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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
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Another brutal, unabashedly adult game.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories was written by Aaron Lazenby
Parents need to know that the content of this game is consistent with previous entries in the series -- brutal violence, smarmy sexuality, drug use, and bad language are all in full effect. Players will be involved in contract killings, gang wars, torture, and drive-by shootings, and are encouraged to kill people, and ethnic caricatures abound. Despite the game's amazing depth and detail, the developers have made another unabashedly adult game that revels in explicit content. It is only for mature players.
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What’s the Story?
GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES takes place prior to the events of its console predecessor, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Players control Vic Vance, brother of a leading character from the earlier game, who enlists in the military to provide his family with some financial stability. But when his corrupt commanding officer forces him to run drug errands, Vic is kicked out of the Army and pursues a life of crime to help his family. Along the way, Vic meets a wild array of characters who populate a dark world of drug dealing, extortion, prostitution, and robbery, to name a few pastimes.
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Is It Any Good?
The second GTA for the Sony handheld delivers almost everything you'd expect from a console game -- comparable graphics, a sprawling game world, intuitive controls, memorable characters with top-notch voice acting, and a vast array of unlockable extras. The missions and Mini games are the perfect length for quick gaming sessions, extending the game's replay value almost to infinity. Ten multiplayer challenges give you ample opportunity to compete against your friends.
While building your empire is fun, fending off the steady onslaught of attackers becomes tiresome, distracting from the rest of the game. But as with other GTA entries, the shocking content is really what is on display here. Unless you're OK with dropping your kid into a seedy virtual backwater, the PSP's trip to Vice City is an adults-only affair.
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Released on 10/30/2006, price $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M (for blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, strong sexual content, use of drugs)
ESRB rating: M (for blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, strong sexual content, use of drugs)
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- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
mild for gta
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
good for 2 year olds!
my kid plays it all the time, he acts as if he never played it before, he's perfect
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
good for 2 year olds!
my kid plays it all the time, he acts as if he never played it before, he's perfect
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
dont let your kids play this or they'll end up like my brother!!!
my brother got crazy on this game. and he learned some cussing words in the game too. he started going to school secretly bringing a weapon and killed everyone at his school. so my mom had to throw it away...dont let your kids play this or they'll end up like my brother!!!
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| 67% | of parents say it's educational |
| 33% | of parents say kids find it easy to play |
| 33% | of parents feel the site is safe |
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