vice city

francie brady · 02-12-2002 3:17pm #1

Has anyone finished the game? I think it's much better then the last GTA but the missions are much harder. I stuck on the shakedown one where you have to do the hit and runs on the shops in the mail so that they pay you protection. actually i'm stuck on all the missions at the moment. But i'm enjoying trying them all the same. Vice city still get my vote for best game i ever played.

Krusty_Clown · 02-12-2002 6:01pm

Yes I agree...
It's much improved on GTA3...
Motorbikes, helicopters, sea-planes, golf carts..
It's great..

WRT: the Shakedown mission, just make sure you've got full armour and health before starting the mission... Use a machine-gun to break the windows. Just keep firing and spray all of the windows together, instead of adjusting your position...

I'm at 48% and still having fun!

theciscokid · 02-12-2002 8:12pm

I'm at 48% and still having fun

good, cause if you don't lever brothers won't give you your money back

Mills · 03-12-2002 4:14pm

Anyone know how many missions there are? Im 24% through it now.

TinCool · 03-12-2002 6:45pm

I have to say that the Missions are a lot harder in Vice City, particularly the boat missions. I'm currently stuck on 2 boat missions (a race one and a stunt one) and I'm having trouble passing them.

Celt · 03-12-2002 7:37pm

I finished the game on 62% Mills, that's with all the pizza boy and vigilante missions passed and all property bought.

Swifty · 03-12-2002 7:50pm

Yeah I finally got a chance to start playing this and It's great. I'm about 27% complete doing the missions for that biker guy. The one where you have to get his hog back is mad

theciscokid · 03-12-2002 7:58pm

all four gta games are seriously over - rated ,

true playstation generation propaganda :rolleyes:

Shinji · 03-12-2002 8:18pm

Want to give a reason for that or are you just trolling? Back it up or I delete it.

Dont be at yourself · 03-12-2002 8:21pm

You're MAD and WRONG.

Only GTAIII and Vice City are widely considered to be classics and their success are little to do with propoganda, and more to do with them being good games. Please remember that GTAIII arrived with practically zero pre-release hype and the game sold pretty much on word-of-mouth alone. And sell it did.

monument · 03-12-2002 8:27pm

Originally posted by theciscokid
all four gta games are seriously over - rated ,

true playstation generation propaganda :rolleyes:

have you played all four games???

theciscokid · 03-12-2002 8:28pm

no i'm just pretending to have played them, seriously?

Dont be at yourself · 03-12-2002 8:30pm

But... that's not even a question!

Turner · 03-12-2002 8:32pm

is it out on pc yet ???

monument · 03-12-2002 8:59pm

Originally posted by Shinji
Want to give a reason for that or are you just trolling? Back it up or I delete it.

well as he has said before...
“heh heh, nothing wrong with a bit of healthy trollin'

“

phreak · 03-12-2002 9:38pm

Originally posted by Celt
I finished the game on 62% Mills, that's with all the pizza boy and vigilante missions passed and all property bought.

62%?? what else was there left for you to do?

i'm on about 40% atm.

Krusty_Clown · 04-12-2002 12:08pm

Phreak: what else was there left for you to do?

Probably:
1) Finding all of the secret items
2) Finding/Performing the insane jumps
3) The auxilliary missions, e.g. Remote control helicopters, dirt-bike races, Ambulance/fire-trucks, etc..

Krusty_Clown · 04-12-2002 12:47pm

Here's the complete list:

What you need for 100%:

All 21 Storyline missions completed
All Assets completed
All Cuban, Haitian, Love Fist, Biker, Avery Carrington, and Phil Cassidy
missions completed
All Phone missions completed (Assinations)
All Hideouts owned
All Checkpoint races completed
All Street races completed (1st place)
All Arena challenges completed (1st place)
All RC challenges completed
100 Hidden packages found
36 Unique jumps completed
35 Rampages completed
Shooting Range completed
Level 12 Vigilante completed
Level 12 Paramedic completed
Level 12 Firefigher completed
Level 10 Pizza Boy completed
100 Taxi passengers dropped off
All 15 Stores robbed

Celt · 04-12-2002 7:13pm

Originally posted by theciscokid
all four gta games are seriously over - rated ,

true playstation generation propaganda :rolleyes:

GTA 1 & 2 were out on the PC long before the playstation and were never massive hits.

GTA 3 was massive because it was a classic game.

KdjaCL · 04-12-2002 9:30pm

*testing* her brothers xmas pressie

Ps2 GTA vice city ,some wrestling game and Red faction 2.

