Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Video Game
2006
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)

Follows a young man, named Victor 'Vic' Vance (Dorian Missick) who's kicked out of the army and precedes to rise through the ranks of multiple gangs in the glamourous and dangerous world of ... Read allFollows a young man, named Victor 'Vic' Vance (Dorian Missick) who's kicked out of the army and precedes to rise through the ranks of multiple gangs in the glamourous and dangerous world of Vice City in 1984.Follows a young man, named Victor 'Vic' Vance (Dorian Missick) who's kicked out of the army and precedes to rise through the ranks of multiple gangs in the glamourous and dangerous world of Vice City in 1984.

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Dorian Missick

Vic Vance
(voice)

Philip Michael Thomas

Lance Vance
(voice)

Lynda Ashe

Janet Vance
(voice)
(as Linda Ashe)

Felix Solis

Jerry Martinez
(voice)

Gary Busey

Phil Cassidy
(voice)

Jim Burke

Marty Williams
(voice)

Chelsey Rives

Louise Cassidy-Williams
(voice)

Cathy Trien

Mary-Jo Cassidy
(voice)

Danny Trejo

Umberto Robina
(voice)

Luis Guzmán

Ricardo Diaz
(voice)
(as Luis Guzman)

Barbara Rosenblat

Reni Wassulmaier
(voice)

Garth Kravits

Frankie
(voice)

Timothy Spall

Barry Mickelthwaite
(voice)

Phil Collins

Phil Collins
(voice)
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Yul Vazquez

Armando Mendez
(voice)

Rubén Trujillo

Diego Mendez
(voice)
(as Ruben Trujillo)

Daniel Oreskes

Bryan Forbes
(voice)
(as Dan Oreskes)

Nicole Orth-Pallavicini

Welfare Woman
(voice)
(as Nicole Orth-Pallovincini)

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Trivia
Philip Michael Thomas (Lance Vance), Gary Busey (Phil Cassidy), Danny Trejo (Umberto Robina) and Luis Guzmán (Ricardo Diaz) reprise the roles they played in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002).

Goofs
Lance Vance arrives in Vice City through Escobar International Airport even though it's supposed to be closed due to Hurricane Gordy.

Quotes
Vic Vance: [Finds Lance searching the house] Lance! Lance, get over here and explain yourself!
Lance Vance: Shhh!
Vic Vance: Stop acting like a child!
Lance Vance: Shhh!
Vic Vance: Don't you shush me!
Lance Vance: [Speaking in a hushed tone] Keep your voice down.
Vic Vance: No! You can barely tie your own shoelaces and you're telling me how to behave?
Lance Vance: [Yelling] Will you shut up, you stupid gorilla? The place is bugged! The DEA is onto us! Happy now?

Alternate versions
The PS2 version includes the following changes:
More side missions, rampages, stunt jumps and vehicle purchases
Added a stat for how many seagulls sniped
Removed the multiplayer from the PSP version
The hitmen in the first mission can no longer kill the player
In the mission "Home's on the Range, Jesus has a different colored suit
In the mission "Domo Arigoto Domestoboto", Armando shoots the Domestobot with the Python instead of the Pistol
Planes were made less durable and can explode easier
The hidden developer message on the sign at the stadium now says 11 easter eggs instead of 10
The hidden sign telling you "nothing to see here" was changed telling the player to look in the VCN building instead. The same easter egg from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) in the VCN building was added and a crane was added inside to show the easter egg was under construction
The stubby shotgun, rocket launcher and grenades have different sound effects. The stubby shotgun reuses the spas sound
Some of the aircraft and motorbike sounds become higher in pitch
A trails option was added
Listening to the radio was added to air ambulance
Gloves were added to the Hired Muscle outfit. They were only visible in cutscenes on PSP
The WinterGreen bike received a bigger windescreen
The rampage for killing bikers with the Mac-10 was moved a little further to a new location
The sniper scope received a green tint
It's easier to see the trash such as leaves and newspapers around the city
Some of the map was changed for the new stunt jumps, such as the construction site and chunder wheel
PS2 has better draw distance, better textures and runs at a higher resolution than the PSP

Connections
Featured in GameSpot TV: Grand Theft Auto IV Special (2008)

Soundtracks
Holy Diver
(uncredited)
by Dio
Written by Ronnie James Dio
Available on V-Rock

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Featured review

10/10

Much better than Liberty City Stories(Review is for PS2 release of the game)

Rated M for Violence,Strong Language and Sex and Drug Content.

I am a fairly big Grand Theft Auto fan.I got GTA2 a couple of years back but then about two years ago I got Vice City and loved it! Then I got San Andreas and loved it even more.To me this series is the best game ever.The games have great storyline's,characters and are loads of fun to play.Sure the graphics may not be as good as other games but the gameplay makes up for it and gameplay is the most important aspect of a game in my opinion.I got Liberty City Stories for Playstation 2.For me, that one was the worst in the series.The game had the worst storyline out of all the GTA games and the worst soundtrack.It was still a great game but not as good as the others.I forgave it because it was originally a PSP game(and a good one at that).But then Vice City Stories came out and made this game look much worse.I still like Liberty City STories but Vice City Stories is much better.I got really excited when I heard they were bringing the game to Playstation 2 and I got the game three days after it came out.Now Vice City Stories has the worst graphics out of all the Grand Theft Auto games but the other things make up for it.I got the game yesterday so I am at the beginning but so far Vice City Stories seems to have a much better storyline and much better characters than Liberty City Stories.There are new features in Vice City Stories that were not in any other GTA game such as the ability to buy your weapons after you get busted or wasted.Also the combat system is the second best out of all the GTA games(San Andreas is the best because you can learn new moves).In Vice City Stories you can use new fighting moves on your opponents such as snapping their necks.The soundtrack is very good.Not as good as Vice City's but there are plenty of good 1980's hits to enjoy.The game takes place in the year 1984(it doesn't say in the game but it says on the back of the box).You are Victor Vance(you might remember his brother Lance from Vice City).You join the army to pay for your brothers medication(he apparently has asthma).Your mother and other brother(Lance) are drug addicts.However your superior officer Jerry Martinez asks you to do illegal jobs which eventually get you kicked out of the army.You know must make a name for yourself in Vice City while meeting new and interesting characters.There are some new parts of the city that were not in the original Vice City such as a trailer park.Vice City Stories is only $30 Canadian and is definitely worth the price.