GTA: Vice City

Sirotnikov · September 3, 2003, 19:14

So, who else has got the game and absolutley loves it?

Did you know you can multiplay???

www.multitheftauto.com

Skanky Burns · September 3, 2003, 22:10

I do!

Love the game, that is.

How do you play the game?
I started out doing the ambulance mission right away so I could get a feel for the city layout and also so my person wouldn't be an unfit bastard who gets tired after a few seconds running. Then I did many many missions.
Then I formatted my computer without backing the saves up, so started again.

Second time I did the ambulance mission first (grabbing armour and the uzi-style gun from two locations that I knew it was in). After that was complete, grabbed more ammo for the gun then saved. Went and got even more ammo, did the pizza mission, then grabbed more ammo and saved. Now that I had plenty of ammo, I grabbed more ammo

and then started the vigilante missions.

So now, before even starting any missions whatsoever, I have 150 health and armour, heaps of ammo (that I didn't manage to use up in the vigilante missions), heaps of money and virtually all the properties that are available for purchase currently.

Unlike when I played GTA3, this time I am actually attempting to find all the hidden packages and rampage locations myself. I found around 40 or so packages on the first half of the map, and at one stage had travelled more on foot than in a car. Never getting tired running helps a huge amount.

Once I started doing missions though, I didn't stop. I checked all the islands on the map once they were open, but haven't really checked the final, left-hand side of the city yet. Plus now that there are helicopters, I will probably need to check the rooftops of all the buildings. But I'm insanely pedantic like that.

Sirotnikov · September 3, 2003, 23:16

Tell me, how do you get into good shape??

Imran Siddiqui · September 4, 2003, 01:22

Keep running around

. It's exercise.

Skanky Burns · September 4, 2003, 02:08

Do the ambulance missions to number 12. Then you never get tired. You can run from one end of the city to the other without stopping.

Or you can keep running, waiting for him to catch his breath, run some more. Rinse and repeat a hundred times.

My preference is the first - you can finish it quickly, it works immediately and you get heaps of cash from it.

Other interesting factiods:
The pizza delivery mission will make your maximum health be 150. If you get one of those heart things that improve your health or save your game, your health will be at 150 rather than 100.

Vigilante missions do the same, only with armour to a maximum of 150. In this case, picking up armour will restore your armour level to 150 rather than 100.

I don't know what the Taxi missions do (if anything) nor the firetruck missions.

FrustratedPoet · September 4, 2003, 05:35

For the PS2 version, but they should be the same.

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Ambulance Bonus Items
When not going through a normal mission, get in an Ambulance and press R3.

Save 35 pedestrians and a health refill will appear outside any of your save points.

Save 70 pedestrians and an adrenaline pill will appear outside any of your save points.

Complete the Ambulance level 12 and Infinite Run will be granted.

NOTE:You do not have to save the pedestrians consecutively. You can do it as you go through the game

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Fire Truck Bonus Weapon
While not doing a normal mission, get in a Fire Truck and press R3. There is a Fire Station on each island. Put out 20 fires on each island and a Flame-thrower will always appear at one of your three save points.

NOTE: The fire missions do not have to be done consecutively. Just make sure you have put out 20 fires in each area.

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Secret Borgnine Taxi
While not doing a normal mission, get in a Taxi Cab and press R3. Complete 100 Taxi missions and a new Taxi, the Borgnine Taxi, will begin to appear in Harwood.

NOTE: The Taxi missions do not have to be completed consecutively.

FrustratedPoet · September 4, 2003, 05:37

Ah, those might be for GTA3 actually, not Vice City. Oh well, enjoy them anyway.

Adagio · September 4, 2003, 06:22

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Originally posted by Sirotnikov
So, who else has got the game and absolutley loves it?

I've got it, but I haven't played for a while... I haven't even finished the game yet... I've got like 70 packages at present time...

I didn't know about the unlimited running, by doing the medic missions... I always got tired of those missions...

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Originally posted by Sirotnikov
Did you know you can multiplay???

www.multitheftauto.com

There's also another MP mod out there, but that one is even worse the MTA... I played it on Lan, but it lagged extremely much... don't know if they have released a new version since my last try...

Cookie Monster · September 4, 2003, 08:08

I got the game for PS2 and absolutely love it! I have about 43% of the game completed. There's so much to do in this game that it's hard to get bored.

Verto · September 4, 2003, 08:25

I played it on PS2. Nice game, but it became boring about 65% into the game. It's good for 10 minutes worth of fun every now and then, but that's about it.

Zopperoni · September 4, 2003, 08:32

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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I don't know what the Taxi missions do (if anything) nor the firetruck missions.

AFAIK, the taxi missions just give cash. My high-score is 130 drop-offs, I could have done more, but then I would have sacrificed some much-needed sleep =)

It's only good for cash and learning the city...

lord of the mark · September 4, 2003, 09:03

"Second time I did the ambulance mission first (grabbing armour and the uzi-style gun from two locations that I knew it was in)"

Pardon a question from someone who;s never played this game, but why would you need armor and an Uzi for an "ambulance mission"?

Im playing Simcopter, and there are medevac missions there, but no weapons are needed for them.

Skanky Burns · September 4, 2003, 09:25

I didn't. I needed them for the vigilante mission. You go in a cop car and kill other criminals. The easiest way to do it is to pull up alongside them and pump their cars full of lead (an extended drive-by shooting) but the drawback is you need a large amount of ammo. Getting ammo early and often is a good idea if you want to do the vigilante missions early.

