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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Rockstar Games
EAN: 0710425274107
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Label: Rockstar Games
Manufacturer: Rockstar Games
Model: P2T2I 710425274107
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Release Date: October 26, 2004
Sales Rank: 1439
Studio: Rockstar Games

Features:

Discover an immersive storyline filled with twists and turns
Take part in fast-paced and lawless driving
Experience all-new action that continues the hit Grand Theft Auto series
Encounter new thrills and wicked speeds that are just up the road
Traverse the state of San Andreas and take down anyone that gets in your way

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
It may not be a splashy leap forward, but Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in its own deep, dark way does just as much to move and revolutionize video games as its two predecessors, Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. As in previous installments, here you play as a thug with problems you must steal and shoot your way out of, but the problems this time are disconcertingly more realistic. You play as Carl Johnson, known on the street as CJ, a likeable criminal type who has just returned to his hometown, Los Santos (a fictionalized Los Angeles), to find that his mother has been murdered and that the police have framed him for another murder. Reunions with his friends and a troubled relationship with his brother set off a sprawling, complex plot line, taking place at first in the immediate Los Santos area but eventually spilling into San Fierro (based on San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas).

You play as Carl Johnson, known on the street as CJ.

This is an honest effort to create an engaging story about sympathetic characters caught up in a brutal environment that is on par with a movie or novel.

Gaming Gangsters

Where Vice City took its cues, with tongue firmly in cheek, from the 1980s television series Miami Vice, San Andreas is a sincere homage to early 1990s innercity gangster films like Menace 2 Society and Boyz `N the Hood. This is an honest effort to create an engaging story about sympathetic characters caught up in a brutal environment that is on par with a movie or novel. If that effort hits a few flat notes (you would have to be totally desensitized not to wonder if it's OK to make entertainment out of driveby shootings), it may also mark the first step toward video games growing up. The first thing that fans of earlier GTA games will notice is the range of action is much wider now: Along with shooting, running, and driving, there's now swimming, eating, working out, shopping, and, yes, getting a haircut. All this means the game has a fairly steep learning curve. But, though the pick-up-and-play appeal of Grand Theft Auto III may be long gone, your access to the action becomes fairly transparent after a little practice. My only serious complaint is that, with the controller now crowded with such previously unheard-of functions like "Gang Active" and "Talk Positive," you can drive only with the left analog stick. A minor point, but it makes cars a lot more difficult to handle.

Bicycles take on a surprisingly central role.

Vehicular Variety

It would be hard to surpass the variety of automobiles available in earlier games, and San Andreas wisely does not for the most part try to compete on that score. Instead, it's bicycles of all things that steal the show. The bikes' speed and flexibility are perfect for many of the missions, and there is something about cruising through the streets and basketball courts on a BMX that just feels right. If you play far enough into the game, you will also be rewarded with the chance to fly a number of aircraft, and flying is something Rockstar makes a greater effort to get right this time (welcome news for anyone who struggled with the planes and `copters of the earlier games).

Lackluster Graphics--but a Real Feel

Graphics--never a huge priority for Rockstar--actually take a step backward from the luscious, tropical look of Vice City. Textures are rendered with only a cursory attention to detail, and contours are often blocky. It scarcely matters, though, because no matter how San Andreas looks, it feels real. This is due in no small part to voice work by an all-star cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Ice T, James Woods, Peter Fonda, and Outkast's Big Boy and a stellar soundtrack with tunes by Soundgarden, 2Pac, Public Enemy, and even a few country classics from the likes of Willie Nelson. But it's not just realistic, San Andreas is also vast, encompassing three big urban centers and huge swaths of rural land (complete with shotgun-toting farmers) between them. This vastness does mean, however, that there can be a lot of tedious driving to get to the missions, which, along with some awkward sequencing of the cut scenes (they are in places stacked one on top of the other), means that there is a bit too much downtime. But never mind the quibbles. Ladies and gentlemen, we have another classic on our hands. --David Stoesz

Pros:

Astonishingly vast game space
Vivid character development
Complex, engaging plot
Enormous range of available actions

Cons:

Occasionally awkward game design
You can no longer steer cars with the directional buttons
Steep learning curve

What's Your Strategy?
Get mission strategies and detailed maps to achieve every objective with the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Strategy Guide.

Product Description:
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 andto take control of the streets. Liberty City. Vice City. Now San Andreas, a new chapter in the legendary series. Grand Theft Auto returns to the PlayStation 2 this October.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Mixed Feelings
I have mixed feelings about this game. It has endless replay value if you like to explore and have endless hours to play. Would have been a great game when I was younger. But now I'm a career man, don't have the time to search around and the world seems too big. I'm only half done with the game, up to San Fiero, but I can't seem to get too familiar with the streets and things like I did in Vice City. Plus most of the state seems pretty bland, yah, there are miles of houses but only a small fraction ... Read More

Rating:

- this was a very fun game
This was the best GTA game ive played out of all of them, this one had more better stuff like working out, driveing a train, swiming, and more great stuff to do. This was a ghetto part of GTA witch was alright i still enjoyed it, it was'nt just about killing people you could do more better stuff in this game then the other GTA games, but GTA1V came out and thats a preety decent game but really kinda the samething, in this one you can work out and become buffed why could'nt they put that in GTA1V but this ... Read More

Rating:

- ANOTHER FINE GAME!!!
EASY TO SAY, 5 STARS NOTHING REALLY MORE TO SAY. IT'S GTA BABY LOTS OF VIOLENCE AND HOOKERS :) GOOD 'DAY

Rating:

- BEST. GAME. EVER. for the ps2 and shooting
i lik this game, i flipped it twice and was still playing it afterwards, i wouldve gave it a 10 but u can only go up to 5

Rating:

- Other worldly
How can a mere game change a person's life? Because this is not just a mere game. It's like taking a step into another dimension where things are completely psycho, but it's ok. Awesome plot and storyline that leaves you hanging on the edge waiting to see what happens next. I'm drawn in. The vehicles, the driving, the sub missions the characters - Fabulous.

Cons:
A little stretched out driving from place to place. More often than not I get sidetracked on a friendly killing spree (I love ... Read More

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