The fictional radio hosts are heavily satirised, scripts dripping in hyperbole, as they intersperse the music with surreal talk show segments, fake jingles and spoof ads. Just to name a few, there’s Wildstyle Pirate Radio for hip hop, V-rock for heavy metal, and Emotion 98.3 for power ballads. Hop into a car, any car, and you’ll find seven music radio stations to choose from, each playing their own distinct style of music from the ’80s. It’s a parody of Miami and from its architecture and polyester suits to its fake DJs and violence, it’s all about excess.” “The game draws a lot on the films Miami Vice and Scarface. “Vice City brought real, pre-existing music into a satire of saturated ’80s aesthetics,” Andra Ivanescu, senior lecturer in Game Studies at Brunel University, told us. From well-revered hits to some more obscure tracks, and genres spanning heavy metal, pop, hip hop and new wave, Rockstar’s sun-soaked venture had something for everyone. Set in 1986 Miami, Vice City – an open-world game part of the Grand Theft Auto ( GTA) franchise – introduced players to some of the ’80s most iconic tracks. READ MORE: ‘Silent Hill’ is back, say the rumours – but what does that mean?.
This year marks two decades since Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – but although the game came out in 2002, Vice City’s veteran players will likely feel more nostalgic for a different decade altogether: the ’80s.
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