The main character is Thomas “Tommy” Vercetti (voiced by Ray Liotta), who had committed several murders for Sonny Forelli, one of the Mafia bosses of Liberty City, and served 15 years in prison for it.Īt the beginning of the game he is released from prison and Sonny sends him to Vice City with two friends to deal with a drug deal.
The game transports the player to the 1980s with their fashionable appearances: music, neon colors (especially in buildings with nighttime lighting), clothing, computers in the early stages of development, political and social conditions. The graphics have only changed slightly compared to the predecessor. It has been sold more than ten million times worldwide.
This game was very successful commercially. For the tenth anniversary, a port for iOS and Android devices was also released on December 6, 2012. It was first released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, then in 2003 for Windows. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (GTA: Vice City for short, GTA: VC or just Vice City) is the fourth game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a prequel of its predecessor Grand Theft Auto III (GTA III).