Cookie Monster · September 4, 2003, 10:30

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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I don't know what the Taxi missions do (if anything) nor the firetruck missions.

Completing all of the firetruck missions allows your character to be immune to fire.

I believe IIRC that completing all of the taxi missions gives you taxis which can jump.

check out www.gamefaqs.com for more info.

Zopperoni · September 4, 2003, 13:52

O, those taxi missions. I never did them, but a mate told me it gives you a spunky taxi.

All taxis can jump by default, just press the Horn-button =)

lord of the mark · September 4, 2003, 17:14

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Originally posted by Skanky Burns
I didn't. I needed them for the vigilante mission. You go in a cop car and kill other criminals.

If youre a vigilante why would you be in a police car?

Imran Siddiqui · September 4, 2003, 20:35

Because that's the way it works

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General Ludd · September 4, 2003, 20:46

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Originally posted by lord of the mark
Pardon a question from someone who;s never played this game, but why would you need armor and an Uzi for an "ambulance mission"?

Well, you need a steady supply of patients to keep going, don't you?

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If youre a vigilante why would you be in a police car?

Stolen police car.

Skanky Burns · September 4, 2003, 20:50

To lend an "air of authority" to your mass-slaughter of other criminals.

It is just the way the game is structured. To start an ambulance mission, you have to be in an ambulance first. To start a vigilante mission, you have to be in some type of law-enforcement vehicle.

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Well, you need a steady supply of patients to keep going, don't you?

I tended to run over quite a few people trying to get to my patients in time...

ravagon · September 4, 2003, 21:28

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Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
Put out 20 fires on each island and a Flame-thrower will always appear at one of your three save points.

So the reward for putting out fires is a flamethrower??

lord of the mark · September 4, 2003, 22:01

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Originally posted by Osweld

Well, you need a steady supply of patients to keep going, don't you?

Stolen police car.

somehow i dont think im going to buy this game

vovan · September 4, 2003, 22:07

So, I played and kinda liked GTA3, though I wouldn't say I was most excited about the game: I thought it was good, but not great, so to speak. So, I was thinking, would Vice City be worth buying? Any recommendations?

(I guess what I am looking for is: how much "innovative" stuff is in it? If it is essentially the same game with new missions added, I probably wouldn't buy it - untill it goes to the bargain bin, at least

, but if it introduces a bunch of new features, I'd buy it. Any comments?)

Verto · September 4, 2003, 22:17

I cannot speak from personal experience, as I have not played GTA, only Vice City; however, I've got buddies who have played both, and they were of the opinion that Vice City added a few neat tricks, but nothing particularly innovative.

Adagio · September 5, 2003, 08:10

There's two mayor things I don't like about this game:

1) Before the game was released, we were told the whole map was twice as large as in GTA3, but it's more like 2/3 of GTA3's map

2) You can't get to island from the beginning, and there's no reason not to (In GTA3 there were a story behind, but in this one there's no story to why not)

Smash · September 5, 2003, 22:40

Actually,you can get to the 2nd island at the beginning.I'll let you figure out how.

There are"innovations" or new stuff.

Motorcycles-chopper and street death machine.Great vehicles and needed for unique jumps.

Planes actually have wings

...much more is possible than with that cursed dodo of gta3.

Helicopters-these are very cool.The physics are just great.Needed for several packages and extremely useful for making getaways in tough missions like the The Job.

Boats--well not new but there are more and several packages are offshore.There is a pontoon helicopter but not till later.

Side missions-many more side missions and activities.My favorite was in the arena.Hotring races are a blast

Purchasing/owning properties-this a good new thing that,for awhile,gives you something to use your cash on.Also very good as you can purchase new save points rather than having just 1 location you had to go back to after a mission

Other little things are clothes changes(eliminate a wanted star also),great sound track of 80s hits.Good comedy radio but overall not quite as good as 3.The Viking bit is very funny however.There are some easter eggs to find.Good storyline.Total Al Pacino's Scarface feel to the game..in fact there is an apartment....

Adagio · September 6, 2003, 05:15

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Originally posted by Smash
Actually,you can get to the 2nd island at the beginning.I'll let you figure out how.

Well... you need to finish 5 missions before being able to get to the other side (Where there's heli's, boats, etc)... The problem is not, you're not able to get to the other side of the bridge, it's the missing story. For some strange reason all 3 bridges are closed at the beginning, though there's no story to why they are closed, and it's one hell of a coincidence, all 3 bridges are closed. From a story point of view, I could understand why one bridge would be under construction, maybe even two, but not ALL three of them, and for some "funny" reason, none of those bridges are actually under construction, so why are they closed?

And even if they were under construction, how come all three bridges was repaired the very same day...

Sorry, but the story is one of the most important things in GTA, and if there's a huge lack in the story from the very beginning, I just have to:

DaShi · September 6, 2003, 07:21

It's on the news on the radio shortly after beginning the game. I think their closed due to a hurricane or something.

Smash · September 6, 2003, 13:30

Ya on the radio,"Bridges have been closed due to hurricane"

To get to the other islands early you need to jump into a boat.It can be done quite easily.Along the canals are good places.Just wait for a boat to come close enough.Or you try jumping in from above.There are several spots where this can be done.

Adagio · September 6, 2003, 14:12

Hmmm... those news didn't come as I first played... at least it didn't come as a "important news". I only play the MP3 player...

Sirotnikov · September 15, 2003, 03:34

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I only play the MP3 player...

Well DUH!

Sound and Music are necessary parts of the story-line and ambiance of any game, especially GTA.

It's just like running an open ICQ window on a quarter of your screen.

You're missing out..