Gangstar: West Coast Hustle Vita

Gangstar: West Coast Hustle Vita
Gangstar: West Coast Hustle Vita
General
Author	Rinnegatamante
Type	Adventure
Version	1.0
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2026/01/16
Links
	Website
	Source
	Support Author

A PS Vita port/wrapper of Gameloft's open world crime game Gangstar: West Coast Hustle.

Installation

Requirements:

libshacccg.suprx
kubridge.skprx
Android game data files

Instructions:

Install Kubridge and FdFix by copying kubridge.skprx and fd_fix.skprx to your taiHEN plugins folder (usually ux0:tai) and adding two entries to your config.txt under *KERNEL:

  *KERNEL
  ux0:tai/kubridge.skprx
  ux0:tai/fd_fix.skprx

Note: Don't install fd_fix.skprx if you're using rePatch plugin.
(Optional) Install PSVshell to overclock your device to 500Mhz.
Install libshacccg.suprx, if you don't have it already, by following this guide.
Obtain your copy of "Gangstar: West Coast Hustle" legally for Android or Sony Xperia Play in form of an .apk file and an .obb file. You can get all the required files directly from your phone or by using an apk extractor you can find in the play store.
Open the apk with your zip explorer and extract the file libsanangeles.so from the lib/armeabi folder to ux0:data/gangstar.
Open the obb with your zip explorer and extract the gangstar folder inside it in ux0:data/gangstar.

How to get intro video to properly play:

It is suggested to transcode the video with Handbrake: https://handbrake.fr/
Import ux0:data/gangstar/gangstar/intro.mp4 into Handbrake.
Set 'Preset:' to Fast 480p30
Under 'Summary' tab set 'Format' to MP4
Under 'Video' tab, set 'Framerate' to 30 and Constant Framerate
In 'Save As' field, set file extension to .mp4
Click 'Start Encode' to proceed
Replace the original file with the newly transcoded one.

Controls

Note: The port features partial physical buttons support via fake touch inputs sending. In order for the mapping to properly work, be sure that in Options -> Controls you have Wheel set to Stick and Throttle set to Pedals.

Left Analog - Move

Triangle - Aim/Interact with vehicles

Circle - Attack

Square - Backpedal (while in car)

Cross - Accelerate (while in car), Skip cutscenes

Start - Pause

L - Change Weapon

Screenshots

Media

Gangstar: West Coast Hustle - iPhone trailer by Gameloft (Gameloft)

Known issues

The game has audio issues with sounds playing when they shouldn't sometimes (especially with radio stations). You can pause and resume game to force a full audio system clear to workaround the issue.

Changelog

v1.0

First Release.

Credits

TheFloW for the original .so loader and initial port of the game.
withLogic for testing the homebrew and providing screenshots.

External links

GitHub - https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/gangstar_vita
VitaDB - https://www.rinnegatamante.eu/vitadb/#/info/1362