you will also be able
to say your last words as the army tanks take you down, but don't expect
much of that!
To encounter this sort of harsh resistance, however, weapons are
openly available and encouraged. The game leaves about a dozen weapons
at your disposal. All these weapons aren't guns either, baseball bats
and melee combat is openly encouraged in this game. You can punch and
kick the law enforcement and anyone else who happens to stand in your
way. Ammu-nation is a shop where you can actually buy weapons. Money is
needed for these purchases, and money is up for grabs easily in this
game.. Just punch someone and grab their wallet!
On a more serious note, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a mature game. It is
rated 18+ and is meant only for a mature audience. Recently it was
banned in Australia, due to the fact that you can take a prostitute in
your car,
have your act and then once you're done, kill her. This was regarded as
sexual violence in Australia, and Rockstar is preparing a toned-down
version of the game for the Australian market. This is one of the rare
games which are seriously only for a mature audience, and GTA3.com
openly discourages an underage or immature audience for this game.
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