Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4324 Ratings

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  1. TheHipHopDude50
    Jul 21, 2017
    9
    Till now people play this game.This game introduced a lot of interesting features which attracted players to the next gta series as well such as eating in restaurants,Territory takeover and 90+ missions which is fun-filled,entertaining and breathtaking.
  2. EvilGame52
    Jun 28, 2017
    10
    q no os quepa ninguna duda, este es el mejor juego de la historia, y para mi, lo mas cercano es GTA V, q es de la misma saga. Un juego que te dara horas y horas de diversion, y apesar de tener unos graficos desfasados para nuestra epoca (2017), siempre mantiene su frescura en cuanto a jugabilidad
  3. SreenivasanGv
    Jun 25, 2017
    10
    One of the best game of all time gta franchise is just the best thing to happen in the world of gaming and my fav series forever cj my homie you are the best
  4. carnivorCactae
    Jun 24, 2017
    4
    Reviewing the STEAM-Version in 2017:

    San Andreas didn't age well. The trees, the sky, the water and the textures look like a muddy mess! For whatever reason small patches that were included in the Retail-Version (like dirt on the cars and better visibility) aren't in the Steam Version. They also cut out many music-tracks due to copyright-bs! But the by far WORST part is the    Reviewing the STEAM-Version in 2017:

    San Andreas didn't age well. The trees, the sky, the water and the textures look like a muddy mess!

    For whatever reason small patches that were included in the Retail-Version (like dirt on the cars and better visibility) aren't in the Steam Version.
    They also cut out many music-tracks due to copyright-bs!

    But the by far WORST part is the hostility towards modders!

    The structure of the engine and the source-code are so convoluted and packed behind barriers, that modding is like stabbing yourself in the arse multiple times with a rusty knife!

    To say it simple:
    Modding for GTA San Andreas is a pure waste of time and ressources!

    Did you wonder why you only see maybe 2 Videos of a modded HD GTA San Andreas on Youtube and even less tutorials for modding?

    Its because modding this hostile software is a pain in the d***!

    You'll need at least 2 seperate programs to insert mods and before that you'll need to convert the whole game into an early non-steam Version and pray that it will even start!

    The process of converting can f*** up important core-files of your game, so its possible that you'll have to reinstall the whole mess again,
    and if you are one of the few lucky ones, inserting the mods can create graphical glitches
    or it just doesn't do it at all.

    And don't forget: All the external programs to make your GTA SA look like one of these high-polished YT-modder-videos
    are incompatible among themselves!!!

    So if you want HD-walls and that one particular remodelled muscle-car: Never gonna happen!

    You ever wondered why there are thousands of mods for Half Life, Doom, Quake and even GTA V ?

    Because the Programmers didn't hide their source-code behind a feck-you-sign like a underpaid worker in the love-business in paranoid-land!

    The game itself is plagued by clunky driving and flying-controls (mouse-steering isn't disabled by default!!!).
    You would guess they did at least get that right in a game mainly revolving around driving and shooting, but no.

    The Main Character is out of breath after 5 seconds of running and you'll have to go weight-lifting with QTE's to run a second longer.

    Also it lacks funny and extreme characters like in GTA IV and V!

