Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
THE GOOD:
- HUGE map: this map is absolutely HUGE. Even if you finish the game, you will still have at least one area that you have not fully been to/covered.
- Weapons: these weapons are total badasses, there are lots of them - and to name a few are: Silenced Pistol, AK-47, M4, knifes and katanas, Tec 9, Rocket Launcher and even a Minigun.
- You can mod your vehicles - that's right, you can now mod your ride and put in various paintjobs, nitro and many more things.
- Vehicles: these vehicles are amazing. There are lots of them, with there own style.
- No long load times between each island.
- A great 90's soundtrack which will keep entertained.
- Clothing: unlike previous GTA games, you can now wear WHATEVER you want and select from a wide range of clothing.
- Storyline: the storyline is very interesting as well as most of the other characters whom you meet.
- New features are built in like swimming, parachuting and much much more.
- A hell of a lot of easter eggs (so you won't get bored after you beat the game.)
THE BAD:
- The graphics are a bit of a letdown.
- Glitches are at their worst.
SUMMARY:
Well, in my opinion, I think that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the one of the best games I have ever played in my life. There are lots of new features added and tons more stuff to do. The missions are great, challenging but fun and leads a very interesting storyline with some surprises along the way. You will be able to meet previous characters from the past GTA games and you even get to race with one of them - but I am not telling who! Also, the map is humongous, with lots of land, sea and air to explore. You will never get tired of travelling, whether it is in the desert with your Monster Truck or in the countryside on your Quadbike, performing stunts. You can explore 3 cities in the state of San Andreas, and two little areas in between (desert and countryside). The vehicles you get from the game are truly outstanding and there are so many cool ones that you encounter. You can even mod them in 3 places. Weapons in this game are just like the weapons in the previous GTA games - outstanding. You have a lot of weapons that you can store in your inventory and even some environmental weapons like a baseball bat, shovel, spray can and a chainsaw.
The soundtrack is very entertaining and Lazlow comes back in the chatshow, WCTR. Other radio stations have the music genres of Rock, Country, Hip-Hop/Rap and many more. You can change your clothes regularly, whether it is a cheap t-shirt from Binco or a new designer suit from Didier Sachs, it's entirely up to you. New features are built in like parachuting of a plane, or swimming in the middle of nowhere, starting gang wars, cruising in a JETPACK and much more. Now on to the bad things about the game. These are, what I call, major bad things in the game. The first one is, graphics. Yeah, we all know that gameplay > graphics and this game proves the point well. The graphics are little rusty around the edges, but still, expect some great cutscenes. Another thing is the glitches. I hate glitches. They are so annoying. In San Andreas, I am sorry to say that the glitches are at their worst. Still though, some are quite rare to achieve and others are just accidental. All in all, I love San Andreas and Rockstar. This game is a must-have, seriously, it will bring a shine to your gaming stand.
GRAPHICS: 3.5/5 - A little rusty around the edges, but still, expect some great stuff.
VOICE ACTING AND MUSIC: 4.5/5 - Great soundtrack from the 90's and the voice acting is just brilliant.
GAMEPLAY: 5/5 - Stunning gameplay, you will never get bored of GTA: SA.
LASTING APPEAL: 5/5 - There are tons of things to do if you want that special 100% completion like odd jobs, collectibles and much more.
OVERALL: 4.6/5
An amazing game. Buy it. Now.
