Complete all 59 story missions in GTA Vice City Stories. Follow Victor Vance from Fort Baxter to the final rooftop showdown with clear mission steps, screenshots, unlock requirements and help for difficult objectives.
Full mission list · Story unlocks and business requirements · Help with difficult missions
Complete story walkthrough
Start with Soldier and follow the story through Last Stand. Every mission has a dedicated page with its contact, starting location, required story progress and a practical walkthrough. The list places prerequisites before the missions they unlock, so some contacts appear in several parts of the route.
Guide numbers are a suggested reading order, not a counter imposed by the game. You can choose between available contacts. The chapter headings describe story phases: later jobs can return to western Vice City, and missions for different contacts often overlap.
Story unlocks and business requirements
- First civilian safehouse: finish Conduct Unbecoming to move to 101 Bayshore Avenue.
- Business empire: complete To Victor, The Spoils to unlock business ownership and gang recruitment.
- Eastern Vice City: finish both The Bum Deal and Snitch Hitch, then complete From Zero to Hero to open the bridges.
- First business defence: Blitzkrieg requires Brawn of the Dead and at least five owned empire sites.
- Second business defence: Blitzkrieg Strikes Again requires Burning Bridges and at least seven owned empire sites.
- Final assault: Over the Top supplies the Hunter used in Last Stand.
If a marker is missing, check the required story progress shown on its guide. Complete the other active branches, answer incoming calls and verify the business requirement. Waiting at a contact’s location does not replace an unfinished prerequisite.
Full mission list
Western Vice City: the rise of the Vances
- 1. Soldier Jerry Martinez
- 2. Cleaning House Jerry Martinez
- 3. Conduct Unbecoming Jerry Martinez
- 4. Cholo Victory Phil Cassidy
- 5. Boomshine Blowout Phil Cassidy
- 6. Truck Stop Phil Cassidy
- 7. Shakedown Marty Jay Williams
- 8. Fear the Repo Marty Jay Williams
- 9. Waking Up the Neighbors Marty Jay Williams
- 10. O, Brothel, Where Art Thou? Marty Jay Williams
- 11. Got Protection? Marty Jay Williams
- 12. Marked Men Phil Cassidy
- 13. When Funday Comes Louise Cassidy-Williams
- 14. Takin' Out the White-Trash Louise Cassidy-Williams
- 15. D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Louise Cassidy-Williams
- 16. To Victor, The Spoils Louise Cassidy-Williams
- 17. Jive Drive Lance Vance
- 18. Hose the Hoes Louise Cassidy-Williams
- 19. Robbing the Cradle Louise Cassidy-Williams
- 20. Nice Package Umberto Robina
- 21. Balls Umberto Robina
- 22. Papi Don't Screech Umberto Robina
- 23. Havana Good Time Umberto Robina
- 24. The Audition Lance Vance
- 25. Money for Nothing Bryan Forbes
- 26. Caught as an Act Lance Vance
- 27. Leap and Bound Bryan Forbes
- 28. The Bum Deal Bryan Forbes
- 29. Snitch Hitch Lance Vance
- 30. From Zero to Hero Lance Vance
Eastern Vice City and the Mendez jobs
- 31. Brawn of the Dead Lance Vance
- 32. Blitzkrieg Lance Vance
- 33. The Mugshot Longshot Armando Mendez
- 34. Hostile Takeover Armando Mendez
- 35. Unfriendly Competition Armando Mendez
- 36. High Wire Armando Mendez
- 37. Turn on, Tune in, Bug out Lance Vance
- 38. Accidents Will Happen Reni Wassulmaier
- 39. The Colonel's Coke Reni Wassulmaier
- 40. Kill Phil Reni Wassulmaier
- 41. Say Cheese Reni Wassulmaier
- 42. Home's on the Range Gonzalez
- 43. Taking the Fall Lance Vance
- 44. White Lies Lance Vance
- 45. Where it Hurts Most Lance Vance
- 46. Purple Haze Gonzalez
- 47. Kill Phil: Part 2 Reni Wassulmaier
- 48. Steal the Deal Ricardo Diaz
- 49. The Exchange Ricardo Diaz
- 50. Farewell to Arms Gonzalez
The Mendez war and story finale
- 51. Burning Bridges Armando Mendez
- 52. Blitzkrieg Strikes Again Lance Vance
- 53. Lost and Found Lance Vance
- 54. Domo Arigato Domestoboto Ricardo Diaz
- 55. So Long Schlong Reni Wassulmaier
- 56. In the Air Tonight Reni Wassulmaier
- 57. Light My Pyre Lance Vance
- 58. Over the Top Ricardo Diaz
- 59. Last Stand Ricardo Diaz
Help with difficult missions
- Boomshine Blowout: align the forklift before lifting and adapt your route as debris blocks the warehouse.
- Papi Don't Screech: balance the café deadline against Alberto’s stress meter.
- Money for Nothing: keep your wanted level until Lance finishes, then lose the police.
- Turn on, Tune in, Bug out: clear every station antenna before removing the wanted level.
- High Wire: stabilise the magnet helicopter before lifting moving or vulnerable targets.
- Domo Arigato Domestoboto: the safe code is 8423; use the lighter arm after opening it.
- Light My Pyre: protect Lance on the road, then keep distance from Armando’s flamethrower.
- Last Stand: save armour and ammunition for the offices, helicopter fight and rooftop finale.
PSP and PS2 controls
The guides follow the story objectives shared by the PSP and PlayStation 2 versions. Use the control prompts shown by your version for aiming, forklift operation, helicopter tools and the golf swing. Vic can swim, but stamina is limited: plan a reachable shore before entering the water.
Prepare for the longer missions
Save before difficult assignments, restore health and armour and keep ammunition for the final stage of an escort. A heavy weapon is useful in the late battles, but it does not replace cover or protecting your companions. Leave mission vehicles clear of explosions and keep a usable car for timed transfers.
Story completion and 100% completion
Last Stand finishes the main story. These 59 guides cover the complete story mission list; a 100% save also requires side activities, collectibles, races and business-related tasks beyond the plot. The five-site and seven-site story gates do not mean every business activity must be completed before the ending.
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