Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Part 1
- April 29, 2003 18:13 PM PST
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Straight from the pages of GamePro, we show you the first steps to taking Tommy Vercetti to the top of Vice City's V.I.P. list.
Welcome to Vice City! To make a name for yourself in this town, you need the wits of Tony Soprano, the arsenal of Scarface, and the wardrobe of Don Johnson.Compared to GTA III, Vice City's game structure is more open-ended. Most of the time, there's no "right" order to tackle the missions. This online guide, while extensive, is still only a taste of Vice City's vast number of missions. The complete guide is contained in the March and April issues of GamePro magazine. Click here to subscribe, or check your local newsstand.
Ken Rosenberg?s Missions
After the narcotics deal goes belly-up in ?An Old Friend,? your hyperactive lawyer walks you through a few small chores. While driving Ken home, take a minute to familiarize yourself with the control scheme.
The Party
Rosenberg tells you about a retired colonel running smuggling operations from a yacht in Vice City. It?s time to pay this Cortez a visit, but you first need to pick up a new outfit to fit in. Follow the radar blip to Rafael?s.
After changing, hop on the bike and head for Cortez?s yacht. After the party, take Mercedes (the Colonel?s daughter) to the Pole Position club. Once you drop her off, she pays you a paltry $100.
Back Alley Brawl
When you visit the Malibu to see Kent Paul, he tells you that a local cook may have something to do with your setup. Head for the radar blip and approach the cook in the alley. When he attacks, drop him with a flurry of punches and kicks.
After Lance Vance arrives and tosses you a Colt .45 pistol, a gang of cleaver-waving cooks chases you and Lance from the alley?blast them to grab a blade and their cash. Follow Lance to the car, drive to Ammu-Nation, and then buy an Ingram MAC 10. Follow Lance?s directions to complete the mission and earn $200.
Jury Fury
To appease the mob, Rosenberg needs you to intimidate two jurors into giving a ?not guilty? verdict for one of Forelli?s boys. When you leave Rosenberg?s office, grab the nearby hammer before heading for the first juror. When you find the juror?s Sentinel, smash it from every angle using your hammer (press and hold Circle).
Drive to the second juror. When you clock him on the head with your hammer, he runs for his car. Smash the car to pieces with the hammer, but keep an eye out for cops on patrol. The juror eventually flees, clearing the mission and earning you $400. The first Assassination Mission is now available and represented by a phone icon on the radar.
Riot
Rosenberg introduces you to Avery Carrington, a ruthless real estate dealer. Avery wants you to disguise yourself as a blue-collar worker, infiltrate a work site, and engage in a little corporate espionage. Before heading to the work site, stop by Rafael?s to snag some coveralls.
Once you locate the work site, run through the crowd while smacking nearby workers. Once you?ve hit enough workers, a nearby security fence opens?head for it. Beat down the riot cop and snag his Colt .45.
You must destroy all three vans to complete the mission, but those red barrels make this job easy. Press and hold R1 to target the closest red barrel, then shoot to trigger an explosion. If you?re out of ammo, try bashing the van?s hood with the hammer until it explodes. Once all three vans are scrap metal, you earn $1000 for completing the mission, as well as access to Avery?s first two side missions. For now, head to Cortez?s yacht on Ocean Beach.
