Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Vice City Stories completely revolutionised GTA on the PSP. Ok, so it was one of only two GTA games on the PSP, but it still was one hell of a game to get on a tiny UMD. We returned to Vice City in 1984, two years before Mr Vercetti set to the streets, and we took on the role of Corporal Vic Vance, who joined the army as an honest man trying to help a problematic family, and one fault later he is doing whatever he can to survive.

The features of this game included the ability to swim, the ability to fly helicopters, checkpoints in R3 missions, empire mode and everything else you'd expect to see in a GTA game.

Story and missions:
Well, I have to say this is one of the most gripping storylines I've ever seen in a GTA game. It had me playing whenever I could to see what was going to happen next and I couldn't bare to put it down until I finally achieved 100%. This story is one where you can really feel for the main character, and without going into too much...

THE GOOD:
New Empire feature

You can stop gang attacks this time.

Good graphics

You can swim again.

Some cool missions

THE BAD:
Some frustrating missions

SUMMARY:
I bought this game about 3 weeks ago and I'm sure glad I did. Before this game, Vice City was my favorite GTA. And now, Vice City Stories is my new favorite GTA.

Gameplay: This improves the fighting system. You can now grab people and punch them. You can tackle them and punch them while they are down. You can even sneak up from behind and snap their necks! Here's something even more surprising: At the very start of the game, you're a Military soldier and you can even kill other Military soldiers without them fighting back! The others just run away like babies! How cool is that? They actually only shoot you if you get an wanted stars. And don't let the fact that this game takes place in the same city as VC make you think that...

Yet again RockStar impresses many and pull another gem from their bag of gems with this PSP game.

You play Victor Vance. A soldier who gets kicked out of the army and put on the streets. In an attempt to make money to pay for his sick brothers hospital bills he starts getting involved with the wrong crowd and doing things he would otherwise never even think about doing.

GRAPHICS [3.9]
The first thing anyone notices about a game are the graphics. If you've ever played a GTA game you'd know what to expect. Due the sheer size of the game and the small size of the UMD the graphics suffer somewhat. Popups are frequent in VCS, even more then ever before. Expect to crash into an invisible wall or tree and then watch as it suddenly appears. This kind of thing happens quite often especially when driving a fast vehicle. It's not a major fault as you tend to get used to it and be cautious when driving fast however it is something that can get annoying when on a high...