

Miami Vindication lets you voluntarilly cut out most of the side business (killing random pedestrians, running from cops, jumping cars) and lets you focus more on the game at hand. As much as I like walking aimlessly around beautifully crafted cities, I'd rather play a game in the process. All to often in GTA I feel like I am running around doing nothing.

What I like most about Gameloft's interpretation of the GTA system is that they seem to give the game more focus.

Regardless of my thought on the matter, Gangstar: Miami Vindication is a well-crafted GTA clone that will please even the most deep rooted doubters. Maybe I'm wrong in thinking that innovation is the key to success, but it seems that Gameloft is really missing their opportunity to break off from their GTA clone status and really try to take the lead in the genre. I still don't know why Gangstar couldn't have been set in New York or Houston or London, or any city besides Miami. I thought that it would be more of Gameloft trying to outdo someone else at their own game (in this case, with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City), and that, in the end, it would be a fairly drab affair. As of early 2018 the game has suddenly disappeared from The Apple App Store for unknown reasons.I was admittedly apprehensive going in to review Gangstar: Miami Vindication. In 2012, a spin-off called Urban Crime was released and follows the aftermath of the departure of Johnny Gainesville from Miami. Although it is the successor to Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, the only two connections the games are L.C.'s appearance and a reference to Eddie Fallon. According to the preview of the game by Gameloft, the map was 1.5 times larger than the previous game.

Other than people, alligators can be killed, but they do not give any benefit. The game features more profanity than the previous game. Also, the game now features voice acting instead of a textual dialogue, albeit lacking any facial animations. Police vehicles can be customized as well. Gangstar: Miami Vindication features helicopters, boats, and motorcycles. The game follows Johnny Gainesville, a middle-aged man in search for his brother, who was last seen in Miami, so he goes off to find him, but is driven into a life of crime. It follows Gangstar: West Coast Hustle and is the third main game in the Gangstar series. Gangstar: Miami Vindication is an open world action/adventure game for iOS, Java ME, Mac OS X, and Android.
