Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Greatest Hits brings back the incredible action of the hit game series. Carl Johnson left the San Andreas neighborhood of Los Santos five years ago, when it was being ripped apart by drugs and gang violence. When he returns in the early 90s, his mother has been killed, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are criminals. When crooked cops frame him for murder, he decides to save himself and his family by taking over the streets. Advanced role-playing elements -- Unlike previous GTA characters, Carl can swim and he needs to eat to survive Side missions help develop skills that come into play later -- from working out at the gym to gambling in a casino Features well-known actors voicing characters including Samuel L. Jackson, comedian David Cross, Andy Dick, and rapper Ice-T Soundtrack includes Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur
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Drive through the largest GTA environment ever -- The game has three cities players can explore, for a gaming area 5 times larger than Vice City
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Recruit new characters into a street gang and take over by leading drive-by shootings against rivals Steal all-new vehicles, including bicycles
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Improved fighting elements -- smoother hand-to-hand combat, plus the ability to hold a weapon in each hand
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New graphics elements as cars get dirty and even rust, the longer you drive them
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Advanced role-playing elements -- Unlike previous GTA characters, Carl can swim and he needs to eat to survive
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14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Simply BeautifulJun 23, 2007
By T. Cox
"Canadian rock maven"
I love this game. It had been consuming my life for almost 3 weeks until I completed all the missions which were all fun. The only thing that the game should have incorporated was a chapter selection. There are a couple of missions which I could do over and over again. Besides that you can do whatever the hell you want whenever you want. I love the wide selection of planes. And by the way for all those who don't know how to fly the Hydra, after you get into rise to a safe altittude and then push forward on the right analog stick for it to fly normally and just hold it back to go into vertical mode. Buy this game now even though its been out for quite a while
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
An Epic MasterpieceDec 06, 2007
By strump
"strump"
The player gets the PROFOUND feeling that they have been tranposrted to a real living breathing early 90s California (and Vegas) world. A world full of opportunity, music, humor, and danger. It feels so real sometimes that you'd swear that unknown, possibly dangerous, activities are taking place all around you whether you're playing on that street or twenty blocks away. No other game has ever been this ambitious and this successful at reaching it's goals. Halo, for example, is a child's tinker toy compared to this.
12 of 16 found the following review helpful:
One of the best PS2 games everOct 17, 2006
GTA: San Andreas truely is wonderful. When I got the game I couldn't stop playing it. The "sandbox" do whatever you want style is wonderful. Missions in San Andreas are for the first time ever in the GTA universe FUN!!!!!! I enjoyed most (even though some are stupidly hard). Another great thing about the game is it has something for all types of gamers. Those who want to get everything and beat the game one hundred percent and those who just want to pick the game up for a few minutes and have fun. The controls are vastly improved upon than that of the the other two 3D GTAs with the abiltity to not "auto aim" being a welcome addition. The language is sometimes over the top vulger and I would not recomend it to other children out there as it is a very adult game. GET IT YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Game!Jul 18, 2007
By Jad
"Jad Y."
This game has been out for quite a while, and now GTA IV is coming out soon, but this game rocks. So much to do and never gets boring.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Hubby loves this game.Dec 02, 2010
By Robert Nosbisch
"kidatheart"
My husband can play for hours on this game, seriously, I'm feeling neglected! It has a lot to do many different options when playing more than the story line and it keeps you interested. Graphics are really good for a PS2 game. I would though personally if we had children would not allow them to play and my hubby would have to play after bedtime or when they were not around because it has serious adult themes, it is just innapropriate for kids. I would say 13 and under shouldn't play. That though is entirley up to the parent and maturity of the child.
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