Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
DeveloperRockstar North
PublisherRockstar Games
EngineRenderWare
Release datesPS2

26th October 2004
29th October 2004
29th October 2004
25th January 2007
PC
7th June 2005
10th June 2005
10th June 2005
Xbox
7th June 2005
10th June 2005
10th June 2005
Xbox 360 (Xbox Original)
20th October 2008
PlayStation Network
11th December 2012
iOS
12 December 2013
Android
19 December 2013
Windows Phone
27 January 2014
Amazon Kindle
15 May 2014
Xbox 360 (Games On Demand)
26 October 2014

PlatformsPlayStation 2
Xbox
PC
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Ratings

ESRB:

  • Original: M (Mature)
  • Updated rating: AO (Adults Only)
  • Re-release: M (Mature)

PEGI: 18+
BBFC: 18
OFLC (NZ): R18
OFLC:

  • Original: MA 15+
  • Updated rating: RC (banned)
  • Re-release: MA 15+

USK: 16+
DJCTQ: 18

ProtagonistCarl Johnson
LocationSan Andreas:
Year1992

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a Rockstar North developed GTA III Era game, and so has references to storylines and characters from both Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It is the only game so far set in the fictional state of San Andreas, consisting of three cities: Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas, and includes vast expanses of countryside, forests, and a desert as well as a mountain. The game is centered around the return of Carl Johnson (also known as CJ) to his gang (the Grove Street Families), and their subsequent return to power.

Storyline

The protagonist of GTA San Andreas, Carl Johnson (CJ)

Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in his hometown, Los Santos, San Andreas. Now, it's the early 90s, and he's got to get back 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 the homicide of a police officer. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and take control of the streets.


Gameplay

San Andreas is similarly structured to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming (the first GTA game in which diving is possible), limited climbing and jumping, as well as using weapons and various forms of hand to hand combat. Players can operate a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles and bicycles. Players may also import vehicles rather than steal them. CJ is Grand Theft Auto's most customizable protagonist due to the possibility in-game to change his clothes, tattoos, hairstyle and even his body mass in which he can be fat, skinny or muscular. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas also reintroduces over-the-top-gamplay seen in the games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Game Information

Grand Theft Auto series
chronology of events

2D Universe
GTA 1 Era

1961London 1961
1969London 1969
1997Grand Theft Auto 1


GTA 2 Era

2013GTA 2

3D Universe
GTA III Era

1984GTA Vice City Stories
1986GTA Vice City
1992GTA San Andreas
1998GTA Liberty City Stories
2000GTA Advance
2001GTA III

HD Universe
GTA IV Era

2008GTA IV

The Lost and Damned
The Ballad of Gay Tony

2009GTA Chinatown Wars


GTA V Era

2013GTA Online
2013GTA V

  • Assets — Assets are places where you can periodically go to collect a predetermined amount of money.
  • Businesses — There are many different types of businesses featured.
  • Carl Johnson - The protagonist of the game.
  • Characters — The people who make the gameworld immersive.
  • Cheats — Cheat codes are available for the PS2, Xbox, and PC versions.
  • Collectibles — Information about the types of items that can be collected.
  • Controls — The controls are different for PS2, Xbox, and PC versions of the game.
  • Criminal ratings — A list of the different criminal ratings in San Andreas and how many points you need to reach them.
  • Gameplay Features — Gameplay mechanics and features in San Andreas.
  • Gang Warfare — Gang Warfare is a tactical section of gameplay which involves taking over enemy gang territories.
  • Girlfriends — Information on all six girlfriends in San Andreas.
  • Main Story Missions — Walkthroughs for all of the main story missions.
  • Mods — Third-party mods add different elements to the game.
  • Myths/Legends — Detailed information on all the rumors, myths, legends, and glitches in the game.
  • Plot — The whole plot that makes the gameworld story understandable.
  • Radio Stations — The radio stations heard in-game.
  • Restaurants — See the food-chains in San Andreas.
  • Restricted Areas — Restricted areas such as Area 69 and The Easter Basin Naval Base.
  • Safehouses — All of the accessible safehouses and how to obtain them.
  • Places — Many different locations are within San Andreas, you might want to visit them all.
  • Schools — Information about the types of schooling offered such as the Pilot School.
  • Statistics — Different statistics are used to track your progress.
  • Trailers — Trailers showcasing this game.
  • Vehicle Missions — Missions are available for specific vehicles.
  • Vehicles — A list of the numerous vehicles found in the game
  • Weapons — A list of the various weapons found in the game.
  • The Helicopter Sniping Trick
  • Get Rich Quick Betting Trick

