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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Walkthrough and Strategy Guide
Version 2.2 (1/25/03)
Written by Charles Bayley (ohioguy[at]yahoo[dot]com)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. Copyright Notice
4. General Information
4.1 Controls
4.1.1 On foot
4.1.2 In a Car, Motorcycle or Boat
4.1.3 In a Helicopter
4.1.4 In a Plane
4.2 Weapons
4.2.1 Fist
4.2.2 Melee
4.2.3 Projectiles
4.2.4 Pistols
4.2.5 Shotguns
4.2.6 Sub-machine Guns
4.2.7 Assault Rifles
4.2.8 "Heavy" Weapons
4.2.9 Sniper Rifles
4.3 Vehicles
4.3.1 Cars
4.3.2 Motorcycles
4.3.3 Boats
4.3.4 Helicopters and Planes
4.4 Clothes
4.5 Health and Body Armor
4.5.1 Health Locations
4.5.2 Body Armor Locations
4.6 Wanted Level
4.6.1 Lowering the Wanted Level
4.6.2 Police Bribe Locations
4.7 100% Completion
4.7.1 Requirements
4.7.2 Rewards for Completing
4.8 General Tips and Strategies
5. Storyline Missions Walkthrough
5.1 An Old Friend
5.2 Ken Rosenburg
5.2.1 The Party
5.2.2 Back Alley Brawl
5.2.3 Jury Fury
5.2.4 Riot
5.3 Colonel Cortez
5.3.1 Treacherous Swine
5.3.2 Mall Shootout
5.3.3 Guardian Angels
5.3.4 Sir, Yes Sir!
5.3.5 All Hands On Deck!
5.4 Ricardo Diaz
5.4.1 The Chase
5.4.2 Phnom Penh '86
5.4.3 The Fastest Boat
5.4.4 Supply & Demand
5.4.5 Rub Out
5.5 Kent Paul
5.5.1 Death Row
5.6 Tommy Vercetti
5.6.1 Shakedown
5.6.2 Bar Brawl
5.6.3 Cop Land
5.6.4 Cap the Collector
5.6.5 Keep Your Friends Close...
6. Non-Storyline Missions Walkthrough
6.1 Avery Carrington
6.1.1 Four Iron
6.1.2 Demolition Man
6.1.3 Two Bit Hit
6.2 Umberto Robina (Cubans)
6.2.1 Stunt Boat Challenge
6.2.2 Cannon Fodder
6.2.3 Naval Engagement
6.2.4 Trojan Voodoo
6.3 Auntie Poulet (Haitians)
6.3.1 Juju Scramble
6.3.2 Bombs Away!
6.3.3 Dirty Lickin's
6.4 Love Fist
6.4.1 Love Juice
6.4.2 Psycho Killer
6.4.3 Publicity Tour
6.5 Mitch Baker
6.5.1 Alloy Wheels of Steel
6.5.2 Messing with the Man
6.5.3 Hog Tied
6.6 Phil Cassidy
6.6.1 Gun Runner
6.6.2 Boomshine Saigon
6.7 Telephone Missions (Assassinations)
6.7.1 Road Kill
6.7.2 Waste the Wife
6.7.3 Autocide
6.7.4 Check Out at the Check In
6.7.5 Loose Ends
7. Assets and Asset Missions Walkthrough
7.1 The Boatyard
7.1.1 Checkpoint Charlie
7.2 Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory
7.2.1 Distribution
7.3 The Pole Position Club
7.3.1 Dance
7.4 Kaufman Cabs
7.4.1 V.I.P.
7.4.2 Friendly Rivalry
7.4.3 Cabmageddon
7.5 Sunshine Autos
7.5.1 Car lists (4)
7.6 Inter Global Films
7.6.1 Recruitment Drive
7.6.2 Dildo Dodo
7.6.3 Martha's Mug Shot
7.6.4 G-Spotlight
7.7 The Print Works
7.7.1 Spilling the Beans
7.7.2 Hit the Courier
7.8 The Malibu Club
7.8.1 No Escape?
7.8.2 The Shootist
7.8.3 The Driver
7.8.4 The Job
8. Side Missions
8.1 'R3' Missions
8.1.1 Taxi Driver
8.1.2 Paramedic
8.1.3 Firefighter
8.1.4 Vigilante
8.2 Pizza Boy
8.3 PCJ Playground
8.4 Cone Crazy
8.5 Trial by Dirt
8.6 Test Track
8.7 RC Missions
8.7.1 RC Bandit Race
8.7.2 RC Baron Race
8.7.3 RC Raider Pickup
8.8 Stadium Challenges
8.8.1 Dirt Ring
8.8.2 Blood Ring
8.8.3 Hot Ring
8.9 Chopper Checkpoint Missions
8.9.1 Ocean Beach
8.9.2 Vice Point
8.9.3 Little Haiti
8.9.4 Downtown
8.10 Vice Street Races
8.11 Rifle Range
9. Hidden Packages
10. Rampages
11. Unique Jumps
12. Store Robberies
13. Safe Houses
14. Cheats and Secrets
14.1 Cheats
14.2 Secrets
14.3 Easter Eggs
15. Contact Information
16. Credits
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1. Version History
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Version 1.0 (12/31/02)
- Initial version
Version 2.0 (1/11/03)
- Added clarification in the Introduction relating to counting intersections
- Added all missions to the 100% completion requirements section so it can
be used as a checklist
- Added a description of the levels of vehicle damage to the Vehicles section
- Added general tip about vehicles not disappearing after you exit
- Renumbered hidden packages #31-33, #38-39, #46-48, #62-63, #68-69, #76-81
- Corrected directions to hidden packages #7, #14, #23, #28, #58, #64,
#74, #87, #88
- Removed incorrect note from hidden package #36
- Added a note to hidden package #36 and #37 on how to exit the film studio
if it has not been purchased
- Added a note to hidden package #36 and #37 on using a helicopter to
retrieve the package if the film studio has not been purchased
- Simplified the directions to hidden packages #68, #70, #71
- Renumbered rampages #27-28
- Corrected directions to rampages #12, #23, #29
- Added tip to rampage #3
- Corrected the tip for rampage #18
- Corrected directions to unique jumps #2, #5, #13, #16, #29, #30, #31, #34
- Added a note to unique jump #17 on how to exit the film studio if it has
not been purchased
- Added a note to unique jump #20 on how to get off the pier
- Corrected directions to stores #6, #7
- Corrected directions to safe houses #3
- Added street clothes pick up special attribute to safe house #7
- Corrected the location for the Street clothes
- Corrected the description for 'Back Alley Brawl'
- Added additional tip to 'Phnom Penh '86'
- Corrected the description for 'Blood Ring'
- Corrected the description for 'Sir, Yes Sir!'
- Corrected the description for 'Demolition Man'
- Added additional tip to 'All Hands on Deck!'
- Added additional tip to 'Shakedown'
- Corrected Pay 'n' Spray location in tip for 'Naval Engagement'
- Corrected the description for 'Juju Scramble'
- Added tips to 'Bombs Away!'
- Corrected the location of the Malibu Club for the Kent Paul missions
- Added information about Trashmaster disappearing to 'Death Row' description
- Corrected the description for 'V.I.P.'
- Updated the strategy for 'Cabmageddon''
- Added tip to 'Cabmageddon'
- Corrected the directions to Sunshine Autos
- Added note to Sunshine Autos about storing vehicles in the garages behind
the showroom
- Corrected the description for 'Recruitment Drive'
- Corrected the strategy for 'Recruitment Drive'
- Added strategy to 'Dildo Dodo'
- Corrected the description for 'Martha's Mug Shot'
- Added tips to 'Martha's Mug Shot'
- Added information about final stairs to 'G-Spotlight' description
- Corrected the directions to the Downtown chopper checkpoint
- Updated the strategy for 'Loose Ends'
- Corrected the directions to The Print Works
- Corrected the strategy for 'Spilling the Beans'
- Corrected the description for 'Hit the Courier'
- Corrected the strategy for 'Hit the Courier'
- Corrected the directions to The Malibu Club
- Corrected the description for 'The Job'
- Corrected the description for 'No Escape?'
- Corrected the description for 'The Driver'
- Corrected the description for 'The Job'
- Updated the strategy for 'The Job'
- Corrected the description for 'Love Juice'
- Add tip to 'Love Juice'
- Add additional strategy for 'Messing with the Man'
- Added which weapons are dropped to the description for 'Gun Runner'
- Corrected the strategy for 'Gun Runner'
- Corrected the description for 'Bar Brawl'
- Added tip to 'Bar Brawl'
- Corrected the description for 'Cop Land'
- Remove unneeded and added a new tip to 'Cop Land'
- Updated the strategy for 'Cop Land'
- Added the order the assets are taxed to the description for 'Cap the
Collector'
- Corrected the description for 'Keep Your Friends Close...'
- Corrected the description for the Paramedic mission
- Corrected the description for the Firefighter mission
- Corrected the description for the Vigilante mission
- Corrected the description for the Pizza Boy mission
- Added tip to the Pizza Boy mission
- Corrected the strategy for 'PCJ Playground'
- Fixed grammatical errors
- Clarified some wording
Version 2.1 (1/17/03)
- Added general tip about damaging vehicles by doing drive-by shooting
- Added select previous/next target auto-aim lock-on controls
- Added information about restoring health by eating food
- Corrected the description for 'The Dance'
- Added note to 'Jury Fury' description
- Updated the tip for 'Treacherous Swine'
- Updated the description for 'Sir, Yes Sir!'
- Updated the strategy for 'Sir, Yes Sir!'
- Added additional strategy for 'Sir, Yes Sir!'
- Corrected the weapon used by gang members in 'Phnom Penh '86'
- Added additional tip to 'Shakedown'
- Added additional information to description for 'Keep Your Friend Close...'
- Added additional strategies for 'Keep Your Friend Close...'
- Updated the strategy for 'Four Iron'
- Added additional strategy for 'Check Out at the Check In'
- Updated the helicopter strategy for 'Loose Ends'
- Corrected the description for 'Recruitment Drive'
- Added additional strategy for 'The Driver'
- Added note to 'The Driver' about Hilary's car being indestructible
- Added note to Taxi Driver mission about amount of car damage that will
cause passengers to not get in
- Updated the strategy for Firefighter
- Added additional general tip for rampages
- Corrected the general tip about gang members appearing for rampages
- Added additional tip to drive-by rampages
- Added additional tip to run over rampages
- Fixed grammatical errors
Version 2.2 (1/25/03)
- Reformatted the Weapons section
- Added the weapon fixed locations
- Removed the weapon locations from the pre-mission setups since all
locations are in the Weapons section
- Added additional fixed location for the Maverick
- Added the health locations
- Added the body armor locations
- Added the police bribe locations
- Corrected directions to hidden package #62
- Updated the description of a direction's starting point in the
Introduction section
- Fixed grammatical errors
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2. Introduction
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This a walkthrough and strategy guide for the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City game.
It is the fourth game in the GTA series and follows the very successful Grand
Theft Auto III. Whether you have played GTAIII before or not, you will be
amazed at all there is to do. There are numerous weapons you can choose from
(so many that you may have to decide which ones you want to carry), different
types of cars, numerous missions and different things to do. You will even hear
some big name Hollywood actors as the voices of the characters.
