For starters I played the hell out of this game!!! Grand theft auto:San Andreas is by far the best of the series, it is an extremely addictive game. This game has done what no other game has ever done, and that is the game has gone city size to state size. The other GTA's if you think about it are the same with the exception of different time and place setting, but not this GTA because they literally went all out on this one which makes me a happy camper. I gave GTA:sa's gameplay a "10" mainly because of the solid storyline and the size of the game, in fact the storyline is so good that I spend most of my time doing missions because the storyline just pulls you in and there nothing you can do about it. The acting is really impressive, CJ is just an amazing character. I gave GTA:sa graphics a "8" because of two things, the frames are not as good as I thought they would be, but still very playable. And the other is the fact that they down graded the character model detail which disappointed me because when you play missions and watch cutseens you expect some good solid detail, but with that said everything else graphically was greatly improved, for instance the car model detail is a big improvement over the other GTA's. They made really good reflections for the cars and the rims are actually 3 dimensional so they show depth. The level design detail and lighting effects are really good for a game of this stature, there not the best in the world, but for the size and power of this game they're pretty damn decent. I also like the fact that they actually have a "night" setting unlike the other GTA's which really didn't make the game dark at all, so thats a plus for me. Now to the sound, the sound is also really good, they added additional automotive sounds and the weapons sounds are real it seems, except for the assult rifles. The helicoptors and airplane sounds are really good too. I gave the sounds a "9" because of one thing, and that is the assult rifle sounds which really aren't that appealing to me. For value and reveiwers tilt I gave them both a "9" just that fact that the playability isn't the best. The controls for somethings in the game aren't the easiest to do, I'm really scepticle when it comes to game controls so bare with me. For example, when you try using both analoge sticks its kinda hard to move forward and look and auto aim trying to shoot with the controls and how they are. To auto lock you have to press R1 then reach for "O" with the same finger to do it properly. But that was mainly my only complant about the controls. Now to the details of Grand Theft Auto; SA. VEHICLES: The vehicles are really fun and have a fair share of advantages and disadvantages. I'm happy to see some originals like the Sentinal, Stalion, Voodoo and others that I can't necessarly think of off the top of my head at this point, but anyway. The new vehicles are awesome, the towtruck is really fun too, for instance while I was playing the game I made a train by ubtaining a few towtrucks and hitching them all together which was really fun. They also have a really rare car in the game called "Turismo" which is a Ferrari F40, but you can only find this car is Las Ventureas which is the last part of the game to unlock. Another amazing vehicle is the "Monster" which is literally a monster because it is a monster truck which is kick ass!! this vehicle is unstoppable. The motorcycles are fun too, they brought back the PCJ 600 and Sanchez which is a plus for me, they also have some new ones such as the FCR 900, and the Freeway which are both friggen awesome bikes. The FCR 900 flyies like a rocket and the Freeway is a decent all around everyday bike. And another really unusual but fun vehicle is the train, to ubtain one you have to wait until one stops at the station, but after that you are home free, but be aware because you can flip that bad boy. Out of my little recreational time I managed to steal a tank from "Area 69" (this topic was not and was never seen or talked about)This is just some basic covering of the steet and rail vehicles, but beleive me theres a lot that I didn't mention for you first timers. AIRCRAFT: The aircraft are really fun to fly once you have ubtained your pilot license which you won't get until you get to Las Ventureas. They have all the original aircraft vehicles from Vice City like the "sea sparrow", and the "Dodo" from GTAIII. The new aircraft vehicles are pretty sweet too, they have a plane which is pretty much a mock up of the P-51 Mustange which comes equiped with machine guns. Also they have a new jet or airliner I should say which is called the "AT 400" and let me tell you this thing is friggen massive!! I don't want to spoil it(its your decission if you want to continue and read if not then next paragraph), but if you've flown over Area 69 which is a no fly zone, you'll notice a fighter jet shooting missles at you, but I can't make out what kind of aircraft it is though. Well this is my brief discription on the aircraft of San Andreas because I don't want to spoil anything for yah. Final words: This game is for sure in my top 3 collection of mine and is for sure like I said before the most addictive game on the market. This is the game to get weither you're the type who likes to free roam or just purely likes to raise some hell on the streets of San Andreas its your choice so Git-R-done!!!! Sincerely, bigKr33
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