More Vice City Stories Info!

Posted Aug 6, 2006 at 5:45AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PSP Tags: OPM, rocket, Rockstar, Rockstar Games, Rockstar Leeds, UK
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More information has emerged today on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the 'next generation' GTA title for the PSP in development by publisher Rockstar Games. 2 whole new screenshots along information on the cars and the control system has been revealed in a preview published in the UK Official Playstation Magazine. Now not all of this is completely new, as some of it would have been covered in Gamepro's preview, but some of it is:

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  • Popular cars the Phoenix and Stinger make a return to Vice City, as seen in the screenshots.
  • Victor and Lance have grown up poor, and you start off in a trailer park that's brand new to Vice City.
  • There's a whole new cast of characters, as well as some characters from Vice City.
  • As said before, not only is the city bigger, it's more detailed.
  • Buildings look cleaner, signs are at a much higher resolution, and the palm trees look better.
  • Brand new pedestrians, and groups of the same type appear less together thanks to a reduction on clumping.
  • Missions are much more varied than previous GTA's.
  • Water effects have been improved, with a ''choppy-looking surface'' and weather affecting vehicle handling and swimming.
  • Helicopters control smoothly
  • Rockstar Leeds has been listening to your thoughts on Liberty City Stories, like controlling issues, swimming and flying etc.
  • As you probably know, the biker gang makes a return to Vice City. But, according to this article Big Mitch Baker will be the leader again. So expect to see him in the game!
  • In one screenshot we see a silenced SMG.
  • Police troops parasail down in order to 'kick your ass' in Mission 4 titled "Tune in, Bug Out". In this mission you have to buy a rocket launcher and take out police receivers across town, involving car sections, helicopter flights and rooftop battles. All the stuff we love about GTA!

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Via GTAPortable

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by loyx - 2006-08-06 00:07
» heh

the sad thing here is that most people don't even know what an ISO is.

by Daniel Vampire - 2006-08-06 00:29
» Mistake

sorry im ment to 44 instead of 41 btw to Patrick Bateman HellGuard99 is right pirating games is worng i mean this is a job people do. look at it this way someone is selling oranges on the street to make money and you just run up to him and steal some of his oranges, He's a person trying to make a living and you come up to him and steal it from him? thats wrong man. Though homebrew is awsome and i mean i Pirate games and music like anybody else but later on i will buy the albums i stole and games because getting the cases feels better than just getting off the internet.

by fimmy - 2006-08-06 01:07
» OMG!! cant waaaaaaaaaaitt.......

dis WILL b da best game on PSP!!

by Hysteria - 2006-08-06 01:10
» Looking good!

Im sure this game will just be every bit as fantastic as its siblings before it!

by mupet0000 - 2006-08-06 01:13
» w00t

i cant wait!

by John - 2006-08-06 01:14
» Soundtrack

The scans only hint towards retaining the Vice City soundtrack. I want everything on there (and I realise the 1.8gb limitation) or I'm not interested in another Rockstar cash cow.

by cool game - 2006-08-06 01:14
» rockstar leeds listens to us?

then maybe we can have online play this time

by Al2x - 2006-08-06 01:26
» Amazing...

This game will be truely amazing. I hope no rips of this game EVER come out, becaues this game is simply the reason why half the world has their PSPs. And, it is the reason why Rockstar, will be, and is, my favorite game developer.

by PaRaLLeL - 2006-08-06 01:38
» EXPLOITS! EXPLOITS! EXPLOITS!

Common Rockstar, Give 2.71 Users a chance.



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by SHADOWZ - 2006-08-06 01:44
» im getting it

i already reserved a copy from gamestop!

by ninja - 2006-08-06 02:07
» Best PSP game yet!

Unitill they make GTA San Andreas Stories!

by oh my god! i'm - 2006-08-06 02:34
» i hope...

