Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas review by KKx2000 Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar North Genre: Action Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas came out October last year for the Playstation 2. It was most likely the best game of the year, and now, San Andreas makes it debut on the PC as well as the Xbox. Seeing as how the Playstation 2 version was so great the question is how great are the PC and Xbox versions. The PC versions sure is full of problems, these problems are frequently spotted on PC games but still, San Andreas is a really, really good game. The PC version could have been alot better, but it’s still one of the best PC games of the year. Gameplay: The controls are alot different here from the console versions, seeing as you use a mouse and a keyboard. Beeing able to aim manually with the mouse might be to some to easy, and at times it is but i really like it. I loved the PS2 versions, but the auto-aim always took a little fun out of the game. The PC versions allows you to target yourself and it really gives you some freedom. The game plays quite well though despite some technical problems that you will most likely encounter during your many hours of playing. Of course, San Andreas features a very good storyline like the previous games and is very well written. The game offers a deal of surpireses as well as you go along blasting heads defending the hood. The game certainly featuers alot of new things. First you’ll notice that you can ride bicycles. Also does the game keep track of several statistics, such as muscle, stamina and respect. You also have to eat regulary to keep your statistics in shape, but eating to much will increase your “Fat” meter and in the end, you’ll get fat. You can also go to gym’s where you can increase your muscle and stamina and learn new fighting tactics. All this doesn’t take as long as it sounds and it doesn’t make the game frustrating. It’s actually fun getting your skills up and even more fun when you see it was time well spent. Respect is also one of the games statistics. Respect can be gained by completing missions. Respect can then be used to recruit gang members that can be useful sometimes. The game also keeps track of your driving skills, motorcycles, bikes and your piloting skills. A lot of things can be done here like; romancing your girlfriends to get invited for coffee, get tattoos, new haircuts and then turf wars that allows you to take over blocks with your fellow gang members. All these things are very fun and best of all, optional so they don’t get in the way. 9/10 [Features superb open ended gameplay and make for a great experience, AI needs some improvement.] Graphics: The graphics are unfortunately very outdated. You’d expect the graphics would be a big improvement on the PS2 versions considering how long it’s been since it was released but really, that’s not the case. The GTA games seems to always be a bit behind in graphics, it would be nice to see some new graphics. Especially after getting used to playing Half Life 2 and others. Other aspects of the game are great, but you do wonder why the graphics always are Grand Theft Auto’s weakest link. There have been some minor changes since the PS2 release, but still the game looks very outdated compared to other new releases. Load times are only a few seconds which is a great improvement from the PS2 version. But then again, a lot of effects don’t seem too good on the PC versions and some special effects caused some pretty annoying slowdowns. 7/10 [A lot of technical problems and a bit outdated graphics] Sound: The sounds is (like it was in Vice City) superb. It’s absolutely fantastic; the game features some dozen radio stations and some great music. It also features amusingly crazy DJs just like Vice City did. Also the radio commercials have the same weird humour Vice City had and that’s only to crank up the fun. The voice acting is fantastic. Some of the names that gave their voices to crown this game are Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Penn, Chuck D, George Clinton, Axl Rose. Gunfire and vehicles all sound great, as you’d expect. The environment around you also sounds impressive. Overall, the sound does a great job of improving this fantastic game. 9/10 [Fantastic voice acting and music make this game incredibly fun and the sound really lightens up the games atmosphere.] Value: San Andreas is a game that will last you for many hours. Its fun, addicting and the game plays incredibly well. After playing this game on the PC, I don’t think I’ll be playing it on a console again. Obviously some aspects of the PC versions just aren’t fair to the console versions. Taking into consideration that you can aim for yourself and therefore you can just aim for the head to get a quick kill (provided your good at aiming of course). Considering terrific voice acting, a well written story and dialogue this game will keep you busy for hours if not more than that. Be sure to check this one out. 9.2 [A fantastic game that no one just slightly interested should miss.] [KKx2000, City Of RPGs]
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