Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories review

The PSP's best free-roaming crime orgy graduates to the big leagues

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Flaws aside, GTA: Vice City Stories still delivers all the fun you'd expect from a GTA title, but what was a technical marvel on the PSP doesn't quite measure up on the console that played host to the state-spanning San Andreas. If you missed it on the PSP (or just hated the controls), then it's absolutely worth grabbing, but don't expect anything revolutionary.

Flaws aside, GTA: Vice City Stories still delivers all the fun you'd expect from a GTA title, but what was a technical marvel on the PSP doesn't quite measure up on the console that played host to the state-spanning San Andreas. If you missed it on the PSP (or just hated the controls), then it's absolutely worth grabbing, but don't expect anything revolutionary.

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GenreAction
DescriptionAnother PSP round of carjacking, gangster-blasting, drug-running and everything else-ing, this time in the pastel-and-neon, thong-watching capital of the USA, Vice City.
Franchise nameGrand Theft Auto
UK franchise nameGrand Theft Auto
Platform"PSP","PS2"
US censor rating"Mature","Mature"
UK censor rating"18+","18+"
Alternative names"GTA: Vice City Stories","GTA: VCS","GTA: VCS"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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