Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Comments by Tom Bramwell
Review - putting the vice back in life
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I would suggest buying them both and playing in the correct order.
That's good. I feel better about my (painful) decision not to pre-order this and to concentrate on finishing at least the missions part of GTA III first. That said, this looks very exciting indeed and I can't wait to get my hands on those bikes!!! Oh yeah - 2 reviews for the price of... well, none! I like it... :) |
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Ghn... there's no way in hell I can convince the missus to buy a PS2 without getting rid of the Xbox in the process. She was pissed at me for buying an Xbox and not a PS2 to begin with... :)
I wouldn't mind picking up a nice second hand PS2 with only one game or smth though... Or a stolen one, for that matter! :D Anyone know a good fencer in southern Sweden? ;D /Phreedh |
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Good review(s). The loading is a bit of a drag, but once you're in boy o boy.
You've got to love the C64 intro. Inspired. Worth getting a PS2 for GTA. Shyeeeeeah! If ever you needed an excuse to get Darths Toaster, now is the time! As I've said elsewhere, nice to see the DTS sound being used, although my amp decodes it as 2/2 DTS. Do you think it's just mirroring the front speakers to the rear? |
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Gah!!!!!
Must. resist. !!!! Must. resist. power. of. the. dark. side. Oooo, now I am very tempted to get a PS2 - never thought I'd say it. No way I'll get it past the missus though - specially not with a wedding to pay for. Perhaps once a PS2 is under £100.....
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Argos are currently doing all full price PS2 games for £29.99 if anyone needs to get a copy.
I've been playing VC all morning and loving it, the bikes are great and the eighties tunes add so much atmosphere it's fantastic and one of the ads about two guys dancing to win the heart of a robot is superb. One amusing thing I did experience was two swimming trunked guys having a set to with a cop and they punched him to death! Quite handy as I picked up his piece and night stick. :-) Did have a bit of a worry when I first started it though, it kept locking up on the intro. A quick blow into the dvd-drive and the bit of dust that must have been causing the problem must have got shifted! Thank God I thought either the disc or my PS2 was playing up... Phew.
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If a PS2 game has widescreen mode, as GTA Vice City does, it seems to stop the image looking stretched. If you don't flick it to 16:9, it still displays in widescreen, but everyone looks fat, like they do when you watch a 4:3 TV programme stretched out.
I wish more PS2 games supported this - and 60hz for that matter. |
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08/11/02 @ 12:06
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Out of interest, how long have the guys at EG had this game for reviewing?
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Cheat Master: Is it an area called R.S.I.?
How soon before we get a CD key request? I've just had a flashback of the GTA3 review!!!!! EDIT: Bah! Deletion of Cheat Master's enormous cheat code has spoilt my top notch gag. :o( EDIT2: Blimey, more deletions! At this rate, I'l be the first poster on this thread!
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Just been to town and I can confirm there is absolutely no shortage of GTA VC on the high street. WH Smiths and Gamestation are selling it for £37.99 which looked to be the best deals. Argos didn't know anything about an offer for £29.99, but maybe they're a bit slow off the mark up north.
Yet Woolworths proudly devote acres of shelf space to their Game of the Week... and it's Lord of The Rings. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. |
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Argos didn't know anything about an offer for £29.99, but maybe they're a bit slow off the mark up north.
They're advertising it nationally in the papers and my local one had a big cardboard sign about it in the shop too a couple of days ago. You also get a free 3rd party joypad for each individual transaction too. The catalogue number is 364/9372 Here is a direct link to it on the Argos website. So even though you can't actually reserve or buy online at least you know it's there! Perhaps a printout to show them in the store could help! :-) Right enough waffle I've got the GOTY to get back too...
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"Stand up close to any of the many bushes populating the city and you’ll know what we mean, as they obscure the screen in a vile blurred green mess."
Stand up close to ANY object in real life and it blurs you dumkopf. Who is that idiot who nitpicked the game apart. Tell him to go and work for Edge magazine!!! Peej |
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