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Having just made it back to the streets of Liberty City after a long stretch inside, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli. But all does not go smoothly apon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City. Tommy is set up, and loses everything. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most of Vice City seems to want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back, and take over Vice City himself... Written by
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Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 80s.
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Trivia
In the mission "Autocide", the men Tommy has to kill all have names similar to those of characters from games that are based on the Grand Theft Auto games: Mike Griffin (Mace Griffin from
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter) Dick Tanner (Tanner from
Driver and its sequels) Marcus Hammond, Franco Carter and Charlie Dilson (Mark Hammond, Frank Carter and Charlie Jolson from
The Getaway) Nick Kong (Nick Kang from
True Crime: Streets of LA)
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Goofs
During the cut-scene before the mission "Boomshine Saigon", Phil gets his right arm blown off. However, at the end of the mission when Tommy drops him off at the hospital, Phil's left arm is gone instead.
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Quotes
Psycho:
Love Fist, your time polluting the airwaves is over. I gave you the chance to be friends. Now I'm giving you the chance to die. You try and slow down, your limousine will explode, along with your big hairy arses.
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Connections
References
Goodfellas (1990)
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Soundtracks
"Run to You"
Written by
Bryan Adams (as B. Adams) & (
Jim Vallance) (as J. Vallance)
Performed by
Bryan Adams
Courtesy of A&M Records
By Arrangement with Universal Music Enterprises
Radio Station: Flash FM
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(This review refers to the PC port.) This game is a much needed breath of fresh air. It's incredibly fun, and like Grand Theft Auto 3, it's very easy to pick up and play. You can easily play this game for hours on end, but you don't hours to be able to play. From the moment you start, it's seamless to start doing your thing and simply have fun.
The missions are quite fun. They're better than before, cooler, and just plain entertaining. I thought not being the nameless thug would be annoying, but it's better than ever. The story is perfect for a game of this type, and the game's atmosphere is flawless. Don't be surprised if you find a love for 80's music after playing this game.
The only downsides are like GTA3, there's bugs left in that really should have been taken care of. Also, it's rather obvious it's a PS2 port as the game's memory is rather short. You can clearly see a car coming, turn around so it's out of sight, and poof... gone. "Out of sight, out of mind." And like GTA3, after awhile the fun may wear thin and things may get repetitive depending on your tastes.