    Best game ever made?
    Not by a long shot!    … Expand
  5. Aeryx
    May 9, 2017
    10
    This is the golden standard for Grand Theft Auto games. The greatest of them all and the one true benchmark for what makes an open-world adventure endlessly fun. Every GTA ever since, has felt lacking and inadequate compared to this. The "Hot Coffee" scandal drove Hillary Clinton nutts on this game and that is the mark of a true gaming legend.
  6. sevifc
    May 7, 2017
    10
    El mejor GTA que ha podido hacer Rockstar hasta la fecha (2016). Ese escenario de rivalidad entre pandillas lo hace único. Un mapa muy, muy extenso y personajes locos por todas partes. Mil cosas que hacer (casinos, gimnasios, tiendas de ropa, comida...). Desiertos, bosques, grandes ciudades... Simplemente maravilloso.
  7. Wake_loms
    Apr 27, 2017
    9
    Justo cuando piensas que algo no puede mejorar, aparece rockstar y lo hace muchisimo mejor, un juego indispensable para cualquiera, que puede disfrutar cualquiera, que ofrece un sin limites de jugabilidad
  8. UNA4Y
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    The graphics suck.Extremely surpassed even for the time, games like HL2 or Metal Gear Solid 3 were released in the same year or before and were more beautiful.And the hands of the characters...Jesus.
    BUT WHO CARES FOR GRAPHICS WITH SUCH AN AWESOME KICKASS GAME?!?The characters, the story, the missions, the music, the map, Rockstar got EVERYTHING right!GTA San Andreas did awesome things    The graphics suck.Extremely surpassed even for the time, games like HL2 or Metal Gear Solid 3 were released in the same year or before and were more beautiful.And the hands of the characters...Jesus.
    BUT WHO CARES FOR GRAPHICS WITH SUCH AN AWESOME KICKASS GAME?!?The characters, the story, the missions, the music, the map, Rockstar got EVERYTHING right!GTA San Andreas did awesome things GTA IV and GTA V didn't!It was historic and marked my childhood!Why the heck are you still reading this???GO TO STEAM AND BUY THIS GAME NOW!!!
    Also don't forget to order two number 9's ;)    … Expand
  9. TallRussianBoy
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Не, ну здесь даже комментарии не нужны. Огромная карта. Интересный сюжет. В целом игра просто шедевр.
  10. RockyXVII
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    One of the top 3 games of all time, most likely THE best game of all time. The amount of fun possible with this game is insane. The amount of things you can do in this game is also insane. This honestly might just be the greatest game ever made. I can honestly hope that one day a game can be as great and ever greater than GTA: San Andreas, but I doubt I will ever see that day. 9 out of 10One of the top 3 games of all time, most likely THE best game of all time. The amount of fun possible with this game is insane. The amount of things you can do in this game is also insane. This honestly might just be the greatest game ever made. I can honestly hope that one day a game can be as great and ever greater than GTA: San Andreas, but I doubt I will ever see that day. 9 out of 10 because there is no perfect game.… Expand
  11. Omar_El_Azzouzi
    Feb 28, 2017
    10
    I'm writing down this review in 2017, 13 years after the game came out and wow the nostalgia that I have for this game. It might seem doll and stupid and ugly to look at now, but when it came it was the best game of all time (for me). I would LOVE to see a remake of this masterpiece because it deserves it.
  12. GreenSkullRider
    Feb 26, 2017
    10
    Rockstar lo volvio a hacer. Un videojuego que mejora todo, graficos, musica, vehiculos, historia, libertad, mapa, incluye toques rpg, vestimenta, modificacion fisica y de apariencia. Historia del Getho negro de principios de los 90s. guerra de bandas y guerras raciales. CJ regresa a los santos luego de mucho tiempo para tratar de dejar su pasado atras. pero jamas sucedera. enorme,Rockstar lo volvio a hacer. Un videojuego que mejora todo, graficos, musica, vehiculos, historia, libertad, mapa, incluye toques rpg, vestimenta, modificacion fisica y de apariencia. Historia del Getho negro de principios de los 90s. guerra de bandas y guerras raciales. CJ regresa a los santos luego de mucho tiempo para tratar de dejar su pasado atras. pero jamas sucedera. enorme, divertido... perfecto.… Expand
  13. AndrewWen
    Jan 26, 2017
    9
    PC Ver. really improve a lots from the PS2 Ver.But seems like some 'naughty'glitches haven't been solved yet,so it is not a real remastered version.But it is not as ugly as PS2 Version(like orange weather)It is really clean.
  14. daels
    Jan 17, 2017
    9
    Hi my name is john I’m 16 years old and I study at College. I’m going to talk to you about my favourite game. My favourite game is GTA 5 because it has good graphics. Also so it’s good because you can play online with your friends. Also when you have an online account you can create your own character and dress him up as what you want, also if you don’t want to play with your friends orHi my name is john I’m 16 years old and I study at College. I’m going to talk to you about my favourite game. My favourite game is GTA 5 because it has good graphics. Also so it’s good because you can play online with your friends. Also when you have an online account you can create your own character and dress him up as what you want, also if you don’t want to play with your friends or other people you can make you own session. You also can do missions online with friends and other people so you can upgrade leaves and get money so you can buy things like vehicles and apartment. You can play off line which is called storey mood and you just do mission and when you complete the mission you to unlock a character and you also get a house with each cricketer you unlock.… Expand
  15. SeanVincent
    Nov 21, 2016
    9
    It's been a while. My nostalgia is grabbing my dick right now. This instalment of the Grand Theft Auto series is one of the best I have ever played in my entire life. Playing this game again gives me all of those nostalgia given the fact that this is my first Grand Theft Auto game. Never played the 3rd instalment,Vice City,Liberty and Vice City stories and the older Grand TheftIt's been a while. My nostalgia is grabbing my dick right now. This instalment of the Grand Theft Auto series is one of the best I have ever played in my entire life. Playing this game again gives me all of those nostalgia given the fact that this is my first Grand Theft Auto game. Never played the 3rd instalment,Vice City,Liberty and Vice City stories and the older Grand Theft Autos(London,2 and the 1st).San Andreas at that time blew my mind. The time when I was still young and never heard of this franchise.It is also the time where I have my first PC. It gave me so much fun creating havoc around the city and especially writing the cheat codes in a piece of paper.

