GTA Vice City's protagonist, Tommy Vercetti. It also introduces over-the-top-gameplay that was later included in the games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It uses a tweaked version of the Renderware game engine used by GTA III, and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, and planes) and people. The game is set two years after the events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, six years before Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, twelve years before Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, fourteen years before Grand Theft Auto Advance and fifteen years before GTA III. The game revolves around the exploits of protagonist Tommy Vercetti after his arrival in Vice City in 1986. GTA Vice City was also released as part of Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack for the Xbox, along with Grand Theft Auto III through Rockstar Vienna. The game is also now available on iOS devices, Android devices and the PlayStation Network. By the end of 2002, the game had also been released in Europe and Oceania with a PC and Xbox release coming in 20. The game was initially released on Octoin the United States and Canada. The game was directed by Navid Khonsari, designed and developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (also referred to as GTA Vice City, Vice City and GTA VC), is the sixth game in the Grand Theft Auto series and the second game in both the GTA III Era and 3D Universe.

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