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Walkthrough - Guide/=XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX=\ 0==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==0 X| |X X| "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Strategy Guide |X X| |X X| [PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox Versions] |X X| Version 6.0 [Revision 22] (September 2010) |X X| |X X| By Robert Allen Rusk. |X X| Copyright 2002-2010 Robert Allen Rusk. |X X| |X 0==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==0 \=XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX=/ 0====================0 | Contact Information \ 0=====================================> E-MAIL: rarusk[gnat]netzero[snot]com FACEBOOK: Robert Allen Rusk (San Antonio, TX, USA) LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-allen-rusk/15/539/59b BLOG: http://rarusk.livejournal.com XBOX LIVE GAMERTAG: RARusk **NOTE: The [gnat] replaces the "@" symbol in the e-mail address. It is to thwart spambots looking for email addresses to send spam to. Simply replace [gnat] with "@" when responding. I chose [gnat] because it rhymes with "at" and is easy to remember. Same goes for "." - [snot]. 0================0 | General Notices \ 0=====================================> **NOTICE: This guide may only be distributed and/or posted in its original format (and, most importantly, UNALTERED in any way). If you wish to post or use excerpts from this guide then please ask for my permission first before doing so (especially if you work for a magazine or website). A lot of time and effort was spent putting this thing together and that should be taken into consideration. And remember..... "Respect is everything." Besides, contacting me will also give me an opportunity to hook up and talk shop with fellow Vice City "thuggers"..... I truly want to thank those who have written to me about this guide even if you haven't received a response. I tend to read my e-mail late at night and sometimes I'm too tired to respond right away. Mainly because I'm either a) updating my other documents, b) hacking up a console or doing more RGB experiments, c) playing new games or d) I've had a rough night at work (I work retail you know....). I've received a lot of nice e-mail about this guide from people around the world saying how good the guide is and offering suggestions (many of which made it into the previous revisions). I intend to continue updating and polishing this document for as long as possible. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" is copyright 2002-2003 by Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Official Strategy Guide - Written by Tim Bogenn. Copyright 2003 by BradyGames, a division of Pearson Education, Inc. The Official Strategy Guide was used as reference during initial construction of this text based guide for the following: >>Table of Contents (to determine overall game structure) >>Hidden Package Maps >>Rampage Maps >>Unique Stunt Jumps Maps >>Weapons Location Map >>100% Completion List All other trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. This is probably the single biggest revision I have done to this guide. I have reorganized the weapons and items and redid many of the instructions to finding them. I also did the same for the Hidden Packages, Unique Stunt Jumps and Rampages. In addition, I have updated the artistic look and feel of this document. This is to help give a consistent look and organization to all of my "Grand Theft Auto" guides. Plus, I have created tour guides for each major area of Vice City which will help the reader to get familiar with this metropolis. Finally, I have also throughly proofread this guide to clean out errors that have been there for a long time. And I have added new ideas and information to the following chapters and sub-chapters: >>Rampages Explained >>"The Chase" (Ricardo Diaz) >>"Spilling The Beans" (Vice City Printing Works Asset) /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0========================================================0 | Additional Sources | 0========================================================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ --Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Tourist Guide (Game Manual) --PSM magazine (issue #67, pages 86-87). --Official U.S. Playstation Magazine (Issue #65 (February 2003) - Pages 118, 119) --Official U.S. Playstation Magazine (Issue #66 (March 2003) - Page 123) - Brian Steinlage --GameWinners.com GTA: Vice City Forum --GameFAQs GTA: Vice City Forum --Shnangyboos (Spike Strip Trick) --robbman (Little Havana Glitch Info) /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0========================================================0 | Additional Contributions | 0========================================================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ --spaceeinstein (http://www.freewebs.com/spaceeinstein/grandtheftauto.htm) --Ripperspirite --Dexterx5 --J. Straughan --slash1 --Pete Zsolnay --imaginaetion --Bragon (from Thailand) --Glen T. Winstein --A1210 --Alex T. Roth --Matthew Dean --Leandro Nantes --Benjamin Kirk --Jari H S Kauppila --Rich Kelly --Restick ww --Tom Jackson --WizO Randal --David Hawkins --peter parker --Slycer Starblade --mgssnakes --A.M. van de Water --Monkey Man --jason corns --Ronn --Sexybeast 22 --Richard Qin --Cic the Poet --thirdi --Andre Delarue --Luke Edwins --Abhisheik Dahiya --Rondo --Haenlomal --David Sears --Daniel B. --Jake Stutts --Gary Paydon --Adam Lilley --Sri c --Andrew Morgan --Tim Williams --HandsomeRockus --Jamie Allen --Joey Schmidt --Michael Jankowski --Mihir Mehta --Red Falcon --Kenneth Lowery --Chris Humm --Jecson Eslabra --Michael Furman --Dragonfire --Walter Marshaleck --Rich Williams --Martin W. Anderson --TownRanger --Brian P. --Daniyal Faizee --Phil Gulliford --Rob Owens --GTA_Loc --Jeff Sims --magnamerik --Mr. Spock --Eric Chase --Dawson Harris --Gamester-007 --Andr Dienske --Jesse Huongvilay --Josh --Nine-Tailed --Tyotyovics Kazmer --Dan Leonard --Cristian Luis Barreto --Mark Coiley --Tow Wang --Dan Stephen --John Nowakowski --Robert Kosinski --Gui Ritter /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0========================================================0 | Other Guides and FAQs I Have Authored | 0========================================================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ 0================0 | Strategy Guides \ 0=====================================> >>"Grand Theft Auto III" (PS2, Xbox, PC) >>"Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories" (PS2) >>"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" (PS2, Xbox, PC) >>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" (PS2) >>"Grand Theft Auto IV" (Xbox 360, PS3) >>"Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned" (Xbox 360, PS3) >>"Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony" (Xbox 360, PS3) >>"Bully" (PS2) >>"Bully: Scholarship Edition" (Xbox 360) >>"The Darkness" (Xbox 360) >>"Stubbs The Zombie" (Xbox) >>"Watchmen: The End is Nigh (Parts 1 and 2)" (Xbox 360, PS3) >>"The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena" (Xbox 360, PS3) >>"The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay" (Xbox) One of the earlier versions of my TCoR: EFBB guide can be found in the book "GameFAQs Presents.....The Ultimate Xbox Strategy Guide" published (in 2004) by Future Network USA. 0=====0 | FAQs \ 0=====================================> >>Differences Between The Three Versions Of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" for PlayStation 2 >>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Suggested Music List FAQ (for Xbox and PC versions) >>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Hidden Text FAQ >>"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Hidden Text FAQ >>"Rumble Roses XX" Character Story FAQ (Xbox 360) Although my guides and FAQs can be found at many sites around the internet, the latest versions of my work can always be found first at GameFAQs since that is my primary contribution site. /#########################################################################\ 0###########################################################################0 | Quick Search Feature | 0###########################################################################0 \#########################################################################/ This guide uses a Quick Search Feature which takes advantage of the Find feature used by many web browsers. This feature will allow you to go to any chapter or section in this guide quickly. On the left side of many of the chapters, as well as the right side of each of the major section headers, in the Table of Contents is a four character code. To access any of those chapters or sections do CTRL-F (PC) or Clover-F (Mac) to activate the Find feature in the web