Video Game Voting ; "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" ; Voting Open

[Eric Demory]

Nominated by "ericdemoryGT"!

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (commonly abbreviated as GTA: SA) is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and video game developed by Rockstar North. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2004, the game has since been ported to the Xbox and Microsoft Windows, and has received wide acclaim and high sales figures on all three platforms, and is the highest selling game of all time on PlayStation 2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was succeeded by Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and was preceded by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

The game is set in the fictional state of San Andreas, comprising three metropolitan cities. Set in late 1992, San Andreas revolves around the gang member Carl "CJ" Johnson returning home from Liberty City to Los Santos after learning of his mother's murder. CJ finds his old friends and family in disarray. Over the course of the game, CJ gradually unravels the plot behind his mother's murder while exploring his own business ventures. Like other games in the series, San Andreas is composed of elements from driving games and third-person shooters, and features "open-world" gameplay that gives the player more control over their playing experience. The game adds several features, such as car customization, and character personalization.


Developer(s) Rockstar North
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Distributor(s) Rockstar Games (retail)
Valve Corporation (Download)
Series Grand Theft Auto
Engine RenderWare
Version 3.0
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, Mac OS X
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
NA October 26, 2004
PAL October 29, 2004

Microsoft Windows
NA June 7, 2005
EU June 10, 2005
Steam January 4, 2008
Xbox
NA June 7, 2005
PAL June 10, 2005
Xbox 360 (Download)
INT October 20, 2008
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) 1-2 players
Rating(s) BBFC: 18
ESRB:

* Original: M
* Re-rating: AO
* Re-release: M

OFLC:

* Original: MA15+
* Updated rating: RC
* Re-release: MA15+

OFLC (NZ): R18
PEGI: 18+
Media DVD, download
System requirements PlayStation 2

* Memory card

Xbox

* Memory unit with 38 blocks free

Microsoft Windows

* 1 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon CPU
* 256 MB RAM
* 8x DVD drive
* 3.6 GB hard disk space
* 64 MB DirectX 9.0-compatible graphics card
* DirectX 9.0-compatible sound card
* Windows 2000/XP.

Input methods Keyboard and mouse, Gamepad

 

[Dragonistic]

Excellent, simples.

 

[MrBurnout]

Seems like I'm the only one who gave the game a "good". It might just be that GTA IV has spoiled me, but I remember that even when the game just came out, the vehicle crash physics were laughable at best, and I do like to drive the cars in GTA, for various reasons.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

I voted excellent. The only game comparable is Saints Row 2. And to top it off Saints Row 2 allows full drop in drop out co-op campaign. GTA4 was not close at all to how fun San Andreas was.

 

[Eric Demory]

Excellent! Better than GTA 4.

 

[Dragonistic]

Seems like I'm the only one who gave the game a "good". It might just be that GTA IV has spoiled me, but I remember that even when the game just came out, the vehicle crash physics were laughable at best, and I do like to drive the cars in GTA, for various reasons.

I agree the driving was kind of basic, but the game was still so much fun and it was a big ask to get good complex physics like we now have on IV into the old generation. It was certainly no driving game, but San Andreas had was more diversity and random sillier things to do, which for me from a straight up gamer perspective puts it on par with IVs more complex story, grittier feeling and general immersion. That said I'm a driver at heart, so physics and online multiplayer are what sways me towards IV. Either way, I don't vote purely on opinion, and at the time San Andreas was excellent.

 

[Eric Demory]

This game has the best soundtrack!