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'''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''' (also referred to as '''''GTA Vice City''', '''Vice City''' and '''GTAVC'''''), is the second game in the [[GTA III Era]]. Although it was released after [[Grand Theft Auto III]], it was set 15 years earlier. | '''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''' (also referred to as '''''GTA Vice City''', '''Vice City''' and '''GTAVC'''''), is the second game in the [[GTA III Era]]. Although it was released after [[Grand Theft Auto III]], it was set 15 years earlier. | ||
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It 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. | It 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. | ||
==Game Information== | |||
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*[[Characters in GTA Vice City|Characters]] | |||
*[[Missions in GTA Vice City|Missions]] | |||
*[[Vehicles in GTA Vice City|Vehicles]] | |||
*[[Weapons in GTA Vice City|Weapons]] | |||
*[[100% Completion in GTA Vice City|100% Completion]] | |||
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*[[Radio Stations in GTA Vice City|Radio Stations]] | |||
*[[Safehouses in GTA Vice City|Safehouses]] | |||
*[[Businesses in GTA Vice City|Businesses]] | |||
*[[Gangs in GTA Vice City|Gangs]] | |||
*[[Secrets and Easter Eggs in GTA Vice City|Secrets and Easter Eggs]] | |||
*[[Cheats in GTA Vice City|Cheats]] | |||
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==Storyline== | ==Storyline== | ||
[[File:TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg|thumb|left|GTA Vice City's [[protagonist]], [[Tommy Vercetti]]]] | [[File:TommyVercetti-GTAVC.jpg|thumb|left|GTA Vice City's [[protagonist]], [[Tommy Vercetti]]]]{{toc}} | ||
From the [http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ official site]: | From the [http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/ official site]: | ||
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*[[wikipedia:Pablo Escobar|Pablo Escobar]] - possibly the most notorious Colombian drug dealer ever to have lived is alluded to by the name of [[Escobar International Airport]]. | *[[wikipedia:Pablo Escobar|Pablo Escobar]] - possibly the most notorious Colombian drug dealer ever to have lived is alluded to by the name of [[Escobar International Airport]]. | ||
*[[wikipedia: Glam Metal|Hair Metal]] - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a fictitious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés in the style of [[wp:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. | *[[wikipedia: Glam Metal|Hair Metal]] - as well as the rock/metal station [[V-Rock]], a fictitious in-game metal band [[Love Fist]] spoofs many 80s rock clichés in the style of [[wp:This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]. | ||
==Tips & tricks== | ==Tips & tricks== | ||
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BAFTA Video Games Awards Best Design, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, Sunday Times Reader Award for Games, Best Playstation 2 Game, Best Sound | BAFTA Video Games Awards Best Design, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, Sunday Times Reader Award for Games, Best Playstation 2 Game, Best Sound | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The logo sequence for GTA Vice City is reminiscent of the [[wp:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] BASIC command prompt, which was common during the time when the game was set. | * The logo sequence for GTA Vice City is reminiscent of the [[wp:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] BASIC command prompt, which was common during the time when the game was set. | ||