browser. Then enter the code in BRACKETS (or at least the left bracket) like this: [xxxx] or [xxxx You will notice that the chapters for the Main Story Missions do not have a four character code. They are accessed a little differently. To access any of the Main Story Mission chapters you activate the Find feature and enter the > character followed by the chapter number like this: >KR6 or >ZD12 This feature also works backwards. You will notice that the Table of Contents has it's own four character code. Should you want to quickly go back to the top of this document input the four letter code for the Table and you will instantly be back at the top of the guide. /==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==\ 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 | Table of Contents [TBCT] | 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 \==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==/ 0===============================================0 | I. Introduction And General Information (IAGI) \ 0======================================================================> 1. Who Am I? (MYST) 2. My Setup (FRAU) 3. From the Author (ADGD) 4. About The Guide (SBMS) 5. Submissions (GTVC) 6. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (GVCS) 7. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" (DFPS) 8. Differences Between the Three PS2 (American) Versions (DFXB) 9. Differences Between the Two Xbox Versions (TCDT) 10. Technical Data A. PlayStation 2 and Original Xbox Version Differences B. Xbox 360 C. Xploder HDTV Player (PlayStation2) Data D. HDLoader (PlayStation 2) Data (BGSS) 11. Bugs A. Detonator Bug (PS2 - Original Version) B. Cherry Popper Glitch (PS2 Original Version) C. Little Havana Glitch (PS2 and PC Versions) (CTRS) 12. Controls and Vehicles A. On Foot B. In Cars, Motorcycles, and Boats C. In Helicopters D. In the Skimmer E. In the Rhino F. In the Hunter (TMSC) 13. The Main Screen (GMNU) 14. Game Menus (LWFM) 15. Law Enforcement A. Police Vehicles (UPNS) 16. Using a Pay 'N' Spray (BSTD) 17. Busted (WSTD) 18. Wasted (MTDT) 19. Motorcycle Details A. Faggio B. Sanchez C. Angel and Freeway D. PCJ-600 (HLDT) 20. Helicopter Details A. Maverick B. Sea Sparrow C. Hunter (OUVH) 21. Other Useful Vehicles A. The (Almost) Everything-Proof Admiral (ASPR) 22. Asset Properties A. Asset Mission Properties (OTFT) 23. Outfits (ATAI) 24. Advanced Tips And Information (VITY) 25. Vice City: 1984 to 1986 (CPLT) 26. 100% Completion List 0===========================0 | II. Vice City Beach (VCBH) \ 0======================================================================> 1. In The Beginning..... (YRRM) 2. Your Room (BDMS) 3. Before Doing The Main Story Missions (EPSR) 4. Exploring Your Surroundings (TRBH) 5. A Tour of Vice City Beach (PRVB) 6. Asset Properties (Vice City Beach) (WOHT) 7. Weapons and Other Helpful Items A. Health, Body Armor, Police Bribe and Adrenaline Icons (VBWI) 8. Vice City Beach Weapons And Items (HKEX) 9. Hidden Packages Explained (HPVB) 10. Hidden Packages (Vice City Beach) (PZDM) 11. Pizza Delivery Mission (ABMS) 12. Ambulance Mission (FTMS) 13. Firetruck Mission (VGMS) 14. Vigilante Mission (Police Car) (RGEX) 15. Rampages Explained (RPVB) 16. Rampages (Vice City Beach) (USEP) 17. Unique Stunt Jumps Explained (USJB) 18. Unique Stunt Jumps (Vice City Beach) (TXMS) 19. Taxi Mission (BBVB) 20. Robbing Stores (Vice City Beach) (TFVB) 21. Top Fun Vans (Vice City Beach) (PCPL) 22. "PCJ Playground" (CNCR) 23. "Cone Crazy" (GVME) 24. Going to Vice City Mainland Early A. "The Bus" (All Versions) B. "The Jump" (PS2 Version Only) C. "The Ambulance" (PS2 and PC Versions Only) D. The Hyman Condo Glitch E. What All You Can Do F. Doing Four Additional Unique Stunt Jumps G. Early Explorer Bonus 0====================================0 | III. The Main Story Missions (TMSM) \ 0======================================================================> (KNRS) 1. Ken Rosenberg L1. "The Party" (Ken Rosenberg) L2. "Back Alley Brawl" (Ken Rosenberg) L3. "Jury Fury" (Ken Rosenberg) (ASCT) 2. Assassination Contact AC1. "Road Kill" (Assassination Contact) L4. "Riot" (Ken Rosenberg) (CJGC) 3. Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez C1. "Treacherous Swine" (Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez) C2. "Mall Shootout" (Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez) C3. "Guardian Angels" (Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez) 0===========================0 | IV. Starfish Island (SFLD) \ 0======================================================================> (SFLM) 1. Starfish Island Landmarks (SFWI) 2. Starfish Island Weapons And Items (HPSI) 3. Hidden Packages (Starfish Island) (RJSI) 4. Rampages and Unique Stunt Jumps (Starfish Island) (RCDZ) 5. Ricardo Diaz D1. "The Chase" (Ricardo Diaz) D2. "Phnom Penh '86" (Ricardo Diaz) 0=============================0 | V. Vice City Mainland (VCMN) \ 0======================================================================> (TRVM) 1. A Tour of Vice City Mainland (PRVM) 2. Asset Properties (Vice City Mainland) (VMWI) 3. Vice City Mainland Weapons And Items (HPVM) 4. Hidden Packages (Vice City Mainland) (RGVM) 5. Rampages (Vice City Mainland) (USVM) 6. Unique Stunt Jumps (Vice City Mainland) (RHMP) 7. Vigilante Mission (Rhino) (BRTH) 8. Vigilante Mission (Hunter - "Brown Thunder") (LKCR) 9. Looking For Cars (THMA) 10. The Hyman Memorial Arena (TDTK) 11. The Dirtbike Track (TFVW) 12. Top Fun Vans (Vice City Mainland) (RBWT) 13. Robbing Stores (Vice City Mainland) AC2. "Waste The Wife" (Assassination Contact) C4. "Sir, Yes, Sir!" (Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez) D3. "The Fastest Boat" (Ricardo Diaz) AC3. "Autocide" (Assassination Contact) D4. "Supply & Demand" (Ricardo Diaz) D5. "Death Row" (Ricardo Diaz) D6. "Rub Out" (Ricardo Diaz) 0===============================0 | VI. Reversal of Fortune (RVFN) \ 0======================================================================> (CPKM) 1. Chopper Checkpoint Missions (TMVR) 2. Tommy Vercetti $$1. Protection Ring Asset V1. "Shakedown" (Tommy Vercetti) (AYMS) 3. Asset Property Missions AC4. "Check Out at the Check In" (Assassination Contact) V2. "Bar Brawl" (Tommy Vercetti) V3. "Copland" (Tommy Vercetti) $$2. Sunshine Autos Asset SAA1. Vice Street Races SAA2. Car Collection Lists A. List One B. List Two C. List Three D. List Four $$3. The Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory Asset CPA1. "Distribution" (Cherry Popper Asset) $$4. Malibu Club Asset MCA1. "No Escape?" (Malibu Club Asset) MCA2. "The Shootist" (Malibu Club Asset) (RFRG) 4. "Rifle Range" AC5. "Loose Ends" (Assassination Contact) MCA3. "The Driver" (Malibu Club Asset) MCA4. "The Job" (Malibu Club Asset) $$5. Phil Cassidy's Asset PCA1. "Gun Runner" (Phil Cassidy's Asset) PCA2. "Boomshine Saigon" (Phil Cassidy's Asset) C5. "All Hands On Deck!" (Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez) $$6. Interglobal Films Asset IFA1. "Recruitment Drive" (Interglobal Films Asset) IFA2. "Dildo Dodo" (Interglobal Films Asset) IFA3. "Martha's Mug Shot" (Interglobal Films Asset) IFA4. "G-Spotlight" (Interglobal Films Asset) $$7. Kaufman Cabs Asset KCA1. "V.I.P." (Kaufman Cabs Asset) KCA2. "Friendly Rivalry" (Kaufman Cabs Asset) KCA3. "Cabmageddon" (Kaufman Cabs Asset) $$8. The Boatyard Asset BA1. "Checkpoint Charlie" (The Boatyard Asset) $$9. The Pole Position Club Asset $$10. Vice City Printing Works Asset PWA1. "Spilling The Beans" (Vice City Printing Works Asset) PWA2. "Hit The Courier" (Vice City Printing Works Asset) V4. "Cap The Collector" (Tommy Vercetti) 0=======================================0 | VII. And Now For Everybody Else (NFEL) \ 0======================================================================> (AVYT) 1. Avery Carrington A1. "Four Iron" (Avery Carrington) A2. "Demolition Man" (Avery Carrington) A3. "Two Bit Hit" (Avery Carrington) (LVFT) 2. Love Fist LF1. "Love Juice" (Love Fist) (BMCH) 3. Big Mitch Baker BMB1. "Alloy Wheels Of Steel" (Big Mitch Baker) BMB2. "Messing With The Man" (Big Mitch Baker) BMB3. "Hogtied" (Big Mitch Baker) LF2. "Psycho Killer" (Love Fist) LF3. "Publicity Tour" (Love Fist) (UMRB) 4. Umberto Robina UR1. "Stunt Boat Challenge" (Umberto Robina) UR2. "Cannon Fodder" (Umberto Robina) UR3. "Naval Engagement" (Umberto Robina) (ANPU) 5. Auntie Poulet AP1. "Juju Scramble" (Auntie Poulet) AP2. "Bombs Away!" (Auntie Poulet) AP3. "Dirty Lickin's" (Auntie Poulet) UR4. "Trojan Voodoo" (Umberto Robina) V5. "Keep Your Friends Close....." (Tommy Vercetti) 0===================================0 | VIII. 100% Completion Score (CPSC) \ 0===============================================> 0============0 | IX. Credits \ 0===============================================> 0==============0 | X. Conclusion \ 0===============================================> /==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==\ 