Reception

Prior to its release for the PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was one of the most highly anticipated video games of 2004, along with Halo 2. San Andreas met most of these expectations, as it was praised as one of the PlayStation 2's best games, with an average review score on 95%, according to Metacritic, tying for the fifth highest ranked game in PlayStation 2 history. IGN rated the game a 9.9/10 (the highest score it has ever awarded to a PlayStation 2 game), calling it "the defining piece of software" for the PlayStation 2. GameSpot rated the game 9.6/10, giving it an Editor's Choice award. San Andreas also received an A rating from the 1UP.com network and a 10/10 score from Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. As of March 26, 2008, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has sold 21.5 million units according to Take-Two Interactive. The Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition list it as the most successful game on the Playstation 2, with 17.33 million copies sold for that console alone, from a total of 21.5 million in all formats. The New York Times' Charles Herold gave the only non-positive review for San Andreas, giving it a 'mediocre' rating of 6.0 out of 10, criticizing the "annoying" mission structure, and the casualness of the intense violence featured in the game.

Amongst older fans of the series, San Andreas is almost universally considered to be the greatest GTA game and also one of the greatest video games of all time. Newer fans who have only been introduced to the series in the past few years have tended to consider GTA IV to be a superior game.

Sales:

  • PS2 - 17.4 million
  • PC - 2.3 million
  • Xbox - 1.9 million

Controversy

The game has received widespread acclaim for its technical achievements and free gameplay. However, it also received widespread criticism - initially due to its "gangster" elements, which include drugs, prostitution, and murder; but later due to the discovery of disabled interactive sex scenes, nicknamed Hot Coffee, which could be re-enabled using third-party mods. This led to the re-rating by the ESRB of the game from Mature to Adults-Only until a second version, with the sex scenes fully removed, was released.


Trivia

  • GTA San Andreas contains many references to the popular 90s Hood Film "Boyz n' The Hood". Some characters in the game are visually and/or mentally based on characters from the film, as well as some events that take place.
  • Somehow GTA Vice City files and beta pics exist in txd folder. The beta files consist of the beta map, beta intro and outro pictures, and beta loading screen.
  • GTA San Andreas is also the first Grand Theft Auto to include many features, such as customizing Carl Johnson in many ways (Clothes, Tattoos etc), ability to go to the gym and gain muscle, and the ability to go on dates with girls, and also have 'Hot Coffee'.
  • In the top right frame on the cover of the game, a street sign saying Grove Street / Glen Park is shown, implying the two streets intersect. In the actual game, the two streets are in different parts of the city.
  • The protagonist of Bully, Jimmy Hopkins, was born around the time GTA San Andreas takes place.
  • Famous author Stephen King mentioned Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas while speaking out against HB 1423, a bill pending in the Massachusetts state legislature that would restrict or ban the sale of violent video games to anyone under the age of 18. King stated at one point: "...it would forbid a 17-year-old, legally able to see Hostel: Part II, from buying or renting Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is violent but less graphic..." King also opined that such games reflect the violence that already exists in society, which would not be lessened by such a law, and would be redundant in light of the ratings system that already exists for video games.


Trailers

<youtube>7hpZAsCokQ0</youtube>


External Links
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