I hope that rockstar leeds adds in an easier way to get our music into the game, reading mp3's from the memory stick perhaps?

by soopergooman - 2006-08-06 02:55
» ...

i hope all the cheats werk for cash, gunz, respect, vehicles, babes and the whole lot.

by Patrick Bateman - 2006-08-06 03:01
» Cant wait for the

Iso ^^

by *****git - 2006-08-06 03:27
» HAXXXXX0rzzzzzz

LET THE 2.80 USERS USE TEH Haxx0rzzzzzz r0ck$tar.. pl$!!! TEH PWNZZoRZ CH3#T d3vic3! lik3 z0mg teh pwnz000rzrrfrzr zf fart







Damn that smells badly...ewww, i let one rip, it made a hole in my pants :D! AHHHHHHHH! That was good. Masturbation is the best feeling in the world, especially when u take a ***** wit it... mmmm

by e-hackedr - 2006-08-06 03:32
» #7

lol so does everyone else. i pre-ordered already--FINALLY HELICOPTERS!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

by Mr.Livingstone - 2006-08-06 03:48
» no stop the pirating

stop the pirating. at least when it is about gta games!

by ISO - 2006-08-06 03:57
» Yay lets pirate it!!

Coooool... lets all wait for the ISO to come out and leech off $ony and the stupid game developers!!! ;))))



We demand FREE games!! Why must u always be greedy $ony?? I already give you $200 for buying my 1.50 PSP.

I hope you die soon! Also game devs! If its cant be pirated.. get lost! hahahaha



DEVHOOK AND BOOSTER rulez the PSP hax0r scene 4 LIFE!

Thnxs BOOSTER for all the FREE games ;) U r a g0d

by DEWD !!!!!!!! - 2006-08-06 04:00
» WTF ???

we shud see the things from San Andreas. Clothes Shops, barber shops, mroe realistic restaurants, Vehicle skills, weapon skills, parachutes, jetpacks, planes (not Dodo's or helicopters). Not done, gyms, CLIMBING a 3 ft wall for god's sakes !!!!! If all of the above arent in the game, it proves that San Andreas is and forever will be(after the disapointment of GTA:LCS, Rockstar isn't making big efforts for the 50 $ games) the best GTA ever. if it's too big for 1.8 gB, it aint for the PS2 DVD's so if they make one for the ps2, it shouldnt be as sucky as the PSP's

by dan - 2006-08-06 04:00
» interesting

ever notice how only the black guys in all the gta's can swim? hmm

by DarkStalker - 2006-08-06 04:21
» if we dont buy legit games...

If we dont buy legit games, even in ebau where they are dirty cheap like $25 still unfold, devs will get fired, companies close and guess what? no more games for PSP, it happens when it was Nokia N.Gage where pirac was run crazy. At least if you like some games buy it and show respect for 2 years of development in some games...

by Mikey nickatina - 2006-08-06 04:46
» pretty late

wow these scans have been online for a while. Im surpirsed this site got them so late

by MiddleManiac - 2006-08-06 04:52
» I CALL NO RIPPING GTA VCS

it takes those coders who work for Rockstar way to much time to make that game not to get any thing out of it. If people don't buy this game you won't see GTA SANADREAS!

by simon - 2006-08-06 04:58
» bring it on

This game is gonna be ace! You can finally fly without going through a stupid menu on past firmwares. And swim!! They said Vice City Is the best GTA game...not for long!!

by Patrick Bateman - 2006-08-06 05:01
» No you suck

I just bought a 2 Gig yesterday it should arrive soon , why should I update and pay so much money for games that are not even that good, I will play the iso and enjoy less battery drain and shorter loading times ;)

by Patrick Bateman - 2006-08-06 05:04
» Wow hellhguard so you are a nazi ?

nocomment

by MiddleManiac - 2006-08-06 05:26
» DEVHOOK

DevHook should prevent the problem of us updating to play this game. I'm still gonna buy the game! NO ISO!

by Dude!!! - 2006-08-06 05:27
» Dude!!!

Well this game looks Pretty cool, what we want is acction and more stuff to do in the city. thats all.

by Berrnard - 2006-08-06 05:31
» YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sony, please dont make this require 2.80, make it 2.71 and make everyone happy!

by MiddleManiac - 2006-08-06 05:38
» DevHook should come out with 2.80 suport soon anyway.

