Youre kidding me?

I remember when Vice City came out many years ago on PlayStation. Everyone praised it for being so fun and amazing and I will never understand. Sure, it was the leader in open world gameplay and set a path for many other games of its type but there were too many reasons why Vice City is severely overrated. First, the mechanics have got to be some of the worst you could imagine, even back then. The driving wasnt that good and is now absolutely horrid on iOS devices. The cars are basically on slip and slides and the slightest bump or jump can cause any vehicle to spin out of control. Not being able to drive correctly in a game like this makes it very hard to enjoy, even for a dedicated fan of the original. The aiming system was okay except for the fact that the camera can never actually change the perspective to match the targeting. The balance between the amount of police compared to stars is insane and the vehicles basically move like pinballs, which means when you have 3 stars or more youre simply just smashed by multiple forever oncoming police and militant vehicles of different size until either you blow up with youre car or youre partner dies, causing you to fail the mission. Speaking of partners, having one in the game has got to be the worse experience I have ever had. They offer no real help and are honestly more responsibility keeping alive then useful in any way. Even simply getting someone in the car can be a mission on its own. This is most relevant to missions with Lance. The story, music, theme, and characters are all on point and that is where Rockstar hits hardest. Obviously its a very old game and we are miles ahead of this now. And being able to play a ported classic like this on mobile devices is truly enjoyable but you would really think some of the many issues could have been improved over the past decade or two...

CDizzie about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, v1.6