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 | I. Introduction And General Information [IAGI] | 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 \==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==/ /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | I.1. Who Am I? | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ My name is Robert Allen Rusk and I am a hardcore gamer with about 30+ years of gaming experience. I am an ex-gametester (Broderbund Software, LucasArts Games, Point Of View Computing) and an ex-arcade attendant (Namco Cyberstation - Pier 39, San Francisco, CA). I also own multiple systems such as the Sega Dreamcast, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation 1 and 2, Xbox and Xbox 360. I currently work at JCPenneys at one of the malls here in San Antonio, TX. Retail isn't the best job in the world but JCPenneys has given me the job stability I did not have much of prior to employment there. This also led to personal stability that allows me to write and maintain the guides I have built. I started writing guides in 2003 because I felt it was something I could do utilizing my writing skills gained in college and gametesting along with my passion for vidgames. Over time I have honed my overall writing and organization skills plus my creative thinking skills. Additionally, I have extended the play value of the games I have written guides and FAQs for many times over plus I have received many letters from all over the world. I am also what one may call an RGB Analog Video enthusiast. I hack most of my game consoles to try to get the best possible video from them and that usually involves tapping into the RGB Analog video signals and using them on the right monitors to achieve my desires. To this end I became a member of the GamesX.com mod forum and I post on their "RGB + Video Discussions" forum area from time to time. In addition, I am a member of the X-Otic Computer Systems of San Antonio (www.xcssa.org), a group who specializes in Linux, Mac, and other systems. We are also a group of hackers and electronics enthusiasts. I am also a regular forum poster at GameFAQs, an occasional poster at AtariAge, Digital Press, GTA Forums and Video Game Saga. I am also a member of The MoFaT (a members only message board set up by "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" players who met on the Vice City message boards at GameFAQs). Outside of gaming, my interests include "Godzilla" (I have been a G-Fan since the age of ten) and "Red Dwarf" (I own all eight series plus the "Back to Earth" mini-series on DVD). I am also a long time soundtrack collector with many titles in my possession. As far as favorite sports teams go, my teams are the San Antonio Spurs (NBA) [the local team], the Denver Broncos (NFL) [although I live in Texas, I am originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado] and the Air Force Falcons (NCAA Football). /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | I.2. My Setup [MYST] | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ This guide was constructed using BBEdit Lite 6.1 and a Power Mac Workgroup Server 8550/200 (with a G3 card running at 330 MHz). It is now being maintained using TextWrangler on a 1.5Ghz Single Core Intel Mac Mini. I view my work in Safari to help in seeing how it would look on the web and correct format errors. I also play GTA:VC on my NEC MultiSync 3D RGB monitor using a homebrew RGB box that contains a EL1883 (MacroVision compatible) sync separation chip to acquire video sync, for RGB use, from Composite Video. When I do my writing and guide revisions, I run my Mac (on a Dell monitor) alongside the PS2 (on my MultiSync 3D monitor). This way I can simultaneously play and make changes to the guide at the same time. Part of my setup also includes a regular Xbox and Xbox 360. The sound is hooked up to an old stereo box I got from Radio Shack when I acquired my first Amiga 500 in 1990 and it has served me well considering its age. For my guide work I have more that twenty memory cards for my PlayStation 2. I have reorganized the game saves on my memory cards and I now have eight cards specifically dedicated to "Grand Theft Auto III", "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (Original Version (1.40)), "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" (which uses up fifteen cards), "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories". These memory cards allow me to quickly go and try out new ideas (and modify old ones) when they occur to me or suggested by others. I have done 100% Completion twice prior to making this document and did it four more times (two on the Original, one on the Double Pack version and one on the Haitian-Friendly Version) on the PS2 versions. I have also done 100% Completion on both the Original and Haitian-Friendly versions for the Xbox. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | I.3. From The Author [FRAU] | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Welcome to my "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" guide! If this is the first time you have visited then you will find a lot of useful information in a highly organized format that you can use to beat all of the missions of the game. Quotes taken from readers' e-mail are presented "as is" and may include spelling and grammatical errors. When I first posted my initial version of this guide in 2003, I did not know how well it would go over and how many people would respond. I wasn't exactly swamped with e-mail but I do get letters from time to time. Sometimes people would ask for advice and others would say how cool the guide is. All it takes is for one person to say how good and useful your guide is to make it all worthwhile. And others have made suggestions that have been incorporated into my guides. I want to thank GameFAQs for creating a place where such documents can be hosted for the benefit of all gamers. I also want to thank IGN.com, NeoSeeker.com, TheVGNation.com, GameHelper.com and many other sites for their generosity in hosting this guide along with my other work on their sites. I also want to thank everybody who has taken the time to download and read this guide. I love this game and I wanted to share my creative ideas with fellow Vice City "thuggers". And, of course, I want to give a special thanks to all those who have taken the time to write to me and tell me what you thought, make suggestions, and ask questions. With that said, let's get down to business shall we?..... /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | I.4. About The Guide [ABGD] | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ The main emphasis of this guide is to provide creative and simple solutions to many of the missions of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". Many hours were spent going over each mission and finding unique ways to solve them. I think you will be surprised by many of the solutions found here. I have worked hard to make sure that this guide is as complete as possible but at the same time leave room for exploration. I even included interesting and humorous anecdotes, observations, and lines from Vice City (plus made-up quotes). I hope that you enjoy this guide as much as learn from it. While this guide was written initially for the PS2 version of the game, it may also benefit those with the PC and Xbox versions of Vice City. If any of the strategies in this guide won't work in either the PC or Xbox versions then feel free to write me and let me know so I can make additional adjustments in future revisions. This guide is designed so that you can do the missions without any cheat codes. However, I have included one code, the Health Code (in the "Advanced Tips And Information" chapter), to give you a little flexibility. In addition, this guide also reveals three reliable ways (depending on what version of Vice City you have) to get around the roadblocks at the start of the game. Another emphasis of this guide is ORDER. If you do the missions and tasks in a certain order then the game will be easier and more fun for you. Although the guide follows more or less the traditional story order, there are ways to acquire more powerful weapons early in the game. The chapter "Going to Vice City Mainland Early" is the best way to get these weapons early plus allow you to do all of the side-missions prior to doing the Main Story Missions. Each Hidden Package, Unique Stunt Jump and Rampage has a letter designation to make them easier to identify in this guide. In addition, there is a three letter Neighborhood Prefix (listings below) indicating a particular neighborhood or area where the item can be found (in these examples I use "XXX"): >>Hidden Packages will be identified with an "H". --Examples: Hidden Package [XXX-H21]. Package [XXX-H32]. >>Rampages will be identified with an "R". --Examples: Rampage [XXX-R34]. >>Unique Stunt Jumps will be identified with a "J". --Examples: Unique Stunt Jump [XXX-J24]. Jump [XXX-J8]. 