<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Leeds	O
and	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tenth	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
Miami	O
)	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
2002	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
ex-soldier	O
Victor	O
"	O
Vic	O
"	O
Vance	O
,	O
a	O
minor	O
character	O
originally	O
featured	O
in	O
said	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
through	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
ad	I-General_Concept
hoc	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
several	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
4.5	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	B-Application
PSP	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
after	O
Liberty	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
structured	O
similarly	O
to	O
other	O
releases	O
from	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
overhauled	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
"	O
empire	O
building	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
borrows	O
a	O
few	O
ideas	O
from	O
Vice	O
Citys	O
"	O
properties	O
"	O
and	O
San	B-Application
Andreas	I-Application
"	O
gang	O
wars	O
"	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hidden	O
package	O
system	O
from	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
returns	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
99	O
red	O
balloons	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Nena	O
's	O
1984	O
hit	O
"	O
99	O
Luftballons	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
include	O
new	O
animations	O
,	O
faster	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
a	O
longer	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
reductions	O
in	O
clumping	O
of	O
pedestrians	O
and	O
vehicles	O
,	O
more	O
complex	O
explosions	O
,	O
and	O
increases	O
in	O
the	O
density	O
of	O
objects	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
6	O
players	O
through	O
WiFi	O
ad-hoc	O
mode	O
(	O
local	O
area	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1984	O
within	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
3D	O
Universe	O
"	O
canon	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
features	O
several	O
areas	O
that	O
are	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
1986	O
version	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
including	O
locations	O
being	O
constructed	O
or	O
whose	O
plot	O
used	O
to	O
house	O
something	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
Corporal	O
Victor	O
"	O
Vic	O
"	O
Vance	O
(	O
Dorian	O
Missick	O
)	O
is	O
stationed	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
's	O
army	O
base	O
,	O
Fort	O
Baxter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
stealing	O
a	O
major	O
drug	O
shipment	O
,	O
Vic	O
and	O
Lance	O
find	O
themselves	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
Mendez	O
brothers	O
,	O
Armando	O
(	O
Yul	O
Vazquez	O
)	O
and	O
Diego	O
(	O
Ruben	O
Trujillo	O
)	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
's	O
biggest	O
drug	O
lords	O
and	O
the	O
shipment	O
's	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
assisting	O
Reni	O
and	O
their	O
friend	O
Barry	O
Mickelthwaite	O
(	O
Timothy	O
Spall	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
talent	O
manager	O
of	O
Phil	O
Collins	O
(	O
himself	O
)	O
,	O
Vic	O
finds	O
himself	O
tasked	O
with	O
protecting	O
Phil	O
from	O
Mafia	O
hitmen	O
,	O
to	O
whom	O
Barry	O
is	O
indebted	O
,	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
his	O
concert	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lance	O
accepts	O
Vic	O
's	O
choice	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
brothers	O
leave	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
to	O
give	O
Pete	O
money	O
for	O
his	O
medication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
February	O
2007	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
almost	O
straight	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
has	O
improvements	O
such	O
as	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
bloom	O
effects	O
,	O
enabled	O
via	O
a	O
"	O
trails	O
"	O
option	O
)	O
,	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
performance	O
as	O
expected	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
side	O
activities	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
such	O
as	O
five	O
new	O
odd	O
jobs	O
,	O
six	O
additional	O
unique	O
jumps	O
,	O
five	O
more	O
rampages	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Easter	O
egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
ports	O
have	O
had	O
extra	O
features	O
added	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
replays	O
or	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
port	O
of	O
any	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
include	O
extra	O
in-game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Classics	I-Device
title	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
coding	O
as	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
for	O
fixing	O
very	O
few	O
issues	O
and	O
removing	O
some	O
things	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
better	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
26	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
4.5	O
million	O
copies	O
according	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Received	O
IGN''s	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
licensed	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
