
Over the course of roughly 28 hours, you can tackle 87 missions, including 38 story missions, six racing missions, five phone missions, four off-road missions, and three remote-controlled missions. If you’re the kind of player who loves exploring every icon marked on their in-game map, GTA: Vice City will scratch that itch for you. Side quests often feed into the main story or provide interesting diversions that take the player to hidden corners of the map. Taking control of a rising mobster, players have the freedom to roam the Miami-inspired Vice City, taking on whatever missions they want.

Additionally, it opened the door for imitators that ranged from the serviceable Sleeping Dogs to the ridiculous Saints Row.ĭuring GTA: Vice City, t he framework for many open-world games was put in place. Although it followed the footsteps of other GTA titles (most notably GTA 3), it managed to spawn an equally successful sequel. Grand Theft Auto (GTA): Vice City was published by Rockstar Games in 1997.
