mimosnow

As I had already played San Andreas, I was reluctant to try GTA III because it is somewhat “retro,” and we have already seen Liberty city redone with GTA IV. There is somewhat of a learning curve, with the map being difficult to navigate and the various gangs that will shoot you at certain stages in the story. However, after a while the game really grew on me. The radio sounds very early 00’s and the gritty grey feeling is cool. The controls are overall good and the camera movement is actually very good. And although the character doesn’t speak it is not an impediment to the storytelling.

GTA Vice City is cool in the sense that it is great to be able to play a game formerly only for consoles on your phone. The controls are good for a mobile game, and the depth of the gameplay exceeds most other games on the App Store. However, the game as a standalone product is clunky and frustrating. For example, the camera is horrible and you can’t move it while entering/exiting a vehicle. Aiming a weapon is awful. Cars handle worse than GTA III. And some parts of the map feel “abandoned” or just poorly thought out. In my opinion after playing the game, Vice City is the weakest of the 3D