Unlike the previous game, Gangstar: Miami Vindication features helicopters, boats, and motorcycles. Police vehicles can be customized as well. Also, the game now features voice acting instead of a textual dialogue, albeit lacking any facial animations. The game features more profanity than the previous game. Other than people, alligators can be killed, but they do not give any benefit. According to the preview of the game by Gameloft, the map was 1.5 times larger than the previous game. Although it is the successor to Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, the only two connections the games are L.C.'s appearance and a reference to Eddie Fallon.By collecting 10 surfboards, jet skis will spawn and collecting 10 wheels will give the player an armored sports car which has extremely fast acceleration and a very high durability. Unlike the previous game which took three kills to get a wanted level, in Miami Vindication you can kill a couple of people until the police are alerted.