The best grand theft auto ever?
You take the role of Carl Johnson or CJ known to his homies. He went to liberty city which took place in "GTA 3" 5 years agos for things to cool down in SA. he returns only to find out that his mom has been murdered during the time he was gone. Now he has to find her killer and restore peace to the hood. The story is forgettable and won't really care that much about it. But there is a lot to do to keep you distracted from the not so great story line
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (or GTA: SA) takes place in San Andreas which is three islands connected together named Las venturas, San ferrio, and los santos. These names are based on real life places like las vegas, san francisco, and los angeles so you will see famous land marks like the hollywood sign and the golden gate bridge. The pure size of GTA: SA is BIG! It will take a long time just to get to island to island, so there is a lot to explore around San andreas and theres is a total of 115 missions and thats not including the side missions so you got a lot to do.
Graphics are a big improvement from "GTA: VC and GTA 3", it is simply beatiful to look at from the explosions to the sun sets to the sparks that flying from your popped tires, it is all pretty to look at especialy on the Xbox. Animation got a upgrade as well. Running isn't jurky anymore and now more smooth, you'll definatly notice it. Sound is still the same but still really great. Actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Sean Penn(RIP) lend their voices to characters in the game. Plus the music on the radio stations are the songs I have evered heard in a GTA game, The quality is great and there is a lot of varity.
Gameplay in previous version were fun, but GTA: SA is a whole lot better. Rockstar put in a better targeting system and added a manule aim which you could use to shoot gas tanks on cars. The controls are good on the Xbox version but not great as the PS2 version. See switching weapons is done with the Black and White buttons no problem, but they are also use to peform drive bys which is a pain in the tuckus. The PS2 version uses the shoulder buttons to peform drives by and other stuff which is a lot easier so if you can stomach the Xbox controls, you goona have a good time with this game.
Whats new you ask? A ton I may add. There is a new skill machanic in the game. See the more you use your guns, The better you can use them like being able to have more accuracy and better fire rate and work your way up to dual welid. Not only with guns but with your physical attributes as well. If you don't work out at all your character will get fat, Can't jump high, and can die from a heart attack. So you got to work out to gain more stamina and muscle to get stronger attacks. Same way with starving yourself, You will lose muscle, can't run fast, and punches and kicks aren't as strong so you got to feed yourself. This also applies with your apperence on how you dress. If you buy green clothes your gang will respect you more( because your gang color is green). So your not stuck with premade clothing in GTA: VC, now you can dress CJ anyway you want.
There is alot more to GTA: SA, You just have to find out yourself ( Because my hand is pretty tired) Buy it, play it, and don't show it to your kids.