Reviews of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

I don't need coffee to have fun

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 18 March 2008 12:25 (A review of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the 6th game in the series and one of the best.

The player takes the role of Carl Johnson, an ex-gang member that just heard that his mother was killed and comes back for home for answers. He is almost instantly brought back into his old gang and for the rest of the game he goes on trying to take over his neighborhood and later that whole state.

Players that have played GTA3 or GTA: Vice City know what the game is like; killing, shooting, racing, and just running a muck. And nothing really has changed since the previous games other then a couple little things like the player is able to swim and not die instantly, flying is easier and parachutes are added, lock on isn't perfect but better then before, and the game adds a fat-fitness part where the player has to watch what Carl eats and exercises so that he isn't too fat and slow or too skinny and weak.

One major thing over previous installments is the shear size of the state of San Andreas which it is about 2 to 3 times as big as Vice City's layout and is full of things to do.

The music is a mixed bag for me as most of the soundtrack is full of rap/hip-hop and the only stations I would listen to was the talk and rock stations and sometimes those got boring so I was glad I could mute the game and listen to my iPod.

The voice acting in San Andreas is awesome as all the characters from Carl to Officer Tenpenny all sound like they are real people in this faux world.

Now unless someone was living under a rock for the past couple years, San Andreas came under fire for having a "hidden" sex game but was only unlockable if the player owns a cheat device or has the PC version and unofficially patched the game so really the game got a little more heat than it should have. And in this edition that part of the code has been removed totally so players wanting to see the "hot coffee" are out of luck.

In whole the game is a blast to play and if you own a PS2 you shouldn't be caught dead with out it.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas review

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago on 6 June 2007 12:36 (A review of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

'It's just another GTA game' I thought to myself as I loaded it up. That's not a bad thing considering I enjoyed Vice City immensely. This installment really is something else though. The main character is much more likable, the world he lives in is truly massive and the number of vehicles at his disposal means you find it very difficult to get bored of this game. You might even finish the missions quite easily, but the game never ends there. There is just so much to do and see, I found myself wondering aimlessly around the deserts at night, with no objective in sight, just enjoying the experience! Same for driving through the expansive countryside listening to some cheesy (awesome) dance music on a motorbike in the rain. Superb fun!

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GTA:San Andreas

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago on 24 March 2007 02:16 (A review of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

The best by far,great graphics,missions & as always long term appeal.
I must say i enjoyed the music better in Vice City & also Tommy Vercetti would have to be my fave GTA star.
There's basically nothing wrong with this,it has a unique skill system as well.

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Grove Street, representin'

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago on 27 January 2007 03:44 (A review of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Just when you thought GTA couldn't give you any more to do...

This game has so many fun things to do in it that you really don't even need to do missions that often (although they are fun in themselves). You can learn skills, build stamina and fight power, drive around, collect things, get new clothes/hair/tats, do side missions... tons and tons of variety and replay value here, a must own for whatever system you have. Not for kids though.

Sometimes I just blow things up and start shooting.... all for mayhem's sake.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas review

Posted : 2 years ago on 22 July 2006 03:32 (A review of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Good as this game is (and it is) the rapper/twat speak is too grating and too frequent, and the quotient of annoying characters is unbelievably high. Hard to resist failing missions by shooting Ryder's or Sweet's stupid face off. And CJ is a pussy. He cries.

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GREAT GAME

Posted : 2 years, 10 months ago on 24 September 2005 07:22 (A review of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Don't let the hot coffee spill on your lap! Dispite that drama over the mod/in-game extra, GTA is still the best game to play. Not for all ages, but it is especially fun for the 18 and up croud.

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