With any action-based game, there are difficult parts as well as some easy
parts. The goal of this guide is to help you accomplish each of the tasks and
not to tell the story (that will come as you play the game). Each mission will
indicate when it is available to do, a description of what you must do in the
mission, a strategy for how to complete portions of it and possibly some tips
that can be used to make the mission easier. The strategy provided for each
mission or objective is only ONE way it can be done, there can be many. It is
recommended that a mission be attempted before reading the strategy for it. You
may find that the way you completed the mission is the same or is completely
different. Bear in mind that there is no right or wrong way to complete a
mission. The guide is only meant as an aid.
Since most of the non-storyline objectives can be done in any order, there is
little or no assumption as to what has already been completed when presenting
the mission strategy (although finishing some items earlier is definitely
helpful).
When specific traveling directions are given to reach a particular destination,
the directions given are based primarily on the on-screen radar (e.g., begin
traveling south and turn left at second intersection). The starting point for
directions to items required for 100% game completion (e.g., hidden packages,
rampages, etc.) will either be the initial save point (on the east island), one
of the middle islands, or a bridge connecting two of the islands. For items not
required for 100% game completion (e.g., weapons, police bribes, etc.), the
direction's starting point may also be a landmark. Each landmark that is used
can be found on the in-box map. All directions are based on major road
intersections (indicated by a black line on the on-screen radar). If the
directions call for use of an alley (indicated by a light gray line on the on-
screen radar) or non-main road, these are specifically indicated in the
direction. When the directions specify a certain numbered intersection, this
refers to the numbered intersection where it is possible to travel in the
indicated direction. Any intersections where it is possible to turn only in the
OPPOSITE direction are to be disregarded and NOT counted as an intersection.
For example, if the direction says "Turn right at the third intersection", you
would count the number of opportunities to turn right (either a side street (|-)
or a crossroad (+)) and turn when you reach the third one. In this example, any
opportunities to only turn left (e.g., a side street (-|) are ignored and not
included when counting intersections. This method will not apply to T
intersections. A T intersection will have a specific turn right/left at T
intersection direction (so if you are looking for a turning opportunity and you
come to a T intersection, either you are in the wrong place or the directions
are wrong). Using this method will make the driving directions easy to follow.
Finally, there are documented glitches in the game (e.g., the ability to get to
the west island early, etc.). While there is nothing wrong with exploiting
these if it enhances your gaming experience, this guide will not take advantage
of any these glitches and is beyond its scope.
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3. Copyright Notice
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This document is copyrighted © 2002-2003 by Charles Bayley (author) and the game
is copyrighted © 2002 by Rockstar Games. This guide is for personal use only
and may not be altered, printed or distributed for any commercial purposes.
This guide may be printed for personal use providing it is not further
distributed or sold. No part of this guide may be used without written consent
of the author and the requester agrees to provide proper recognition. Violators
of this copyright will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The only
Internet sites that have permission to use this guide are www.gamefaqs.com. If
this guide is found on any other sites, please contact the author (see Contact
Information section).
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4. General Information
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4.1 Controls
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The L1 and R1 buttons refer to the top buttons in the front of the controller.
The L2 and R2 buttons refer to the bottom buttons in the front of the
controller. The L3 and R3 buttons refer to pressing the corresponding analog
stick down (as if pushing it into the controller itself). A '+' signifies the
indicated buttons are to be pressed simultaneously.
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4.1.1 On foot
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Directional pad or left analog stick: Move left or right
Right analog stick: Adjust first person view
Triangle: Enter a vehicle
Circle: Shoot (if weapon selected) or punch (if no weapon selected)
X: Sprint
Square: Jump
L1: Center camera, buy asset (if standing in asset icon) or change weapon
(if standing in weapon icon and already possess weapon of same type,
see Weapons section)
L2: Select previous weapon or select previous target (if weapon with
auto-aim selected and target lock-on on)
L3: Crouch
R1: Target lock-on (if weapon with auto-aim selected)
R2: Select next weapon or select next target (if weapon with auto-aim
selected and target lock-on on)
R3: Look behind
SELECT: Change camera view
START: Display map (pause)
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4.1.2 In a Car, Motorcycle or Boat
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Directional pad or left analog stick (left or right): Turn left or right
Directional pad or left analog stick (down): Wheelie (if on a motorcycle)
Square+Directional pad or left analog stick (up): Stoppie (if on a
motorcycle)
Right analog stick: Aim hose (if in a fire truck) or rotate turret (if in a
Rhino)
Triangle: Exit vehicle
Circle: Shoot weapon (if drive-by weapon selected and R2 or L2 pressed),
spray hose (if in a fire truck) or self-destruct (if in a RC Bandit)
X: Accelerate
Square: Slow down (if moving) or reverse (if stopped)
L1: Change radio station
L2: Look to left side
L3: Horn (if in a car or motorcycle) or turn on/off siren (if in an
emergency vehicle)
R1: Emergency (hand) brake (if in a car or motorcycle)
R2: Look to right side
R3: Start/stop side mission (if in applicable vehicle)
R2+L2: Look behind
SELECT: Change camera view
START: Display map (pause)
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4.1.3 In a Helicopter
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Directional pad or left analog stick (left or right): Bank left or right
Directional pad or left analog stick (up): Move forward
Directional pad or left analog stick (down): Move backward
Triangle: Exit vehicle
Circle: Fire missiles (if in a Hunter) or self-destruct (if in an RC Raider
checkpoint race) or drop a bomb (if in an RC Raider during a mission)
X or right analog stick (down): Accelerate rotors to gain altitude
Square or right analog stick (up): Slow down rotors to decrease altitude
L1: Change radio station
L2 or right analog stick (left): Rotate left
L3: Hover
R1: Shoot machine gun (if in a Hunter or Sea Sparrow)
R2 or right analog stick (right): Rotate right
R3: Start/stop vigilante mission (if in a Hunter)
R2+L2: Look behind
SELECT: Change camera view
START: Display map (pause)
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4.1.4 In a Plane
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Directional pad or left analog stick (left or right): Bank left or right
Directional pad or left analog stick (up): Dive
Directional pad or left analog stick (down): Climb
Triangle: Exit vehicle
Circle: Self-destruct (if in an RC Baron checkpoint race) or drop a bomb (if
in an RC Baron during a mission)
X: Accelerate to gain altitude
Square: Slow down to decrease altitude
L1: Change radio station
L2: Look to left side
R2: Look to right side
R2+L2: Look behind
SELECT: Change camera view
START: Display map (pause)
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4.2 Weapons
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This section lists the weapons available in the game. Each weapon belongs to a
different category. You can only carry one weapon of each category at a time.
All of the weapons have at least one fixed location. Some of the weapons can be
obtained by picking it up when a person is killed (if they were carrying any
weapons) or is obtained during a particular mission. The following sections are
the weapon categories and list the weapons contained in each and their fixed
location.
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4.2.1 Fist
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Brass knuckles
Fixed Location: In the alley behind the Ocean View Hotel, north of the
hotel's location
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4.2.2 Melee
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Baseball Bat
Purchase Location: Bunch of Tools in Washington Beach after completing
the 'Riot' mission
Fixed Location: Directly behind the Ocean View Hotel in the alley
Chainsaw
Purchase Location: Screw This in Little Havana
Fixed Locations: 1. Shower of apartment 3C in Ocean Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel
south and turn right at the first intersection.
Turn right at the T intersection. Turn left at
the first intersection. Turn left at the T
intersection. Turn right at the second
intersection. Immediately after the turn, the
apartment complex is on the right. Go up the
stairs on the right and enter the apartment.
2. In the Ocean View Hotel, in the hallway on the
left at the end of the hallway at the top of the
stairs when 20 hidden packages have been found.
3. Roof of Hyman Condo safe house in Downtown after
being purchased if 20 hidden packages have been
found.
4. Left of the left garage in front of the Diaz
mansion on Starfish Island after completing the
'Rub Out' mission and 20 hidden packages have
been found.
Golf Club
Purchase Locations: None
Fixed Locations: 1. Inside of the Leaf Links golf course entrance
2. Any time you get into a Caddy
Hammer
Purchase Locations: 1. Bunch of Tools in Washington Beach
2. Tool It Up in the North Point Mall
3. Screw This in Little Havana
Fixed Locations: None
Katana (oriental sword)
Purchase Locations: 1. Tool It Up in the North Point Mall after completing
'The Chase' mission
2. Screw This in Little Havana
Fixed Locations: 1. Office of Tarbush Café in the North Point Mall in Vice
Point
2. Garage of the house next to the Diaz mansion on
Starfish Island
Knife
Purchase Locations: 1. Tool It Up in the North Point Mall
2. Screw This in Little Havana
Fixed Location: Alley behind Maison Wenifall restaurant in Ocean Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel south
and at second intersection, the restaurant, with an
outdoor eating area, is on the right.
Machete
Purchase Location: Bunch of Tools in Washington Beach after completing
the 'Treacherous Swine' mission
Fixed Location: South side of the east end of the bridge connecting
Starfish Island to the east island
Meat Clever
Purchase Locations: 1. Bunch of Tools in Washington Beach
2. Tool It Up in the North Point Mall
3. Screw This in Little Havana
Fixed Location: In the alley behind the Well Stacked Pizza store in
Vice Point
Nightstick
Purchase Locations: None
Fixed Location: Locker room of the Washington Beach police station
Screwdriver
Purchase Locations: 1. Bunch of Tools in Washington Beach
2. Tool It Up in the North Point Mall
3. Screw This in Little Havana
Fixed Locations: None
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4.2.3 Projectiles
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Bomb with detonator (Grenade that detonates once the button is pressed)
Purchase Location: Phil's Place in Little Haiti after completing the
'Boomshine Saigon' mission
Fixed Location: Rear walkway of blue/white building in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north
until the road curves to the left. Turn right at
the intersection. After the road curves right and
then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your
left. After the first intersection, the building
is on the right. Proceed up the stairs and go to
the rear of the building.
Grenade
Purchase Location: North Point Mall Ammu-Nation in Vice Point
Fixed Location: In the basketball courts in Little Haiti
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish
Island to the west island, travel west and turn
right at the T intersection. Turn left at the
first intersection. After the turn, the basketball
courts are on the left.
Molotov Cocktail
Purchase Locations: None
Fixed Location: Corner of the outdoor eating area of Tacopalyse
restaurant in Downtown
Directions: From the bridge connecting Prawn Island
to the west island, travel west and turn right at
the T intersection. Turn right at the first
intersection. Turn right at the first
intersection. As the road curves to the left, the
restaurant is on the left.
Tear Gas
Purchase Locations: None
Fixed Location: Parking lot of the Washington Beach police station,
next to the building
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4.2.4 Pistols
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All of the weapons in this category have auto-aim targeting.
Colt 45
Purchase Locations: 1. Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation
2. North Point Mall Ammu-Nation in Vice Point
Fixed Location: 1. Steps of the building at the marina in Ocean Beach
2. Next to first floor wall of building under construction
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north
and the road will curve sharply to the left.
Continue straight and turn right at the T
intersection. Turn left at the T intersection. On
your left is a building that is under construction.
The weapon is located on the first floor by the back
(east) wall.
Colt Python (one-shot kill)
Purchase Location: Downtown Ammu-Nation after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Next to a building in Little Haiti
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish
Island to the west island, travel west and turn
right at the T intersection. Turn left at the
second intersection. Turn right at the first
intersection. Turn left at the first intersection.
Turn left at the first intersection. As the road
curves left, there is a car frame on your right.
The weapon is located on the north side of the
building to the left of the car frame.
