SpunkyMonkey Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 The first details of the PSP game Vice City Stories, Prequel to every game in the series, as it seems, have recently been released: The first details from Australian GamePro are beginning to trickle through. Here's a list of everything from the magazine so far: * Victor Vance will be the playable character in the game * The game is set in 1984 - two years before Vice City * Players will be able to take advantage of new Jetskis on the water around the city * Helicopters are flyable * A new animations system has been created which improves on "previous games in the series". * The game is said to be "much, much bigger than Vice City" * The game will feature a multiplayer mode similar to LCS * Vic can SWIM! * The game will incorporate a multi-tiered mission structure which is much more in-depth than LCS * All of Vice City's radio stations will return with new songs * New weather effects will be included - possibly hurricanes * Many of the new buildings in Vice City are only partially completed in Vice City Stories * New loading system - only slight pauses before missions * New handling system on bikes which makes them much more realistic * Vastly improved draw distances - better than Vice City on PS2! * Increased density of pedestrians, foliage, cars and objects * Less "clumping" (where groups of the same model would appear together) * There is a new theme park on Ocean Beach - the star attraction of which is "Chunder Wheel" - a giant wheel which you can ride in first person view! * Trip Skips are back! (The little taxi that takes you back to the location of your last mission after you die) * Vic can take advantage of a new gadget - binoculars! * The game features many more accessible interior areas than other titles in the series * Ragdoll physics are in and are especially noticeable when the shotgun is used on an enemy. * Car damage has been significantly improved and more detail has gone into the different parts of your car that can come off like its bumpers and hood. * A new effect has been added to car exhausts which makes them more realistic * New water effects have been included that make the spray from the Jet Ski and boats more realistic than in previous games. The water is also now much more transparent and tropical-looking. The magazine also has a little feature on what will NOT be in Vice City Stories: * Character Customization * Vehicle Customization * Wall Climbing * Seamless integration of outside and inside from LCS will no longer be in VCS http://www.gtapsp.com/ Screenshots available at that link! What do you think? I can't wait to see the new map... I always felt Vice City lacked a lot in the map department... heck, downtown had about 6 streets!!! Maybe I've just been spoiled by the massiveness of San Andreas, but a nice big playable environment would be nice. Anyone else excited?
Iambaytor Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Well there goes my hopes that Phil Cassidy or Mitch Baker would be the playable character. Though I'm not a fan of having Victor Vance as the main character seeing as » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « he dies at the beginning of Vice City
SpunkyMonkey Posted August 5, 2006 Author Posted August 5, 2006 Yeah, it's also a bit dissapointing that it's still set in the 80s, it would've been neat to have been set in the present time... but despite that, I'm still very excited about all the new features, especially the new map.
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