Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an open-world action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Set in the fictional Vice City in 1986, the game draws heavily from Miami and 1980s American culture.

Players control Tommy Vercetti, a Mafia hitman released from prison after a drug deal goes wrong. As he searches for those responsible, Tommy builds a criminal empire and competes with rival criminal organisations across the city.

Played from a third-person perspective, Vice City combines exploration, shooting, driving, racing, and sandbox gameplay in an open world. Its music, gameplay, and tweaked game engine received widespread critical praise, and the game became the best-selling video game of 2002.

Key Details

• Developer: Rockstar North
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Setting: Vice City, 1986
• Genres: Action, adventure, arcade, racing, sandbox, and shooter
• Platforms: PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Mac, and PlayStation 3