Vice City

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A load of details have emerged of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - and the city will be over twice the size of the one featured in predecessor GTA3. Not only that, players will now be able to wander round indoor environments, including casinos, hotels and discos.

The choice of weaponry has been increased to a total of 40 tools of destruction, while the combat system has also been tweaked so that, when you're auto-targeting, the camera doesn't swing round in the annoying fashion in did in GTA3.

Equally generous is the selection of different cars featured in the game, now up to 120 - 70 more than GTA3. Included among the new vehicles are rideable motorbikes.

The game's engine is, predictably, being reworked and should ensure there's far less slow-down along with added particle effects and lighting effects (cars, for instance, will have far more reflective surfaces and shadowing).

Of course, there are loads of other neat touches too. We're particularly taken with the idea that you can actually hide behind pedestrians to avoid gunfire. Harsh - but funny.

The missions themselves will offer greater variety and we can expect more sub-missions (delivering pizza is one), while improved AI will allow for more intelligent gangs and police.

Finally, a whopping 10 hours of music will feature in the game, including 90 licensed songs played across the 10 radio stations. It's an eclectic mix, to say the least, with tracks from Judas Priest, Grandmaster Flash, Kool and the Gang, Cutting Crew and walking haircut catastrophes Flock of Seagulls.

It's all sounding very nice indeed and, if the game manages to pull off the host of improvements that are being touted for it, Vice City will clearly be absolutely fantastic. This is going to be huge so rest assured we'll be bringing you plenty of updates before its release on 22 October.

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this info I got at computerandvideogames...


Friday 16th August 2002  GTA VICE CITY DETAILS REVEALED!

Click through now for full details of the sequel to one of 2001's biggest games

17:24 The lid has been lifted on one of the year's hottest titles. Grand Theft Auto Vice City, developed in Scotland by Rockstar North, is the follow to last year's enormous Grand Theft Auto 3, which sent shockwaves through the games world with its stunning presentation of a living, breathing world filled with incident and excitement.

Vice City plans to improve upon the high standards set by its predecessor, offering considerably more of everything. Set in Miami in the 1980s, Rockstar is pulling out all the stops to ensure period authenticity - for starters, the game will feature over ten hours of music with some 90 licensed tracks including Judas Priest, Kool and the Gang and Flock of Seagulls to name but a few.

Futhermore various radio stations will feature quirky DJs fully versed in 80s slang. Totally skill, no doubt. And the main character in the game will be voiced by none other than Ray Liotta, star of gangster classic Goodfellas.

In terms of the gameplay, there will be a whopping 40 weapons available with which to spread mass destruction, which is 25 more than GTA3. And if you think that's a big improvement, wait until you get chance to drive round in one of 120 vehicles - a massive increase of 70 over last year's title.

You should also expect expansive indoor environments this time, with discos, casinos and hotels all open for full exploration as you tear up the city - something that must be making Sony particularly nervous as it gears up to release The Getaway.

The game engine is being heavily tweaked, and Rockstar is promising to dramatically reduce the occurrence of slowdown, and greatly increase the amount of particle effects found in the game.

It all sounds completely fantastic and it seems certain that Rockstar has another sure fire hit on the way. GTA Vice City releases on PS2 on October 22, so expect heaps more coverage o the run up to release.

Sounds pretty kewl :D
 
damn this game sounds and looks incredible, am i dreaming 40 weapons, 120 cars if i am i dont wanna wake up. is October 22 confirmed 4 UK or r they gonna move it?
 
Dude! IM so getting this game!

By the way its coming out on PS2 right? Those graphics look like their for xbox..
 
Oh man is this exciting, has everyone watched the videos on the GTA site :computer:? It's gonna be so class :D

Oh yea and that character has got one hel* of a nice shirt I gotta get one..:lol:
 
Originally posted by alexy2k
Oh man is this exciting, has everyone watched the videos on the GTA site :computer:? It's gonna be so class :D

Oh yea and that character has got one hel* of a nice shirt I gotta get one..:lol:

Strange really. I took my mate out for my birthday last year: and he bought the exact same shirt, buying it for "skateboarding" purposes.

And also: buy the new issue of PC Gamer UK (with UT2003 on the cover) and you'll get the new trailer.
 
Judging from the white car i seen in the september trailer, thers a 1980 pontiac trans am in there! Incase any of you were wondering wher ei saw this at, check out the second trailer, and in the scene where hes standing next to the white car spoutin off shotgun rounds, the car right next to him is in fact a 1979-80-81 trans am! You can tell by looking at the air duct by the front tire, and also by the shape of the doors & all the windows.. If im correct, then this will be the best game ever created! (to me anyway, there isnt one game ive found that has had a 1979-80-81 trans am in it.. ;)) :D
 
I was right! I checked out the august trailer and i seen the front end of the same car! Thers a 1979-80-81 trans am in the game! I need to get it!!!!!!! AGHHHHH... 29 days.. so far away...
 
Originally posted by gt2_gs
Dude! IM so getting this game!

By the way its coming out on PS2 right? Those graphics look like their for xbox..

Yup - remember Rockstar signed console exclusivity with Sony about six months ago. There'll be a PC version (eventually), but for consoles PS2 is it.
 
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