^

by jomomma - 2006-08-06 05:42
» demo?

does rockstar make a vice city stories downloadable Demo?

for 2.80 users

by HellGuard99 - 2006-08-06 05:45
» Anti-Piracy and Piracy Fanboys

What the world dont need is people like you. First up

You Anti-Piracy people, you've been blinded by this site or that you have too much money on ur hands and are selfish. and dunno how to use correct grammar and punctuation. Piracy Fanboys, we also dont need you, sure pirating is good for you but you dont have to be maniacal about it. To be honest I pirate, but I dont go around sites screaming "PIRACY HAHAAHAAHHHAA" Both of your types are utterly complete morons who deserve to be roasted by Abram Tanks by Uranium Shells

by omz - 2006-08-06 05:54
» oh ya

heck ya I am gonna buy this...

by Awakened Chaos - 2006-08-06 05:55
» Wow....I'm going to explode...

This is so awesome. I cannot wait for this!!!!!!!! I need to know the FW version though >_>

by kraft - 2006-08-06 05:57
» lol

nocomment

by kraft - 2006-08-06 05:59
» lol

lol in the 3rd screenshot it says "this 4x4 is new to the roads of vice city", the sandking made its first appearence in vice city lol

by nusar - 2006-08-06 06:04
» im my gosh

this is going to be the *****



im not even going to download the iso ill just buy this

by SmakTUrd - 2006-08-06 06:30
» sigh...

Can rockstar make anything that doesent get the goverement (and jack tompson) pissed off. There new hero is an ex-marine! So they are gonna make the marines look bad, this is gonna piss a lot of people off... A marine on drug running missions... sigh

by tps*****s - 2006-08-06 06:35
» Looks nice!

Ye looks really good....



@29: F/W 2.8 hasnt even been decripted yet... how are they suppose to emulate it if it hasnt been decripted? And well, how long did it take to decrypt F/W 2.6? 2.71 was quick, but that was just because it had the same code or whatever as 2.6. And anyway, don't they need to find an exploit for 2.8 before they can decrypt it?

by Patrick Bateman - 2006-08-06 06:56
» You are a fool

why should I go die just because i pirat a game ? damn you are ridiculous stupid get a life you fool isos rule.

by Dude - 2006-08-06 06:56
» Why?

Why are there misspellings in a professional magazine article?



It's called "MICROSOFT WORD SPELL CHECK"!

by black power - 2006-08-06 07:00
» black power

well its obvious "whitepower" is talking about lack people. Stop being anti-blacks. Im not black but i dont people being racist.

by MIQ - 2006-08-06 07:00
» We're not all rich

About that comment #35 made, we are not all rich people and not all selfish. To all pirators in general, it is wrong, otherwise it wouldn't get you into prison. Give devs a chance, sure homebrew is awesome but piracy isn't. People copy DVD's... no wonder Hollywood has gone down the crapper, crap movie after movie...

by HellGuard99 - 2006-08-06 07:04
» Patrick Bickman, you are a douchebag

44. » You are a fool



why should I go die just because i pirat a game ? damn you are ridiculous stupid get a life you fool isos rule.



by Patrick Bateman, at Aug 06, 2006 at 11:56AM



I wasnt gona talk about you because you didnt go scream around in caps. But the "damn you are ridiculous stupid get a life you fool isos rule" just put u up on the deathworthyboar d. Dumbass

by Daniel Vampire - 2006-08-06 07:06
» To 41

Well it probably will start problems but thats how America is. They protest and complain about everything and dont know that it is their fault about what they are protesting about. Kid kill people for playing GTA well its the parents fault not theirs a game is a game it takes you to a different world to have fun thats it people should not be so serious about this but it is what it is. Look at the Illegal immigrant march that shows how stupid most people are now adays.

by HellGuard99 - 2006-08-06 07:13
» Americans...tsk tsk tsk

Well it probably will start problems but thats how America is. They protest and complain about everything and dont know that it is their fault about what they are protesting about. Kid kill people for playing GTA well its the parents fault not theirs a game is a game it takes you to a different world to have fun thats it people should not be so serious about this but it is what it is. Look at the Illegal immigrant march that shows how stupid most people are now adays.