2. In the Ocean View Hotel, in the hallway on the left
at the end of the hallway at the top of the stairs
when 30 hidden packages have been found.
3. Roof of Hyman Condo safe house in Downtown after being
purchased if 30 hidden packages have been found.
4. Left of the left garage in front of the Diaz mansion
on Starfish Island after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission and 30 hidden packages have been found.
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4.2.5 Shotguns
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All of the weapons in this category have auto-aim targeting.
Shotgun (medium range)
Purchase Location: Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation after completing the
'Guardian Angels' mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Next to a bench on the walkway to the west of the
beach in the north part of Washington Beach
2. East side of Washington Mall parking garage in Ocean
Beach
3. Any time you get into a Police car
4. Inside of the Diaz mansion on Starfish Island in a
room next to the entrance from/exit to the pool after
completing the 'Rub Out' mission
Stubby (short range, high damage)
Purchase Location: North Point Mall Ammu-Nation in Vice Point after
completing 'The Chase' mission
Fixed Location: Behind the building in the northwest corner of the
junkyard in Little Haiti
Spaz (7-round automatic)
Purchase Location: Downtown Ammu-Nation after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission
Fixed Location: Behind the 3-D billboard in front of the Escobar
International Airport terminal entrance
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4.2.6 Sub-machine Guns
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The weapons in this category are the only ones that can be used for drive-by
shootings. All of the weapons in this category have auto-aim targeting.
Ingram Mac 10 (short range, high powered)
Purchase Location: Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation
Fixed Location: In a corner across the street from the boatyard in
Vice Port
MP5 (strongest sub-machine gun, very accurate)
Purchase Locations: None
Fixed Locations: None
Tec 9 (short range)
Purchase Locations: None
Fixed Location: Behind the 4th house on the right in a cul-de-sac in
Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north
until the road curves to the left. Turn right at
the intersection. After the road curves right and
then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your
left. Turn left at the first intersection. Turn
right at the T intersection into the cul-de-sac.
Uzi 9mm (weakest sub-machine gun)
Purchase Location: North Point Mall Ammu-Nation in Vice Point
Fixed Locations: 1. Behind the Pay 'n' Spray in Ocean Beach
2. On the side of a pink building in Washington Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel
north and turn left at the second intersection.
After the first intersection, the building is on
the right. Go up the stairs to the left (west)
side of the building.
3. Front porch of the north house on Prawn Island
4. Under the stairs to the Skumhole Shack safe house
in Downtown
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4.2.7 Assault Rifles
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All of the weapons in this category have manual-aim targeting.
M4 (fast fire rate)
Purchase Location: Downtown Ammu-Nation after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Middle of shacks southwest of Aunt Poulet's shack in
Little Haiti
2. Behind billboards near the Escobar International
Airport
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish
Island to the west island, travel west and turn
left at the T intersection. Turn right at the
first intersection. Continue on the road as it
curves sharply to the right. Just before the road
curves sharply to the right again, on the left is a
walkway leading between two buildings. Follow the
walkway into the area behind the billboards and
turn left to find the weapon.
3. Behind the moon lander in Studio B at the Inter Global
Films studio on Prawn Island
4. Inside of the Diaz mansion on Starfish Island in a
room next to the entrance from/exit to the pool after
completing the 'Rub Out' mission
Ruger (medium fire rate)
Purchase Location: Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation after completing the 'Guardian
Angels' mission
Fixed Location: Roof of the El Swanko Casa safe house in Vice Point
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4.2.8 "Heavy" Weapons
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All of the weapons in this category have manual-aim targeting.
Flamethrower
Purchase Location: Phil's Place in Little Haiti after completing the
'Boomshine Saigon' mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Next to the dock building west of the Vice City Port
Authority in Vice Port (also is two blocks south Pay
'n' Spray)
2. In the pool of the western house in the middle of
Starfish Island
3. In the Ocean View Hotel, in the room at the end of the
hallway on the right at the end of the hallway at the
top of the stairs when 40 hidden packages have been
found.
4. Roof of Hyman Condo safe house in Downtown after being
purchased if 40 hidden packages have been found.
5. Left of the left garage in front of the Diaz mansion
on Starfish Island after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission and 40 hidden packages have been found.
Minigun (also known as a Gatling Gun)
Purchase Location: Phil's Place in Little Haiti after completing the
'Boomshine Saigon' mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Top of the destroyed Haitian factory in Little Haiti
after completing the 'Trojan Voodoo' mission
(Note: The only way to reach this weapon is with the
use of a helicopter.)
2. In the Ocean View Hotel, in the room at the end of the
hallway on the right at the end of the hallway at the
top of the stairs when 60 hidden packages have been
found.
3. Roof of Hyman Condo safe house in Downtown after being
purchased if 60 hidden packages have been found.
4. Left of the left garage in front of the Diaz mansion
on Starfish Island after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission and 60 hidden packages have been found.
M60
Purchase Location: Phil's Place in Little Haiti after completing the
'Boomshine Saigon' mission
Fixed Location: Top of the stairs of the west guard tower at the entrance
to Fort Baxter Air Base
Rocket Launcher
Purchase Location: Phil's Place in Little Haiti after completing the
'Boomshine Saigon' mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Pool of the Hooker Inn Express in Vice Port
Directions: From the bridge connecting the east
island directly to the west island, travel west
and turn left at the T intersection. Turn right
at the first intersection. After you pass the next
intersection, the hotel is on your left. Turn left
into the hotel entrance and proceed ahead to the
pool area.
2. In the Ocean View Hotel, in the room at the end of the
hallway on the right at the end of the hallway at the
top of the stairs when 70 hidden packages have been
found.
3. Roof of Hyman Condo safe house in Downtown after being
purchased if 70 hidden packages have been found.
4. Left of the left garage in front of the Diaz mansion
on Starfish Island after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission and 70 hidden packages have been found.
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4.2.9 Sniper Rifles
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All of the weapons in this category have manual-aim targeting and one-shot kill
capability.
Sniper Rifle (less accurate, reloads after each shot)
Purchase Location: North Point Mall Ammu-Nation in Vice Point after
completing the 'Phnom Penh '86' mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Hedge maze next to Diaz mansion on Starfish Island
2. Walkway of bridge structure in Little Havana
Directions: From the bridge connecting the east
island directly to the west island, travel west and
when you leave the bridge, there is a structure on
the left. The weapon is located on the south side
of the walkway around the structure.
PSG-1 (highly accurate, semi-automatic)
Purchase Location: Downtown Ammu-Nation after completing the 'Rub Out'
Mission
Fixed Locations: 1. Roof of building in Little Havana
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish
Island to the west island, travel west and turn
right at the T intersection. Turn left at the
first intersection. Turn left at the T
intersection. Turn right at the first
intersection. At the first intersection, there is
a wall on your left (there is a payphone in front
of the wall). Go around the wall and on the right,
you will see an opening in the wall. Go through
the opening. Climb the stairs in front of you and
jump to the building rooftop to the north. Climb
the stairs to this building's roof. The weapon is
located on the east side of the building roof.
2. In the Ocean View Hotel, in the hallway on the right
at the end of the hallway at the top of the stairs
when 50 hidden packages have been found.
3. Roof of Hyman Condo safe house in Downtown after being
purchased if 50 hidden packages have been found.
4. Left of the left garage in front of the Diaz mansion
on Starfish Island after completing the 'Rub Out'
mission and 50 hidden packages have been found.
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4.3 Vehicles
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This section gives a description of each of the available vehicles found in the
game. Some vehicles have a fixed location, while others can only be found while
traveling around. Most of the cars "spawned" when you are driving around are of
the same type as the vehicle you are driving (e.g., if you are driving an
Infernus, most of the other cars you will see will be Inferenus or sports cars).
Some vehicles with a fixed location may not always be there. If a vehicle is
not there, simply drive a few blocks away in a direction other than the one you
came from and it should be there.
Damage will occur to all vehicles when you strike other objects such as cars,
buildings, trees, etc. When a vehicle begins emitting white smoke, it has
sustained moderate damage. If the vehicle suffers additional damage, the smoke
will turn black. This indicates the vehicle has severe damage and you should
consider finding an alternate vehicle soon. If flames begin to appear from the
vehicle, it is going to explode in a matter of seconds. If you are in the
vehicle, you must exit VERY QUICKLY or you will be killed when it explodes.
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4.3.1 Cars & Trucks
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Admiral--A basic 4-door coupe with a spiffy decal on the hood.
Fixed Locations: West house of Starfish Island (you will need to park a
car in front of the gate, jump onto the roof of the car
and then jump the gate).
Ambulance--An ambulance.
Fixed Locations: Parked at any of the 3 hospitals (Ocean Beach, Vice
Point, Downtown)
Baggage Handler-A slow cart for putting bags on airplanes.
Fixed Locations: 1. At the Escobar International Airport, on the west
side of the main building next to the fence
2. Behind the airport terminal to the southeast
Banshee--An eighties Corvette with enough speed to outrun cops.
Fixed Locations: Western house in the middle of Starfish Island in the
front driveway
Barracks OL--An army truck.
Fixed Locations: None
Benson--A slow, large carrying truck similar to a Yankee or Mule.
Fixed Locations: None
BF Injection--A dune buggy with many exhaust pipes, no doors, and roof
lights.
Fixed Locations: East of the Malibu Club on a wooden sidewalk near the
Beach in Vice Point
Blista Compact--A Honda CRX look-alike with a domed back.
Fixed Locations: None
Bloodring Banger--An Oceanic (see below), but with a destruction derby
paint job and mesh windows. A racing car for Bloodring.
Fixed Locations: South side of Hyman Memorial Stadium in Downtown after
completing the 'Bloodring' mission
Bobcat--A light pickup truck with BOBCAT written on the trailer.
Fixed Locations: None
Boxville--A box-shaped van.
Fixed Locations: None
Burrito--A decently speed van with a spoiler.
Fixed Locations: None
Bus--A school bus looking vehicle, similar to the Coach, but just shaped
differently, as the doors are in front.
Fixed Locations: None
Cabbie—A taxicab from the old days.
Fixed Locations: None
Caddy--A golf cart
Fixed Locations: 1. In a bush near the lighthouse in Ocean Beach
2. Usually inside of the Leaf Links golf course
Cheetah--A Ferrari.
Fixed Locations: 1. Marina parking lot in Ocean Beach
2. East house on Starfish Island in the front driveway
Coach--A giant bus from GTA3 is back
Fixed Locations: None
Comet--A Porsche-style sports car with enough gas to fly.
Fixed Locations: 1. In front of Leaf Links golf course
2. Northeast house on Starfish Island in the
garage
Cuban Hermes--A Hermes painted in spiffy black with flames.
Fixed Locations: None
Deluxo--A Delorean.
Fixed Locations: Inside of Sunshine Autos after purchasing it and
completing the first car list
Enforcer--A SWAT van.
Fixed Locations: None
Esperanto--A stretched-out Cadillac.
Fixed Locations: Beside a building north of the North Point Mall in Vice
Point
FBI Rancher--The FBI's version of the Rancher.
Fixed Locations: None
FBI Washington--The FBI's version of the Washington.
Fixed Locations: None
Fire Truck--A fire truck!
Fixed Locations: Outside of the Fire Station downtown
Flatbed--A long military-style pickup, with what appears to be a bomb in the
back bed. A Barracks OL look alike, too.
Fixed Locations: None
Gang Burrito--A quick van with spoiler, cool paintjob, roof mounted
fog lights, and a teddy bear on top.
Fixed Locations: North house on Prawn Island in the driveway
Glendale--A Chrysler "K-Car"
Fixed Locations: None
Greenwood--Looks and feels just like a Glendale, but has a vinyl back.
Fixed Locations: None
Hermes--A '46 Mercury
Fixed Locations: West of the underground parking garage in Ocean Beach
(south of Rafael's clothes shop)
Hotring Racer--A stock car with excellent handling and speed.
Fixed Locations: Inside of Sunshine Autos after purchasing it and
completing the fourth car list
Idaho--An Esperanto look alike, but it's a bit slower and handles a bit
better and has a vinyl top as well.
Fixed Locations: None
Infernus--An 80's Lamborghini.
Fixed Locations: 1. Next to Diaz mansion on Starfish Island
2. Inside of the North Point Mall parking garage in
the northwest corner
Kaufman Cab--Looks just like a Cabbie except 'Kaufman Cabs' is written on
the sides.
Fixed Locations: Inside of Kaufman Cabs after purchasing it
Landstalker--An SUV
Fixed Locations: 1. Dirt bike track in Downtown
2. Northwest house on Starfish Island in the driveway
Linerunner--A semi without a trailer.
Fixed Locations: Head south into Vice Port and when the road splits go
right. You should see it on the left. It's in a dirt
parking lot.
Love Fist--A pink pimped out limo owned by the Love Fist band.
Fixed Locations: None
Manana--An old Chevy coupe.
Fixed Locations: None
Mesa Grande--A jeep that isn't as fast as it should be on dirt.
Fixed Locations: None
Moonbeam--A Six-windowed minivan.
Fixed Locations: None
Mr. Whoopee--An ice cream van.
Fixed Locations: Outside of the Cherry Poppers Ice Cream factory once the
ice cream factory asset has been purchased
Mule--Another carrying van with bad handling, slow acceleration, but decent
speed.
Fixed Locations: None
Oceanic--A 60's Chevrolet sedan look alike.
Fixed Locations: Outside of the Ocean View motel
Packer--A large car carrying truck that works as a portable stunt ramp.
Fixed Locations: 1. Inside of Inter Global Films studio on Prawn Island
in the northwest corner
2. In the Port Authority parking lot at the Vice Port
docks
3. Behind the Escobar International Airport terminal
Patriot--A military style Hummer. Handles very well off road.
Fixed Locations: 1. In a building inside of Phil's Place in Little Haiti
2. In the southeast corner of Inter Global Films on Prawn
Island
Perennial--A four-door station wagon.
Fixed Locations: None
Phoenix--A Pontiac Firebird.
Fixed Locations: Northern house of Starfish Island in the garage (you'll
need to enter the yard via the alley to the left of the
house and exit by using the ramp in the yard in front of
the house).
Police--A regular police car, these ones are white with gold stripes on the
sides and green on the hood and trunk.
Fixed Locations: Parking lot of each police station (Washington Beach,
Vice Point, Downtown, Little Havana)
Pony--A little van with two back windows and solid otherwise.
Fixed Location: Head south into Vice Port and when the road splits go
left. On the right, you should see a dirt parking lot.
It is in the southeast corner.
Rancher--A Blazer looking SUV. Easily confused with a Landstalker.
Fixed Locations: None
RC Bandit--An RC Car.
Fixed Locations: None
RC Baron--An RC Plane.
Fixed Locations: None
RC Raider--An RC Helicopter.
Fixed Locations: None
Regina--A Perennial-style wagon.
Fixed Locations: None
Rhino--A tank.
Fixed Location: Inside of Fort Baxter Air Base once you have collected 90
hidden packages.
Rumpo--A Pony with an extra window on each side.
Fixed Location: Behind the Malibu Club in Vice Point.
Sabre--A Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Fixed Locations: None
Sabre Turbo--A faster version of the Sabre with a racing stripe and spoiler.
Fixed Locations: Inside of Sunshine Autos after purchasing it and
completing the second car list
Sandking--A monster truck with fog lights and a spoiler.
Fixed Locations: Inside of Sunshine Autos after purchasing it and
completing the third car list
Securicar--A blue armored car.
Fixed Locations: None
Sentinel--An 80's Camry.
Fixed Locations: Inside of Sunshine Autos
Sentinel XS--The sports version of a Sentinel.
Fixed Locations: From the Escobar International Airport terminal go east.
Follow the road as it curves right. After it curves you
will see a building on the left and a gated parking lot.
It is in the parking lot.
Stallion--A Dodge Challenger convertible.
Fixed Locations: Top of the parking garage in Ocean Beach behind the
Ocean View hotel. This is used for the 'Cone Crazy'
mission.
Stretch--A regular limousine.
Fixed Locations: Next to Diaz mansion on Starfish Island.
Stinger--A convertible sports car.
Fixed Locations: House on Starfish Island to the west of the center road
in the front driveway.
Taxi--A normal yellow taxi.
Fixed Locations: None
Top Fun--A van with the words "Top Fun" written on the sides. This starts
the RC races.
Fixed Locations: 1. On the beach near the dirt bike track in Vice Point
2. On the top of the North Point Mall parking garage in
Vice Point
3. In the parking lot at the southeast corner of the
Escobar International Airport
Trashmaster--A large green garbage truck.
Fixed Locations: Inside of the junkyard in Little Haiti
Virgo--A Coupe style car with a vinyl back.
Fixed Locations: None
Voodoo--A 60's Chevy Impala
Fixed Locations: In front of Aunt Poulet's shack in Little Haiti
Walton--A farmer's pickup.
Fixed Locations: None
Washington--Another Sedan type vehicle, but this one has a roof.
Fixed Locations: None
Yankee--Yet another Mule/Spand Express look-alike. Almost exactly like a
mule.
Fixed Locations: None
Zebra Cab--A taxi with black and white stripes.
Fixed Locations: None
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4.3.2 Motorcycles
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Angel--A Freeway with an American Flag on the side, and a red, white, and
blue paint job.
Fixed Locations: Outside of the Greasy Chopper
Faggio--A little motor scooter.
Fixed Locations: 1. On the sidewalk to the southeast of the Washington
Beach police station
2. In the alley to the north of the lawyer's office in
Ocean Beach
Freeway--A biker gang's motorcycle of choice.
Fixed Locations: If you travel east on the bridge that connects Prawn
Island to the east island, turn right at the first
intersection and it is located next to the first
building on the left.
Pizza Boy—A Faggio used for delivering pizzas.
Fixed Locations: Behind each of the Well Stacked Pizza stores (Vice
Point, Downtown, Little Haiti)
PCJ-600--A super fast sports bike.
Fixed Locations: 1. In the parking lot north of the Pay 'n' Spray in Ocean
Beach
2. Located in Washington Beach to the north of where the
beachfront road curves west. This is used for the
'PCJ Playground' mission.
3. Behind a glass panel at Howlin' Pete's Biker Emporium
just across the street from the Greasy Chopper.
Sanchez--A dirt bike that's great for stunts.
Fixed Locations: Dirt bike track in Downtown
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4.3.3 Boats
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Coast Guard--A small speedboat with a life ring on it.
Fixed Locations: At a jetty just north of the boatyard in Vice Port.
Cuban Jetmax--A Squalo painted Red and Yellow.
Fixed Locations: At the boatyard in Vice Port after purchasing it.
Dinghy--An inflatable raft with two motors.
Fixed Locations: None
Marquis--A fishing boat.
Fixed Locations: At the marina in Ocean Beach
Reefer--A decent sized fishing boat.
Fixed Locations: At the marina in Ocean Beach
Rio--N/A
Fixed Locations: At the marina in Ocean Beach
Speeder--A speedboat.
Fixed Locations: At the marina in Ocean Beach
Squalo--A red and white speedboat with a white overhang covering it with
the words "Squalo II" written on it.
Fixed Locations: At the boatyard in Vice Port after purchasing it.
Tropic--A large two-story yacht.
Fixed Locations: At the docks to the southwest of the Links View
Apartments in Vice Point
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4.3.4 Helicopters and Planes
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Hunter--An Apache helicopter with two machine guns and missiles.
Fixed Locations: 1. Inside of Fort Baxter Air Base once you have collected
100 hidden packages.
2. Helipad at the south end of Washington Beach once
you've collected 100 hidden packages and completed
all storyline missions.
Maverick--A normal helicopter.
Fixed Locations: 1. Top of the Hyman Condos in Downtown
2. Top of the Diaz mansion on Starfish Island
Police Maverick--The police's version of the Maverick.
Fixed Locations: Top of the police station in Downtown
Sea Sparrow--A Sparrow that can land on water and has a machine gun.
Fixed Locations: Behind the Diaz mansion once you have collected 80 hidden
packages and completed the 'Rub Out' mission
Skimmer--A seaplane.
Fixed Locations: After buying the Inter Global Films asset and completing
the 'Dildo Dodo' mission, it is located in the northwest
corner of the studio docks.
Sparrow--A helicopter with a bubble shaped windshield.
Fixed Locations: 1. Top of the building to the northeast of Auntie
Poulet's shack in Little Haiti. The building has a
billboard that says "Move Over Miami".
2. Lower office level of the office building in the east
part of Downtown.
3. In the middle of the backyard area of the apartments
across from the Links View Heights in Vice Point.
4. On top of the building south of the Ocean Beach
Pay 'n' Spray.
VCN Maverick--A blue version of the Maverick.
Fixed Locations: Top of the VCN building in Downtown
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4.4 Clothes
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This section lists the clothes that can be worn. The outfits are available upon
the completion of a certain objective or mission (usually the outfit is worn
during the mission). In addition to changing the main character's appearance,
changing clothes will also eliminate a wanted level of 1 or 2. To change
clothes, simply walk into the clothes icon (pink circle containing a shirt).
Bank Job (olive colored outfit (like a mechanic wears) with mask)
Location: Second floor of The Malibu Club in Vice Point
Available: After the completion of the 'The Job' mission
Casual (brown T-shirt and blue jeans)
Location: Gash store in North Point Mall in Vice Point
Available: After the completion of the 'Treacherous Swine' mission
Coveralls (pair of coveralls, cap and gloves)
Location: Tooled Up store in North Point Mall
Available: After the completion of the 'Riot' mission
Havana (Cuban) (white, no sleeve T-shirt, red bandana and blue jeans)
Location: Little Havana Streetware store in Little Havana
Available: After the completion of the 'Two Bit Hit' mission
Frankie (white T-shirt with black lettering and blue jeans)
Location: Office in the Vercetti mansion on Starfish Island
Available: Upon achieving 100% game completion
Country Club (white shirt with red vest, red plaid pants and golf glove)
Location: Leaf Links Golf Club
Available: After the completion of the 'Four Iron' mission
Mr. Vercetti (black suit with pink shirt)
Location: Collar & Cuffs store in Ocean Beach
Available: After the completion of the Pole Position asset mission
Cop (brown shirt and black pants)
Location: Police station locker room in Washington Beach
Available: After the completion of the 'Copland' mission
Soiree Suit (blue suit with black shirt)
Location: Rafael's clothes shop in Washington Beach
Available: After the completion of the 'The Party' mission
Street (green Hawaiian shirt and blue jeans)
Location: Ocean View Hotel, Hyman Condo, and Vercetti Mansion
Available: Ocean View Hotel: After the completion of 'The Party' mission
Hyman Condo: When location is purchased
Vercetti Mission: After the completion of the 'Rub Out' mission
Tracksuit (blue) (black and blue jogging suit)
Location: Jocksport store in Downtown
Available: After the completion of the 'Supply & Demand' mission
Tracksuit (red) (red jogging suit)
Location: Laundromat in Little Havana
Available: After the completion of the 'Phnom Penh '86' mission
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4.5 Health and Body Armor
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In the top right corner of your screen is a red number that represents your
health level. If your health reaches 000, you will fail your current mission,
be automatically transported to the nearest hospital, lose some money and lose
all of your weapons. Located throughout the city are health icons (pink circle
containing a heart) that will replenish your life to its maximum. Section 4.5.1
lists the health locations. You can also go to any of the Well Stacked Pizza
stores in the city (located in Vice Point, Downtown and Little Haiti) or the
fast food stores in the North Point Mall in Vice Point (near the east and west
entrances) to "eat" to restore your health. It will cost you $1 for every
health unit needed to return your health to its maximum. For example, if your
health is at 25 and the maximum is 100, it will cost you $75. It is important
to keep an eye on your health.
