<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2001	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
instalment	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
1986	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
Miami	O
and	O
Miami	O
Beach	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
follows	O
mobster	O
Tommy	O
Vercetti	O
's	O
rise	O
to	O
power	O
after	O
being	O
released	O
from	O
prison	O
and	O
becoming	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
ambushed	O
drug	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
freely	O
roam	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Scarface	O
and	O
Miami	B-Application
Vice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
particularly	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
17.5	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
numerous	O
year-end	O
accolades	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
from	O
several	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
further	B-Application
enhanced	I-Application
version	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
free	O
roaming	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
engage	O
in	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
vigilante	B-Application
minigame	O
,	O
a	O
fire	O
fighting	O
activity	O
,	O
a	O
paramedic	O
service	O
and	O
a	O
taxi	O
cab	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
boss	O
Sonny	O
Forelli	O
(	O
Tom	O
Sizemore	O
)	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
establish	O
drug	O
operations	O
in	O
the	O
south	O
,	O
sends	O
Tommy	O
to	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
to	O
oversee	O
an	O
important	O
drug	O
deal	O
alongside	O
crooked	O
lawyer	O
Ken	O
Rosenberg	O
(	O
William	O
Fichtner	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Sonny	O
discovers	O
that	O
Tommy	O
has	O
gained	O
complete	O
control	O
over	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
's	O
drug	O
trade	O
without	O
cutting	O
the	O
Forellis	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
learning	O
Sonny	O
is	O
personally	O
coming	O
to	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
to	O
collect	O
what	O
he	O
believes	O
he	O
is	O
owed	O
,	O
Tommy	O
prepares	O
to	O
pay	O
him	O
tribute	O
with	O
counterfeit	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ken	O
arrives	O
to	O
a	O
scene	O
of	O
carnage	O
,	O
Tommy	O
quickly	O
reassures	O
him	O
that	O
everything	O
is	O
now	O
fine	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
has	O
finally	O
established	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
undisputed	O
crime	O
kingpin	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
North	O
's	O
core	O
50-person	O
team	O
led	O
the	O
eighteen-month	O
development	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
production	O
began	O
in	O
late	O
2001	O
,	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
nearing	O
completion	O
;	O
while	O
early	O
development	O
only	O
involved	O
creating	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
Sam	O
Houser	O
said	O
"	O
it	O
really	O
kicked	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2002	O
"	O
and	O
lasted	O
about	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
discussed	O
creating	O
a	O
mission	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
add	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
further	O
discussion	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
concept	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
15	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
stopped	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
submitted	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
29	O
October	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
20	O
May	O
2004	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
fictional	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Miami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
reuse	O
the	O
location	O
and	O
incorporate	O
ideas	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
studio	O
and	O
the	O
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
satirise	O
a	O
location	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
contemporary	O
,	O
unlike	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
a	O
"	O
living	O
,	O
breathing	O
city	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
"	O
life	O
still	O
goes	O
on	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
inside	O
a	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
television	O
series	O
Miami	B-Application
Vice	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
–	O
89	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
and	O
was	O
regularly	O
watched	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
throughout	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
organised	O
field	O
research	O
trips	O
to	O
Miami	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
splitting	O
into	O
small	O
teams	O
and	O
observing	O
the	O
streets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
spent	O
time	O
"	O
solving	O
 [ the ] 	O
riddle	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
speaking	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
notable	O
departure	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
silent	O
protagonist	O
Claude	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
animations	O
were	O
original	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
stop	O
motion	O
animation	O
techniques	O
;	O
cutscenes	O
use	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
while	O
gameplay	O
movements	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
both	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pedestrian	O
character	O
models	O
use	O
skins	B-Application
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
artists	O
to	O
produce	O
more	O
realistic	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
110	O
unique	O
pedestrian	O
models	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
alongside	O
roughly	O
50	O
story	O
characters	O
;	O
each	O
character	O
is	O
rendered	O
using	O
twice	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
and	O
textures	O
found	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
scenarios	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
(	O
1972	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
action	O
television	O
shows	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interplay	O
between	O
Tommy	O
Vercetti	O
and	O
Lance	O
Vance	O
was	O
crafted	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
relationship	O
of	O
Miami	B-Application
Vices	I-Application
Sonny	O
Crockett	O
and	O
Ricardo	O
Tubbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
8,000	O
lines	O
of	O
recorded	O
dialogue	O
,	O
four	O
times	O
the	O
amount	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
music	O
,	O
which	O
Sam	O
Houser	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
clearly	O
satirical	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radio	O
stations	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
Records	O
in	O
seven	O
albums	O
—	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
Box	O
Set	O
—	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
contains	O
about	O
"	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
much	O
"	O
talk	O
radio	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
and	O
talk	O
show	O
host	O
Lazlow	O
Jones	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
station	O
listeners	O
that	O
actually	O
call	O
in	O
are	O
"	O
insane	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
bumped	O
it	O
up	O
a	O
notch	O
"	O
,	O
emphasising	O
the	O
extremity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
highest-rated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifth-highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
overall	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
missions	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
although	O
some	O
noted	O
occasional	O
awkwardness	O
and	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marriott	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
of	O
Tommy	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
engaging	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
Claude	B-Application
;	O
IGNs	O
Perry	O
felt	O
that	O
Rockstar	O
"	O
found	O
the	O
right	O
person	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
choice	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
wrote	O
that	O
Tommy	O
"	O
sweats	O
charisma	O
"	O
,	O
commending	O
Ray	O
Liotta	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Padilla	O
made	O
favourable	O
comparisons	O
