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How To Download GTA: Vice City

By: Helen Rogers

Break Studios Contributing Writer

Many people want to know how to download “GTA: Vice City” to their computers. Of course, a lot of it has to do with popularity, but it’s also not a very popular technique for putting the game on a computer. It’s possible to download “GTA: Vice City,” but make sure you’ve got a fast internet connection and enough space on your hard drive to ensure that everything goes smoothly.

  1. Search torrent websites for the game. The typical technique for downloading large files is doing it through “torrents” or “torrenting.” It’s basically a peer-to-peer method of sharing files that has been proven to be effective if many people are providing the same file, and many people are downloading it as well. Because this is the best method, search websites like “the Pirate Bay” or “ISO Hunt” for the game. You must also have a torrent downloader program such as BitComet or UTorrent. 
  2. Make sure you’ve picked a legitimate copy of the game. As you’re probably well aware of, there is a lot of malware and viruses lurking around on the internet and you can never be too protected from them. Read the comments and ratings on all torrents you check out because you could be overlooking an obvious infected torrent.
  3. Download the torrent file. Once you’ve found the torrent you’d like to use, simply download the file. They are typically very small in size and they are only meant to launch torrent downloader programs and begin the download. Once you’ve downloaded it, simply open it and it should launch your downloader program.
  4. Once the program has been opened, you should see the download pending or downloading. It may require you to manually start the download, but your torrent should be there. Simply make sure the download has started and give the program ample amount of time to download “GTA: Vice City.” It usually takes a pretty long time to download a game like “GTA: Vice City” so keep this in mind.
  5. Once the torrent has finished downloading, you’ll be left with a folder of your downloaded files. Browse to this folder as it should be named “GTA: Vice City” or something similar. Inside of the folder, you should see all of the files associated with the game. Also, make sure you own the game before downloading a full copy like this. It’s respectful of the makers of the game, and it helps keep you out of trouble. However, once your download is finished, you’re ready to “GTA: Vice City.”
Posted on: Jan. 03, 2011