FTG Writes: Ten years is a long time. In ten years, we’ve seen technology go from basic flip-phones to what is essentially a handheld computer. We’ve seen the rise and fall of many celebrities and studios. We’ve also aged ten years, but that’s besides the point. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is ten years old, and to celebrate this, Rockstar has ported the beloved title to the iOS. When it came out in 2002, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was one of the most critically praised games of all time; its expansive world, great characters, fantastic soundtrack, and all sorts of ways to cause carnage made it a game you’d never forget. Thing is, it’s been ten years since then. A plethora of titles in the sandbox genre have paved new standards for the industry, meaning this is a tough game to critique. Of course, it’s also important to note that Rockstar built their games to stand the test of time. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is no exception.
With plenty of open world games to choose from on the PlayStation 2, narrowing down the list to just the 15 best is quite the difficult task.
Those games were pretty mid. In fact, I'm surprised they even put The Getaway: Black Monday. But they left out much better games like Way of the Samurai 1-2, Okami, Jak 2 or 3, Final Fantasy 12, Yakuza 1-2, or SSX 3.
From school politics to ping-pong, pistols to police procedurals, let’s dive into the best that Rockstar has to offer.
Revisiting Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released on October 29, 2002, only a year after Grand Theft Auto: III. As hard as it is to imagine in an era that sees a decade go between releases, GTA games used to drop annually.
