Overview
About Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.
Story setup
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.
Reference
At a glance
- Released
- October 27, 2002
- Platforms
- PC, macOS
- Genres
- Shooter, Racing, Adventure, Arcade, Action
- Play modes
- Single Player
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Time to beat
- ~135 hours
Media
Screenshots
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Playtime
How long to beat
Player-reported completion times for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
- Rushed
- 876hoursMain story only
- Typical
- 135hoursStory plus some extras
- Completionist
- 212hoursEvery side objective too
Estimated from 12 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.
Playing together
Multiplayer & game modes
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.
Play Modes
Single Player
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ACBMA 15+
Strong Violence, Strong Sexual References
CEROZ
- Violence
- Crime
CLASS_IND18
- Violência (Violence)
- Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content)
- Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)
ESRBM
- Blood and Gore
- Strong Language
- Strong Sexual Content
- Violence
GRAC19+
- Violence
- Language
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
- Crime, Anti-Social
- Sexuality
PEGI18
- Violence
- Bad Language
Open world adventure game set in the 80s, where you play as Tommy Vercetti taking over Vice City.
USK18
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