The city feels very alive with pedestrians, cars, and public transport to make it feel authentic. The gameplay is open-ended, so you can progress through the story at your own pace or explore Vice City and cause chaos. The open world of Vice City is vast and filled with potential – the sunny, famous beaches, the bustling downtown, and the seedy gang neighborhoods just waiting to be taken over.Īs Tommy, you can take over businesses, purchase assets like clubs, do jobs for local gangs, rob banks, sell drugs, and much more. To do this, Tommy has to build a powerful criminal empire in the vibrant, neon-lit city. Now Tommy finds himself stranded in Vice City, needing to recover Sonny’s money and drugs before he gets into deeper trouble. Tommy’s boss, Sonny Forelli, sends him down to Vice City to get a piece of the lucrative drug trade and make big money.īut things go wrong when a drug deal turns into an ambush, leaving Tommy without the cash or cocaine he was supposed to deliver back to Sonny. You play as Tommy Vercetti, a rugged mobster who escaped jail after a 15-year sentence.