Cabmaggedon is the final mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City given to protagonist Tommy Vercetti by Doris from the Kaufman Cabs depot in Little Haiti, Vice City.
Description[]
Tommy will be told by Doris through the radio that Mercedes is asking for a pick up at Viceport. Tommy drives over to the large vacant lot by the docks. However, Mercedes is not there and it turns out to be a trap. Six Taxis from Vice City Cabs immediately drive into the lot, ganging up on Tommy.
The first objective is to survive the ambush for one minute. The player will have to drive around the open area until the time runs out. The enemy cabs will try to ram them until they are set alight or flip. The enemy cabs can simply be evaded, although they can also be destroyed with a drive-by.
When the timer reaches zero, the cabs will stop and a Zebra Cab will enter the area, with the owner of Vice City Cabs driving it. Tommy will now have to kill the owner. This can be done by blowing up the Zebra Cab with him still inside, or attacking the car until the owner bails out. The former may take some time, as the Zebra Cab is tough. If the latter occurs, the rival cab boss has a high health level and will be armed with a katana.
The mission is complete once the owner is killed. Kaufman Cabs will now pay Protection Money, a Zebra Cab will spawn at the Kaufman Cabs depot, and all Kaufman Cabs will have two-way radios installed with Doris talking to the drivers, replacing the radio station music.
Mission Objectives[]
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go and pick up Mercedes.
- Sound the horn.
- Stay alive until the timer runs out.
- Take out the leader cab!
Reward[]
The reward for completing this mission is $5,000 and the Zebra Cab is unlocked (spawns at the Kaufman Cabs) along with the mission Cap the Collector should enough assets are generating profit.
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Post-Mission Phone Call[]
Note: This call only happens if Cop Land and Hit the Courier are completed first and if this mission is the last of the five required assets.
- Ken Rosenberg: Ssssnniiiiffffff Hey! Hello, Tommy? Tommy! We got a situation over at the Print Works. You better go and check it out. Some kind of mess or other. Things are messed up. I gotta go.
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Trivia[]
- The name "Cabmageddon" is likely a play on "Carmageddon", a controversial vehicular combat video game.
- If the VC Cabs' owner leaves his vehicle, he will attempt to kill the player with a Katana. Likewise, he drops it after death and Tommy can pick it up.
- The pursuing cabs will not disappear in the iOS port, and will remain parked and occupied after the mission, as well as unlocked.
- After completing this mission, the Kaufman Cab will no longer feature a standard radio. It will be replaced by the dispatch radio, which Doris will be using to communicate with the company's drivers.
- It also seems that, after the completion of this mission, standard Taxi are less likely to spawn, in favor of the Kaufman cabs.
