It's common knowledge that you'll now be able to play in the water in the PSP's Vice City Stories. Although swimming was introduced in the PS2's San Andreas, this handheld iteration of the popular series will feature the most complex water-based gameplay in the franchise's history, according to IGN. Each vehicle in the game will respond to the game's new water physics model: they'll bob in the water, be affected by currents and be slowed down by drag. (It's like you're buying GTA and getting Wave Race for free.) Using the jet-ski, you'll be able to do drive-by shootings on the water, terrifying rich boat owners. The APV sounds exciting, as you'll be able to drive it around and enter the water when you really need to make a dramatic getaway.
With speedboats, yachts, sailboats, zodiacs, airboats, and more, Vice City Stories "might have the largest collection of sea-based vehicles in gaming history," which is especially impressive when you consider the platform's diminuitive size. By making the waterways important to gameplay, gamers can expect tons of mini-games: swimming events, boat and jet ski races. Heck, if you feel like being a good guy and wash your hands of all the sin you're committing, there's no better way than to partake in a water rescue mission. Is anyone else concerned that this game might feature too much content?
Vice City Stories hits stores at the end of this month.
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10-07-2006 @ 12:33PM
G-off said...
you cant have too much content
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10-07-2006 @ 2:01PM
Shane said...
Can anyone tell me what happens when you drive a car into the water? Can you get out or do you die like you currently do? I have never played San Andreas so I am not use to swimming in GTA.
This is shaping up to be the best game for the PSP.
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10-07-2006 @ 3:15PM
Criz said...
Awesome. Vice City Stories is really turning out to be an amazing looking game. Hopefully the gameplay will match all the interesting new features they're talking so much about. Although this seems to be a pretty sweet game, I'm saving my money till mid-November. Sorry Rockstar, I'm putting my money on nintendo this year.
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10-07-2006 @ 4:36PM
Dark said...
@2: Well in San Anreas you could get out of your car and swim after you went into the water. So it's safe to assume it'll be the same here I think. Yeah, this game sounds promising...
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10-07-2006 @ 11:14PM
mii said...
what is the release date on this game?
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10-08-2006 @ 12:03PM
Wii-Addict said...
This game will rock but im not getting it this year because im getting the wii. i will get it when i get my psp n 07 tho.and when psp get some better games.
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10-08-2006 @ 4:02PM
mii said...
hey look it comes out the 31 of october
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10-08-2006 @ 11:54PM
B1gC72 said...
there is a large margin for failure if a game has "too much content". it sounds great in theory but you have to hope that the game doesnt become watered down and glitchy with so much content. they can put all kinds of stuff in there but if it doesnt work good or isnt thought out well then it doesnt do you much good. so im hoping that they think this one out good and make a great game for our favorite handheld.
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