Death Row (GTA: Vice City)
Lance Vance gets captured at one point in Vice City, and it’s up to Tommy to fight his way through an army of bad guys to save him before Vance bleeds out and dies. Sounds easy enough on paper. But actually beating this mission is a nightmare. While this doesn’t a literal ticking clock, Vance’s health bar is just as bad. As the mission goes on it keeps getting lower and lower. So you feel the need to rush in. But if you do you’ll get gunned down in seconds. The old GTA games didn’t have great gunplay and this mission is almost entirely just one giant gunfight. And unlike some annoying missions on this list, you can’t skip this. Want to beat Vice City? You gotta free Lance Vance! God help you.
