Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the fourth video game in the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Designed in the UK by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games, it debuted in North America on October 27, 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and quickly became the best-selling video game for that year. It uses a tweaked version of the game engine used in Grand Theft Auto III and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, helicopters and RC Toys) and people to explore. Vice City's setting is also revisited in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, which serves as a prequel to events in Vice City. Vice City is a prequel to the preceding game in the series, GTA III (which takes place in 2001). The game is set in fictional Vice City, which is based on Miami, Florida.

The game's look, particularly the clothing and vehicles, reflect (and sometimes gently parody) its 1986 setting. In contrast to the gritty urbanism of Grand Theft Auto III's Liberty City, Vice City appears (mostly) clean and upscale, with golden beaches, waving palm trees and vivid purple sunsets.

Codes

Cheat Codes
Enter these codes during gameplay without pausing:

Right, R1, Up, L2, L2, Left, R1, L1, R1, R1 - All Traffic lights will remain green.

Triangle, L1, Triangle, R2, Square, L1, L1 - All Vehicles Invisible (except motorcycles)

R1, R2, L1, R2, L, D, R, U, L, D, R, U - All Weapons #1

R1, R2, L1, R2, L, D, R, U, L, D, D, L - All Weapons #2

R1, R2, L1, R2, L, D, R, U, L, D, D, D - All Weapons #3

R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up -Armor Code

O, L2, U, R1, L, X, R1, L1, L, O - Black Cars

R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, S, T, O, T, L2, L1 - Blow Up Cars

R, R, L, U, L1, L2, L, U, D, R - Change Clothes

Right, L1, Circle, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, L1, X - Chicks with Guns

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, T - Cloudy Weather

R, L2, D, R1, L, L, R1, L1, L2, L1 - Commit Suicide

Circle, X, L1, L1, R2, X, X, Circle,Triangle - Fanny Magnet (Girls follow Tommy)

Triangle, Up, Right, Down, L2, L1, Square - Fast Motion

Right, R2, O, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1 - Flying Cars

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X - Foggy Weather

R, L1, O, L2, L, X, R1, L1, L1, X - Gals Drop Weapons

R1, R2, L1, O, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up - Health Code

R2, Circle, Up, L1, Right, R1, Right, Up, Square, Triangle - Hovering Boats

Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Square, R1, R2 - Hovering Cars

R1, R1, O, R2, U, D, U, D, U, D - Lower Wanted Level

R2, Circle, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, R2, L2 - Mad Cars

R2, O, U, L1, R, R1, R, U, S, T - Media Level Meter

D, U, U, U, X, R2, R1, L2, L2 - Pedestrian Attack (cannot be turned off)

D, L, U, L, X, R2, R1, L2, L1 - Pedestrian Riot (cannot be turned off)

R2, R1, X, T, X, T, U, D - Pedestrians have weapons

T, R1, R1, L, R1, L1, R2, L1 - Perfect Handling

Circle, L1, Down, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, Right, Circle - Pink Cars

O, R2, D, R1, L, R, R1, L1, X, L2 - Play As Candy Suxxx

R1, O, R2, L1, R, R1, L1, X, R2 - Play As Hilary King

R, L1, U, L2, L1, R, R1, L1, X, R1 - Play As Ken Rosenberg

O, L2, L, X, R1, L1, X, L1 - Play As Lance Vance

D, L1, D, L2, L, X, R1, L1, X, X - Play As Love Fist Guy #1

R1, L2, R2, L1, R, R2, L, X, S, L1 - Play As Love Fist Guy #2

R2, L1, U, L1, R, R1, R, U, O, T - Play As Mercedes

R, R1, U, R2, L1, R, R1, L1, R, O - Play As Phil Cassady

L1, L2, R1, R2, D, L1, R2, L2 - Play As Ricardo Diaz

O, L1, O, L2, L, X, R1, L1, X, X - Play As Sonny Forelli

R1, R1, O, R2, L, R, L, R, L, R - Raise Wanted Level

Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R2, R1 - Slow Motion

U, R, R, L1, R, U, S, L2 - Spawn A Bloodring Banger

D, R1, O, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, L, L - Spawn A Bloodring Racer

O, L1, U, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, O, X - Spawn A Caddie

R1, O, R2, R, L1, L2, X, X, S, R1 - Spawn A Hotring Racer #1

R2, L1, O, R, L1, R1, R, U, O, R2 - Spawn A Hotring Racer #2

R2, Up, L2, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right - Spawn A Love Fist Limo

O, O, L1, O, O, O, L1, L2, R1, T, O, T - Spawn A Rhino

D, R2, D, R1, L2, L, R1, L1, L, R - Spawn A Romero's Hearse

R, L2, D, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, O, L - Spawn A Sabre Turbo

O, R1, O, R1, L, L, R1, L1, O, R - Spawn A Trashmaster

R2, L1, circle, right, L1, R1, right, up, circle, R2 - Spawns the Hot Ring Racer

O, O, L1, S, L1, S, S, S, L1, T, O, T - Speed Up Time

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, O - Stormy Weather

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Triangle - Sunny Weather

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, S - Very Cloudy Weather

R1, X, Triangle, Right, R2, Square, Up, Down, Square - Weird Wheels

Check out the video below as it shows most of the vehicles you can drive in this superb game: