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There are also a variety of businesses which can be purchased, including a pornographic film studio, a taxi company, and several entertainment clubs.

As Tommy builds his criminal empire, the player may purchase a number of properties distributed across the city, some of which act as additional hideouts where weapons can be collected and vehicles can be stored. Completion of these activities grants the player with context-specific rewards.

While free roaming the game world, the player may engage in activities such as a vigilante minigame, a fire fighting activity, a paramedic service and a taxi cab service. As the player completes missions for different gangs, fellow gang members will often defend the player, while rival gang members will recognize the player and subsequently shoot on sight. The game was released in October 2002 for the PlayStation 2, in May 2003 for Microsoft Windows, and in October 2003 for the Xbox.ĭuring the story, Tommy meets characters from various gangs. Much of the development work constituted creating the game world to fit the inspiration and time period the development team conducted extensive field research in Miami while creating the world. The game was also influenced by the film and television of the era, most notably Scarface and Miami Vice. The game’s plot is based on multiple real-world people and events in Miami such as Cubans, Haitians, and biker gangs, the 1980s crack epidemic, the Mafioso drug lords of Miami, and the dominance of glam metal. The open world design lets the player freely roam Vice City, consisting of two main islands. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. While seeking out those responsible, he slowly builds an empire by seizing power from other criminal in the city

Set in 1986 within the fictional Vice City, based on Miami, the single-player story follows mobster Tommy Vercetti’s rise to power after his release from prison and being caught up in an ambushed drug deal. Grand Theft Auto Vice City is a best open world game developed by Rockstar games, It is the fourth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2001’s Grand Theft Auto III.