Seventeen years ago, GTA Vice City Stories made waves in the community. Since it was a prequel to Vice City, fans were excited about the new title that showcased how the Vance brothers came to be.

Vice City Stories is more like a sidestep for the franchise--it's a great deal of typical GTA fun, but doesn't really move the series forward in any meaningful way. Rockstar's juggernaut Grand ...

But that's a whole other aspect of GTA worthy of hundreds of its own articles. For now, just know VCS carries the tradition proudly. The game takes place in 1984. Players assume the identity of ...

but GTA is something it simply cannot do. Vice City Stories underscores this. The entire city is here, the draw distance is miles better than Liberty City Stories', the frame rate rarely drops ...