0======================0 | Neighborhood Prefixes \ 0=====================================> PRI - Prawn Island SFI - Starfish Island NPM - North Point Mall DTN - Downtown VCP - Vice Point LHI - Little Haiti LGC - Leaf Links Golf Club LTV - Little Havana WSB - Washington Beach EIA - Escobar International Airport OCB - Ocean Beach VPR - Viceport FBA - Fort Baxter Air Base /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | I.5. Submissions [SBMS] | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ If you have any comments, suggestions and critiques then you can e-mail me at the following address: ++rarusk[gnat]netzero[snot]com Things to submit..... >>Better ideas. If you have some better way to do certain missions then I would be glad to hear it. After I confirm it then I will include your idea in future revisions and will credit you for it. >>Anecdotes and observations (especially if they're funny). >>Constructive critiques. While I have strived to make this as good a guide as possible, I know it is not perfect. Whatever criticisms you make of this guide please make them constructive so I can learn from it since I may consider doing guides for other games in the future. >>Grammatical and formatting errors. 0=========0 | FaceBook \ 0=====================================> This is where I am doing the social networking thing and have hooked up with old friends and made new ones: ++Robert Allen Rusk (San Antonio, TX, USA) 0=========0 | LinkedIn \ 0=====================================> I also have a page at LinkedIn where I am using it to try to make a comeback into the gaming industry: ++http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-allen-rusk/15/539/59b 0============0 | LiveJournal \ 0=====================================> In addition, I have a blog where I use it to post my thoughts on gaming and other things: ++http://rarusk.livejournal.com 0==========0 | Xbox Live \ 0=====================================> And I have an Xbox Live account where I can be found on occasion: ++GAMERTAG: RARusk /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | I.6. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" [GTVC] | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" is the follow-up to the smash hit "Grand Theft Auto III". Like its predecessor, Vice City is a freeform "sandbox" adventure game where you can do pretty much anything you want. Vice City is set in the 1980's (1986 specifically) which is about the time when most adult gamers, when they were children or teens, were into the Commodore 64s, Sega Master Systems and Nintendo Entertainment Systems. Initially, I was expecting "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" to be just like "Grand Theft Auto III" but with a little more polish. But what Rockstar did was nothing short of incredible. They overhauled everything, compiled a massive soundtrack the likes of which the gaming world hadn't seen at that point (a lot of good 80's music) and got some major Hollywood talent to lend their voices (like Ray Liotta and Dennis Hopper). Plus a more refined story, motorcycles, helicopters, better weapons and the ability to change outfits and purchase property. There are more missions in Vice City than there were in "Grand Theft Auto III" (88 in Vice City, 73 in GTA3). Plus, the missions are more involving, but still not too complex. I guess that the designers didn't want to let too many things get in the way of experiencing the full scope of Vice City. And such a large scope it is too. This was a major leap forward and Rockstar Games was highly commended for not taking the easy way out. And it was worth every penny I paid for it (and I pre-paid two months in advance at the local GameStop). The only major downside to Vice City is that, since Vice City was such a major leap from "Grand Theft Auto III", then how was Rockstar going to top themselves for the next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series? "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", released in 2004, provided the answer to that question. Larger and more expansive than anyone thought possible. This made Vice City puny and old by comparison. And that's saying a lot. And, of course, "Grand Theft Auto IV", released in 2008, makes Vice City and all of the previous GTAs look really old. But they are still cl |