Been playing GTA all day and my only problem is i dont own a PS2 and the control is doing my head in otherwise bloody awesome game ,improved on GTA with car control and possibly with player gimme a few more days with the controller and we see:)

KdjaC

Mills · 05-12-2002 9:23am

Hmm, anyone got a list of all the assets?

KdjaCL · 05-12-2002 2:12pm

Originally posted by theciscokid
all four gta games are seriously over - rated ,

true playstation generation propaganda :rolleyes:

I missed this post ,are you smoking crack ???

Do a search in boards forum GAMES on "GTA 3 " (use the * ) and look at the amount of posts regarding the PC version in May we nearly got our GTA 3 forum

And not many here have PS2s and those literally hundreds of threads were posted in relation to the PC version(mostly it not working) .
Its a class game again do you smoke crack???

KdjaC

Paulish · 05-12-2002 2:32pm

Whats everybodys max rotation on an insane jump? Miines 1620!! I hit the ramp that goes over a bridge near the Malibu Club, except I hit the pipes just to the side of it and just kept spinning! It looked so cool, wish you could have a 30 second replay thingy which you could save.

Barry Aldwell · 05-12-2002 9:53pm

Does anyone else have a problem with the lack of missions VC? I finished the game in a week, while GTA3 took me 2 months to complete them all. Still a great game, and Game of the Year 2002, but the larger expanse of Vice City could have easily taken more missions.

The Gopher · 08-12-2002 12:08am

Originally posted by theciscokid
all four gta games are seriously over - rated ,

true playstation generation propaganda :rolleyes:

Playstation generation propoganda?Wow,it seems that the highly insulting and patronising term"MTV Generation"has now been replaced with the mighty Playstation.Whats next?The Eminem generation?The text message generation?
Honestly,are you some sort of middle aged journalist who thinks they are smart by using these buzzwords?
The first two GTA games on the original playstation were rubbish(well TBH I only played one but I heard the London one was much the same).The graphics were poor and the aerial viewpoint didnt suit at all.
But GTA3 is a gaming legend.Absoloutely stunning.Ive not got GTA4 yet but I am hearing great things about it.
So next time you decide to talk sh1te at least justify your opinion with evidence.

monument · 08-12-2002 12:31am

Originally posted by The Gopher
But GTA3 is a gaming legend.Absoloutely stunning.Ive not got GTA4 yet but I am hearing great things about it.
So next time you decide to talk sh1te at least justify your opinion with evidence.

it nice to hear you havent played GTA4, caus its not out, would you be thinking about GTA Vice City?

I think theciscokid has sense being warned about backing up his post and not just posting news with out comment, before that he was just trolling, most of what has come out of his post has being BS

Kalina · 09-12-2002 3:53pm

Does anyone have a list of property that you can buy? I've got 3 apartments, the ice-cream factory, film studio, boat-yard and taxi company and I'm saving up for the malibu and the print shop. Are there any more properties that I can buy? I haven't seen any but there could be some hidden ones.
Also, just finished the film studio missions, absolutely brilliant especially G-spotlight!!!!:D

meglome · 09-12-2002 4:22pm

bah... I haven't even seen it yet... I won't be playing until the PC version comes out.

monument · 09-12-2002 4:44pm

you will be waiting a long time then

The Gopher · 09-12-2002 10:52pm

Is there any future GTA games coming out or is Vice City the last one?
And BTW are the cars slower in VC than in GTA3?Seeing as it is set in the 70s or 80s are there less speedy sportscars and the like?Or is the speed and cars as good as ever?

phreak · 09-12-2002 10:59pm

GTA4 is in development at the moment afaik.

Riamfada · 09-12-2002 10:59pm

never thought about it

Thorbar · 10-12-2002 12:27am

The first GTA game on the pc a laugh except for the fact you couldn't save mid game but had to keep playing still you got a certain score and advanced to the next city. I'll never forget the first time I ran over a line of hari krishnas dancing down the street.

Praetorian · 10-12-2002 1:16pm

The PC version of GTA 3 was far superior (on a top end PC that is)

When I play Vice City i cant help but scream

Draw distance / fog...........crap!

Jerkovision! Terrible FPS

CRAPPY CONTROLS!

The PC version will be superior once again

The way its meant to be played boys and girls :cool:

BTW I think Vice City rocks...even on the weeedy PS2

Celt · 10-12-2002 1:20pm

Originally posted by Praetorian
The PC version of GTA 3 was far superior (on a top end PC that is)

When I play Vice City i cant help but scream

Draw distance / fog...........crap!

Jerkovision! Terrible FPS

CRAPPY CONTROLS!