    San Andreas has the most memorable characters. CJ is one of the most iconic Grand Theft Auto character. He is likeable, Big Smoke a fun character to hang out. Sean "sweet" Johnson an hilarious character.There so many characters and most of them are memorable to me like Frank Tenpenny,Wu zi Mu,Cesar Vialpando to name a few. The story is great and it is all about family and deep characterisation.San Andreas shines also in it's own setting, The open sandbox game gives you a lot of things to do(Mostly destroying buildings and killing people) than doing the missions, exploring the map is the best way to enjoying if you don't care about the missions, just use the cheat codes to unlock the map tho. The game is exciting and fun overall.

    Even if the story is great, it kinda feels unbalanced and the side missions are rather frustrating.The aiming is very clumsy. That's the only negative things I can say.    … Expand
  16. russiangamer
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    Вот это настоящий шедевр.
    Это уже была не гта, а жизнь.
    В этой части настолько много всего, что просто глаза разбегаются. Большая карта, прекрасная музыка, геймплей, который местами ужасно сложный, но просто афигенный, куча побочных заданий, из кат-сцен складывается настоящий фильм. И как же классно ехать ночью в пустыне под "riders on the storm" или KISS. Потрясающая атмосфера. Игра    Вот это настоящий шедевр.
    Это уже была не гта, а жизнь.
    В этой части настолько много всего, что просто глаза разбегаются.
    Большая карта, прекрасная музыка, геймплей, который местами ужасно сложный, но просто афигенный, куча побочных заданий, из кат-сцен складывается настоящий фильм. И как же классно ехать ночью в пустыне под "riders on the storm" или KISS. Потрясающая атмосфера.
    Игра на долгие времена.    … Expand
  17. gracjanski
    Sep 11, 2016
    10
    Another great GTA game, that is classic today. Gameplay great as usual, but has some little weaknesses in details: dates with girlfriends and gang wars are boring and grinding. The main story is very long in comparison to Vice City, overall the game is much bigger than VC. but bigger doesnt mean better, i prefer VC, especially because of the atmosphere there and the music. Dont forget toAnother great GTA game, that is classic today. Gameplay great as usual, but has some little weaknesses in details: dates with girlfriends and gang wars are boring and grinding. The main story is very long in comparison to Vice City, overall the game is much bigger than VC. but bigger doesnt mean better, i prefer VC, especially because of the atmosphere there and the music. Dont forget to install some mods to improve the graphics… Expand
  18. SuperMarioBro
    Aug 7, 2016
    8
    This game - one of the best in GTA Series. This game maybe not better, than GTA 4, but still one more good. Good storyline, good characters, good missions and... **** BIG OPEN WORLD FOR 2004.
  19. Hahakomori
    Aug 2, 2016
    9
    Still the best GTA game without question.CJ,Big Smoke,Ryder are just some of the legendary characters that everybody knows about,even today.The game is old but still one of the best
  20. yb2606
    Jul 5, 2016
    9
    This game is a piece of art and hundreds of people who are still playing this masterpiece can't be wrong, right? I honestly can't find much to say about the games I like, but I'll try. The gameplay is very smooth and entertaining supported with the huge map that it would take a lot of time to explore. Aside from the cleverly designed missions, you can go to a strip club, go bet on horseThis game is a piece of art and hundreds of people who are still playing this masterpiece can't be wrong, right? I honestly can't find much to say about the games I like, but I'll try. The gameplay is very smooth and entertaining supported with the huge map that it would take a lot of time to explore. Aside from the cleverly designed missions, you can go to a strip club, go bet on horse racing, be a cab driver, get wanted levels and try to survive without using cheats etc. But the thing that makes me like it the most is the intriguing dialogues and cutscenes. It might seem like classic gangster crap at first: swear, do drugs, swear, shoot people, but there's much much more to it than that. You get to observe how Carl is used by the corrupted police officers, the irony in that situation, process in which Johnson family breaks apart sweetened with occasional humor in events such as Jeffrey and Freddy's dialogue (dropping the soap). This game is just awesome and I'm sure everyone can find something that interests them in it. Btw, don't forget to turn off v-sync for a smoother experience :)… Expand
