The dense urban centre and the part of Leonida everyone pictures first: a beachfront strip of Art Deco hotels, a downtown of glass towers, a working port and the causeways stitching them together. Rockstar's own description calls it the darkest side of the sunniest place in America.
In the game
The neon core of the state
Real-world basis
Miami and Miami Beach
Name
Confirmed by Rockstar
Rockstar names Vice City but has never stated what it is based on. The comparison above is our reading of official footage.