The PC version will be superior once again

The way its meant to be played boys and girls :cool:

BTW I think Vice City rocks...even on the weeedy PS2

It was superior but by no means far superior.
Also the draw distance/fog probably wont be changeable by much, just like gta3 pc.

I also never had fps problems with Vice City.

I also find it funny that you call the ps2 "weeedy" but already said you need a top end pc to play gta3.

Krusty_Clown · 10-12-2002 5:07pm

The Gopher: are the cars slower in VC than in GTA3?

Nah.. Just as fast.. In fact, many of the cars are the same...
It's more of a 80's style/theme, than an actual '80s environment..

Kalina: Does anyone have a list of property that you can buy?

Have a look at GameFAQs

Here's the list:
A. BOATYARD
Price: $10,000
Location: Essentially the huge docks found in Viceport on the west isle.
$ Per Day: $2000

B. CHERRY POPPER ICE CREAM FACTORY (best name ever)
Price: $20,000
Location: Between Little Havana and Little Haiti.
$ Per Day: $3000

C. POLE POSITION STRIP CLUB
Price: $30,000
Location: South of your hotel.
$ Per Day: $4000

D. KAUFMAN CABS
Price: $40,000
Location: At the north end of Little Haiti.
$ Per Day: $5000

E. SUNSHINE AUTO SHOW ROOM
Price: $50,000
Located: Down the road from Escobar Int'l Airport, on the edge of Little
Havana.
$ Per Day: $1500, $4000, $6500, $9000 (depending on how many lists)

F. FILM STUDIO
Price: $60,000
Location: Prawn Island; check your in-box map.
$ Per Day: $7000

G. PRINT WORKS
Price: $70,000
Location: Northeast of Escobar International Airport in Little Havana.
$ Per Day: $8000

H. THE MALIBU CLUB
Price: $120,000
Located: Down the road east of Leaf Links.
$ Per Day: $10,000

You also have to buy all of the hideouts.. See FAQ...

Praetorian · 11-12-2002 1:59pm

Originally posted by Celt
It was superior but by no means far superior.
Also the draw distance/fog probably wont be changeable by much, just like gta3 pc.

I also never had fps problems with Vice City.

I also find it funny that you call the ps2 "weeedy" but already said you need a top end pc to play gta3.

Draw distance is changeable by quite a bit.

Vice City looks like its running at 15-20 FPS

I said you need a top end pc to play Gta3??? LOL No i didnt. Read the post please.

You need a top end PC to play it at the top graphics settings.

A Medium speed PC will still run GTA3 at nice speeds (compared to the PS2 anyway)

The PS2 is weeedy! :P

Celt · 11-12-2002 3:06pm

Originally posted by Praetorian
Draw distance is changeable by quite a bit.

Vice City looks like its running at 15-20 FPS

If you disable trails(as is generally recommended) you will probably never notice slowdown.
I know I didn't in the 80 or so hours I played it.

Also about Draw Distance, I had it up to max on my athlon xp and I really didnt notice any big difference from the ps2.

I said you need a top end pc to play Gta3??? LOL No i didnt. Read the post please.

My mistake

You need a top end PC to play it at the top graphics settings.

My athlon xp 1800/gf4 ti4400/512mb ram disagree with you, get's bad slowdowns a lot even when not at max graphical settings(and this isn't just my pc, a lot of people have fps problems with it, even with the best pc's)

A Medium speed PC will still run GTA3 at nice speeds (compared to the PS2 anyway)

No it wont, an athlon 1ghz with gf3 would be lucky to manage 1024* with an fps of over 25.

The PS2 is weeedy! :P

In the ps2's case, it appears the whole is greater then the individual parts.

El Marco · 11-12-2002 5:47pm

My AMDxp 1800, geforce 3 ti500 with 512mb ram runs the game perfect (without trails) at top resolution and I get no fps slowdown what so ever.

Praetorian · 11-12-2002 9:57pm

XP1800 isnt really a top end processor anymore. AMD are upto XP2800 now

Celt · 12-12-2002 5:19pm

Originally posted by Praetorian
XP1800 isnt really a top end processor anymore. AMD are upto XP2800 now

xp2000 was the best when gta 3 came out afaik.

Ry · 13-12-2002 12:42am

My favourite mission had to be "Cap the collector" Speedin after the ****z on the bike taxing your properties!! Played it over and over doing it different ways. Chasing in my Deluxo was serious fun then on black scrambler in black tracksuit lookin like a ****in mad assassin bastrad! Nuff Sed!

Ry

Krusty_Clown · 13-12-2002 3:38pm

Spiral : "Cap the collector"

I just holed up outside my Ice Cream factory, sniper rifle in hand, and waited for them to turn-up! Bring it on!

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