Also located in the city is body armor (gray body armor icon). This will give
you added protection from injury. When you have body armor, the gray number
displayed next to your health level represents the body armor level. Once the
body armor reaches 000, any further injury will cause your health to diminish.
Body armor can also be purchased at any of the Ammu-Nation stores located in
Vice City. It is a good idea to keep the body armor at its maximum since this
makes it take longer for you to die.
There are also adrenaline icons within the city (pink circle containing a pill).
This will cause everything to slow down, but also give you additional strength.
The effect of the adrenaline pill only lasts for a short amount of time.
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4.5.1 Health Locations
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This section lists the locations of the health found in the city.
1. Walkway on north side of marina in Ocean Beach
2. Front of the hospital in Ocean Beach
3. Building roof in Washington Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north and turn left at the fourth
intersection. Turn right into the alley. Immediately after you turn, there is
a set of stairs on your left facing south. Go up the stairs and go north to the
third roof.
4. Next to a crate in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. After the road curves
right and then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your left. Turn left at
the fourth intersection. At the T intersection, the crate is on your left.
5. Front of the hospital in Vice Point
6. Inside of the dispensary in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. After the road curves
right and then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your left. Turn left at
the sixth intersection (the Vice Point hospital is on your right). Turn right
at the second intersection. In the middle of the block is the store on the
right.
7. Inside of the North Point Mall in Vice Point, in the Sprunk drink display
near the west entrance on the north side.
8. On a pathway inside of the Leaf Links golf course
Directions: After entering the golf course, follow the cart path north.
9. In a yard on Prawn Island
Directions: From the bridge connecting the east island to Prawn Island, travel
west and turn right at the first intersection. The health icon is on your left
next to the fountain as the road curves to the left.
10. South side of the east end of the bridge connecting Starfish Island to the
west island
11. Inside of the Diaz mansion on Starfish Island in a room next to the entrance
from/exit to the pool after completing the 'Rub Out' mission
12. Inside of the Diaz mansion on Starfish Island in a room next (west) to the
front entrance after completing the 'Rub Out' mission
13. On the dirt bike track in Downtown
14. Roof of the hospital in Downtown
Note: You will need a helicopter to reach the roof.
15. Inside of the pharmacy in Downtown
Directions: From the bridge connecting Prawn Island to the west island, travel
west and turn left at the T intersection. After the road curves sharply to the
left, the store is on your right.
16. Roof of Ammu-Nation in Downtown
Directions: From the bridge connecting Prawn Island to the west island, travel
west and turn left at the first intersection. Immediately after the turn, there
is a set of stairs on your left. Use these stairs to jump to the roof of Ammu-
Nation. (Note: This is also unique jump #21)
17. Inside of Ryton Aide in Little Haiti
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish Island to the west island,
travel west and turn right at the T intersection. After the second
intersection, the store is on your left, just past the Pay 'n' Spray.
18. Inside of the Haitian factory in Little Haiti
Directions: Go down the alley across from the Well Stacked Pizza store. Once
you have passed through the gate, turn left. Once you reach the wall, turn
right and the health icon is next to the stairs.
Note: If the 'Trojan Voodoo' mission has not been completed, you will need a
helicopter in order to get over the gate.
19. Top of the west metal structure in the junkyard in Little Haiti
20. Roof of building behind the Cherry Poppers Ice Cream factory
Note: If the 'Loose Ends' mission has not been completed, you will need a
helicopter in order to get over the gate to the area containing the stairs to
the roof.
21. South side of the boatyard in Vice Port, near the water
22. Under the north gangplank of the east ship at the Vice Port dock
23. Inside of the Escobar International Airport terminal, on the second floor in
front of the eastern set of gates
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4.5.2 Body Armor Locations
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This section lists the locations of the body armor found in the city.
1. Top of the stairs of the building next to Pay 'n' Spray in Ocean Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel south and turn right at the first
intersection. Turn right at the T intersection. Turn left at the first
intersection. Turn left at the T intersection. Turn right at the first
intersection. Just before the next intersection, there is a white building on
your left with a staircase. The body armor is at the top of the staircase.
2. Next to a building at the construction site in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north and the road will curve
sharply to the left. Continue straight and turn right at the T intersection.
Turn left at the T intersection. At the next intersection on your right is a
building that is under construction. The body armor is located next to the
building's wall in a corner on the north side.
3. Next to a building south of the Malibu Club in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. Before the road curves
right, the building is on the right.
4. Next to a wall in an apartment complex basketball courts in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. After the road curves
right and then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your left. After the
first intersection, turn left into the driveway between the apartment buildings.
The body armor is directly ahead.
5. Center of a pool in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. After the road curves
right and then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your left. Turn left at
the fourth intersection. Turn right at the first intersection. Turn left at
the first intersection. After the turn, there is a set of houses. The pool is
located in the middle of the set of houses.
6. Roof of building in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. After the road curves
right and then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your left. Turn left at
the eighth intersection. At the T intersection, there is a blue and white
building directly ahead. On the east side of the building is an entrance. Go
in the entrance and up the ramp to the roof.
7. North ledge of the building across the street from the east entrance to the
North Point Mall in Vice Point
8. In a sand trap on the Leaf Links golf course
Directions: After entering the golf course, follow the cart path north. After
crossing the bridge, begin traveling west until you reach the body armor.
9. Behind a fence on Prawn Island
Directions: From the bridge connecting the east island to Prawn Island, travel
west and turn left at the second intersection. Just after the entrance to the
Inter Global Films studio, there is an opening in the wood fence between the
buildings on the left. Go into the opening and turn left.
10. Roof of the building south of the west part of the dirt bike track in
Downtown
Note: If the 'G-Spotlight' mission has not been completed, you will need a
helicopter in order reach the roof. Otherwise, you can reach the roof by using
the stairs on the north side.
11. Behind the Well Stacked Pizza store in Downtown
Directions: Go down the alley to the south of the store and turn left. Before
reaching the end of the alley, the body armor is on the left in a corner.
12. Near the Greasy Chopper bar in Downtown
Directions: From the bridge connecting Prawn Island to the west island, travel
west and turn left at the first intersection. When the road merges from the
left, there is a building on the left. The body armor is located on the
building's south side inside of the area you can drive into.
13. Roof of the Print Works in Little Havana
14. Between two houses near the laundromat in Little Havana
Directions: From the laundromat, travel south. Just before the road curves to
the left, the body armor is located between the two houses on the left.
15. Southeast corner of the area behind the Cherry Poppers Ice Cream factory in
Little Havana
Note: This body armor is only available during the 'Loose Ends' mission.
16. Across the road from the north gangplank of the east ship at the Vice Port
dock
17. In the power plant parking lot in Little Havana
Directions: From the bridge connecting the east island directly to the west
island, travel west and turn left at the T intersection. Turn right at the
first intersection. After the road curves sharply to the right, you will see a
gate on your right. Go through the gate. Once inside, the body armor is
located in the northwest corner between two crates.
18. Top of the stairs of the east guard tower at the entrance to Fort Baxter Air
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4.6 Wanted Level
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In the top right corner of your screen are six black stars. This represents
your Wanted Level, or how much the police want you. As you do illegal things
(running over or killing someone within sight of a cop, stealing a car within
sight of a cop, stealing a cop car, running over a cop or shooting at the
police) your wanted level will increase. As your level increases, more and more
authorities are sent after you.
1 star – Cops come after you but eventually give up (easy)
2 stars – More cops come after you, are more persistent and don't give up (hard)
3 stars – Undercover cops in fast sports cars and a helicopter come after you,
as well as the cops will set up roadblocks and put down "stop" sticks (tough)
4 stars – SWAT comes after you driving Enforcers, carrying submachine guns and
putting up barricades (very tough)
5 stars – FBI comes after you driving Ranchers and carrying machine guns
(extremely tough)
6 stars – Army (including tanks) come after you with heavy machine guns (nearly
impossible)
If you are in a vehicle with a wanted level and are pulled out by a cop, you are
busted. You will be transported to the nearest police station, will lose some
money and all of your weapons.
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4.6.1 Lowering the Wanted Level
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Once you have a wanted level, there are several ways to get rid of it. If you
only have 1 star, you can simple drive around for a while and the wanted level
will eventually disappear. For all other levels, any the following can be used:
- Picking up a police bribe (pink circle with a star) will lower the wanted
level by 1.
- Changing clothes will eliminate a 1 or 2 star wanted level.
- If you are in a vehicle, going to a Pay 'n' Spray will eliminate the wanted
level. Once the vehicle has been sprayed, the wanted level stars will flash.
If you commit an illegal act while the stars are flashing, the same wanted level
will be reinstated (so be careful until the stars stop flashing).
- If you successfully complete a mission, any wanted level you have is removed.
- Go to a save point and save the game. If you reload the game, the wanted
level will be gone.
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4.6.2 Police Bribe Locations
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This section lists the locations of the police bribes found in the city.
1. Inside of the mall behind the Ocean View Hotel in Ocean Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel south and turn right at the first
intersection. At the T intersection, the mall is directly ahead. The police
bribe is located at the bottom of the north stairs.
2. In the alley in Washington Beach
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north and turn left at the third
intersection. Turn right into the alley. Proceed north through the alley to
find the police bribe.
3. Behind the buildings north of the construction site in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north and the road will curve
sharply to the left. Continue straight and turn right at the T intersection.
Turn right at the T intersection. The police bribe is located behind the third
building on the right.
4. Between the trees southeast of the Well Stacked Pizza store in Vice Point
5. Yard area of apartments in Vice Point
Directions: From the Ocean View Hotel, travel north until the road curves
sharply to the left. Turn right at the intersection. After the road curves
right and then immediately left, the Malibu Club is on your left. Turn left at
the third intersection. At the T intersection, go straight into the yard area.
6. Plaza area below walkway to North Point Mall south entrances in Vice Point
7. In an alley on Prawn Island
Directions: From the bridge connecting the east island to Prawn Island, travel
west and turn left at the first intersection. The police bribe is located in
the alley before the road curves to the right.
8. In front of the Hyman Condo garages in Downtown
9. In the air above a building in Little Haiti
Directions: From the bridge connecting Leaf Links to the west island, travel
west and as the road curves to the right, turn left at the third intersection.
Turn left at the T intersection. Turn left at the first alley. Using the ramp
at the end of the alley, jump to reach the police bribe. (Note: This is also
unique jump #22).
