Page 2: More Gameplay, Graphics, sound and speed, Conclusion
<B>Game Play con'd</B>:
The weapons in the game are simply amazing. Instead of getting the same weapon for each type slot (hand gun, machine gun, etc), there are multiple types of weapons for each slot. Will you choose a pistol or a 357 Cougar Magnum. Each gun has its strong and weak points. For instance, the pistol can fire will walking, but the 357 cannot.
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The melee weapons are really the fun part. After all, who doesn't want to go around and just kicking the crap out of people? No one. The thing pictured above is the Katana (sword) slicing off a Cop's head. You have a few cutting weapons, and the chainsaw is the best. That thing rips through people.
Another new thing added to Vice City was the ability to shoot tires out. When you have three or more stars, the cops will try to pop your tires using tire spikes. And the car handles like crap when all four tires are out. Another thing is that you can kill someone in a car through a window, unlike GTA 3. They fall out dead.
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Remember that we are in a city, and a city never sleeps. At night, you have hookers just waiting to give you a little something for a fee. It'll bring you up to 125 health. During the day, there is a ton of traffic and other good stuff. They really made the city come alive.
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On one of the story missions, you need to steal a tank. It is not as hard as you might think, you need to kill the people inside it then just take it somewhere. The tank fires just like in GTA 3.
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Here is the fun thing. The Apache. This baby is loaded with a machine gun and dual missile launchers. You can unleash hell in the city. This is the best way to do vigilante missions, that's how I got over 2 million in cash.
There are more things in Vice City that are fun. Changing clothes. If you saw half the pics in the article I was in cop's clothing. You have a few things you can change into. Clean clothes will get rid of a max of two stars.
With all this good stuff, you may not even bother to play the missions, but I suggest doing it, you need to get the apache anyway.
<B>Graphics, Sound and speed</B>:
Let's face it, without good graphics and sound, the game doesn't come alive. The graphics are basically the same as GTA 3, which is good enough for this type of game. The sound is excellent, each gun has a different sound as do crashing and ambient noises. There are a few radio stations with tons of sound bytes of classic 80's music. Lazlo is the DJ for Vrock and Fernando is making his love on the Radio.
There was a problem running the game on my system (Radeon 9500 Pro, KT333, Athlon 1800+), the game had graphical glitches all over the place making it un-run able with out the patch, so patch up if you need too. The game ran fine at 1024x768 on my Radeon 8500 and P4 1.6 Ghz, so you should have no trouble playing it.
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A game designer usually finds a way to hide stuff in a game. This shot is a pool in the shape of the Rockstar logo.
<B>Conclusion</B>:
My conclusion? Go out and buy it right now. Trust me on this one. Everything about this game is good. It will be the best $40-$50 you spent on a game in the past year.
The weapons in the game are simply amazing. Instead of getting the same weapon for each type slot (hand gun, machine gun, etc), there are multiple types of weapons for each slot. Will you choose a pistol or a 357 Cougar Magnum. Each gun has its strong and weak points. For instance, the pistol can fire will walking, but the 357 cannot.
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</center>The melee weapons are really the fun part. After all, who doesn't want to go around and just kicking the crap out of people? No one. The thing pictured above is the Katana (sword) slicing off a Cop's head. You have a few cutting weapons, and the chainsaw is the best. That thing rips through people.
Another new thing added to Vice City was the ability to shoot tires out. When you have three or more stars, the cops will try to pop your tires using tire spikes. And the car handles like crap when all four tires are out. Another thing is that you can kill someone in a car through a window, unlike GTA 3. They fall out dead.
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</center>Remember that we are in a city, and a city never sleeps. At night, you have hookers just waiting to give you a little something for a fee. It'll bring you up to 125 health. During the day, there is a ton of traffic and other good stuff. They really made the city come alive.
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</center>On one of the story missions, you need to steal a tank. It is not as hard as you might think, you need to kill the people inside it then just take it somewhere. The tank fires just like in GTA 3.
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</center>Here is the fun thing. The Apache. This baby is loaded with a machine gun and dual missile launchers. You can unleash hell in the city. This is the best way to do vigilante missions, that's how I got over 2 million in cash.
There are more things in Vice City that are fun. Changing clothes. If you saw half the pics in the article I was in cop's clothing. You have a few things you can change into. Clean clothes will get rid of a max of two stars.
With all this good stuff, you may not even bother to play the missions, but I suggest doing it, you need to get the apache anyway.
<B>Graphics, Sound and speed</B>:
Let's face it, without good graphics and sound, the game doesn't come alive. The graphics are basically the same as GTA 3, which is good enough for this type of game. The sound is excellent, each gun has a different sound as do crashing and ambient noises. There are a few radio stations with tons of sound bytes of classic 80's music. Lazlo is the DJ for Vrock and Fernando is making his love on the Radio.
There was a problem running the game on my system (Radeon 9500 Pro, KT333, Athlon 1800+), the game had graphical glitches all over the place making it un-run able with out the patch, so patch up if you need too. The game ran fine at 1024x768 on my Radeon 8500 and P4 1.6 Ghz, so you should have no trouble playing it.
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</center>A game designer usually finds a way to hide stuff in a game. This shot is a pool in the shape of the Rockstar logo.
<B>Conclusion</B>:
My conclusion? Go out and buy it right now. Trust me on this one. Everything about this game is good. It will be the best $40-$50 you spent on a game in the past year.