A brief look at one of the hottest PSP video games - GTA Vice City Stories

One of the hottest games ever presented on the PSP in Jan 2006 are the Freedom City Stories. The Vice City Stories carries forward the result of one of the finest selling games so far for the Psp. Featuring an overhauled combat system, tweaked targeting and the bribing option, the game is set as a prequel to the massively popular Vice City. Take-2 Entertainment, the developers of GTA Vice City Stories, in association with Rockstar have been able to squeeze a whole universe into a hand-held gadget.

Gameplay :
Set in Vice City in the year 1984, the story follows the life of Victor Vance, an ex United States armed forces infantryman, dragged grudgingly into the world of drugs and crime. Vic is pushed into drug trafficking by his Sergeant for which he is ultimately dishonorably discharged from the division. Vic soon ends up in Vice City and finds himself moving drugs for the Mendez brothers. Soon he is joined by his bother Lance and together they now plan to take over the whole Vice City operations. Vic's failed attempt and his successive retribution forms the core of the game. Though the core story is only about fifteen hours of gameplay, the real deal lies in the hidden objectives and the bonus jobs scattered across the storyline.

Features :
- Extensive graphics overhaul : The buildings and autos are now more detailed than the previous versions of the game. The people are now cleverer and recognize you from your prior deeds.
- Expanded gameplay : The game is set as a prequel to the Vice City version for the Playstation 2 and as a inheritor to the Liberty City Stories.
- New Weapons : an entire range of new weapons have been adopted to keep consistent with the time the game is positioned.
- Wider space : Enjoy a town wider and larger than the before.
- New automobiles : sea planes, amphibious cars, jet skis as well as automobiles, trucks and motorbikes.
- Multiplayer : The game includes 10 different methods of multi-player gameplay through the PSP's Wi-Fi.
- Cooose your own soundtrack : Have your favorite music blaring out in the background while playing the game. With help from an program called Rockstar Custom Tracks, you can write CDs and convert the songs in a format that can be used by the game.
- Sandbox style gaming permits you to have absolute control over any object in the game, from people to autos.

Verdict :
One of the best series ever just got better with the Vice City. Extended gaming, better control and a host of new weapons make this game one of the top Psp games in history.