Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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  • Summary: Vice City, 1984. Opportunity abounds in a city emerging from the swamps, its growth fueled by the violent power struggle in a lucrative drugs trade. Construction is everywhere as a shining metropolis rises from foundations of crime and betrayal. As a soldier, Vic Vance always protected hisVice City, 1984. Opportunity abounds in a city emerging from the swamps, its growth fueled by the violent power struggle in a lucrative drugs trade. Construction is everywhere as a shining metropolis rises from foundations of crime and betrayal. As a soldier, Vic Vance always protected his dysfunctional family, his country, himself. One bad decision later and that job is about to get much harder. Kicked out onto the streets of a city between glamour and gluttony, Vic is faced with a stark choice - build an empire or be crushed. [Rockstar Games]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    100
    Not only is this the greatest game on PSP, it also leaves a large percentage of the PS2 back catalogue looking ordinary. But it right now. [Dec 2006, p.76]
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    91
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories doesn’t attempt to reinvent the formula, but it does offer you a fantastic action/adventure game full of memorable characters, fun missions and great music.
  3. Boomtown
    90
    Vice City Stories is an amazing game, and one I would wholeheartedly recommend, (a lot of work has gone into it, despite the fact that the city has undergone few changes from the original) but I hope that for the upcoming (if you can wait a year) "GTA IV" we see enough of a change to refresh the genre and franchise, because the games are great, but starting to seem quite samey.
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  4. Game Almighty
    88
    This game is a ton of fun, and feels like a definite improvement to some of GTA’s core elements. Rather than just smush a GTA game onto the PSP, it seems like some thought was put into this one specifically to make it a great handheld game.
  5. GamingExcellence
    85
    What VCS does to make things a bit more interesting when off the beaten path of the core story missions is to introduce a new gameplay dynamic in the form of an Empire building system.
  6. Total Video Games
    80
    Vice City Stories is a much richer and well-rounded experience than its predecessor, though the addition of Wi-Fi Infrastructure mode is something that the series is crying out for.
  7. Times Online
    60
    The pressure of following in the footsteps of one of the console’s greatest successes seems to have removed any sense of humour from the game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 69
  3. Negative: 6 out of 69
  1. TomTim
    Feb 17, 2019
    10
    Great game that is clearly no worse than other Gta (and something better). The same VC, the same atmosphere of the 80s and it has no equal.Great game that is clearly no worse than other Gta (and something better). The same VC, the same atmosphere of the 80s and it has no equal. The best thing about the game is the radio. And the characters who returned from Gta VC. The hero himself is also quite good, Yu, and he differs from other characters in the Gta series in that he has just begun his criminal life, unlike the others.… Expand
  2. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    Virtually identical to the PS2 version and just as good, which is a real technical achievement for a hand held console. One of the very bestVirtually identical to the PS2 version and just as good, which is a real technical achievement for a hand held console. One of the very best games on the PSP.… Expand
  4. Zilcell
    Nov 7, 2011
    10
    This is one of the best games on the PSP because it has so much to do. The missions are so great that you'll want to replay the missions moreThis is one of the best games on the PSP because it has so much to do. The missions are so great that you'll want to replay the missions more than once. The open world is also large and fun to explore.… Expand
  5. Annoymous1
    Jan 8, 2013
    9
    This Grand Theft Auto Vice can't inch up to the original which was a thrill, But Vice City Stories can't make a perfection. In Vice theThis Grand Theft Auto Vice can't inch up to the original which was a thrill, But Vice City Stories can't make a perfection. In Vice the missions are easy and hard and has a leveled difficulty. However, Vice City Stories has it mixed up. On the half part of the game it is easy a part of the start is easy and a part of the start is hard and some time after Mission 37 its hard but at mission 45 its easy. The graphics are good but the sunset bugs when in a mission because the light heads to you. Its generally kind of a equal but mostly a game that needs a few tweaks.… Expand
  6. DiegoEscalona
    May 30, 2019
    8
    ``I Wanna Know What love it is´´
    Antes de este juego. Rockstar Games ya nos habia cautivado con un historial muy positivo de clasicos y    ``I Wanna Know What love it is´´
    Antes de este juego. Rockstar Games ya nos habia cautivado con un historial muy positivo de clasicos y grandes entregas en la saga GTA.
    El trama esta planteado unos años antes del titulo original. Por lo cual podría llamarse una ´Precuela´ de Vice City. La historia se centra en un sujeto llamado Vince, el cual despues de ser expulsado de las fuerzas armadas, se une a su hermano para dedicarse al negocio del narcotrafico y crecer en el imperio del crimen.

    Este titulo posee un soundtrack poderoso que cuenta con una de las mejores selecciones musicales de toda la franquicia, con mas de 100 clasicos de los 80s, cada pista y tema va a la perfeccion con el estilo del juego, y funciona como una perfecta acompañante durante un tranquilo paseo en autos lujosos, o una persecucion explosiva de 5 estrellas.

    Sin embargo, el juego ya que es una historia que salio de los restos de `Vice City´, tiene muchas limitaciones consigo. El mapa es demasiado peqeño, la seleccioes de trucos es menos que básica, a nivel grafico y de jugabilidad posee el mismo nivel de GTA 3, mientras se siente como una unión de San Andreas y Vice City pero mas pequeño en todos los sentidos.

    Algo que realmente impresiona es el diseño y capa de colores, que como lo vimos en su entrega anterior, transporta al espectador a un mundo fresco y dinamico. Playas, edificios, autos, colores y vestimentas totalmete dignas de la epoca de los 80. El color rosa mantiene un protagonismo muy importante a lo largo de la entrega.

    En resumen, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, es un paseo nostálgico, divertido y como siempre: violento y brutal. Probablemente una de las mejores precuelas en la industria de los videojuegos, y al mismo tiempo, uno de los mejores títulos para la PSP

    Jugabilidad: 9/10
    Personajes: 8/10
    Historia: 7.5/10
    Diseño: 9/10
    Entretenimiento: 10/10    … Expand
  7. INU4SH4
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    I will keep this short. If you have a PSP you should give this one a try. It's cheap and easy to find, just plain fun and crazy. Could hookI will keep this short. If you have a PSP you should give this one a try. It's cheap and easy to find, just plain fun and crazy. Could hook you for dozens of hours on the go.

    Not the greatest GTA title, but still a pretty good GTA game.    … Expand
  8. Kacak321
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    Nie wiem czy to jest to możliwe to proszę o informację czy to jest z tym nie znam

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#4 Best PSP Game of 2006
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#1 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2006
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#1 Most Shared PSP Game of 2006