Rockstar Re-Releasing The Greatest Grand Theft Auto Of Them All?

Kotaku writes: "Curiously, a new rating turned up yesterday on Australia's Classification Board website for a game that was first released nearly eight years ago. Wonder why that would be?

As you can see below, the rating is fresh as of yesterday, for what's tagged as a "modified" version of the classic Grand Theft Auto title Vice City. There's little else of use to be gained from the rating (the "Multi Platform" bit is often inaccurate on Aussie ratings)."

[Quagmire]

Vice City 80's was the best decade of American culture in GTA games. the music, the style, the fashion, the cars, the neon lights, would LOVE to see either PSCollection version with trophy support, or full fledged GTA4 styled Vice City remake.

[pwnzter]

Of the GTA titles, Vice City is second on my list. GTA SA imo is the best GTA. Any word on R* working on SA Stories?

edit: Get off tommy vercetti's balls people. SA is the greatest. Keep the disagrees coming you noobs.

[r1sh12]

GTA S.A, In my opinion was also the greatest but many people didnt like the insanely big spaces that were just desert.
Im sure they will make HD re release of the game, they have done so with san andreas on xbox live.
I just hope the next GTA has all the things that VC/SA had owning businesses that make you money etc..
I loved that I could make money from business.

[Conloles]

NOOOOOO MY BIKE!!!!

[Man In Black]

They killed my brother! What did you expect me to do, mow his lawn?

[MysticStrummer]

I didn't like VC or SA as much as GTA3. SA would be my 3rd favorite with VC a distant 4th because it was the only GTA that I lost interest in and didn't finish the story. I don't understand why people like it so much, but also don't understand why people hate on GTA4 so much. I'd say 4 is better than VC or SA. To me, 3 and 4 are like Goodfellas while VC and SA are like Scarface. Scarface isn't bad but it's no Goodfellas.

[thewrathman]

am i the only one who is still a fan of the overhead city views of the originals?

[hybridtheory12]

Yes ^

[Rainstorm81]

one thing about GTA:VC, it really captured the rages to riches feel of a open world crime game,

I also felt like Tony Montana the entire time, when i got the mansion i was like damn this is right out of Scarface.

[Raf1k1]

If you wana play it in HD just buy the old PC version (dirt cheap now) as it'll run on just about any computer now and you can use your 360 controller too. You can even play it on your HDTV but the downside is that you won't get any trophies or achievements.

[MRMagoo123]

or you could play it using a keyboard or better still a ps3 controller which is better than those weird arse 360 controllers with the analogs in wierd spots like hands are different on each of your arms why put one analog high and one low makes no sense at all.

[Man In Black]

I hope they change the camera control to the one in later games. When you moved the right analogue stick, it went into first person view, which sucked. Also, manual aiming with all guns, please.

[whoelse]

I will buy this in a heart beat! I love GTA. And I played Vice City for hundreds of hours, and I would play it for another hundred.

[Sidewinder-]

"Are you the man with the big Cajonés?!?"

[vhero]

Rumour is it's going to be upgraded into HD with trophy support for PS3 like other games. Side Note GTA : VC is the greatest GTA ever made.

[ThanatosDMC]

I say San Andreas is the best for story, gameplay, plot progression, variety, content, scope, unlockables, challenges, etc. CJ was by far the best protagonist in all GTA games and the most customizeable.

You can dive underwater too and look for oysters and what not.

I've forgotten how much of a disappointment GTA4 was compared to SA.

Anybody, remember helping the same guy we robbed several missions before and the mini go cart chase against that wanna be rapper? There was a weird short mission in which CJ had to catch this guy who was gonna jump off a building and you had to catch him in a pickup full of hay.

Most people remember VC for its awesome music. I do too... but i cant recall any other missions besides the bank with face masks, on the helicopter shootout, and the last mission which i beat using the auto shotty.

[darren_poolies]

@ThanatosDMC

I couldn't agree with you more, imo SA is the definitive GTA title. I would love it if GTA5 was set in SA, with a different protagonist and story. I would jump with joy the day that happened.

[ThanatosDMC]

Same here. GTA4 was a huge step backwards but most people that played it probably never touched SA and was enthralled by the physics engine.

[MRMagoo123]

I have to agree too SA was and is the best GTA made there was sooo much more diversity than previous and future GTAs.There was plenty to keep me going back like just searching around all the open spaces where no towns where for secrets and the like great game.

[chak_]

one of my fav with san andreas

I loved bike in the street :D

[CountDracula]

Only release if it includes nude beaches this time. Please...

[Letros]

PC mod?

[T9X69]

GTA San Andreas was better

EDIT: Hmmm lets see, 3 cities including deserts and country side compared to one city. More cars, bikes, BMX bikes, lawnmowers, jets, monster trucks, parachutes, swimming, hot coffee ;), more mini games, more missions, more side missions, customizable cars, customizable character (to an extent), 2 players. Hell you could even get fat! That game shits on every open world game to this day.

[FernandoMartinez]

Not in a thousand years.

[NnT3291]

SA had more contents, but VC had style, thats why I still think it was better than SA

[Silly gameAr]

"GTA San Andreas was better"

I agree.

[kingdavid]

When you say all that, its amazing how far backwards they went with GTA 4, not that I hated it but it was a tad underwhelming.

[BYE]

I don't think a game is better just because it's bigger and has more content.

As Nn said, VC has more style and therefore is blatantly better than San Andreas. Fact.

[Silly gameAr]

No not fact. Opinion. You saying fact doesn't change anyone's opinion.

[dabri5]

It changed mine. I think I'm easily manipulated though...,

[Man In Black]

it was my first 3D GTA game, it had Tommy Vercetti as the main character instead of that whiny bitch CJ, it had a killer soundtrack, more gore, better weapon sounds, and the '80s time period was awesome. Oh yeah, and it had the Scarface mansion. Can't beat that.

Ah, nearly forgot. FUCKING SUPPLY LINES.

[OneSneakyMofo]

Instead of remaking a game, why not release GTA5 or Agent?

[kingdavid]

Is Agent even real?

[BYE]

Those classification guys are so lucky. I bet they enjoy playing good games and get paid for it.

[jay2]

I'd only buy this is R* do a GOW/GOWII remake, AKA 60FPS, trophies etc, not if it's re-release as a downloadable PSN game.

[aaabbbccc4324]

modified means censored, original means uncut

[Xfanboy]

hope it's extra content becuz I can play VC in HD already..

[PainisCupcake]

8 years? GTA was released in 1997.

[horrorcaust]

Eight years refers to the release of Vice City, not the first Grand Theft Auto Game.

Als, it's a great news. Vice City is still my favourite GTA game :)

[Alos88]

Would I buy the best GTA ever made again? Would I ever!

[galgor]

need I remind people of those leaked Sega documents from last year? They stated about how there would be Dreamcast games coming to PSN, which they are, and also quoted Vice City as a PS2 game that would be coming to PSN. Looks like it could've been legit.

[ATi_Elite]

Not only is GTA San Andreas the best GTA it is one of the greatest games ever. The great story, voice acting, scale of the game, and the greatest feeling of living in a real city ever in a video game GTAIV wishes it was half as good as San Andreas.

Now I understand with the content of the game that Vice City, the 80's Music, the 80's fashion, Miami, and a certain export of Columbia (not coffee beans) may have everyone feeling a little Scarface-ish but as great as Vice City is San Andreas took not only the GTA series to another level but video gaming as a whole.

Bring on San Andreas 2 (for the PS3 and PC so nothing gets gimped).