Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s.
Having just made it back onto the streets of Liberty City after a long stretch in maximum security, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli. They were understandably nervous about his re-appearance in Liberty City, so a trip down south seemed like a good idea. But all does not go smoothly upon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City. He's set up and is left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most of Vice City seems to want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back and take over the city himself.
From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile as Grand Theft Auto returns to the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. Vice City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, and is the most varied, complete and alive digital city ever created. Combining non-linear gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and are given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.
As a major gateway to South America and the Caribbean and attracting migrants, Vice City is brimming with diverse characters, so there's a friend for everyone. It is a sociable place and the new guy in town is sure to meet all manner of friendly people in the sunshine capital of America. Athletes, pop stars, real estate developers, politicians, trailer trash, everyone is moving to Vice City to find out what makes it the number one growth city in America. But, as Tommy quickly finds out, trust is still the rarest of commodities.
Vice City offers vehicular pleasures to suit every taste. For the speed enthusiast, there's high-performance cars and motorbikes. For the sportsman, a powerboat or a golf buggy lets you enjoy the great outdoors. For those that need that sense of freedom and escape, why not charter a helicopter and see the beauty of Vice City from the air?
As the party capital of America, you would expect your ears to be seduced by a host of sultry melodies and pumping beats, but the city is truly rocking. You'll be AMAZED as you sweep through Vice City's FM dial. If you are feeling like trouble, you can tune into some driving rock, or some crucial electro, or maybe you want to slow down with some sweet soul, and there will always be some great romantic anthems if you want to really take your mind off things.
For the action man, or outdoors type, there's tons of fun things to do and adventures to be had... guaranteed. For the secretive or creepy type, Vice City is full of surprises, a place where you'll constantly be surprised by the vivacious, fun-loving types who live there and the things you can discover.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the most diverse and ambitious piece of interactive entertainment yet created. The game is developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

"...an instant classic." Electronic Gaming Monthly
"...an immense amout of gameplay...a truly unique gameplay experience..." ign.com
"...one of the most stylish and enjoyable games ever released." GameSpot


FEATURES

Nine Full hours of 80s music featuring 90+ songs licensed from well known artists (compare this to GTA3s three and a half hours).

Lazlow will be back

More reflective surfaces on the vehicles including real time shadowing from the environment.

The whole of Vice City will be open to players from the start of the game. Go where you want, when you want.

Vice City is not a sequel, nor is it a prequel, and it certainly is not an addon. It is just another slice of the GTA "universe."

Your character finally speaks!

There will be around 8000 individual voice overs (compared to GTA3s 2000)

20 top Hollywood stars will fill out the cast.

Vice City will be double the size of Liberty City both inside and out. There will be many, many more multileveled interior environments for you to explore. Missions will send you to both outdoor and indoor locations.

Vice City will include even more peds on the streets with more lifelike behavior.

Gangs are more intelligent and will cause trouble all over the city so you will not be the only one the police will be hunting down.

Graphical enhancements include higher framerate, higher resolution textures, more complex vehicle and ped models with better skins, and a new radiosity lighting system to make the neon look just right.

New targeting system to make finding and shooting enemies even easier. It will highlight targets based on "priority and not on proximity". The new system also includes a new crosshair system that shows you both the exact target and the bullet spray radius

Vice City will include 40 weapons (compared to GTA3s 15), including new hand to hand weapons like the machete.

New maneuvers like crouching will help you make use of cover.

A new camera system will lock the camera over your shoulder to make both interior and exterior combat easier.

A new HUD will show more information including your elevation above ground (think large buildings with multiple floors).

VC will include more complex missions that include a greater variety of objectives. These new missions will ask more of you by melding vehicle, outdoor and indoor combat all into one mission.

New side missions including pizza delivery!

The vehicle count has also been raised to 120 from GTA3s paltry selection of only 50. Many of the vehicles are inspired by 80s sports cars and yes, there will be motorcycles!

You will be able to shoot out tires which will drastically affect the vehicle physics.

More boats have been added, and water based action has been revamped as well with an all new physics system for boats.