On Monday saw the HD Re-make of this great game released on the Xbox 360 to mark its 10th anniversary.So we thought we would have a look back at San Andreas and find out why we fell in love with this game.
Rockstar had been the kings of open world games for many years prior to San Andreas Release, They had gone from the 2D top down view of the original Grand Theft Auto and with the release of GTA 3 they had gone full 3D.
GTA 3 was a great game don't get me wrong but there always felt like something was missing, Vice City was next and it expanded greatly on its predecessor. But it wasn't until San Andreas came out in 2004 that things really took off.
The game takes place in the west-coast themed state of San Andreas.
As with all GTA games San Andreas is an island and this time instead of just one city its comprised of three.
Los Santos Based on Los Angeles, San Fierro which is of course San Francisco and lastly Las Venturas which is a fantastic take of Las Vegas.
All of which made San Andreas feel a lot bigger then either Liberty City or Vice City and gave you many more things to see and do.
San Andreas takes its cues from gangsta and ghetto films of the early 90s.You play Carl 'CJ' Johnson who is returning home from Liberty City on the news that his mother had been killed. As soon as the game starts CJ is picked up by a pair of crooked cops (one of which i think is voiced by Samuel L Jackson but I'm not sure) and force back in to the street life he went to Liberty City to try and avoid.
Over the next hours of play time you play out a Gang warfare story that sees CJ rise to power.
The story is fairly linear as in most GTA games but the sheer number of things to do can mean you can leave the story for days at a time.
CJ's customization is massive for its day, You can change clothes, hair style, tattoos and even his body appearance can change depending on weather you work out with him or just get him to eat fast food.
The great thing about his body appearance (which is tied into the stat system) is that its in the back ground and doesn't dominate the game.I personally think you should go pick up the HD version on the 360 as its only a couple of pounds or the original on the PS3 store and go and play it yourself.
Just one last thing before I wrap this up there is spots in each of the cities to allow another player to join the action, Through you cant do missions together it is fun just to run around and cause a bit of mischief.
Any way that's a look at GTA San Andreas go play the game its a lot of fun.
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