Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

 PSP
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 338 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 269 out of 338
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 338
  3. Negative: 21 out of 338
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  1. br_1245
    Sep 13, 2014
    7
    Bom para um portatil. Missoes segundarias como defender território são massantes em alguns momentos. Mas no geral o game cumpre o seu papel e o legado GTA. Ponto positivo para a excelente trilha sonora do game!
  2. evolution98
    Jan 21, 2018
    7
    A impressive Grand Theft Auto spinoff.

    All the problems I mentioned for the PS2 version applies to this as well. This version also suffers from bad frame rate and so much pop-up.

    It still is a really fun game.
  3. leofravoline
    May 10, 2022
    7
    Não gosto do protagonista, mas gosto do jogo. A trilha é ótima, ter mais liberdade por vice city é excelente, é um jogo que tá devendo um remake/remaster .
  4. 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 hook you for dozens of hours on the go.

    Not the greatest GTA title, but still a pretty good GTA game.
  5. Shadow1
    May 21, 2016
    7
    This game has got amazing storyline , but graphics as in Vice City , but Vice City was born in 2003 and Vice City Stories in 2006 . In this game must play for niger which the betrayed main hero in Vice City . This game deserves 7/10 because this game very interesting and very awesome and amazing for PSP , but on PSP there are very many games which the better than Vice City Stories and IThis game has got amazing storyline , but graphics as in Vice City , but Vice City was born in 2003 and Vice City Stories in 2006 . In this game must play for niger which the betrayed main hero in Vice City . This game deserves 7/10 because this game very interesting and very awesome and amazing for PSP , but on PSP there are very many games which the better than Vice City Stories and I think Vice City Stories eve better than Liberty City Stories and I think Vice City Stories on PSP better than on PS2 . 7/10… Expand
  6. AlexanderY.
    Apr 9, 2008
    5
    Nice game but terrible game engine. Nice music but terrible controls. If you see on of GTA you see them all.
  7. AndyD.
    Dec 8, 2006
    5
    2 GTA's for PSP in a row. What is rockstar doing? Go back to PS2 (PS3) and PC! 80's music for Vice City Rocks
  8. Wallach
    Feb 2, 2008
    7
    Some of the missions are great while some are so frustrating that I just want to smash the PSP into a wall, but it's still a nice game with a lot of funny vehicles.
  9. Matt
    Jan 26, 2007
    5
    Not really worth it. The story is standard GTA fare which isn't terrible, but the gameplay is mostly unchanged from last year's Liberty City Stories. If you want more of the same then this is probably up your alley. Me on the other hand, I can't take the level of frustration the missions instil in me. I feel as though these levels weren't really designed to be played Not really worth it. The story is standard GTA fare which isn't terrible, but the gameplay is mostly unchanged from last year's Liberty City Stories. If you want more of the same then this is probably up your alley. Me on the other hand, I can't take the level of frustration the missions instil in me. I feel as though these levels weren't really designed to be played on the psp. The controls are so cumbersome that often times a slight mistake with the analog nub can lead to imminent failure. It was a mistake to purchase this game, expecting something new or amazing. One GTA on the psp is enough. Rockstar needs to either fix the problems with the existing engine, or focus their talents elsewhere.… Expand
  10. TprAgile
    Oct 23, 2021
    5
    One of The most cancer game i ever played. Missions are made just for make you cancer
  11. sebastianali
    Feb 24, 2022
    7
    The best/worst GTA game imo.
    GTA Vice City Stories is a game that really upgrades the classic 3d formula with a lot of new aspects, like for example the autoaim now has target priority making it much less annoying, having the possibility of recover your weapons, arguably the best multiplayer on the entire series, the best graphics, new vehicles, etc. The mission design is also more varied    The best/worst GTA game imo.
    GTA Vice City Stories is a game that really upgrades the classic 3d formula with a lot of new aspects, like for example the autoaim now has target priority making it much less annoying, having the possibility of recover your weapons, arguably the best multiplayer on the entire series, the best graphics, new vehicles, etc. The mission design is also more varied and interesting than Liberty City Stories and the gang system (despite its flaws that i would cover it later), it manages to make the gameplay even more addictive than it already is................................. but.................
    It also makes the same mistakes as the previous 3d GTA..... again..... for the fifth time this is a joke, although most of the flaws are because of the engine, but why they still made the same clunky shooting mechanics that were barely acceptable in the 90s, let alone in 2006, with the same autoaim (although a bit fixed), same outdated driving and recycled elements? There also new flaws as well, exclusive to this game, like for example, this is probably the most broken GTA game ever made. First of all, the money system, is way too unbalanced, even more than in GTA 3 and VC. The new gang system makes you win ridiculous amounts of money even when only capture like 5 or 6 territories, so you would obtain thousands and thousands of dollars in a short time and being able to buy everything with max ammo so easily. Not helped by the bribery option, since it only cost you always 2000; that is nothing. While i praised this option, the price should scale with the amount of weapons you had or i dont know, SOMETHING! Not matter what people said about LCS, it was a way better balanced game, that makes you think on spending your money or not. The gang battles also becomes a bit annoying towards the end of the game, and the gangs tends you to make ambush on the street way too much, like, even when you leave the hospital a 4x4 can appear and kill you instantly for the second time.
    Also, we can talk about how glitchy this game is? Sometimes the car you have to destroy to begin a war doesnt appear and you have to save and load the game to fix it, or the framerate problems that are way more common than in LCS.
    The story is also probably one of the worst in the series, since, while it starts a bit interesting, it later becomes a festival of bad jokes and uninteresting dialogue. LCS had way better story thanks to the relationship of Leone and Salvatore.
    Overall, while i enjoyed VCS and i can understand why some people saw VCS as the best GTA game, it is one of the most flawed games on the series due of its unbalanced nature that makes the gameplay broken as hell and the missions dont have the most balanced difficult curve of all. Although i still think is a pretty good game, since it introduces some of the best features of the series and like LCS is so impressive for the PSP, i still think LCS is an objectively way better made game, as much as that statement can make some people angry.    … Expand
  12. trapy
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    Un juego muy parecido al LCS, pero este es el "bien hecho". Si bien la historia de este juego no es la mejor, la verdad es que es buena y mucho mejor que la de la anterior entrega. Como de costumbre, buenos vehículos, buena musica, buen mundo abierto. Si no fuese sido casi la misma jugabilidad que el juego anterior, le daría mas valoración.
  13. ElKooi
    Aug 31, 2023
    7
    Es un arreglo del Liberty City Stories
    ya que trae contenido del Vice City y del San Andreas
    Ahora se preguntaran ¿porque un 7? pues hay algunas misiones que son dificiles

Awards & Rankings

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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

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. PSM3 Magazine UK
    91
    While Vice City Stories is just as important a chapter in the GTA saga as any, it's another re-tread of the ageing GTA3 game engine. The missions feel familiar and so do the driving and the save system - they're all remnants of a six-year-old game, after all. Upstart "Scarface" feels fresher...But this is top-drawer entertainment. [Dec 2006, p.68]
  2. GamePro
    75
    The game is gritty and dull to a fault and it doesn't have the same sense of humor that made the past titles so entertaining. What humor there is tends to be painfully blunt - the first four hours are like one long un-funny redneck joke, for example.
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  3. GamesRadar+
    90
    Vice City Stories is topped off with killer ad-hoc multiplayer for up to six people, which lets you tear it up on foot or in cars, helicopters and boats across 10 different modes. While these matches tend to get choppy, they'll keep you playing long after you've finished the game's lengthy storyline - as will all the hidden nooks, unlockable vehicles and dozens of optional tasks scattered around the city.
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