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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the fourth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series,
following 2001’s Grand Theft Auto III, and the sixth instalment overall. Set in 1986 within the fictional Vice City (based on Miami and Miami Beach), the single-player story follows mobster Tommy Vercetti’s rise to power after being released from prison and becoming caught up in an ambushed drug deal.
Its original release version uses a tweaked version of the RenderWare game engine used by GTA III, and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, and planes) and people.
On November 11, 2021, the game was re-released on 8th and 9th generation consoles in honor of Grand Theft Auto III‘s 20-year anniversary under the title Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition, included in the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition bundle.
Since its release, the game has received numerous ports to many gaming platforms. An enhanced version was released for mobile platforms in 2012 for the game’s tenth anniversary, and a further enhanced version was released in 2021. Its successor, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, was released in October 2004, and a prequel, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, was released in October 2006.
Gameplay
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player controls criminal Tommy Vercetti and completes missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. It is possible to have several missions available at a time, as some missions require the player to wait for further instructions or events. Outside of missions, the player can freely roam the game’s open world and has the ability to complete optional side mission. Composed of two main islands and several smaller areas, the world is much larger in area than earlier entries in the series. The islands are unlocked for the player as the story progresses
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- 800 MHz – 1.2GHz CPU
- 128 MD RAM
- 1.5 GB Free Hard Drive Space
- 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers
- Sound Card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers
- Keyboard & Mouse
Recommended System Requirements
- Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP processor
- 256 MB RAM
- 1.5 GB Free Hard Drive Space
- 64 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers
- DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card with surround sound
- Gamepad (USB or Joystick)
