Grand Theft Auto GTA San Andreas Editor's summary

Grand Theft Auto GTA San Andreas - Editor's Summary. At this page read our summary of over 45 user reviews about the popular PlayStation 2 game plus features guide, online reviews and much more. Written February 2006.

Grand Theft Auto GTA San Andreas

• The sixth item in The Grand Theft Auto Game Series has proved a massive hit. Many of our reviewers find the best selling Grand Theft Auto GTA San Andreas game the best thing to come out in the PS2 range. In fact Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas was the most eagerly anticipated PlayStation 2 game in 2004 and for many it lived up to this expectation and is still proving just as popular.
• The game ensues in the state of San Andreas which as we know is loosely based on California and features cities such as Los Santos, Las Venturas and San Fierro. The hero is Carl CJ Johnson, an ex gang member from Liberty City who must cut back to the SA district after being told his mother has been killed.
• Grand Theft Auto games sell more than all other PS2 games. This version features stylish graphics, action, fun, great music and some well known voice over actors for its characters including major Hollywood stars like Samuel L Jackson and Ice T.

Review Centre Opinion

Our reviewers, over 40 of them to date, are hooked on Grand Theft Auto GTA San Andreas due its vast number of vehicles including planes and cars, as well as the variety of scrapes and situations the characters find themselves in. You can go for a meal, the gym, a casino as well as all the fast paced adventures and rough and tough stuff. Some reviewers have mentioned they felt the strong language was a concern.

Features

• Enormous virtual world to explore
• Three fictional GTA San Andreas cities - Los Santos, (Los Angeles) Las Ventura (San Francisco) and San Fierro (Las Vegas)
• More missions and challenges than ever before
• Wide variety of vehicles in GTA San Andreas from bicycles to sports cars to hovercraft
• Imaginative use of graphics offer continuity with previous games including fantastic city landscapes

Reviews

Gaming Horizon said:

A cultural icon of our generation.

About.Com said:

If you are offended by game violence, and the stereotypes surrounding thug life, this is not the game for you.

Softpedia said:

GTA San Andreas is a game you cannot afford to miss.

Synopsis

• The next chapter in the legendary Grand Theft Auto series
• Set in Los Santos, San Andreas, plagued by gang violence, corruption and drugs
• Carl Johnsons mother has been murdered and family has fallen apart
• Carl is framed for homicide by two corrupt cops
• He must journey across San Andreas to take control of the streets

Stars - Selected Voice Actors

• Young Maylay - Carl CJ Johnson
• Faizon Love - Sean Sweet Johnson
• Yolanda Whittaker - Kendl Johnson (as Yo Yo)
• Clifton Powell - Melvin Big Smoke Harris
• Ice-T - Madd Dogg
• Samuel L Jackson - Officer Frank Tenpenny
• Chris Penn - Officer Eddie Pulaski

Note:

Grand Theft Auto GTA San Andreas contains realistic violence, mature content and adult language. In the UK the game had an 18+ rating on release.

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is available for PlayStation2, Xbox and PC.