Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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  • Summary: 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 90s. Carl's got to goFive 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 90s. 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. [Rockstar]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. WHAM! Gaming
    100
    PC owners definitely will fare better than their Xbox counterparts in this particular gang war.
  2. Computer Games Magazine
    100
    The soundtrack is inspired, with a heavy emphasis on late-'8s/early '90s rap and alternative rock. [Sept 2005, p.50]
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  3. IC-Games
    97
    More cars, bikes, planes, helicopters and boats (and even a hovercraft) then any previous GTA title plus the sheer size and longevity of San Andreas mean this just has be a part of any self respecting gamers collection.
  4. Computer and Video Games
    92
    There's a mind-boggling amount of stuff to do.
  5. Yahoo!
    90
    By far the biggest game in the series. Gamers who aren't turned off by the nefarious and illegal activities will find this to be one of the most engrossing games ever produced.
  6. PC Gameworld
    90
    A game with atmosphere and style, and should keep anyone busy for months.
  7. GameShark
    70
    I honestly cannot give Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas a decent score in good conscience just because this could have easily been so much better as a PC title Let’s hope some patches roll around quickly to resolve the worst of the damage.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 419 out of 493
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 493
  3. Negative: 37 out of 493
  1. W3XC
    Jul 1, 2012
    10
    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 :3
    The 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    … Expand
  2. Yurk
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    (Completed game 13 times)
    I played every single GTA. Yes, of course, GTA IV and V are technically better, but SA takes very special place in    (Completed game 13 times)
    I played every single GTA. Yes, of course, GTA IV and V are technically better, but SA takes very special place in my heart. Moreover, the game was a real technical breakdown of that time, when it was released. You could swim, dive, eat, have sex, train in gym, fly, drive all types of transport possible, ganbang districts, climb and a lot lot more. In addition to that, game has really really great story, which I love a lot. Game deserves to be higher than this.    … Expand
  4. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    Jul 2, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece!
    A classic of all gaming.
    This is one of the best or even the best game in the GTA series. I stood and clapped during the end    Masterpiece!
    A classic of all gaming.
    This is one of the best or even the best game in the GTA series.
    I stood and clapped during the end credits.
    Each mission caused me unparalleled emotions.
    The open world is done very professionally and beautifully. The plot is also done at a very high level. Carl Johnson is one of the most charismatic and best protagonists in gaming. It is impossible to get bored in this game, the game can cheer you up to the fullest!
    And unlike GTA 3 and Vice City, the main character finally learned to swimming.
    And this is the first open-world game that I want to replay immediately.
    11/10    … Expand
  5. K-Rock
    Jun 9, 2005
    9
    What can be said that hasn't already about this, an absolute improvement over the wonderful Vice City, however this PC version could use What can be said that hasn't already about this, an absolute improvement over the wonderful Vice City, however this PC version could use a fix-up. Most likely, a small patch will take care of some of the smaller issues: most notably for me is the sound loop error (sounds like a helicopter mixed with a bicycle) that occurs when you load saved games.… Expand
  6. GameHacker7
    Jan 21, 2014
    9
    GTA San Andreas is, in my opinion, one of the best games ever made and even seeing the game cover brings back so many wonderful memories ofGTA San Andreas is, in my opinion, one of the best games ever made and even seeing the game cover brings back so many wonderful memories of playing this masterpiece.
    This game has an interesting storyline packed with nice voice acting and humour. Trying to help CJ achieve the greatness is very challenging.
    The reasons why GTA San Andreas is so highly rated are it's huge map, never-gets-old game play and fantastic soundtrack. The missions are always new, fresh and non repetitious, that's why it has a great replay value.
    I spent countless hours playing this game (I still play it a lot) and I must say it never gets old!    … Expand
  7. Denizarasgulle
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    This game is another great entry to the franchise. Openworld is HUGE. Tons of side content and activities, great storytelling, that feeling ofThis game is another great entry to the franchise. Openworld is HUGE. Tons of side content and activities, great storytelling, that feeling of exploration and freedom. This game is one of the best openworld action games out there. Ofc there are some downsides. Graphics are terrible, even for 2004 standards. Tons of bugs and glitches occur randomly. Steam version is almost unplayable. Overall, a very solid game with some issues.… Expand
  8. MandaP.
    Sep 11, 2005
    0
    Rockstar has forsaken the PC users!

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