This is how America works, run by idiots who believes being selfish is righteous. Jack Thompson is one of them.



"About that comment #35 made, we are not all rich people and not all selfish. To all pirators in general, it is wrong, otherwise it wouldn't get you into prison. Give devs a chance, sure homebrew is awesome but piracy isn't. People copy DVD's... no wonder Hollywood has gone down the crapper, crap movie after movie..."



Yeah but why should we care about it, We aint movie producers, Why do u care about if other people pirate and you have to actually DISCRIMINATE them for pirating? Now I see why everybody in other websites love to discriminate against us, Americans as I am a Chinese-American myself. and since when did piracy, so big in PS2 and Xbox prevented them from making good, kickass games like Final Fantasy franchise, Halo series and more.



Just my 2 cents

by Patrick Bateman - 2006-08-06 07:14
» HellGuard99

you are a bastard shut up , you people flamed me because you were fooled by sony in using the new firmware i will pirat this game if u like it or not , haha !

by ethan - 2006-08-06 07:30
» Some things

YOU WILL NOT be able to play infrastructure multiplayer in this, they are saving that achievement for GTA4. I hope they have the same songs on the radio as Vice city does, That was my favorite GTA. I also hope they let you stream music directly from teh mem stick.

by Adds - 2006-08-06 07:35
» The Scans

wow i never thought that my scans would get on here, thats 4 sites they have made it on but i want to know why you only reported about it when they where on GTAPortable.com cause they where up for 10 or so hours on GTAPSP.com before they went up any where else and if you wanted the images without the GTAPortable.com watermaker on you could have emailed me in the GTAPortable forums, well any ways its nice to see them up here too



Thanks,

Adds

by Stan Smith - 2006-08-06 07:36
» I am getting this

this will be my 4th game for psp i am going to buy. i do support rockstar games. i have MNC 3 and GTA LCS and Initial D but GTA VCS is a must buy. when it comes to gta games i buy them.

by RaiderX - 2006-08-06 07:59
» gonna kick arse!!

this game is gonna be awesome! and sony knows it. This is sony's big hope to get many to upgrade, liek LCS did. And MANY will update for this game. I might even, but I have two 1.5 PSPs anyway. :)



Im wondering if sony will unleash 3.0 just before VCS comes out liek they did with 2.0 and LCS. That combo made it extremely tempting for many to upgrade.



Anyway I cant wait for this game! btw that car on the right page looks sweet as hell!

by busta - 2006-08-06 08:42
» next big thing

if sony thinks smart and plays this smart and make a gta psp value pack, tons of ppl will buy this ... screw homebrew and all the benefits of 1.5 im upgrading ... imo

by whocaresanyway - 2006-08-06 09:00
» fun

pay for worthy games and iso the crap that ain't worth the money, u theiving bastards.

TO number 61 wtf do u speak, whats wrong with san andreas? cuz they went black or is it bcuz they west coast??? or did u get fustrated cuz u play worse than a granny??? wat is it?

by LOL - 2006-08-06 09:59
» ISOS RULE THE WORLD!!!

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE VICE CITY ISO!! WOOT GOING TO DOWNLOAD ALL NIGHT!! OH YEAH!!



FIRST POST



I AM AWESOME

by Snowspot - 2006-08-06 10:14
» Jeez

How stupid can people be? You're buying the same game over and over again. They don't take any chances, they just add little things that when you think about it...don't improve the game that much.