10. In an alley in Little Haiti
Directions: From the bridge connecting Leaf Links to the west island, travel
west. After the first intersection, there is an orange building on the left.
The police bribe is located next to the west side of the building in an alley.
11. In the air above a trench in Little Haiti
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish Island to the west island,
travel west and turn right at the T intersection. Turn left at the second
intersection. Turn right at the first intersection. Immediately after the next
intersection, there is a ramp on your right between two houses. Use this ramp
to jump the trench to reach the police bribe. (Note: This is also unique jump
#24).
12. In an alley, across the street to the northwest of the Screw This store in
Little Havana
13. In the air above a fence in Little Havana
Directions: From the bridge connecting Starfish Island to the west island,
travel west and turn left at the T intersection. After the first intersection,
there is a large hotel on the right next to the police station. To the south of
the hotel are apartments. Travel between the hotel and apartments to a parking
lot. Use the ramp on the east side of the parking lot to reach the police
bribe.
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4.7 100% Completion
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4.7.1 Requirements
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In order to achieve 100% completion, you need to accomplish the following:
All storyline missions completed
Ken Rosenburg
The Party
Back Alley Brawl
Jury Fury
Riot
Colonel Cortez
Treacherous Swine
Mall Shootout
Guardian Angels
Sir, Yes Sir!
All Hands on Deck!
Ricardo Diaz
The Chase
Phnom Penh '86
The Fastest Boat
Supply & Demand
Rub Out
Kent Paul
Death Row
Tommy Vercetti
Shakedown
Bar Brawl
Cop Land
Cap the Collector
Keep Your Friends Close...
All non-storyline missions completed
Avery Carrington
Four Iron
Demolition Man
Two Bit Hit
Umberto Robina (Cubans)
Stunt Boat Challenge
Cannon Fodder
Naval Engagement
Trojan Voodoo
Auntie Poulet (Haitians)
Juju Scramble
Bombs Away!
Dirty Lickin's
Love Fist
Love Juice
Psycho Killer
Publicity Tour
Mitch Baker
Alloy Wheels of Steel
Messing with the Man
Hog Tied
Phil Cassidy
Gun Runner
Boomshine Saigon
Telephone missions (assassinations)
Road Kill
Waste the Wife
Autocide
Check Out at the Check In
Loose Ends
All assets owned and asset missions completed
Boatyard
Checkpoint Charlie
Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory
Distribution
The Pole Position Club
Dance
Kaufman Cabs
V.I.P.
Friendly Rivalry
Cabmageddon
Sunshine Autos
4 car lists completed
Inter Global Films
Recruitment Drive
Dildo Dodo
Martha's Mug Shot
G-Spotlight
The Print Works
Spilling the Beans
Hit the Courier
The Malibu Club
No Escape?
The Shootist
The Driver
The Job
All safe houses owned
Ocean Heights Apartment
1102 Washington St.
Links View Apartment
Elswanko Casa
3321 Vice Point
Skumhole Shack
Hyman Condo
100 taxi passengers dropped off
Level 10 pizza boy
Level 12 paramedic
Level 12 firefighter
Level 12 vigilante
PCJ Playground completed
Trial by Dirt completed
Test Track completed
Cone Crazy completed
All RC missions completed
RC Bandit Race
RC Baron Race
RC Raider Pickup
All Checkpoint Chopper missions completed
Ocean Beach
Vice Point
Little Haiti
Downtown
All stadium challenges completed
Dirt ring
Blood ring
Hot ring (1st place)
All Vice Street Races won (1st place)
Terminal Velocity
Ocean Drive
Border Run
Capital Cruise
Tour!
V.C. Endurance
Rifle range score of 45 or better
100 hidden packages found
35 rampages completed
36 unique jumps completed
15 stores robbed
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4.7.2 Rewards for Completing
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If you obtain 100% completion, you will receive the following rewards:
1. Health maximum increased to 200
2. Armor maximum increased to 200
3. Infinite ammunition
4. Damage to vehicles you use reduced by 1/2 (takes twice as long to destroy)
5. The "Frankie" clothes available at your mansion (white T-shirt with black
trim that says "I completed Vice City and all I got was this lousy t-shirt")
6. Ability to hire bodyguards at your mansion – Travel go Washington Beach and
then return to Starfish Island and in the west room on the lower level of the
mansion are 3 bodyguards for hire.
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4.8 General Tips and Strategies
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Here are some general tips and strategies to use while playing the game:
- Find the hidden packages as early as possible once they can be obtained (i.e.,
at the beginning, when the second island is unlocked or a particular mission
completed, etc.). The reason is that this acquiring the package rewards early
will allow for their use later in the game and can be quite beneficial on some
missions.
- Try to always pick up your hidden package reward weapons before you save the
game. If you are already carrying the weapon, it will increase the ammunition
you are carrying for it. This can eliminate (or reduce) having to worry about
running out in the middle of a mission. This is the reason why it is
recommended to find as many hidden packages as possible before beginning the
storyline missions.
- Complete the Pizza Boy, Vigilante, and Paramedic missions as early as possible
since having 150 health, 150 armor and infinite sprint, respectively, are a
definite advantage later in the game.
- Completing the side missions (especially unique jumps and rampages) on an
island before beginning the island's storyline missions is recommended. This is
because as the story progresses, the ability to complete some of these missions
will become more difficult.
- Earn as much money as you can before starting the storyline missions. Money
is crucial to being able to buy items you need (assets, safe houses, etc.).
This is another reason why it is recommended to do the side missions before
beginning the storyline missions since they will increase your cash.
- When driving, learn to use the handbrake to swing the car's rear around a
corner (known as power sliding). This can be extremely beneficial in timed
missions.
- When driving in a timed mission, be sure to use any available shortcut.
- If you exit a vehicle and immediately run away before the door is closed, the
vehicle will USUALLY remain at the location for a long period. If the door is
closed or the car would be seen in a cinematic, the car will probably have
disappeared when you return.
- Always start a mission with full health and armor to make it harder for you to
be killed.
- Learn the location of the important places in the city, especially Pay 'n'
Spray and police bribe locations. When you really need to get to these
locations (i.e., when you have a wanted level), it is much easier to be able to
watch the road instead of having to refer to the on-screen radar or in-box map
to figure out how to get to the location.
- If you die or you are busted, ALWAYS, ALWAYS reload from a saved game.
Otherwise, you will lose all of the weapons and ammunition you were carrying,
your body armor (if you had it) and some money.
- Since there is no penalty for saving often, DO SO! Otherwise you run the risk
of having to repeat missions if you die or are busted before saving (if, of
course, you follow the tip to always reload from a saved game after dying or
getting busted).
- Buying safe houses on the east island and assets on the west island as soon as
you have the money for them is a good idea because each one is also a save point
location. This eliminates having to drive all the way across the city to save
the game.
- Try to remember to always pick up the money on a regular basis from the assets
earning money. Each one is a good way to increase your cash. You do not want
them to sit at their maximum value for too long of a time.
- Finish all of the missions for a particular person before starting missions
for another person.
- You will lose any wanted level you have when you successfully complete a
mission.
- While driving, you can damage other vehicles by doing a drive-by shooting.
This is useful for missions where you have to chase or ram someone since this
will also damage their vehicle.
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5. Storyline Missions Walkthrough
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5.1 'An Old Friend'
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Available: At the start of a new game.
Description: This is not actually a mission. When you start a new game, several
cinematics are shown to give you the storyline plot. Once the cinematic at Ken
Rosenburg's office is complete, get into the car next to you and drive to the
pink blip on the on-screen radar. When you reach the pink blip (also indicated
by a pink marker), you are at the Ocean View Hotel. Go inside of the hotel and
walk into the pink marker at the bottom of the stairs. You will see another
cinematic that provides additional plot information. Once it is over, you can
explore Vice City or head to the Ken's office (indicated by an 'L' on your on-
screen radar and map) to begin his missions.
This hotel is also a save point. You can return to any save point when not on a
mission to save your game. Simply walk into the pink cassette tape icon to save
the game. The hotel also has a hidden package pick up. At the end of the
hallway at the top of the stairs, there is a hallway to your left, a hallway to
your right and a room at the end of the right hallway. Any hidden package
rewards delivered to the hotel will appear in either one of the hallways or in
the room. The room will also contain a street clothes pick up once the 'The
Party' mission has been completed. Remember this for later in the game.
Strategy: None needed
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5.2 Ken Rosenburg
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These missions are started from the lawyer's office in Washington Beach and are
indicated by an 'L' on your on-screen radar and map.
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5.2.1 'The Party'
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Available: After the completion of 'An Old Friend'.
Description: Drive to Rafael's clothes store to pick up a suit. Drive to
Colonel Cortez's yacht at the Ocean Beach marina and then drive the Colonel's
daughter (Mercedes) to the Pole Position Club.
Strategy: None needed
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5.2.2 'Back Alley Brawl'
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Available: After the completion of the 'The Party' mission.
Description: Drive to the Malibu Club to meet Kent Paul for information. Drive
to the alley in Washington Beach to kill the chef and take his cell phone.
After he is dead, get to the waiting car and drive to Ammu-Nation in Ocean Beach
and then drive to the Ocean View hotel.
Strategy: Run to the waiting car and do not fight the 3 chefs that appear (as
you may get injured).
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5.2.3 'Jury Fury'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Back Alley Brawl' mission.
Description: Destroy the car of each of the two jurors with a melee weapon.
(Note: The juror in the south part of the city must be hit once (and not killed)
so he gets into his car before you destroy it.)
Strategy: None needed
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5.2.4 'Riot'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Jury Fury' mission.
Description: Drive to Rafael's clothes store to pick up some coveralls. Drive
to the Spand Express Shipping Company and begin fighting with at least 4
protesters to start a riot. Once the riot has started, destroy the trucks
inside of the gates.
Strategy: After the riot has started, shoot the red barrels near the trucks
since this will cause an explosion that should destroy the near-by trucks (just
be sure you are far enough away from them or you will be injured).
Tip: When the riot begins, kill the 4 protesters you started fighting with since
they will continue to attack you.
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5.3 Colonel Cortez
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These missions are started from the Colonel's yacht at the Ocean Beach Marina.
They are indicated by a 'C' on your on-screen radar and map.
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5.3.1 'Treacherous Swine'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Riot' mission.
Description: Drive to Gonzalez's penthouse in Vice Point. Once he sees you, he
will start to run and you need to chase and kill him. After he is killed, you
will have a wanted level of 2. Drive to the Pay 'n' Spray in Vice Point to get
rid of the wanted level (and complete the mission).
Strategy: None needed
Tip: You can use any weapon to kill Gonzalez (you do not need to use the
chainsaw that Cortez gives you) or run him over with a vehicle after he exits
the building.
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5.3.2 'Mall Shootout'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Treacherous Swine' mission.
Description: Drive to the Washington Mall to meet the courier. After the French
police arrive, the courier will flee on a PCJ 600. You need to chase and kill
the courier. Once you kill the courier, he will drop the guidance chips and you
will have a wanted level of 2. Pick up the guidance chips and return them to
Cortez's yacht.
Strategy: If you have a sub-machine gun, chase the courier using the PCJ 600
located outside of the mall where he exits. The sub-machine gun can be fired
directly ahead while on a motorcycle and this makes killing the courier easy.
If you do not have a sub-machine gun, get into a car (or the PCJ 600 if a car
cannot be quickly found), ram the courier to force him to crash and then run
over him to kill him.
