Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is an action-adventure game developed in a collaboration between Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games. The tenth instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series, the game was initially released as a PlayStation Portable exclusive in October 2006. A PlayStation 2 port was released in March 2007. Set within the fictional Vice City (based on Miami) in 1984, the game is a prequel to 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986) and follows the exploits of ex-soldier Victor "Vic" Vance, a minor character originally featured in said game. The story centres around Vic's attempts to build up a criminal empire alongside his brother Lance, coming into conflict with rival gangs, drug lords and other enemies. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesDeveloper(s) Rockstar Leeds Rockstar North Publisher(s)Rockstar GamesProducer(s)Leslie BenziesDesigner(s)David BlandProgrammer(s) Obbe Vermeij Adam Fowler Alexander Roger Al Dukes Andrew Greensmith Artist(s)Aaron Garbut Ian BowdenWriter(s) Dan Houser David Bland Composer(s) Stuart Hart Steven Stern Thomas Hirschmann SeriesGrand Theft AutoPlatform(s) PlayStation Portable PlayStation 2 ReleasePlayStation Portable NA: 31 October 2006 EU: 3 November 2006 AU: 10 November 2006 PlayStation 2 NA: 5 March 2007 PAL: 9 March 2007 Genre(s)Action-adventureMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (PSP)