But...as long as Rockstar makes it, the mindless sheep will continue to fawn over it. Have fun doing the same thing over and over again.

by no problem at all... - 2006-08-06 11:28
» gangsta!!

most of the loserz believe in white power...but i really love black characters...so much of gangsta ***** and homie type of environment is simply fun...i am not a black though...but i do have a soft corner for them..and yeah black characters rock!!..this would be as fun as san andreas....considering the limitations of psp..this game wud be great according to its power..i just hope rockstar polishes its previous flaws and also fine tuneds this game....and makin yet another great hit!!

by HellGuard99 - 2006-08-06 11:29
» illiterate idiot

OK now read it. How are you able to pirate it SOOOOOOO MUCH? Registrate? its Register not registrate. Fake Memory sticks? sir are you a hobo? You wont read it? Why? its because you are too illiterate and lack the ability to speedread or skim. You deserved to be strapped to a SCUD missile and blast off into space.

by patrick bateman - 2006-08-06 12:35
» rofl you nazi hellguard

You are a nazi and u proved how worthless you are , I will download the iso and enjoy it.



Iwont read this anymore now bye ( btw iam downloading an iso right now ;)

by the_darkside_986 - 2006-08-06 12:37
» I wait for devhook

I would encourage 1.5 users not to update just merely to play this game if devhook does not support it. They should just wait for the PS2 version instead or wait longer for devhook support. I'm not falling for Sony's attempt to trick 1.5 users, not that it would work on most of us anyway.



Piracy of games is bad but I don't think it killed the NGAGE. I think the NGAGE just simply sucks.



I've never pirated a game for the PSP because none of them are worth the bandwidth. The $250 price of PSPs is also not an excuse for piracy. I think it is quite reasonable if you can get 1.5 and homebrew on it, it makes it a very good deal. I like it better than laptops or notebooks or whatever. I can't walk around while using those lol



I am really looking forward to this game, even if I have to wait for the PS2 version, because I really like the idea of a bigger Vice City.

by kreoi - 2006-08-06 13:47
» yeah

im still playing the first one, trying to beat that.

by yeah yes - 2006-08-06 14:01
» I cant wait.

I get to play as a black dude. I feel so cool.

by Internet Protocol, LOLZ! - 2006-08-06 14:37
» Patrick Bateman:

I wouldn't find it too strange

if Sony acquired your IP address

and successfully tracked you down.



In the words of Voltaire:



"Use, do not abuse... Neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy."

by firmware - 2006-08-06 14:46
» firmware

what psp firmware is required for this game because i dont want to have to choos between gta and my 1.5 psp

by firmware - 2006-08-06 14:56
» firmware

what psp firmware is required for this game because i dont want to have to choos between gta and my 1.5 psp

by Dragonhatesisos - 2006-08-06 15:12
» To all that have dowloaded the isos

Just buy the game and u might enjoy it more

plz stop pirating if u continue they will be no more games

by yank215 - 2006-08-06 16:21
» Check this out!

Great offer to get free psp follow this link http://www.ezyrewards.com/?id=97659

by 123 - 2006-08-06 16:33
» 95

Agree I hate when people comment about *****ty developers these people usually don't have a clue what they are talking about, and how they can't wait to "download' the game come on like wtf if you liked GTA LCS go out and support Rockstar by buying this one. JUST BUY IT, IT IS WORTH IT. They put work into it to expect a profit, and you when buying the game expect it to be worth the amount you paid. I think I can say a lot of people love the GTA series and it will be worth every cent. So just support Rockstar and buy this awesome game..... -_- pirates can go ***** themselves.

by 123 - 2006-08-06 16:57
» 23...

LOL your an idiot do you really think Sony make $200 in profit for every machine sold omg some people are just plain dumb? Like ok I buy a PSP for $200 man sony is raking it in now? Do you take into consideration that it cost to make a PSP? They don't grow off PSP trees or anything.... Then use what people called "money" to make these awesome handhelds.



Why must Sony be soo greedy? Really how many games have you downloaded? How much money have they lost because of people like you?



ROFL and stupid game developers? You download THEIR games and call them stupid how about you just dont' download GTA VCS at all since its made by "stupid" people. Come on man wtf? you have no logic to anything just go back and die i bet your like what 10 thinking your sooo cool with your PSP mocking Sony and the Game Devs hahaha.. -_-

by Kenny - 2006-08-06 17:04
» cheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

boi imma get this wen tha iso cuns out

by 123 - 2006-08-06 17:10
» 86

TOTALLY AGREE, Pirates killing the PSP stop supporting them if you like the game go BUY it!

by >>> - 2006-08-06 17:39
» y

i dna y dey cnt bring it owt on ps2 den bring it owt on psp i probly only sayin it cz i aint gt a psp lol

by Psythik - 2006-08-06 18:29
» I rather wait...

