Now gangs are designed to act independently of the player, such as fighting with citizens or stealing their cars. The AI has also been retooled to account for greater variety in pedestrian movement as well as gang behavior.

The targeting mode has been refined once players leave their vehicle, with the camera taking a fixed position behind the character's shoulder and an auto-targeting system based on priority and danger level.The change in vistas has resulted in new types of pedestrians populating the streets, including roller skaters, joggers, and different gang members. Players can now enter buildings like hotels or discos and walk through hallways to visit rooms.Players can embark on a series of missions to build a reputation or simply explore the city, hijacking one of 120 vehicles (including motorcycles) and wreaking havoc on foot with an arsenal of 40 different weapons. Inspired by the look portrayed on television's stylish crime drama Miami Vice, the game takes place in the 1980s with criminals wearing pastel-colored suits, bikini-clad babes relaxing on sandy beaches, and palm tree-lined streets bustling with motorcycles, cars modeled after Ferrari Testarossas, and more.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City offers the same go-anywhere style of play as its violent, M-rated predecessor but with an area twice as large as Liberty City to explore in a completely different setting.

The best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2001 returns with a new city, theme, and an assortment of enhanced features.

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