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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the second 3D game released in the GTA series.

Set during the 80s, the action takes place in a fictitious city based on Miami. Players take control of Tommy Vercetti, a mobster out for revenge who gradually builds a crimin…

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the second 3D game released in the GTA series.

Set during the 80s, the action takes place in a fictitious city based on Miami. Players take control of Tommy Vercetti, a mobster out for revenge who gradually builds a criminal empire in the neon-drenched metropolis.

Inspired by films and TV shows like Scarface and Miami Vice, GTA: Vice City is an iconic game from the early noughties. It released first on the PS2 in 2002, before heading to PCs and the original Xbox later on.

Platforms

PC
PS2

Initial release Oct. 27, 2002

Developers

Rockstar Games
Rockstar North

Genres

Action Adventure
Arcade
Racing
Shooter

Publishers

Rockstar Games
Take-Two Interactive

Franchise Grand Theft Auto

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Spotlight

Review | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PC Review

Martin gets paid to play Vice City all week. Git.

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GTA trilogy reaches 30m downloads on Netflix

Reach for the cars.

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GTA Vice City Cheats for PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Netflix

All cheat codes for all platforms.
GTA Vice City bridges: How to open up closed bridges and fully explore the map in GTA Vice City

How to fully explore the map - officially and unofficially.

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GTA Vice City's Tommy Vercetti stood outside the Ocean View Hotel holding a handgun

Guide

GTA Vice City Cheats for PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Netflix

All cheat codes for all platforms.

July 11, 2024 Chris Tapsell

GTA San Andreas

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GTA trilogy reaches 30m downloads on Netflix

Reach for the cars.

June 17, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

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Ex-Rockstar North dev spills on Agent, abandoned zombie game, and more in fascinating new blog

UPDATE: Now offline, following contact by Rockstar itself.

Nov. 23, 2023 Matt Wales

50 Cent in Starz' Power.

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50 Cent TV series named Vice City, but unrelated to GTA

Despite posting iconic logo.

March 10, 2023 Tom Phillips

50 Cent in Starz' Power.

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50 Cent sets tongues wagging with Vice City tease

"Trust me."

March 2, 2023 Tom Phillips

Dragon Quest 11 lead

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Sony reveals new games for PlayStation Plus catalogue in October

Grand Theft Auto! Dragon Quest! Assassin's Creed!

Oct. 12, 2022 Ed Nightingale

GTA Vice City's Tommy Vercetti stood outside the Ocean View Hotel holding a handgun

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Deleted GTA Vice City mission cast Tommy Vercetti in a movie

If Goodfellas were in Miami.

June 22, 2022 Ishraq Subhan

Goodfellas and GTA: Vice City star Ray Liotta has died

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Goodfellas and GTA: Vice City star Ray Liotta has died

Aged 67.

May 26, 2022 Matt Wales

GTA Vice City bridges: How to open up closed bridges and fully explore the map in GTA Vice City

Guide

GTA Vice City bridges: How to open up closed bridges and fully explore the map in GTA Vice City

How to fully explore the map - officially and unofficially.

Nov. 17, 2021 Santiago Leguiza

GTA Vice City helicopter locations and helicopter controls explained

Guide

GTA Vice City helicopter locations and helicopter controls explained

How to find a chopper and take to the skies.

Nov. 17, 2021 Santiago Leguiza

GTA Vice City properties map and what property to buy first explained

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GTA Vice City properties map and what property to buy first explained

Our explainer for the real estate you should invest in.

Nov. 11, 2021 Santiago Leguiza

GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas fans are using Steam reviews to encourage people to buy the originals before Rockstar delists them next week

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GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas fans are using Steam reviews to encourage people to buy the originals before Rockstar delists them next week

Criminal.

Oct. 10, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Now the achievement icons have leaked for GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas remasters

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Now the achievement icons have leaked for GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas remasters

Still not officially announced.

Oct. 6, 2021 Tom Phillips

GTA reverse engineering fan projects pulled offline for a second time after yet another Take-Two takedown

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GTA reverse engineering fan projects pulled offline for a second time after yet another Take-Two takedown

Here we go again.

Oct. 2, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition listed on Korean rating board

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition listed on Korean rating board

I'll Take-three.

Sept. 30, 2021 Ishraq Subhan

GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas remasters reportedly in the works for release this year

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GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas remasters reportedly in the works for release this year

On Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC, and mobile.

Aug. 12, 2021 Matt Wales

GTA 3 and Vice City reverse-engineering fan project back online after Take-Two takedown

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GTA 3 and Vice City reverse-engineering fan project back online after Take-Two takedown

Time served.

June 28, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Reverse-engineered GTA code restored after developer files DMCA counterclaim

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Reverse-engineered GTA code restored after developer files DMCA counterclaim

Wanted.

May 11, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

GTA 3 and Vice City reverse-engineering fan project hit with DMCA takedown

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GTA 3 and Vice City reverse-engineering fan project hit with DMCA takedown

Going underground.

Feb. 20, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

How a small group of GTA fanatics reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City without (so far) getting shut down

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How a small group of GTA fanatics reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City without (so far) getting shut down

"We were very much worried about that…"

Feb. 20, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole

Five of the Best: Cheat Codes

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Five of the Best: Cheat Codes

God.

July 13, 2020 Robert Purchese

Five of the Best: Bikes

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Five of the Best: Bikes

Framed.

May 1, 2020 Robert Purchese

Developers and industry legends on the games that defined the last 20 years

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Developers and industry legends on the games that defined the last 20 years

Kojima! Barlog! Spencer! Raymond! More!

Sept. 5, 2019 Wesley Yin-Poole

Rockstar's history of America

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Rockstar's history of America

What do Rockstar games tell us about American history?

Nov. 7, 2018 Robert Whitaker

Rockstar sued over Auntie Poulet from 15-year-old Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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Rockstar sued over Auntie Poulet from 15-year-old Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Fortune beggar.

Aug. 2, 2017 Wesley Yin-Poole

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Gallery

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