Miami Vice raiding PSPs @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on April 20, 2006

News: Crockett and Tubbs in your pocket.

A few years back, Davilex developed a Miami Vice game for the PS2 and Xbox that was so poorly reviewed it never left England. But with a new movie comes a new chance as VU Games this morning announced that a new Miami Vice game is in development for the PSP.

Based on this summer's movie starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, Miami Vice PSP transports the action out of the 80s and into the present day. The third-person adventure game will serve as a prequel to the movie's storyline of, what else, undercover agents going after drug dealers in Miami.

Players will have the chance to play as both Tubbs and Crockett, or they can fire up a wireless connection for two-player co-op play. Other features include:

The Miami Vice Experience - Play as undercover cops Crockett and Tubbs in the notorious world of Miami Vice -- the mansions, the money, and the mayhem -- set in present-day Miami

Designed Exclusively for the PSP System - Experience cutting-edge motion capture, highly-detailed environments, and lighting effects inspired by the film created to maximize the technology of the PSP system

Cooperative Play - Play as partners with wireless action

More Than a Straight Shooter
* Drug Trading - Raise needed capital and build reputation by managing drug inventory
* Hacking - Unlock sensitive information (security codes, locations, etc.)
* Interactive Cutscene Encounters (ICE) - Continue to boost reputation through dramatic interactive cinematic encounters with powerful drug lords

Reputation Building Dynamic - Establish rep as a major player in the narcotics world through contraband trading, aggressively interacting with drug barons, and pursuing criminals with reckless abandon

High-Powered Action Missions - Armed with intelligence from informants and utilizing hacking skills, take on the enemy in varied locations with an impressive array of weapons

Boat Gunplay - Experience high-speed chases through Miami's treacherous waterways while engaging in boat-to-boat shootouts

Miami Vice is being developed by Rebellion and will be available this July.