If you are expecting anything dramatically different from GTA 3 and GTA Vice City you are gonna be dissapointed with San Andreas. That being said it is still a great game and worth a play. The map is absolutely huge and the addition of swimming and some other options really help the gameplay. Graphically it looks about the same, Rockstar could have improved this a little in my opinion. When it comes to the story I wasn't sure how the whole "gangsta" theme was gonna work out but the storyline is pretty good and isn't as bad as I thought it would be.Overall it is still the best in the series and actually lives up to all the hype surrounding it.
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