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User Rating: 9 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PC
This review will be more of a comparison to the PS2 version than a review of the game. Not every gamer has a PC nor does every gamer want one. Those of us who have PC's for gaming will always enjoy the benefits they provide over their console counterparts. With Vice City, that is exactly what you will be doing, assuming you've had exposure to the PS2 version. Much has been written and little is unknown at this point about what there is to do in a "GTA" game. So what makes this game worth buying if you've already played the PS2 version? Graphics! Aside from that, if you like playing games using a keyboard and mouse over a controller, you'll enjoy this version as well. The only complaint I have with the control scheme is that the helicopter is difficult to control, but I think some time in the options menu re-mapping my controls can take care of that. The aiming is like you are playing a FSP with a gun whose accuracy is not the greatest. The game though is tremendous fun to play on the computer and the high resolutions offered on the PC make viewing this game simply a pleasure. Another added benefit the PC version has is the ability to implement mod content, though I haven't done so myself. Options are there however and that is worth noting. Vice City was a phenomenal sequel to GTAIII back on the PS2 and it is nice to be able to play this game in all of its glory.
