• News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Threads
Submit Your Content
GTA: Vice City's soundtrack still goes hard 20 years later

Home> Features

Published 08:13 22 Nov 2022 GMT

GTA: Vice City's soundtrack still goes hard 20 years later

Oooh I love a rainy night

Ewan Moore

Ewan Moore

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is officially two decades old, which is just about the most horrifying thing a person rapidly approaching theirs 30s can possibly realise.

While I must confess that the classic GTA game's 20th Birthday passed me by last month, that doesn't mean we can't pay it our belated respects, does it?

GTA: Vice City was one of the most formative video game experiences of my young life - but not just because of the hours I spent huddled in front of the TV in my best friend's room as we sprinted around the city punching people in the back of the head and howling with laughter (violence against innocent people is only funny in video games, kids).

No, Vice City has continued to loom large throughout my life for the same reason as games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and Guitar Hero III: it introduced me to some fantastic music.

Advert

TheVice City soundtrack goes hard. Harder than it needs to arguably, but I respect the hell out of Rockstar for the effort. It is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest collections of songs in any video game I've played. Even if you don't love every single song in Vice City, you can't say that Rockstar didn't manage to expertly curate a whole-ass vibe.

More modern releases GTA V and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 - Remastered can easily offer up a selection of hundreds. And if you somehow don't like what's being given to you, you can mute that shit and get Spotify on (or Apple Music, in the interests of balance).

Back in 2002 we didn't have that luxury. We had a tight, beautifully put together playlist of tracks and artists that managed to perfectly encapsulate 1980s America. I don't think it's going too far to suggest that Vice City opened up an entire generation to a decade of music in a way I don't think any other game or TV show ever could have. Okay, that generation definitely shouldn't have been playing the game, but what's done is done.

Featured Image Credit: Rockstar Games

Topics: GTA 5, Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar Games

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

a day ago
5 days ago
6 days ago
7 days ago
  • a day ago

    Elden Ring is an unexpected celebration of womanhood

    The FromSoftware hit explores femininity in all forms

    Features
  • 5 days ago

    Star Wars Battlefront 3 was right in front of us the whole time

    This is my ideal sequel

    Features
  • 6 days ago

    Squid Game season 3 was filled with wasted potential

    Squid Game is dead, long live Squid Game

    Features
  • 7 days ago

    10 free Steam games to dive into this weekend

    From walking simulators to romancing toilets

    Features
  • GTA 6 fans just got a much better look at the scale of Vice City
  • GTA 6 fans losing their minds over GTA 4 remaster
  • GTA 5 drops yet another free update, and it's a big one
  • GTA 6 will seemingly bring back a cut GTA 5 mechanic