Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

PlayStation 3 · 2011

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About this game

Vice City Stories is a prequel to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2 years earlier) and it is the sequel to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories .

Set in 1984, players take on the role of Vic Vance, an army soldier who loves his country, family, and himself.

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One bad decision turns everything around and he is kicked onto the streets of a tough city.

He has to build an empire to survive, or be left to die.

Together with his brother Lance, a drug addict, the siblings try to take over Vice City.

Just like other GTA titles, gameplay consists of third-person shooting and driving sequences in an open environment.

You will meet new enemies and gangs, and old foes.

The missions require you to kill with a selection of weapons, steal vehicles such as a car, a boat, or a plane, rob to make it big, or just to have fun.

New features for the portable version include swimming, and side missions such as Air Rescue, Vigilante, Firefighter, and Paramedic.

Similar to San Andreas' gang wars, this title has an Empire mode.

To make money, you have to take over businesses from other gangs.

By attacking and damaging rival businesses, it will be put up for sale, for you to take over.

With a new building constructed, you can then choose an activity such as prostitution, drugs, protection racket, smuggling, robbery, or work as a loan shark.

These activities earn money and the location in the city influences the revenue.

Multiplayer is available over Wi-Fi with ten different game modes, either focusing on fighting (Vice City Survivor), businesses (Empire Takedown), racing (Street Rage), stealing/selling (Grand Theft Auto), capture the flag game types, or games centered around a single vehicle such as a tank.

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About PlayStation 3

Released in 2006, the PlayStation 3 had a rocky start thanks to its high launch price but became known for its exclusive franchises and Blu-ray drive, which doubled as an early home theater upgrade for many households. PS3 collecting is still relatively young — most titles are inexpensive — but the console's digital PSN storefront closure risk has pushed more collectors toward physical copies specifically to preserve access.

Gamevaro tracks Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for PlayStation 3 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.

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Market values by condition

NTSC-U

Loose / Item only

€82.96

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Recent sales

Date	Type	Region	Price	Source
2026-07-02	Loose / Item only	NTSC-U	€82.96	eBay US

Rarity & condition

Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 3 titles.

Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories worth?

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for PlayStation 3 is currently worth €82.96 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories rare?

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 3 titles.

What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories?

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.