Universal Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (by Rockstar)

Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by NeppyFX, Dec 5, 2012.

  1. freemini

    freemini Well-Known Member

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    Hmm, the talk about keyboard showing up is interesting. I'll use the camera connection kit and see if cheats work. Not exactly practical but it would be nice if it worked. I'll report back in 5-6 hours after school is over.
     
  2. Greyskull

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    Perhaps they made a mistake. O don't quite remember the memory capacity on the various devices, but a Touch 4 has 256 mb, correct? And an iPhone 4S has 512? What about the iphone 4? I know iphones usually have more memory than ipods do...even though it wouldn't cost Apple much to equip the same-year model ipod touches and iphones with the same amount of memory.

    That would lead to less fragentation and confusion regarding what works on what device.

    256 mb of memory is probably just not enough to run VC; unlike consoles and PCs and even handheld gaming consoles, I don't think mobile phones/tablets/etc. have seperate, dedicated gfx memory.

    In ohter words, it just might not be fixable. You could try (if it can be done) down-rezing the textures; if you could replace the new textures with the old, less detailed ones, mayne it would work.
     
  3. freemini

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    Just reminding you, PS2 has probably around 64MB of RAM. PS3 and Xbox have 512.
     
  4. _syd

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    It seems a big mistake to me! Writing a game is compatible with a device and then it is not... But I can live without this, so don't worry :) just wanted to know if someone with an ipod 4 didn't experience crashes .
     
  5. razvanrazy

    razvanrazy Active Member

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    iPhone4 has 512 and iPhone 4S has 1Ghz.
     
  6. BoyFromLA

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    It was working fine, but since today morning or after failing 'Guardian Angel' mission, it keeps crashing, and throws me back to home screen.

    Restarted the iPhone / no work
    Reinstalled the game / no work
    Deleted iCloud save / no work

    Can't seem to resolve this crashing issue.

    [iPhone 5/iOS 6.0.1]
     
  7. Nemer

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    Playing this on 4S and it drops FPS sometimes. I know its better looking game than GTA3 but i thought it would be better. Wish you could just turn off shadows or something.
     
  8. bjornkeizers

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    I'm really enjoying revisiting Vice City so far. Works like a dream on iPod Touch 5g and iPad Mini. No issues at all so far. (currently doing first Diaz mission at the mansion.)
     
  9. ionian

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    Well, after my concerns about playing it on a small screen, I took the plunge and bought it for my iPhone 4S. So far I have had no issues with performance (I've only played for a couple of hours), and it's still a great game. Even the RC mission wasn't too frustrating once I found the damn staircase!

    A couple of responses to the points above: don't confuse your stats, comparing an iPhone spec to a PS2/PS3 is like comparing apples and oranges. They are built to do different things, and comparing memory etc. doesn't tell the whole story.

    Even if there are no cheats, remember that you get weapons delivered to your houses as rewards for finding the hidden packages. It makes 6 star rampages much more fun ;)

    A lot earlier, someone said that he wouldn't try to down a chopper with a handgun. On the original, this was possible - just aim for the pilot through the windows. If you get it in the right spot, it only takes one shot and it's VERY satisying ;) I'm not sure how it would work on the handheld version, but it may still be possible with one of the manual aim weapons.

    The map size - I was surprised when I loaded it up at how small it is, but it is the original - just google a map to see that nothing has been removed. I guess it just shows how far the franchise came with GTA4, and GTA5 is going to be incredible!
     
  10. VirtualBoyFreak

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    Agree. I reinstalled GTA3 just to check the framerate because I noticed those framerate drops sometimes. I wish shadows could be deactivated...
     
  11. Zemar

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    Can anybody Confirm that the following songs have been Removed?:

    - Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
    - Michael Jackson "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin"
    - Ozzy Osbourne "Bark At The Moon"
    - Kate Bush "Wow"
    - Herbie Hanc**k "Rock It"
    - Afrika Bambaataa "Looking For The Perfect Beat"
    - And a couple of songs from Radio Espantoso.

    http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=536760&st=0&#entry1062016589

    That's a big letdown.
     
  12. LanceAvion

    LanceAvion Well-Known Member

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    Errr GHz describes processor speed not memory.

    Both the iPhone 4 and 4S have 512Mb of RAM and are clocked at 800 Mhz.
     
  13. lukey89

    lukey89 Active Member

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    Both have 512mb of ram but 4s has the a5 chip while the 4 has the a4 chip
     
  14. bramblett05

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    This is playable on touch just as GTA 3 is....just not till the update fix is out. When it does work I'm sure it will have some lag but it will do fine.

    But please tell me when you get in a car, truck etc that you can change the view.
     
  15. beelzebub23

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    iCade support?
     
  16. Vovin

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    Of course. Far behind, close behind, first person, lower left.
     
  17. bramblett05

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    Ok been forever since I played VC. I hope the fix is this weekend.
     
  18. nightc1

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    And the control for that is atop the button set on the right side when in a car. It has a little camera on the button.

    Really, the only thing that bothered me about the TA Plays video for this game was that they didn't even bother to change the camera. It's so much better than the video showed when you zoom in behind the vehicle.
     
  19. jwm2

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    The controls on some of the missions are horrible. Nearly unplayable. I'm on the Diaz mission where I need to take out a rival cartel from a helicopter and the screen jumps every time I go to shoot. It's impossible. The shooting mechanism on this game is flat out broken. I had a better time with the gta3 controls vs this new scheme. Very disappointed. Very frustrated.
     
  20. thezman

    thezman Well-Known Member

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    I have a question.Im playing on is iPod touch 4th gen,and this game crashes constantly.I was finall able to use the iCloud save and I saved it.So my question is when I get a new iPod or when they update the game will it save my progress?
     

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