Underplayed Gems

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories cover
Developer
Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North
Publisher
Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Genres
Racing, Adventure
Rating
3.9 of 5, 228 player ratings
Completionist
about 1.6 hours

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How it feels

A sprawling sun-drenched criminal playground where you carve out a criminal empire through chaotic missions and free-roaming mayhem across a neon-lit city.

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About

The PlayStation Portable follow-up to Rockstar's monumental handheld entry in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. As in Liberty City Stories, this game ventures back to the location of the second PS2 game.

What players say

A criminally underrated entry praised for its polished presentation, era-defining soundtrack, and one of the most human, character-driven stories in the series, overlooked mainly because it stayed on PS2/PSP.

Screenshots

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