  21. CasualCoolseb
    Jun 23, 2016
    10
    Say Hello To Gaming History. For a 2005 game, GTA San Andreas has outstanding graphics; not the best in 2016. It brought so many more features such as girlfriends, modding cars, swimming, eating, working out and much more. After all, I DEFINITELY recommend you get this game.
  22. frhanhanif
    Jun 14, 2016
    10
    the best open world game ever made and also the best gta franchise ever made. you are not a gamer if you dont know gta san andreas. many things u can do in GTA SA, swimming, eat in fast food, buy cloth change cloth, even date with a girlfriend. MASTERPIECE
  23. mixxalot
    May 23, 2016
    8
    Fun game with frustrating control dynamics! Loved the mayhem in stealing police cars, ambulances and fire trucks and crazy action taking on gang bangers and cops. Disliked the fixed missions which were way too hard to complete and if you make a small mistake you fail entire mission and cannot move on. Love the open world of exploring, gyms, eats and customize clothes, cars and weapons.Fun game with frustrating control dynamics! Loved the mayhem in stealing police cars, ambulances and fire trucks and crazy action taking on gang bangers and cops. Disliked the fixed missions which were way too hard to complete and if you make a small mistake you fail entire mission and cannot move on. Love the open world of exploring, gyms, eats and customize clothes, cars and weapons. Great story and characters well done. Graphics not bad even today as this was for PS2 over 10 years ago and still decent with fun game play! Very nostalgic 90s hip hop and rap soundtrack was awesome to listen to while cruising!… Expand
  24. zuilopez
    May 23, 2016
    10
    This is the best GTA edition ever. A revolution of gameplay since GTA Vice City. Gameplay is very very diversity. CJ is so **** cool, great characters. I love the Radio Stations. I love the way Rockstar make story is awsome, funny dialogues. The RPG system like RESPECT, MUSCLE, SHOOTING make gameplay deeper, beside dating. gf, custom cars...
  25. peterrocks
    May 21, 2016
    9
    It is an amazing game there great graphics and the guns are so detailed, the best part is what you can do on there, you can go anywhere you want to but not in some stores, they could fix that, it would awesome
  26. BreakingAwesome
    May 14, 2016
    10
    Тем временем, как игровая индустрия переходила уже на новая поколение игр, Rockstar Games до сих пор доила потенциал PS2 и делала игры 6-го поколения. GTA San Andreas безоговорочно лучшая игра 6-го поколения. Лос-Сантос, гетто, чернокожий главный герой, всё это вы увидите в GTA SA. Открытый мир и безграничные возможности сделали эту игру шедевром индустрии за столь короткое время!Тем временем, как игровая индустрия переходила уже на новая поколение игр, Rockstar Games до сих пор доила потенциал PS2 и делала игры 6-го поколения. GTA San Andreas безоговорочно лучшая игра 6-го поколения. Лос-Сантос, гетто, чернокожий главный герой, всё это вы увидите в GTA SA. Открытый мир и безграничные возможности сделали эту игру шедевром индустрии за столь короткое время!
  27. mdelolmo
    Apr 20, 2016
    10
    I will never forget how fun was to play GTA San Andreas.
    Almost everything you could do in the game was fun. Even driving and exploring San Andreas, enjoying good music was worthy!
  28. HALOUNCHARTED
    Apr 15, 2016
    10
    un mundo grade por explorar muchas actvidases por realizar y una gran historia con buenas y variadas misiones y un buen sistema de juego sin duda un buen juego en cualquier plataforma sobretodo en pc revolucionario para la epoca
  29. davidESP
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    Que decir de por ahora el mejor GTA de toda la saga.Historia espectacular me encanta las pandillas aparte de eso habia muchas mas cosas que hacer en el juego como carreras ilegales,comer en pizzerias,cambiarse de ropa...
  30. OwnedKill
    Mar 8, 2016
    10
    Não tem o que fala dessa perfeição, uns do jogo mais épicos do todos os tempos, nunca vou esquece dessa época, joguei mais de 3000 mil horas desse merda, É nóis CJ !!!!!
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#2 Best PC Game of 2005
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. Next Level Gaming
    98
    Kudos to Rockstar for actually including gamepad support for the PC!!
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  2. PGNx Media
    97
    It will surely take up hundreds of hours to even the most casual of gamers.
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  3. ActionTrip
    94
    It is the perfect crime game.
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