Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PC [Paperback]

Tim Bogenn (Author), BradyGames (Author)

Book Description

Series: Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames) | Publication Date: May 19, 2003

BradyGames' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PC provides expert mission tactics to earn respect and cash in every mission. A virtual showroom of the game's sweetest vehicles is also included. Players will find everything they need with the highly detailed maps. In addition, the guide reveals cool game secrets like hidden packages, rampages, unique stunt jumps, new vehicles, and more!

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BradyGames' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PC provides expert mission tactics to earn respect and cash in every mission. A virtual showroom of the game's sweetest vehicles is also included. Players will find everything they need with the highly detailed maps. In addition, the guide reveals cool game secrets like hidden packages, rampages, unique stunt jumps, new vehicles, and more!

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games; 1st edition (May 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744002613
• ISBN-13: 978-0744002614
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,453,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kick Arse Guide For A Kick Arse Game (yes arse not ass)., December 1, 2003

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Jonesy (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PC (Paperback)

This is the single greatest guide for a game. I had already finished the best game in the world, twice, before i bought the book. I have to say, "thankyou Tim Bogenn for writing a Arse Guide For A Kick Arse Game" Must go and play Vice City.
Great book

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really helpful, February 28, 2004

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McHenry John (McHenry, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PC (Paperback)

Can't solve the missions? Can't find the hidden packages? This book is for you. Of course, it doesn't hurt to improvise to use your own ideas too. The game contains a real funny prize at the end of the game.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointed..., November 9, 2004

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Daniel Headrick (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PC (Paperback)

Okay, firstly, I'm a little late on the GTA:VC thing. Only just bought the PC version in November 2004. At any rate, after being faced with the myriad of possibilities within the game, and the challenges that the many missions and rampages introduced, I opted to purchase the game guide to help me along to the coveted 100% completion.

I typically buy a game guide for any semi-complex game I play on my PC. But this one by far has to be the worst. As far as the missions, rampages, etc are concerned, the guide offered little information over what could be found online or within the game itself.

There is however, a complete guide to all the vehicles, which may be handy to some, but not really for me. Missions are somewhat detailed, with accompanying maps, but generally contain wordy overviews. A series of maps round out this flimsy tome, all of which can be found in various incarnations online.

One glaring oversight is a map/chart for all controls. The bulk of the info you find online is related to the PS2 version, and the manual that ships with the game itself lacks detail. In particular, controls for helicopters never seem to be mentioned in the guide. I'm still trying to find out how to increase my health by means of the local prostitutes.

Overall, it's nice to have a book (albeit a slim one, only 192 pages) to refer to while playing the game, but it lacks any real advantage over trial-and-error, or by looking info up online. I'm just glad I had a $5 Amazon gift certificate, otherwise I would have felt a lot more cheated.