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Amazon.co.uk Review
Considering how massively popular the last two GTA games were Rockstar could’ve knocked out any old rubbish as their last GTA game this generation, but despite Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas not being a full sequel (it still uses essentially the same graphics engine as GTA III) it has more new features and ideas than the majority of official follow-ups.

For a start San Andreas itself is not a city but a whole fictional county, containing the San Francisco-esque San Fierro, the Las Vegas style Las Venturra and the Los Angeles inspired Los Santos. You can drive anywhere else you like in the countryside, between making the game four to six times the size of Vice City.

You can also now start up your own gang in the game, recruiting members and claiming territory--you can even build and operate your own casino once you get the necessary moolah. You can’t just sit around and wait for the money to roll in, though--eat too much junk food and your character will grow fat and have to work out at a gym, as well as keep an eye on a new stamina meter.

The list of other additions and refinements are almost endless; above and beyond the usual claims of an improved aiming system for weapons you can now swim, ride bicycles, get your hair cut, take part in random break-ins and robberies... pretty much anything you were ever told not to do as a kid (except the getting a haircut bit). --David Jenkins

Product Description
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas--a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption, where film stars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangsters. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighbourhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

^{© 2004 Rockstar Games, Inc. Rockstar Games, Rockstar North, the Rockstar logo, Grand Theft Auto and the Grand Theft Auto logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software. "PlayStation" and the PS Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved. Note: The content of this videogame is purely fictional, and is not intended to represent any actual person, business or organization. Any similarity between any character, dialogue, event or plot element of this game and any actual person, business or organization is purely coincidental. The makers and publishers of this videogame do not in any way endorse, condone or encourage this kind of behaviour.}

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382 Reviews 5 star:  (283) 4 star:  (41) 3 star:  (24) 2 star:  (16) 1 star:  (18)           Average Customer Review (382 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   151 of 161 people found the following review helpful: GTA: San Incrediblus!!!, 31 Oct 2004 By A Customer This is amazing. If you like the previous gta's you'll be in heaven with this one. Plus's - Three huge cities to explore - built-up areas scattered among vast countryside. - The visuals and landscapes are amazing. - The fact that you can swim and climb adds a whole other dimension to the gameplay. Just running about simply isn't enough to get the job done. - You can go to the gym and work out, making CJ more athletic. The more you work out, the greater his stamina and power. - Similarly, the more you use weapons / vehicles, etc, the greater your accuracy / reloading / handling becomes. - The police are smarter, as are gang members. - Great new vehicles! Bikes - chopper, mountain bike, bmx (with amazing bunnyhops), police bike, forklift truck, campervan, parachute (!), loads of new cars, etc. - Two player gameplay!! You can activate the second controller for some double-team mayhem. - Fight against other gangs to gain territory across the city. When your land comes under attack you must go back to guard it. - You can buy car upgrades - body parts, nitrous oxide, etc. - Take pictures and save them to your memory card! - Great music ranging from Alice In Chains, Ice Cube, Billy Idol, James Brown. - Unlike in Vice City, when you reach a blocked bridge at the beginning of the game simply jump off and swim across! You're under police instructions to not leave the area so when you get to the other side you'll have a 4star wanted level! Try exploring new ground prematurely with a few cop friends! Minus's - I don't think there's quite as much humour compared to vice city, but it's still really funny. - Some of the blue 'blip' markers on the map are hard to spot when you're trying to speed across town. - There is a girlfriend 'sims' aspect, which I find a bit annoying. You have to keep taking her out to keep her happy, which is kind of dull. I personally play these games to escape from female nagging, so understand my annoyance when this needy chick turns up on the scene! - You can carry around a spray can or a camera - but not both at the same time - annoying! Not many faults I've found so far. There are still all the plus's from the past games, but now other little gems like a skate park for your bmx skills, a fully-usuable basketball court, and usable arcade machines! The music's still great, the visuals great, the missions are much more varied than before - not just shooting and driving, but now challenges such as rescuing peeps from housefires and rhythm challenges along the lines of pa rappa the rapper. Buy it now or be sorry later.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   53 of 57 people found the following review helpful: Thank the lord for Rockstar North, 30 Oct 2004 By  "rickymuir" - See all my reviews Quite simply, ITS MASSIVE. I played it non-stop the day i got it and i've covered an area i would reckon equivelant to the size of Vice City and 60% of the map remains undiscovered! You know all the details, your CJ your back to revive your gang and avenge the death of your mother, so no need for more of that. Anyways, i don't have the time or words! There are bikes, street cleaners, Choppers, motorbikes and i believe aeroplanes, helicopters. TRACTORS, there are so many vehicles in this game you could probably waste a good couple of days messing around with them, thats without going into the customising. You can add alloys, bumpers, colours, nitro, hydraulics. Plus the handling is a damm sight better than in vice city, and since it was pretty ok this is a revelation. Talking, as i was, about customisation, you can have beards, Elvis hair, B.A HAIR ( y'know B.A Baracus ). AWESOME. tatttos are there for the choosing, chains, tracksuits, jeans. The possibilities are endless. Then there is the 'keep fit' element. Its strange at first, having to keep and eye on your muscle and stamina, but the excercises that you complete are so intuitive that you can't help but feel they add a certain 'something' to the game. The visuals are awesome, the sounds are impressive. Pop-up's present but in a game of this size that streams off the disk you can allow some 'minor' flaws. Loading times are vastly improved. I could go on but i won't since i'm off to play this awesome game some more! Buy this game, you won't regret it. Just make sure you get it when you've got plenty o spare time.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   20 of 21 people found the following review helpful: More of the same, only better, 30 Oct 2004 By  Andrew Golightly -