Tip: There is a Pay 'n' Spray in Ocean Beach that you can use to remove the
wanted level if needed.
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5.3.3 'Guardian Angels'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Mall Shootout' mission.
Description: Drive to the first floor of the parking garage behind the Ocean
View hotel to find a Ruger and meet up with Lance. Go with Lance to meet with
Ricardo Diaz. After you reach your position at the top of the staircase to the
right, Cuban gang members will arrive to meet with Diaz. Shortly afterwards,
Haitian gang members will arrive and kill the Cubans and begin attacking Diaz
and Lance. If either Diaz or Lance is killed, the mission is a failure. After
the Haitian gang members are dead, two more will appear on Sanchezs and steal
Diaz's money. One of them will get away. You need to follow him and kill him.
Once you kill him, he will drop the money. Pick up the money and return it to
Diaz.
Strategy: Shoot all of the gang members that arrive (be careful not to hit
Diaz). When the gang member flees on the Sanchez, pick up the Uzi and get on
the other Sanchez. The Uzi can be fired directly ahead while on a motorcycle
and this makes killing the gang member on the Sanchez easy.
Tip: It is easier to use an auto-aim weapon to kill the gang members (you do not
have to use the Ruger you picked up at the garage).
Tip: You do not need to stay at the top of the staircase. Being on the ground
makes it a little easier to hit the gang members (especially if using an auto-
aim weapon).
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5.3.4 'Sir, Yes Sir!'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Phnom Penh '86' mission.
Description: Drive to main highway on the west island where you will find an
army convoy traveling south. You need to steal the convoy's tank (Rhino). The
doors to the tank are locked until the occupants are lured out. If the tank
arrives at its destination at the docks in Vice Port, the mission is a failure.
After stealing the tank, you will have a wanted level of 3 and the army will
activate a self-destruct mechanism. Drive the tank to the garage in Little
Havana before the detonation meter fills up completely. If the detonation meter
fills up completely, the tank will explode, you will be killed and the mission
is a failure.
Strategy: The army troops carry automatic rifles so a direct assault on the
convoy is difficult. If you destroy the convoy's Barracks OLs and Patriot with
a rocket launcher, the convoy will stop. However, you must now contend with the
troops who will attack you. Once all of the troops are killed, the tank's
occupants will flee and you can steal the tank.
Strategy: Follow the convoy until it stops at the donut shop in Little Havana.
The tank occupants will get out of the tank. When this occurs, the tank can be
easily stolen.
Tip: Once inside of the tank, begin moving QUICKLY so the army troops do not
pull you out. Once moving, KEEP MOVING since bullets will not harm the tank and
any cars that touch the tank are destroyed.
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5.3.5 'All Hands on Deck!'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Death Row' mission.
Description: Once the Colonel's yacht leaves the docks, French government agents
in three boats will pursue it. You need to kill the agents on the boats. After
the agents are killed, a blockade will appear and the French will send small
rafts with agents to board the yacht. The ultimate goal is to destroy the three
boats in the middle of the blockade in order for the yacht to proceed. When a
raft reaches the yacht, agents will board the yacht and will shoot at you,
Cortez and his men. At some point, a Sparrow will approach the boat from the
front right side. If the helicopter is not destroyed quickly, agents will repel
down to the yacht. After the helicopter is destroyed, a second Sparrow will
approach from the same direction. After the second helicopter is destroyed, a
Hunter will approach the yacht from the rear left side and shoot at the yacht
with its machine guns. Once the Hunter and blockade are destroyed, the mission
is complete.
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, get a sniper rifle and the
rocket launcher with at least 15-20 rockets. You should also get an auto-aim
weapon such as the Colt Python.
Strategy: Use the sniper rife to pick off the agents in the three attacking
boats. The rocket launcher can used to destroy the boats if you have a good
number of rockets (30 or more). When the blockade is first seen, the rafts will
not begin moving immediately. After they do start moving, they will circle the
yacht several times before the agents begin boarding. During the time after the
blockade is seen and before the agents begin boarding, use the rocket launcher
to destroy as many of the three center boats in the blockade as you can. Before
the agents begin boarding (Cortez will say "Tommy, we are being overrun by the
French"), move to the rear deck, equip the auto-aim weapon and ignore the rafts
circling the yacht. Once French agents begin to appear at the ladders to the
lower deck, shoot them with the gun. When the first Sparrow arrives, equip the
rocket launcher and shoot it down (one shot will destroy it). You will need to
re-equip the auto-aim weapon to kill the agents that will continue to appear at
the ladders. Repeat the same process of equipping the rocket launcher to shoot
down the helicopter and re-equipping the auto-aim weapon to kill the agents when
the second Sparrow and the Hunter arrives. After destroying the Hunter (which
requires 3 shots to destroy), if the three center boats in the blockade have not
been eliminated, go to the front of the yacht and destroy the boats. You will
have to re-equip the auto-aim weapon to kill the agents that will continually
appear on the deck until the boats are destroyed.
Tip: There is a health icon located on the rear deck.
Tip: When firing the rocket launcher at the boat blockade, be sure of your aim
so that it does not hit part of the yacht (e.g., the railing) since this will
inflict injury on you.
Tip: When the Hunter appears, concentrate on destroying it and ignore any agents
on the deck firing at you (even if you are taking injury). This is because the
Hunter inflicts more damage than the agents do.
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5.4 Ricardo Diaz
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These missions are started from the mansion on Starfish Island and are indicated
by a 'D' on your on-screen radar and map.
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5.4.1 'The Chase'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Guardian Angels' mission.
Description: Drive to the thief's apartment in Vice Point. After the cinematic,
follow the man on foot across several rooftops and then in a vehicle to his
hideout on Prawn Island.
Strategy: While driving, the BF Injector you are chasing will shoot at you.
Keep your distance to avoid having your tires shot out. This makes it harder to
control the vehicle (especially if the Faggio is used).
Tip: Even though there is a Faggio available when you jump off the roof, you can
use any vehicle.
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5.4.2 'Phnom Penh '86'
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Available: After the completion of the 'The Chase' mission.
Description: While Lance is flying a Maverick, you must kill all the gang
members using a M60 at the hideout on Prawn Island from the previous mission.
The helicopter will hover at 5 different locations. You must kill all of the
gang members at a location before the helicopter moves to the next one. While
hovering, the gang members will shoot at the helicopter. If the helicopter's
health reaches 0, it will explode, you will be killed and the mission is a
failure. After you have killed the gang members at the last location, the
Maverick will land. When this happens, you must kill the gang members inside of
the house and retrieve a briefcase of money located on the roof.
Strategy: When flying, the M60 will have unlimited ammunition so you do not need
to worry about conserving it (so don't stop firing). At some hover locations,
you will see red barrels located on the roof. Shoot these to cause an explosion
that will kill the near-by gang members. You will also see vehicles near the
gang members at some hover locations. Shoot at the vehicles since they are
easier targets and the explosion will kill the near-by gang members. Once the
helicopter lands, your ammunition is limited.
Tip: When flying, use the white smoke trail from the gunshots to help to
determine the location of the shooter.
Tip: When on the ground, using an auto-aim weapon makes it easier to kill the
remaining gang members (you do not have to use the M60).
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5.4.3 'The Fastest Boat'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Phnom Penh '86' mission.
Description: Drive to the Vice Port docks. Once there, you will learn that the
boat is being held out of the water by a crane. You will need to get to the
switch used to lower the boat into the water. Once the boat is lowered, get
into it. You will now have a wanted level of 3. Drive the boat to the Diaz
mansion jetty.
Strategy: Before leaving the mansion, pick up the sniper rifle located inside of
the mansion's hedge maze. Once you reach the docks, use the sniper rife to kill
some of the gang members from a safe distance (before they begin shooting at
you). Once the gang members that you can see are dead, run into the building to
activate the switch and then run to the boat, killing the gang members along the
way that are blocking your path. Once you get in the boat, ignore the police
boats that are chasing you and simply proceed to the Diaz mansion.
Tip: If you have completed the Paramedic side mission and have infinite sprint,
you can simply run quickly to the switch and then the boat and not to worry
about shooting the gang members (although you will need to watch your health
since you will be injured from their gunfire).
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5.4.4 'Supply & Demand'
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Available: After the completion of the 'The Fastest Boat' mission.
Description: Walk to the jetty behind the Diaz mansion where you will find the
fastest boat from the previous mission. You will have to race other boats to a
drug dealer's yacht. If you do not reach the yacht before the other boats, the
mission is a failure. Once you reach the yacht, Lance will now drive the boat
and you will use a Ruger to shoot attacking gang members. Behind you will be
two boats that must be destroyed. These boats will continue to follow and shoot
at you until they are destroyed. Next, you will pass a jetty on the right side
of the boat with gunmen on it. Next, from the rear, a Sparrow will attack you
that you must destroy. Finally, there will be a boat in front of you whose
occupants you must kill. If your boat sustains too much damage, it will
explode, you will die and the mission is a failure.
Strategy: When the boat race begins, you will have a choice of a route on the
left or right of the island. The route on the left is the easier one. When
shooting, the Ruger will have unlimited ammunition so you do not need to worry
about conserving it (so don't stop firing). Destroying the last boat can cause
damage to your boat and/or injury to you if it is too close when it explodes.
You should attempt to only kill the occupants of the boat.
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5.4.5 'Rub Out'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Death Row' mission.
Description: The front door of the mansion is locked so you will have to go
around to the back of the mansion and enter through the door to the right of the
swimming pool that is under the roof. Once inside, you have to proceed up the
stairs and through one of the hallways to the main hall. Once at the hall, you
need to kill Diaz. As you proceed through the mansion, Lance will cover you and
shoot some of the bodyguards. If Lance's health reaches 0, the mission is a
failure.
Once you complete this mission, the Diaz mansion (now called the Vercetti
Estate) will become a save point, there will be a hidden package reward pick up
in the front to the left of the left garage and a street clothes pick up in the
office. The mansion will now also contain a health, armor, M4 and Shotgun pick
up in the room next to the entrance from/exit to the pool (the same door you
used to enter the mansion).
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, get a sniper rifle and an auto-
aim sub-machine gun such as the Uzi 9mm.
Strategy: Upon entering the mansion compound, use the sniper rifle to kill all
of the guards in view and then equip your auto-aim sub-machine gun. Use the
left side of the mansion to get to the backdoor since it is easier than having
to go through the hedge maze. As you proceed around the mansion, kill any
guards you see. Once inside, go up to the third floor hallway, killing the
guards you come across. Advance down the hallway to the main hall. When you
reach the hall, stop and kill the guards that you see. Once you begin to move
towards the office, Diaz will come out to fight. Auto-aim at him, begin
shooting and start moving towards the office but do not get too close since he
will be shooting at you. When Diaz retreats inside the office, follow him in
and continue shooting. It will take a significant amount of shots to kill him,
but eventually he will die.
Tip: You can ignore any wanted level you may get while shooting outside because
you should already be inside of the mansion before any police arrive.
Tip: There is a health icon in a room to the right of the staircase in the main
hall.
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5.5 Kent Paul
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These missions are started from the Malibu Club in Vice Point and are indicated
by a 'K' on your on-screen radar and map.
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5.5.1 'Death Row'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Sir, Yes Sir!' and 'Supply & Demand'
missions.
