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Simply the best game out there.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, what can I say? I haven't played a video game since Super Mario Bros. on the old Super Nintendo, back in the early nineties. That is, until a couple of weeks ago. I read a couple of reviews, threw caution to the wind and bought a copy of the PC version. I'm running it on my laptop (not the ideal platform, I know), with the s-video out to my 27" flat-screen TV. Wow. All I can say is 'wow.' Even on my lowly system (1.2 Celeron/352MB RAM/32 MB VRAM), this game ROCKS.

The fact that it's non-linear is great--you can explore the city at your leisure, and the city is BIG. There are a ton of weapons and vehicles to use. You not only drive cars, but also ride motorcycles, fly planes and choppers, and even pilot water-craft. And then there's the violence. It's so over-the-top it's cartoonish. Although, it's so realistic, I actually felt bad when I had to snipe a pedestrian and the others around him ran off screaming. (This game is most definitely NOT for children.)

But the best thing about Vice City is the radio stations. These guys actually went out and licensed music from the 80s. You'll hear Michael Jackson, Gary Newman, Nightranger and more. There's even a talk-radio station and a public radio station, both of which totally make fun of conservatives, liberals and bible-thumpers. All-in-all, this is more than a game, it's a totally immersive experience. I can't recommend it enough. (If you'd told me I'd be writing a glowing review of a VG a year ago, I'd have told you you were crazy. I'm a 34-year-old professional. I don't play video games! Video games are for kids! well, not any more...)

Tons of game play that never gets old

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My brother describes Vice City as a "part-time job" and I've found this to be true. You can sit down, finish a mission, work on a few more, do some side jobs as a vigilante or taxi driver, and just roam around town - and before you know it, you've been playing for 4 hours. The only complaint I have is that it's frozen up on me a few times, one time the tank I stole got stuck on the side of a building and wouldn't go anywhere, I couldn't get out or anything so after 10 minutes of trying everything I could think of, I had to turn the PS2 of and on. Another thing is sometimes when the "camera" is close to Tommy and he's walking, the change of perspective is skewed and you can end up walking in circles, with just flashes of the wall and his shirt for a bit because you can't tell where you're going. It's not a big deal unless you are trying to evade gunfire (which you do often) or complete a mission with a time limit. But the small glitches do not take away from the life of the game, which is amazing.

Parents Beware!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 30
Date: April 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If your a parent like me that allows your younger teens to play MA games, this is not one that you want them to play. Unless you plan on raising criminals. The only thing this game does is give young aspiring criminals practice at thier future jobs, without the consequence of jail. I witnessed approx. 10 twenty-something young adults sitting in a room watching ONE person practice being a criminal, they all had the same lost expression on thier faces. You know the one big, wide, fixed eyes, mouth wide open, nobody saying anything until the person playing beat the SH** out of a police officer, stole his gun and night stick, stole a car, drove across town to beat the sh** out of some innocent person, steal there money, have S*x with a dancer, and run from the police, SWAT, FBI, and the National Gaurd. I'm all about having fun with video games, I enjoy playing them with my teen, it gives us time spent together which is sometimes rare between parent and teen, but this game has no redeeming values AT ALL!!!!!

GTA Vice city

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 24
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Grand theft auto vice city is awesome game.the graphics are teriffic. ........................................OH yeah, you can steal motercycles........

Too Violent -- Game Should Pulled

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 24
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Violence, Vandalism, Murder and Mayhem. This game has no entertainment value. Games should be fun and somewhat educational...the problem is this game teaches all the wrong things to young adults...18-30 year olds included.

Get this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: August 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Expect to survive in Miami by killing, robbing banks, and stealing awesome cars. While it will be a great follow up game from gta3, it will also be much more. Rockstar games will only release the best. Pre-order this item if you want to get it before Christmas. If you dont, then you might want to just let your parents buy it, cuz you never know what this game will get rated. If you loved gta3, then you'll love this game too. It truly is a must have.

they found a way to ruin it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Minutes-long cutscenes and load times constantly interrupt the rhythm of the action. The motorcycles and helicopters are generally useless, and you can never find either when you need it. The city is actually too big, too confusing--you have to drive forever to get to missions, and by the time you arrive you don't feel like playing any more. Every mission is either far too easy or far too hard--nothing in between. The glowing effects and sunset effects don't do anything but make it harder to see, and are nothing but annoying. The soundtrack is too self-consciously preachy and pretentious to be funny or entertaining, and the songs are stuff you were already sick of and quickly will be again. The new targeting system is as bad as the old one, and the ability to duck is a joke. You'll be ducking by accident just by pressing the joystick too hard, and it ends up doing a lot more harm than good. They took a great game (GTA3), tried to make it too big for its britches, and found a way to ruin what should have been an even better game. In fact, Vice City is much, much worse. Stick with the original.

Stick with James Bond

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 34
Date: November 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My friends told me this game wa sgoing to be good so i bought it instead of james Bond NightFire. I hated Grand theft Auto vice city. I think its violent,immature and wrong. I cryed when i played this game because hit hurt me as being a Italian boy. They always make Itailian people mobsters. So stick with other games like Simpsons skateboarding, JamesBond or Jak and daxter.

OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 43
Date: September 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

AAHHHH I CANT WAIT ANY LONGER!!! THIS GAME IS GOING TO BE BY FAR THE HIGHEST SELLING GAME TO DATE. WHEN I RESERVED MY COPY AT A LOCAL STORE THERE WERE ALREADY 43 RESERVED WITHIN 2 HOURS AND I LIVE IN A VERY SMALL TOWN. 2 WEEKS LATER I CHECKED BACK AND RIGHT NOW 369 PEOPLE HAVE RESERVED THE GAME.I STILL PLAY GTA 3 EVERYDAY AND IT NEVER GETS OLD,I JUST CANT WAIT FOR HELICOPTERS AND MOTORCYCLES!!! aaahhhhh

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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 35
Date: May 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

dear sir or ma'm
i have not yet received this item if you could would you send me the info on the shipment

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