between	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marriott	O
of	O
AllGame	O
named	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
an	O
"	O
unforgettable	O
listening	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
declared	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
list	O
of	O
songs	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
better	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
found	O
them	O
easier	O
to	O
control	O
;	O
GameSpots	O
Gerstmann	O
named	O
the	O
driving	O
"	O
more	O
exciting	O
and	O
dangerous	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
IGNs	O
Perry	O
found	O
the	O
motorcycle	O
's	O
controls	O
pleasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
recognised	O
an	O
improved	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
over	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
although	O
many	O
identified	O
frame	O
rate	O
drops	O
during	O
hardware-intense	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
long	O
load	B-Operating_System
times	I-Operating_System
were	O
frequently	O
criticised	O
in	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
awkward	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
environment	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
Windows	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
similar	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Sal	O
Accardo	O
commended	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
improvements	O
,	O
identifying	O
very	O
few	O
texture	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
found	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
system	O
requirements	O
to	O
be	O
reasonable	O
,	O
unlike	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
faster	O
load	B-Operating_System
times	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Carter	O
spoke	O
favourably	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
despite	O
noting	O
awkward	O
character	O
movement	O
,	O
while	O
The	O
Telegraphs	O
Hoggins	O
found	O
the	O
controls	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
accomplished	O
"	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
mobile	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
history	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
,	O
beating	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
selection	O
,	O
indicating	O
high	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
sold	O
about	O
223,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
and	O
over	O
410,000	O
by	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
17.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
best-selling	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
at	O
the	O
1st	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
generated	O
several	O
controversies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Pope	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
Rockstar	O
games	O
including	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
vowed	O
never	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
violent	O
games	O
again	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
portrayal	O
in	O
mainstream	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proposal	O
,	O
apparently	O
sparked	O
by	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
North	O
Miami	O
mayor	O
Josaphat	O
Celestin	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
"	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
the	O
First	O
Amendment	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
protect	O
those	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
incite	O
violence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
June	O
2003	O
,	O
18-year-old	O
Devin	O
Moore	O
shot	O
and	O
killed	O
two	O
Alabamian	B-Application
police	O
officers	O
and	O
a	O
dispatcher	O
before	O
fleeing	O
in	O
a	O
patrol	O
car	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
later	O
apprehended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
$600	O
million	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
filed	O
against	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
,	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
GameStop	O
,	O
and	O
Wal-Mart	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Moore	O
frequently	O
played	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
that	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
commit	O
the	O
crimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suit	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
murders	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
if	O
Posey	O
had	O
not	O
obsessively	O
played	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Snider	O
of	O
USA	O
Today	O
wrote	O
that	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
"	O
raised	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
interactivity	O
,	O
violence	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
and	O
PC	O
Magazines	O
Jeffrey	O
L	O
.	O
Wilson	O
both	O
named	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
naming	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
perfect	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
readers	O
of	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
the	O
fourth-greatest	O
PlayStation	O
title	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsus	O
readers	O
 '	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
Western	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
director	O
Aaron	O
Garbut	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
successor	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
led	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
13	O
May	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
16	O
May	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
supporting	O
higher	O
screen	O
resolutions	O
and	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
more	O
detailed	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	O
Double	O
Pack	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
on	O
4	O
November	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2	O
January	O
2004	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
featured	O
a	O
custom	O
soundtrack	O
support	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
audio	O
,	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
models	O
,	O
and	O
reflections	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Pack	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trilogy	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
12	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
War	O
Drum	O
Studios	O
ported	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
to	O
several	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
December	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
briefly	O
delayed	O
to	O
12	O
December	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
devices	O
on	O
15	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
30	O
January	O
2013	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
's	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
;	O
another	O
emulated	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
5	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
upscaled	O
to	O
1080p	O
and	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
The	O
Trilogy	O
subtitled	O
The	B-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
11	O
November	O
2021	O
;	O
versions	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
are	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
digital	O
retailers	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Rockstar	O
soon	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
relisted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
team	O
of	O
six	O
fans	O
reverse-engineered	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
executable	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
it	O
since	O
May	O
;	O
titled	O
reVC	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
unofficially	O
ported	O
to	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
Take-Two	O
issued	O
a	O
DMCA	O
takedown	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
Theo	O
,	O
a	O
New	O
Zealand-based	O
developer	O
who	O
maintained	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
counter-notice	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
code	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
any	O
original	O
work	O
owned	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
;	O
per	O
DMCA	O
rules	O
regarding	O
disputes	O
,	O
Theo	O
's	O
content	O
was	O
restored	O
after	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
