I'd like to note right here that I am not impressed by the San Andreas review. I don't think the game looks excellent at all.
Of course everyone will be raving about it for the next two months. But in a year or so, I predict that the hype will have cooled down immensely and we gaming veterans will look back on San Andreas and say "You know, it STILL didn't live up to GTA3.". Just like we did with Vice City. And when I hear that, I will direct each one of us back here, and we will all revel in how right I was.
P.S. If you think Vice City is better than GTA3, disregard this post, you're a moron and it doesn't apply to you.