ukiyo-e gta vice city on playstation, where ukiyo-e[a] is a genre of japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. the term ukiyo-e 浮世絵 translates as picture[s] of the floating world. playstation is: the playstation 2 ps2 is a home video game console developed and marketed by sony computer entertainment. it was first released in japan on 4 march 2000, in north america on 26 october 2000, in europe on 24 november 2000, and in australia on 30 november 2000. it is the successor to the original playstation, as well as the second installment in the playstation brand of consoles. as a sixth-generation console, it competed with sega's dreamcast, nintendo's gamecube, and microsoft's xbox. gta vice city is: grand theft auto: vice city is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by rockstar north and published by rockstar games. it is the fourth main entry in the grand theft auto series, following 2001's grand theft auto iii, and the sixth instalment overall. set in 1986 within the fictional vice city based on miami and miami beach, the single-player story follows mobster tommy vercetti's rise to power after being released from prison and becoming caught up in an ambushed drug deal. while seeking out those responsible, he slowly builds a criminal empire by seizing power from other criminal organisations in the city.