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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

(2002, Video Games - Role Playing Games, Rated M, Play it on: PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    5.0
  • Common Sense says

    GTA continues with more sex, violence & drugs.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This not for kids

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Stealing, killing, and shooting are all a part of this gangster lifestyle.
  • Violence :

    The object is to shoot, kill, and beat up as many people as possible. There is gang warfare, beatings, drive-by shootings, killing of innocent bystanders, bloody and grotesque deaths.
  • Sex:

    Explicitly sexual -- you can be serviced by hookers.
  • Language:

    Constant swearing is a part of this world.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Unapologetic drug use. Some alcohol consumption as well.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Parents need to know that this game features all manner of violence, drug use, and foul language. Kids who play this game will be able to steal cars, kill a prostitute after having sex with her, shoot cops, and sell drugs. While clever pop culture references to the 1980s make the game creative and appealing, the graphic nature of its storyline makes it shocking. Parents also need to know that the star rating given to this game is based on quality of gameplay within this adult genre of gaming and not an endorsement of the violence within the game.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the presence of adult content in video games. Does the interactive nature of the experience make it more influential than books or movies? Is it appropriate for game developers to address such mature subjects as drug use and prostitution in what was once considered a children's medium?
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Onne of the cleaner GTA's

    THis is one of the cleanest GTA's out there but you can search very hard and try to break into a stripclub but unless you try to find it it wont happen, otherwise sex is not in it. if your looking for a 100% sex free GTA get Grand Theft Auto III, it just has mild violence and language.

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 4.0

    Ehh... bad.

    Sure, it contains the message that the other games contain but its not graphic enough for todays viewers to be taken seriously.

  3. Kid Reviewer
    Age 7
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i love this game but i dont play it any more

    good game nothing scary or NOT FOR KIDS

  4. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it 5.0

    Pretty good

    D**n people, its just a game. Sure, a violent one, but your kid should know they shouldn't go outside with a loaded handgun and randomly kill people, or blow up a building with C4, or buy smuggled cocaine from a group of Colombian gangsters. Really. I started playing all of the GTAs when I was 8 or 9, and you don't see on the news "12 year old boy kills family, blows up town, sells blow." If your kid gets violent, don't blame Rockstar games. Blame yourself.

  5. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    Kids ages: 5, 14, 19
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    People Put on Your thinking caps

    People keep saying that this gameis horrible.Well think about it if you say the game is horrible then you are insaulting the company who made the series and all the people who like this game.Content is mild but thats the only thing.Lots of companies have made worse and Rockstar is 10/10 for companies that have made graphic games.Thats not bad for rockstar.So if oyu know your kid won't act like that go buy them this game!

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