Version Reviewed:
Playstation 2
I didn't think that anything could be better than GTA: III,
though I quickly found out wrong. Vice City is a great addition
to this series. With so much freedom, and so many cars, it was hard decided what
to do first. You still have many of the great things from the last game,
so don't worry. The hookers are still there, the guns are still there, and yes,
the radio is still there too. The radio stations are great. They play true 80's
music. All the classics on the radio bring back fond memories of listening to old
80's metal when I was a little kid. Though, that also brings on another problem.
There are too few songs on the radio stations. I found myself getting tired of
listening to the radio very quickly, as I did on GTA: III.
As with new additions from the previous installment, motorcycles.
Yes, crotch rockets are a great aspect of the game. You can ride wheelies or
stop on with a nice nose wheelie. Motorcycles are also great for speeding through
traffic, but like most motorcycles in games, they don't handle very well.
Also, if you hit something, you're gonna go flying off, soon to find yourself
walking around looking for your bike like an idiot. In the new game,
you will also have a wider variety of weapons. The weapon list includes a katana,
hand guns, machine guns, smoke bombs, grenades, a flamethrower, and a really cool
chainsaw!
One of the main problems with this game is the traffic A.I.
I often would be driving along, at a speedy pace, when a car decided to cut me off.
Now I'm sure this is meant to be this way to make it more difficult when in a
hurry during missions, or trying to escape from the cops, but it's really annoying.
Another thing that ruins the fun is, hookers will only pick you up in certain cars.
You can't drive up to them in a junker, or a gang car, and expect to get any.
Now, these women obviously don't want to get paid. A good way to motivate them
is to grab your sniper, point it right at their head, and BANG!!
Ok, so maybe making them headless with blood gushing out from their neck
doesn't motivate them, but it's so much fun!!
Finally I'd like to say, get this. You won't be disappointed.
When the missions seem too hard, or get stressful, you can always relax by
just cruising around, or you can go on a killing rampage,
then run as fast as you can to try and get away from the cops.
Either way, you're guaranteed to have fun. Though I wouldn't recommend
this game for the young ones. It's full of vulgar language, sexual connotations,
and other adult material (strip clubs, blood, excessive violence, and drugs).
But for everybody else, go have some fun, and take over Vice City!
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