Highlights

• Grand Theft Auto Vice City is a highly enjoyable game with unique landscapes and plenty of offerings.
• Tommy Vercetti is an excellent protagonist with a vocal personality that stands out, and investing money in the game can lead to substantial profits.
• The various assets in the game, such as the Vercetti Estate and Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory, offer exciting opportunities and add dynamic and engaging elements to the gameplay.

Grand Theft Auto Vice City is one of the most enjoyable games in the series. The Miami-inspired setting allows for an enjoyable romp through unique landscapes that have a ton to offer you. While it's a shame that you still can't swim in this game, this is just a small complaint that doesn't take away from the excellent quality of this title at all.

Tommy Vercetti is an excellent protagonist, whose vocal personality feels like a fresh change of pace from Claude's oppressive silence. With how much money you can make from investing your money right, it's obvious that you would want to do everything perfectly in this title. Here are all the assets that Tommy can invest in to gain a steady level of profit.

The prices listed are for the console editions. The mobile edition halves the purchase prices of the assets.

Updated October 31, 2023 by David Michael Kinder: While nothing has changed in the grand scheme of things, Vice City is still as timeless as ever. Even though you can't play the original version anymore, the Definitive Edition is a slightly polished upgrade. Another bonus is that the asset costs are all the same as well. While it isn't perfect, it's ideal for players who want the game to reflect their nostalgia. Having achievements doesn't hurt, either. The urge to 100% games is a hard one to beat.

10 Vercetti Estate

The Vercetti Estate is one of the most important properties in the entire game. Not only does it net a substantial profit of $5,000, but it also serves as the stage for some of the game's biggest moments.

The estate is inspired by Tony Montana's mansion in Scarface and is a blast to explore. The fact that the decor of the mansion changes after every mission is also a huge positive. It's these little details that make Vice City feel more dynamic and alive.

9 Phil’s Place

Weapons are a huge part of what makes GTA games so much fun to roam around in. Besides, everyone has a favorite weapon they love to use. It's also why Phil's Place is one of the most valuable assets in the game.

This area is unlocked as a profitable asset after completing the final Malibu Club mission. The weapons you can get here are extremely powerful. With options like the Rocket Launcher to the Minigun, you can dispatch unwanted enemies with ease.

8 Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory

Aside from the hilarious name, you'd assume that the Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory is one of the more disappointing properties in Vice City. However, it's after players invest in this asset that they realize just how much potential it really has.

The ice cream factory is nothing more than a front to sell narcotics — something that you can directly participate in! After selling a ton of "ice cream" to your customers, the asset starts generating a decent amount of money.

7 Kaufman Cabs

Just like the ice cream factory, thinking of investing in a cab company sounds like a boring move. Thankfully, nothing is boring in Vice City, and Kaufman Cabs is a testament to that.

Purchasing this asset allows you to embark on three entertaining missions where you'll be pitted against another company called Vice City Cabs. Completing these missions unlocks a serviceable asset that will provide a fair amount of earnings.

6 Sunshine Autos

Sunshine Autos is a car showroom that has recently fallen upon hard times. However, with Tommy Vercetti's investment, the showroom finally gets the opportunity to stand on its own two feet.

The car dealership has a list of cars that it wants to "acquire" to improve its offerings. Each car that Tommy steals for the showroom increases the overall profit gain by a substantial margin. After all your hard work, you even get a hotrod to race around the city.

5 Print Works

It was only a given that a company that printed newspapers and magazines would decide to start printing money in the twisted world of Vice City. The missions of the Print Works end up being quite engaging as a result.

The Print Works also plays a major role in the main storyline, with the second-to-last mission of the entire game coming from this asset. It's one of the most important assets that you can purchase in the game.

4 Viceport Boatyard

The boatyard is another great asset that provides its fair share of eventful moments in Vice City. There might be only two missions for this asset, but they're entertaining enough to make this optional asset quite engaging, regardless.

The Viceport Boatyard nets a maximum profit of $2,000 after you're done with both missions. It's not a huge amount, but it's still a good and reliable cash flow to compensate you for all your troubles.

3 InterGlobal Studios

InterGlobal Studios is one of the prime assets in Vice City, with a whole host of missions taking place here. The asset missions required to unlock the full potential of its revenue are pretty entertaining and unique.

It helps that the missions are fairly hilarious and over-the-top as well, parodying an industry that is pretty open when it comes to its various facets. Helping the studio advertise its movies will let you enjoy the $7,000 profit that can be generated, as a result.

2 The Pole Position Club

The Pole Position Club is a strip club that is easily one of the strangest assets in the entire game. Unlike most of the other assets in Vice City, the club doesn't feature a specific set of asset missions.

Instead, there's a completely different way to unlock the full revenue potential of this asset. Tommy needs to go to this club and initiate a private dance, spending a total of $300. Given that Tommy spends $5 for 5 real-world seconds, this means that you'll need to sit through this private dance for a total of five minutes.

1 Malibu Club

The Malibu Club is one of the most powerful and notable assets in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It also costs a pretty penny, with the asset being priced at a whopping $120,000.

The club sets the stage for some of the best missions that come near the latter half of the game, serving as a reward for players who manage to gather the funds to unlock this expensive property. The fact that it's inspired by The Babylon Club from Scarface is also a huge bonus!

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