Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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  1. lynxx
    Jun 24, 2013
    10
    A really awesome single player experience. For me the thing that rocks is it's MULTIPLAYER. It's so awesome to shoot people or drive-by them. Even the fun servers with the flying, über-boosted cars or the realistic RP servers. I really recommend to play this game. And after you have played the whipped cream, the single player you should taste the chocolate cake under it.
  2. VK0218
    Jul 15, 2013
    9
    This game left in me for most of my memories of games played. I am grateful to Rockstar's such a great game console 3 is released.
    The missions are imaginative and enjoyable, and there is no greater experience in bicycle racing down the streets of Los Santos. The game is a lot of vehicles, characters. The side missions fun time with a weary day. It is no coincidence that several times I    This game left in me for most of my memories of games played. I am grateful to Rockstar's such a great game console 3 is released.
    The missions are imaginative and enjoyable, and there is no greater experience in bicycle racing down the streets of Los Santos. The game is a lot of vehicles, characters. The side missions fun time with a weary day. It is no coincidence that several times I played through this game.
    The only negative thing I can bring up the helicopter, or even 1-2 vehicle control.    … Expand
  3. ronnierocks888
    Aug 3, 2013
    10
    the game is great the graphics are good. the gameplay is fun, the sound is good and also with mods its even funner the story is fun. it's fun play it please if you can't afford it oh well
  4. Vyrotix
    Jan 12, 2015
    9
    This game deserves way more of a critic score and a user score than what it has now.

    The game itself is perfect, and this is why I still love GTA.

    The story is fun, the game is fun and the cheats are amazing and wonderful and all the good things combined.

    9/10
  5. John67
    Sep 24, 2013
    10
    The first game I played seriously.
    And also my favorite.
    There are so many positives that the game has, if I quoting all spend a good time, but I will mention a few:
    * Great soundtrack
    * Great dubbing
    * Great graphics for the time (even more for being open-world)
    * Funny
    * Great story
    The only downside in my opinion would be some bugs, but it never disturb my gameplay.
  6. ATTin
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    Story: 9, Gameplay: 10, Graphics: 10. This game revolutionize gaming forever. The contents come with this game are tremendous that not a lot of games these day can offer. The mission are so over the top that make them so fun to play, the story is so hillarious and interesting that you want to keep playing. The graphics are impressive for a 2004 game. It's just one of the best game ever created
  7. crimsondoor
    May 30, 2015
    10
    What can I say? It is definitely the best sandbox game of its kind ever made. It was a milestone not to be reached again. Great and deep story about gang war, perseverance and police corruption based on the 1992 LA riots. Great map design, which make you feel it being even larger than V's map (in reality it is even smaller than half of V's map), because of its rich content and landscape.What can I say? It is definitely the best sandbox game of its kind ever made. It was a milestone not to be reached again. Great and deep story about gang war, perseverance and police corruption based on the 1992 LA riots. Great map design, which make you feel it being even larger than V's map (in reality it is even smaller than half of V's map), because of its rich content and landscape. If you want to explore everything in the game you have to spend at least 400 hours.
    This game has perfect vision (GTA is about serious matter but presented in a funny and humorous way), perfect setting (cheap LA ghetto set in 1992, gangsters, graffiti everywhere) and perfect execution (story, map design, gameplay, content...). Rockstar lost its vision after this game, going for graphics, cutscenes and shallow stories instead, which is NOT GTA in my opinion. Every time I play a new GTA game I feel disappointed and keep going back to SA.    … Expand
  8. jonasmg75
    Dec 15, 2013
    9
    this game is tons of fun the only flaw i can think of is the character models. other than that, it is a great game that i recommend to anyone who likes free roming
  9. Pickapoo
    Dec 17, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the greatest video games ever created in first decade of the 21st century. Its originality and creativity makes it stand out from the rest of the Grand Theft Auto series and the open-world gaming genre. The gameplay is endlessly fun, there is tons of missions spanning across a 3 beautifully designed cities and an entire state. The controls are easy to use, there are very few bugs and glitches to worry about so you can enjoy this game without hesitation.… Expand
  10. mishabridun
    Jan 13, 2014
    10
    It doesn't get any better than this. THE BEST GTA game EVER! Classic graphics, low data usage, and extremely fun gameplay. The only GTA game where the way you play changes the way you look. Amazingly fun story and gameplay and now for a pretty cheap price. If you're looking for a really fun time then you MUST GET THIS GAME!
  11. ReviewBot
    Dec 26, 2013
    10
    Another fun game from Rockstar. Unlike its predecessors, GTA: SA has new features and a larger map. You can exercise and date girls. This game includes 3 different cities with different things. This game is worth buying, and it is one of the greatest games of all time.
  12. adyneghina
    Jan 3, 2014
    10
    One of the best games of the time
    It doesn't have the latest graphics and physics but it has something better gameplay and story
    One of my childhood games (i was about 6-7 when i played it now i'm 14 and one of the best
  13. 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!
  14. Arthurios
    May 11, 2014
    9
    If you want graphics, you can download HD mod. But this game is awesome, it is so much fun, it contains a lot of bugs but you just don`t care about them because the game is awesome.
  15. Tomle1202
    Dec 13, 2015
    9
    There are two things that are certain about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. First, this game is undoubtedly awesome. Second, it is so awesome that people have to repeat that fact twice in a game review.
  16. TheMasiMan1
    Jan 9, 2016
    8
    I used to play GTA SA on both the PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox. It was great. I could list down reasons why GTA SA is great, but you should know why this game is great. But this review is going to focus on the "PC vs Console version" subject.