Description: Drive to the junkyard in Little Haiti. Break through the car
barricade at the entrance and rescue Lance from the building in the northwest
corner where he is being held captive. While Lance is held captive, his health
will slowly diminish. Once he is rescued, you will then need to drive him to
the hospital in Downtown, while being chased by gang members in sports cars. If
Lance's health reaches 0, the mission is a failure.
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, get a sniper rifle or the
rocket launcher. You should also get an auto-aim weapon such as the Colt
Python.
Strategy: To get through the barricade, use either a sniper rifle to kill the
gang members at the entrance or the rocket launcher to destroy the car barricade
(which will kill the nearby gang members). After entering the junkyard, use the
auto-aim weapon to eliminate the gang members. After rescuing Lance, get into
either the Sentinel parked next to the building where Lance was held or the
Trashmaster located in the middle of the yard. Since you will be rammed by the
gang members when they are chasing you, the Trashmaster is better since it does
not become as damaged as the Sentinel and will not spin out when hit. However,
the Trashmaster will be gone after you rescue Lance if you do not get into it
and then out of it before freeing Lance. If you can avoid being hit by the gang
member cars, you can easily outrun them in the Sentinel.
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5.6 Tommy Vercetti
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These missions are started from the Vercetti Estate on Starfish Island and are
indicated by a 'V' on your on-screen radar and map.
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5.6.1 'Shakedown'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Rub Out' mission.
Description: Drive to North Point Mall and break the windows of several stores
inside of the mall. There are 5 storefront windows that need to be broken
(Gash, Tarbrush Café, the book store, the jewelry store, and Vinyl Countdown).
As the windows are destroyed, your wanted level will increase. You have a time
limit of 5 minutes to break all of the windows. If the timer reaches 0:00, the
mission is a failure.
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, make sure you have a manual aim
machine gun (such as the M4 or Ruger). An auto-aim machine gun can also be
used, but this makes it harder to aim at the windows.
Strategy: When you start the mission, use the Infernus located next to the
garage to drive as fast as possible to the mall. When you arrive at the mall,
enter via the southwest entrance. After entering the mall, Gash is on your
right. Beginning with the windows that you see, break all of the windows around
the first floor of the store. When you have destroyed all of the windows and
are on the east side of the store, turn around and go to the Tarbrush Café that
is across the courtyard. After breaking the windows of the café, turn around
and head to the escalators in front of the Gash store. Go up the escalators and
destroy the windows around the second floor of the store. Once done, follow the
walkway to the west until you come to the Vinyl Countdown store. Break these
windows and then turn around and go down the closest set of escalators on the
north side of the walkway bridge. Once you reach the bottom, head to the
northwest to find the bookstore. When you have smashed the bookstore's windows,
turn around and head east to the other side of the mall to find the jewelry
store. Once the jewelry store's windows are broken, the mission is complete.
Tip: Do not exit the mall since this will restore any broken windows!
Tip: There is a casual clothes pick up in front of the second floor entrance to
Gash that can be used to eliminate a wanted level of 1 or 2.
Tip: Once you finish breaking a store's windows, un-equip the current weapon so
that you can sprint to the next store. This will save time.
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5.6.2 'Bar Brawl'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Shakedown' mission.
Description: Drive to Front Page Café in Ocean Beach and kill the guards in the
front. After a conversation with the owner, drive to the DBP Security building
a few streets over and kill all of the security guards. Two of the guards will
attempt to escape on motorcycles and a Securicar will chase and ram you. After
the conversation with the owner, you have a time limit of 5 minutes to kill all
of the security guards. If the timer reaches 0:00, the mission is a failure.
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, get a sniper rifle and the
rocket launcher.
Strategy: When you arrive at the bar, use the sniper rifle to kill the front-
door guards. Before reaching the DBP Security building, use the rocket launcher
to destroy the car inside of the fenced area. This will kill most of the
security guards. Use any weapon of your choice to kill the remaining guards.
When the two guards flee on motorcycles, use a vehicle to ram them until they
fall off the motorcycle and then run them over.
Tip: Ignore the Securicar chasing you and concentrate on killing the guards on
the motorcycles.
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5.6.3 'Cop Land'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Bar Brawl' mission.
Description: Take Lance to steal two police uniforms by getting two officers to
follow you into the lock-up in Vice Point. After acquiring the uniforms, find a
police car and drive to the North Point Mall. Go to the Tarbrush Café in the
mall and plant a bomb. Once the bomb explodes, you will have a wanted level of
5. You and Lance need to then return to the Vercetti Estate on Starfish Island.
If Lance is killed before you reach the mansion, the mission is a failure.
Once you complete this mission, the Vercetti Estate will begin to generate money
like the other assets in the city (see the Assets and Asset Missions Walkthrough
section). The maximum amount generated is $5000 per day.
Strategy: When the mission starts, drive to the area near the lock-up and get a
wanted level of 2 by running over a cop. When the cops begin to follow you,
drive into the lock-up and they will follow you in. This will eliminate your
wanted level. When the door reopens, get into a police car and drive to the
mall. When you arrive at the mall, enter via the southeast entrance. After
entering the mall, the Tarbrush Café is on your right. Go into the café, plant
the bomb and run as fast as possible to the same door you entered. Once the
bomb explodes, the police will start shooting at you. Once you exit the mall,
jump the fence to get to the lower level of the plaza, pick up the police bribe
(which will lower the wanted level to 4), and get into the car parked there. At
this point Lance may or may not be with you and get into the car. Do not worry
if he is not in the car (ignore the game message indicating you left him
behind). Drive to the Pay 'n' Spray in Vice Point to remove your wanted level.
Once you have removed it, if Lance is in the car, simply drive to the Vercetti
Estate. If he is not in the car, drive back to the mall to pick him up and then
drive to the Vercetti Estate.
Tip: There is a police car parked on the east side of the lock-up, behind the
wall.
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5.6.4 'Cap the Collector'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Cop Land' mission and after all assets
are owned and all asset missions are completed.
Note: This mission starts at The Print Works in Little Havana and not the
Vercetti Estate.
Description: Kill the Mafia gang members on motorcycles (3 motorcycles with 2
gang members on each) that are going to each of the assets you own and taking
the money. The gang members will tax the assets in the following order: The
Boatyard, Sunshine Autos, The Malibu Club, Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory,
Kaufman Cabs, Inter Global Films. (Note: The Print Works has already been taxed
when the mission begins and The Pole Position Club is not a taxed asset.)
Strategy: Wait at one of the assets for the gang members to arrive and use a
vehicle to ram each of the gang members until they fall off the motorcycle and
then run them over.
Tip: Before starting this mission, collect the money from each of the assets.
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5.6.5 'Keep Your Friends Close...'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Cap the Collector' mission.
Description: This mission consists of three parts. The first part occurs after
a conversation with Lance and Sonny. In this part, you need to guard the safe
in the office and kill any gang members that approach. After awhile, a message
is displayed stating that you need to kill Lance. Walk out of the office and
you will have a conversation with Lance. After the conversation, you need to
chase Lance up the staircase to the roof and kill him. This is the second part
of the mission. Once Lance is dead, you have to return to the office and when
you arrive, a conversation with Sonny will occur. When the conversation ends,
you must kill Sonny. This is the last part of the mission. When Sonny is dead,
the story is over.
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, get some grenades.
Strategy (part 1): When you start the mission, pick up the Colt Python in the
office. Stand next to the LEFT side of the desk (since the gang members will
come up the stairs or from the right) and crouch (to make it more difficult to
be shot). Use the Colt Python to kill the gang members that approach the
office.
Strategy (part 2): After the conversation with Lance, SPRINT up the left stairs
of the balcony and stay close to the wall. Kill the gang members on the balcony
and begin chasing Lance. DO NOT STOP! Ignore the gang members that you
encounter and continue to run to force Lance to the roof. When you reach the
roof, use the boxes on the left or right side for cover and use the Colt Python
to kill the gang members and Lance (it takes 3 shots to kill him). Be careful
not to stand too close to the red barrels since they will explode if hit by
gunfire. Once Lance is dead, run to the bottom of the staircase that leads to
the roof and retrieve the health, body armor and M4.
Strategy (part 2): After the conversation with Lance, SPRINT up the left stairs
of the balcony and stay close to the wall. Kill the gang members on the balcony
and begin chasing Lance. DO NOT STOP! Ignore the gang members that you
encounter and continue to run to force Lance to the roof. When you reach the
roof, run behind the boxes on the left or right side and then run to the
helipad. DO NOT RUN DIRECTLY TO THE HELIPAD since the red barrels will explode
when hit by gunfire. When you reach the helipad, move toward the railing where
Lance is at, and throw grenades onto him (it takes 2 to kill him). Be sure to
keep your distance from the railing so that you are not shot (the edge of the
yellow striped portion is a good location). Once Lance is dead, run to the
bottom of the staircase that leads to the roof and retrieve the health, body
armor and M4.
Strategy (part 3): After the conversation with Tony, go to the top of the main
stairs close to the railing, crouch down (by pressing the L3 button) and use the
M4 to kill Tony. It will take a significant amount of shots to kill him, but
eventually he will die.
Strategy (part 3): After the conversation with Tony, run up the LEFT stairs of
the balcony and stay close to the wall (do not use the right stairs since gang
members will come down the hall). Throw grenades onto Tony to kill him (it
takes 3 to kill him).
Tip: Ignore the Mafia gang members stealing money from the safe.
Tip: There is a health icon on the roof next to the helipad.
Tip: There is an adrenaline pill in the southeast corner of the roof.
Tip: There is a health icon, body armor, M4 and Shotgun located in the room at
the bottom of the staircase, next to the exit to the pool area. Make sure you
pick up the health and body armor before starting the mission and any time your
health is close to 000.
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6. Non-Storyline Missions Walkthrough
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6.1 Avery Carrington
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These missions are started from the construction site in Vice Point and are
indicated by an 'A' on your on-screen radar and map.
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6.1.1 'Four Iron'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Riot' mission.
Description: Drive to the Jocksport store in Vice Point to pick up the golf
outfit and then drive to the Leaf Links Golf Club. Upon entering the course
through the main entrance, you will lose all of your weapons at the metal
detector. Once inside of the course, go north to the drive range. When you
reach the driving range and are spotted, the property owner's bodyguards will
attack you and he will try to escape. The property owner must be killed before
he escapes. If the property owner gets away, the mission is a failure.
Pre-Mission Setup: Before starting this mission, get a sniper rifle. If you
have not completed the missions to obtain the sniper rifle, any auto-aim gun
will also work, but not as well.
Strategy: Park a car next to the fence to the left of the entrance, jump on top
of the car and then jump the fence into the course. This will let you enter the
course and keep your weapons. Get to the driving range using the golf cart just
inside of the course's main entrance. Once you reach the driving range, if you
are using the sniper rifle, you can shoot the property owner from a distance
before you are ever spotted. If you are using an auto-aim gun, use it to lock
onto the property owner and shoot him. However, once you are spotted, the
bodyguards will attack you and the property owner will flee. Try to kill him
before he reaches his golf cart. If he reaches his golf cart, quickly get into
one of the golf carts next to the driving range and drive to the entrance. You
MUST reach the entrance before he does. When the property owner gets there and
gets out of his golf cart, kill him by either shooting him or running him over
with your golf cart.
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6.1.2 'Demolition Man'
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Available: After the completion of the 'Four Iron' mission.
Description: Go to the Top Fun van located down the road to the south of the
construction site. Once inside, you will take control of an RC Raider where you
must drop a bomb into 4 barrels (indicated by a pink marker and a purple blip on