Players of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition have had their attempts at the “Cone Crazy” driving mission derailed by a humorous teleporting cop. In honour of Grand Theft Auto III’s 20th anniversary, a trilogy of GTA remasters was announced in October and just recently made available on consoles and computers.
Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas have been remastered for the PS2 and are now available in a single package, but the release has been met with criticism from gamers who were disappointed with the performance, bugs, and graphical defects. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released in 2002 and brings the series to Miami, Florida in the 1980s, where Vice City is situated.
Even while it didn’t make a huge leap in terms of visuals, the game received praise for its music, gameplay, storey, and open-world, which was home to a number of notable characters and iconic moments. GTA Vice City is regarded as the greatest remaster of the GTA remasters in terms of looks and performance, despite its many flaws. Reddit user ZonZolto recorded a video showing themself getting harassed by a glitched cop while trying to complete the game’s “Cone Crazy” vehicle challenge, which is based on a classic arcade game.
Players are seen on top of a parking structure at North Point Mall performing the side objective, which involves collecting all checkpoints while avoiding destroying any traffic cones. Unfortunately, the player’s plan goes awry as they are pulled from their vehicle by a teleporting cop just in time to capture the next checkpoint. Finally, the police officer can be seen slowly walking away from the player as he glances at the mission failure screen in a dramatic and funny twist. Police officers, although being Grand Theft Auto’s most iconic enemies, can be found in every instalment as separate NPCs. It’s not the first time that a taxi driver in Vice City has witnessed an officer murdering a customer in front of them.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given how unpredictable and aggressive the police officers in each game can be. Known as one of the best games of 2002, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has a cult following thanks to its famous scenes and characters. Although Vice City is thought to have aged poorly, the variety of its aesthetics and general storyline offers something for everyone and will continue to do so for many years to come. Many have expressed disappointment with the remaster of the GTA trilogy, but Rockstar has promised that changes are in the works, which might one day make it the best way to play Vice City.