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[[Image:ViceCity-GTAVCS-map.png|170px|thumb|left|Map of Vice City in GTA VCS.]] | [[Image:ViceCity-GTAVCS-map.png|170px|thumb|left|Map of Vice City in GTA VCS.]] | ||
[[Image:VictorVance-GTAVCS.png|130px|thumb|left|GTA VCS's [[protagonist]],[[ | [[Image:VictorVance-GTAVCS.png|130px|thumb|left|GTA VCS's [[protagonist]],[[Victor Vance]]]] | ||
Vice City Stories marks the series' return to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], with the game taking place in August of [[1984]], roughly two years before the events of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. The game focuses around [[Victor Vance]], the brother of [[Lance Vance]] who [[Keep Your Friends Close...|betrays]] [[Tommy Vercetti]] in GTA | Vice City Stories marks the series' return to [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], with the game taking place in August of [[1984]], roughly two years before the events of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. The game focuses around [[Victor Vance]], the brother of [[Lance Vance]] who [[Keep Your Friends Close...|betrays]] [[Tommy Vercetti]] in GTA Vice City. Victor briefly appears in GTA Vice City in the opening cutscene, in which he is killed during a drug deal gone wrong. | ||
In Vice City Stories, the brothers find themselves falling on hard times. Victor is a 28 year old U.S. Army soldier who has been kicked out of the service, while Lance is a drug addicted wreck. They decide to take action and try to make names for themselves. The game profiles the siblings' attempts to take over Vice City and get money for their brother, Pete Vance for the medicine of his asthma. As | In Vice City Stories, the brothers find themselves falling on hard times. Victor is a 28 year old U.S. Army soldier who has been kicked out of the service, while Lance is a drug addicted wreck. They decide to take action and try to make names for themselves. The game profiles the siblings' attempts to take over Vice City and get money for their brother, Pete Vance for the medicine of his asthma. As Victor begins his quest in Vice city he earns lots of money by completing missions from Vice City's big men and women. The first he encounters is [[Jerry Martinez|Sgt. Jerry Martinez]] a drug addict commanding officer of Victor Vance, | ||
who also has Victor kicked out of the army. As he makes progress he meets [[Marty Williams]] the leader of the trailer park mafia and also [[Louise Cassidy-Williams]] and her baby. | who also has Victor kicked out of the army. As he makes progress he meets [[Marty Williams]] the leader of the trailer park mafia and also [[Louise Cassidy-Williams]] and her baby. Victor finds out that Marty is abusing Louise and their baby and after Marty kidnapped Louise and their baby, Victor chases and kills Marty. Then Victor works with [[Phil Cassidy]] by killing Cholos, | ||
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For Vice City Stories, the combat system was overhauled to feature more depth than ever before. The targeting mechanic has been tweaked to "intelligently target"; enemies posing a threat or attacking the player will be targeted over pedestrians. The biggest changes concern the hand-to-hand combat system, as players can now perform grappling moves and throws, and stand on top of enemies laying on the ground. | For Vice City Stories, the combat system was overhauled to feature more depth than ever before. The targeting mechanic has been tweaked to "intelligently target"; enemies posing a threat or attacking the player will be targeted over pedestrians. The biggest changes concern the hand-to-hand combat system, as players can now perform grappling moves and throws, and stand on top of enemies laying on the ground. | ||
For the first time in a Grand Theft Auto game, players are able to bribe policemen or hospital staff when "Wasted" or "Busted" in order to keep weapons that ordinarily would have been lost. Also new to the series are icons scattered around the city that allow | For the first time in a Grand Theft Auto game, players are able to bribe policemen or hospital staff when "Wasted" or "Busted" in order to keep weapons that ordinarily would have been lost. Also new to the series are icons scattered around the city that allow Victor to purchase vehicles. For example, a bulletproof [[Sanchez]] is available at the first safehouse. | ||
The standard hidden package system returns in the form of 99 [[red balloons]] scattered around the city. This is a reference to Nena's 1980s hit, "99 Luftballons". Also, extras that have been discovered (Red Balloons, [[Rampages]] and the [[Unique Stunt Jumps]]) appear on the in-game map. Trip skips also return. | The standard hidden package system returns in the form of 99 [[red balloons]] scattered around the city. This is a reference to Nena's 1980s hit, "99 Luftballons". Also, extras that have been discovered (Red Balloons, [[Rampages]] and the [[Unique Stunt Jumps]]) appear on the in-game map. Trip skips also return. | ||