Grand thief Auto (AKA GTA)

Grand thief Auto story and timeline

The game's original release version used a tweaked version of the RenderWare game engine used by GTA III, presenting a huge cityscape and fully populated with buildings (from hotels to skyscrapers), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats and helicopters) and people. On November 11, 2021, it was again released on 8th and 9th generation gaming consoles in honor of Grand Theft Auto III's 20-year anniversary under the title Grand Theft Auto: Vice City-The Definitive Edition.

The new version of the game featured enhanced visuals and a re-recorded soundtrack. The player was also given the option to switch between old and new versions at any time during gameplay.

The game was developed by Rockstar_North and published by Rockstar_Games. It was released on October 29, 2002 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. The game's story follows Tommy Vercetti, a mafia hitman who is sent to Vice City by his boss Sonny Forelli to establish a drug smuggling operation in the city.

"Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s.

Having simply made it again onto the streets of Liberty City after a lengthy stretch in most protection prison, Tommy Vercetti is despatched to Vice City by way of his historical boss, Sonny Forelli. They had been understandably anxious about his reappearance in Liberty City, so a day out down south appeared like an exact idea. But all does not go easily upon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic town of Vice City. He's set up and is left with no cash and no merchandise. Sonny desires his cash back, however the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most if no longer all of Vice City appears to prefer Tommy dead. His sole reply is to combat again and take over the town himself."

Forelli Crime Family overlord Sonny Forelli sends Tommy Vercetti, who used to be launched from prison, to Vice City in order to attain earnings off the rebellion of the drug alternate in the city.

After arriving in Vice City, Tommy, Harry and Lee are delivered to Ken Rosenberg who is tasked with using them to a drug deal with the Vance brothers. But the deal is ambushed and one of the brothers alongside Harry and Lee are killed and the cash and cocaine are stolen.

After Tommy and Rosenberg talk about what they plan to do, Tommy calls Sonny and tells him the deal was once a setup. After some adversarial words, Sonny concurs to let Tommy deal with the scenario whilst Rosenberg tells Tommy about Juan Cortez, a retired colonel who helped set up the deal. After assembling him, his daughter Mercedes Cortez introduces him to the many of the greater famous visitors consisting of Vice City's greatest drug baron Ricardo Diaz at the birthday party earlier than asking him to take her to the The Pole Position Club.

Rosenberg then tells Tommy that Kent Paul may additionally be aware of what grew to be of Tommy's merchandise and Paul tells Tommy that Leo Teal may also be aware of what happened. Tommy confronts Teal and beats him to death earlier than being confronted with the aid of Lance Vance, the 1/3 survivor in the botched deal. Tommy and Lance shape an alliance and vow to get the cash and pills back.

Rosenberg then introduces Tommy to Avery Carrington, a property developer. Avery offers Tommy work and in alternate gives to shield Tommy from any threats to his operation.

Tommy is then presented with some work from Cortez, who has Tommy kill Gonzalez, a former right-hand who is accountable for botching the deal. Tommy kills Gonzalez and goes for greater work. He runs into Lance once more and the two watch over a drug deal between Diaz' Gang and the Cubans. But the Haitians ambush the deal as Tommy, Lance and Diaz are compelled to battle and afterwards Tommy is supplied work from Diaz.

During his work for Diaz, Lance learns that Diaz' gang have been the ones who ambushed the deal and killed their associates. Tommy then again plans to achieve Diaz' confidence earlier than trying to kill him. Lance loses staying power and secretly tries to kill Diaz, however he fails and Tommy is compelled to rescue him. With their cowl blown, Tommy and Lance head to Diaz' mansion and kill him. With Diaz dead, Tommy is given greater possibilities to take over the town.

Tommy ends up shopping for many corporations and increasing on his business. But Lance starts to experience underneath appreciated, inflicting a rift between him and Tommy. Meanwhile, Sonny loses persistence and in my view comes to Vice City to declare his money. Tommy plans beforehand and tries to provide him faux money, however Lance betrays Tommy, exhibits the graph to rip off Sonny and the Forellis try to kill him. Tommy kills Lance and then Sonny and is finally wounded in the chaos. Tommy then makes Rosenberg his right-hand man.

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