Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cover art

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

12 games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Mafia II cover art
Mafia IIPracticed Mastery · crime action adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Story missions are fixed

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Saints Row: The Third cover art
Saints Row: The ThirdPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Generous shooting and driving keep the skill bar moderate

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Final Fantasy XV cover art
Final Fantasy XVPracticed Mastery · action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted enemies

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Mad Max cover art
Mad MaxPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Open world is static once scouted

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Yakuza 0 cover art
Yakuza 0Practiced Mastery · action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted enemies

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Just Cause 2 cover art
Just Cause 2Practiced Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 4) - Chaos-point economy and settlement completion routing

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run cover art
The Simpsons: Hit & RunPracticed Mastery · comedy driving adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Fixed missions with trivial traffic noise

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Alice: Madness ReturnsPracticed Mastery · action platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Float-platforming and weapon-switch combat ask moderate precision

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inFamous 2 cover art
inFamous 2Practiced Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Faster combat with melee and aimed powers

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BioShock cover art
BioShockPracticed Mastery · immersive shooter

Both lean on variance about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Shooting and plasmid timing required.

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Devil May Cry 2 cover art
Devil May Cry 2Practiced Mastery · character action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Infamously easy; guns trivialize most encounters

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Assassin's Creed III: Liberation cover art
Assassin's Creed III: LiberationPracticed Mastery · stealth action

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Guards follow patrol scripts without adapting

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Game details

Released
2013
Developer
Rockstar Games
Franchise
Grand Theft Auto
Platforms
PS3, PS4
Modes
Single player
IGDB users
81/100
RacingHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureArcadeAction