Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Summary

Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the streets. However, a story filled with crime, lies and corruption will lead him to trudge the entire state of San Andreas (based on California and Nevada) to rebuild his life.

Storyline

Five years ago, Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas, a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.
Now, it’s the early 90’s. Carl’s got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.


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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Bethrewhy [user]
April 10, 2022

The most astonished and rich gameplay content in the history of GTA franchise! You could hang out with your girlfriend, workout, modified yourThe most astonished and rich gameplay content in the history of GTA franchise! You could hang out with your girlfriend, workout, modified your car, driving while listen to K-Rose or K-DST. Trust me, it's a unforgettable experience. The story in this game is enjoyable, the dialogue is full of hilarious jokes and gang members stuff. The soundtrack is the best in the whole GTA franchise in my opinion, Free Bird, Young Turks, Louisiana Woman and Mississippi Man, Amos Moses, it's suitable for City and country side. even graphic is outdated tho, the scenery is atmosphere for radio.

100
Review by yangxy [user]
August 24, 2020

The only thing bad is too short, I want more missions, I want to shot more, I want more!!!Best game ever, can't wait for the next GTA titles!

100
Review by W3XC [user]
July 1, 2012

Say hello to one of the best games ever made. Graphics are offcourse not very good, but this game is quiet old. The gameplay is amazing, plusSay hello to one of the best games ever made. Graphics are offcourse not very good, but this game is quiet old. The gameplay is amazing, plus the fact that there are so manny cheats, which i love :3The story is probably the best. I havent skipped a single cutscene trough out the entire game. It made me **** in excitement to know what the next thing to do was. But it was a little bit repetitive sometimes i thought. The sound is veeeeeery good. The soundtracks from the radios fit prefectly. The voice acting is great and the sound from ALL the different veichels are awesome. Actually, what made this game for me was all the veichels i could drive, anything from different types of planes to helicopters, tanks, dirt bikes, bulldozer and bmx.ROCKSTAR ROCKS

90
Review by DeiCide [user]
February 19, 2012

This game was awesome, so many things to do to kill time, I would literally get lost sometimes. Not the best Graphics but it was bearable. TopThis game was awesome, so many things to do to kill time, I would literally get lost sometimes. Not the best Graphics but it was bearable. Top story and gameplay though, I spent many, many hours in this one and so did all my friends.

80
Review by duckypwns [user]
December 11, 2011

For me, GTA games are about driving, vehicle variety, weapon variety, mission variety, and exploration. In other words, I play these games forFor me, GTA games are about driving, vehicle variety, weapon variety, mission variety, and exploration. In other words, I play these games for the gameplay. That being said, I find San Andreas to be the greatest GTA game of all time. The driving is probably the most important aspect of a GTA game. It's what you're going to be doing most of the game. Yes, you can walk on foot, but most of the time missions require you to drive to your destination, and it's not always just a mile or so away. And even once you arrive at your destination, half the time the mission is going to require that you drive anyway. So if the driving doesn't work well in a GTA game... Well what does? There goes a massive portion of the game down the toilet. But like I said, this isn't the case for San Andreas. It has the best vehicle variety we've seen in a GTA game so far - Cars, airplanes, motorcycles, motorbike, bicycles, helicopters, boats, jetpacks, tanks, etc. each of which having their own advantages in differing situations. For example, a bike is slower in general, but you are able to bunny hop when you're on the bike so it is good for hopping over fences to get away from cops. Motorcycles have a very high acceleration (short term speed), and a decent top speed, but you won't have the defense that a car provides. I could sit here and explain each vehicle type in detail but it would be useless - Bottom line, the vehicles are widely varied in this game. Now as for the actual driving mechanics, this game went for the unrealistic, fast paced style GTA game. GTA IV went with a slower, more realistic style. Well, I mean I'm playing a video game. I don't expect it to be realistic. That adds nothing to the game for me, but the change between the driving mechanics in San Andreas and GTA IV did in fact slow the gameplay down severely. It only did negative. I don't think they're going to go back to the old, unrealistic but fun style of GTA games. San Andreas is probably the last good GTA game. Also, the difficulty level of this game was amazing (referring to the missions). It is without a doubt the hardest GTA game, and although there are a few silly, problematic missions where things are hard for reasons obviously unintended by Rockstar, these very few negatives are severely overshadowed by the massive amount of positives. So let me sum it up - It provides the best challenge, it has the best mechanics in a GTA game, and it has the most variety. What more could you ask for?

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Game Information
Release Date October 26, 2004
Publisher Rockstar North, Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games, TransGaming Inc.
Total Rating 92%
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player, Co-operative
Player Perspectives First person, Third person
Genres Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Themes Action, Open world, Stealth
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4