...for San Andreas Stories. Game wouldn't fit on a single 1.8GB UMD, you say? Well they could just make it a two-disc game. :)

by ahhhhhhhhh - 2006-08-06 20:29
» ahhhhhhhhhh

ahhhhhhhhhh *****ing sony the shut www.projectpsp.com down :'( thats 1 less for the homebrew community :'( bt asleast we can all fall bk on this 1

by LOL - 2006-08-06 21:23
» FFS

FFS THIS GAME IS WORTH BUYING, TO ALL YOU ISO PEOPLE OUT THERE, GET A *****ING LIFE AND BUY AT LEAST SOME GAMES, ROCKSTAR ARE THE BESTGAME DEVOLPERS, THEY DESERVE CREDIT FOR THEIR GAMES

NOW GTFO OFF THIS SITE BEFORE MY CAT RAPES YOU SILLY!

by appleseed629 - 2006-08-07 05:55
» Don't Worry...

Vice City stories is coming out on October, right? You have to wait like 6 months for games for new firmwares, such as 2.8. So, I guarantee, Vice City Stories will have 2.71 firmware.

by dan - 2006-08-07 19:48
» iso's bad

listen homebrew is fine and progressing nicely..but iso's are bad and the reason we get so mad is because it really does mess stuff up 4 the ps in genral .. these companys are $$$$ , trus buy hey it's 2006 man .. i want them to make good games.. i do not want the psp to die cause some people can't pay for a few games.... that is all, man.. like this gangs of london thing.. there are real good games coming out now, and pleases help these people out and buy some games.. at least u didn't spend thousands of $$$ at the arcade playing pacman........

by >>> - 2006-08-08 00:07
» y da *****

how come it take sooo long for it 2 come owt on ps2 i mean more ppl ave a ps2 den ppl do ave a psp it will procly come owt on june 22nd 2007 for ps2 but it will come out a lot earlier on psp wdf dat all bowt i'd rather play a very guud game on my plasma tv den on a lil screen i dnt rele c da point i h8 psp i aint wastin my money on 1 pf dose i no dey have 2 bring owt new stuff but dis is crap i will get a ps3 but nt a psp l8ters on

by >>> - 2006-08-08 02:35
» i dnt rele no wt an iso is lol

i aint rele into computrs or n-ethin lyk dat so wdf is an iso lol ppl can call meh a noob but i dnt rele care lol

by jzmone - 2006-08-08 05:22
» GTA junkie needs fix

oh man. i love having homebrew on my PSP, especially psp rhythm, i use that more than i play games. But GTA is my achille's heel. I will upgrade when this comes out. I knew it would happen too. This will be as have as much impact as the GTA:LCS exploit, only this time it will be in sony's favour,i know a LOT of people will do the same as me. I have faith that whatever fw this game runs on will in its turn be hacked. I can wait for that, but not GTA.

by who cares - 2006-08-20 16:05
» Piracy doesnt kill much of anything

First off, you people are immature videogame geeks...all of you...its one thing to debate about ur intrest(games) but some of the crap ur saying is so childish. "If you download games, you deserve to be straped to a rocket and sent to outerspace"< I honistly hope your 9 or younger. If not maybe you deserve to do somthing less costly and get jumped.



On the other note, Piracy doesn't really kill companies. If a game like this is really that great, there gonna make money wether people pirate or not. Lets say 1'000 people a state pirate this game. Thats about 50,000. As aposed to the millons world wide. Yeah, they lost some money but if your making more money then your losing, then you really can't complan when the vaule is that much greater.



You make a game that glorefiys violence and stealing, you really shouldn't complain when somebody steals ur game. Thats like when metalica, who used to be all about the anarchy, turned around and sued napster.



People steal every day. Yeah, its wrong but what you gonna do about it. Telling them they should die is not gonna solve the problem.

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