    -Cheats are easier to do and remember. -You cannot walk anymore. If I press W (WASD controls) CJ starts jogging, on a controler, I can    I used to play GTA SA on both the PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox. It was great. I could list down reasons why GTA SA is great, but you should know why this game is great. But this review is going to focus on the "PC vs Console version" subject.

    -Cheats are easier to do and remember.
    -You cannot walk anymore. If I press W (WASD controls) CJ starts jogging, on a controler, I can slighly press the joystick and CJ walks.
    .Better graphics, but it actually makes the game alittle worse on some occations. I prefer the PS2 graphics, since on the PC, you can see the outer rims of people and it makes the characters feel alittle... animated.
    -Cycling has bad controls.

    Overall: Theres nothing to the PC version, other than the fact that I can use a mouse, but the game itself has gotten worse.    … Expand
  17. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    10
    Probably the easiest 10 to give. What is wrong with this game? Nothing, absolutely nothing.
  18. Marick
    Oct 25, 2014
    10
    It can be called a true open-world game. You have a lot of things that you can do. From playing poker in casino, up to go to the gym for a few muscles. That means the work of Rockstar Games.
  19. Yonielpro
    Nov 12, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego lo es todo la historia una muestra verdadera de que la familia es lo mas importante la musica genial que te acompaña en todo momento ademas que para ser un juego del 2005 luce muy bien 100% recomendado una verdadera obra maestra… Expand
  20. gapk1999
    Nov 23, 2014
    10
    Wow, when I first bought this game I never knew it was going to be this awesome. The map is bigger than any of the GTA predecessors, atleast 4 times as big as Vice City. The state of San Andreas has three cities, all at which you unlock seperately. Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Fransisco), and Las Venturas (Las Vegas). The map is huge. What I love about the map is that there isWow, when I first bought this game I never knew it was going to be this awesome. The map is bigger than any of the GTA predecessors, atleast 4 times as big as Vice City. The state of San Andreas has three cities, all at which you unlock seperately. Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Fransisco), and Las Venturas (Las Vegas). The map is huge. What I love about the map is that there is so much diversity. From country to city to desert. And each different city there are famous landmarks in real life found in the game.
    The stoyline was awesome, the vehicle modifications were awesome, the weapons were awesome. Even the cheats, I loved using the cheats after I completed 100% of the game. I can't stop praising this game, it is one of my favorite games ever and although the graphics seem dated today, GTA San Andreas will always be remembered as the best game ever    … Expand
  21. JohnKristofer
    Dec 21, 2014
    10
    I was addicted to this game for so long! I always love going from one place to another and I love the places!I also love to cheat hahaha! This was my favorite game of all time until I begun searching for other games and Now I am here reviewing it!
  22. 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
  23. debeluhi123
    Jan 15, 2015
    8
    This game is awesome graphics not bad its a old game i can forgive it gameplay awesome A.I. not bad vehicles awesome very cool cheats this game is awesome
  24. FreddyFazbear1
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    ery few console games make the pc operation perfectly. This was no different. Especially on my windows 7 (But a very powerful computer) the graphics took a bit of a whallop in terms of colour at times. That said, it really isn't a big problem. And its the only problem. I have remarkably few glitches and crashes (I only had 2 the first 20 odd hours I played). And now we get to what putsery few console games make the pc operation perfectly. This was no different. Especially on my windows 7 (But a very powerful computer) the graphics took a bit of a whallop in terms of colour at times. That said, it really isn't a big problem. And its the only problem. I have remarkably few glitches and crashes (I only had 2 the first 20 odd hours I played). And now we get to what puts this above the console version in one powerful manner. Access to the modding community. There are so many mods for this game I will never get bored of it. From real life cars, to superman powers and even jurassic park the possibilities are endless. A great game made better by the presence and potential of button happy programmers. The original version will never be as good as the PS2 version, but beyond that the PC opens up whole other worlds for the gamer to explore.… Expand
  25. MetaBlitz
    Mar 8, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is amazing, the best so far made by Rockstar games, the 2nd best game made by rockstar are GTA V and GTA III, this game is just amazing, it have a great open world (ir's pretty big, even for that year), yes the graphics are a bit off, but the graphics aren't 100% important, is like critizing a book because his cover, the history is very big and well made, the plot twist in 1/3 of the game, just wow, ryder and BS are with the ballas and killed CJ's mother? hell no (i checked that this comment had spoilers), and it have tons of weapons and cars, aprox 30 or something like that in weapons, but in cars it have +100, the best thing is the way you can make your character, you can change his fatness, his muscles, his clothes etc. not like most GTA Games, and it have a really big way to attract you, another thing are the mods and cheats, man it have over 20 cheats, i think like 30 or 40, the mods they are infinite, from making crazy things like peeing, from awesome mods like the dyom (you can make custom missions, with cutscenes and all), just that one thing, the steam version is screwed up, it deleted 17 SONGS, and added more glitches and bugs, one a mouse bug, but you can downgrade it to the 1.0, so yeah, you can buy it from a shop and steam, another great thing was the gang battles, you could conquest lands (uknow) from other bands, and survive alone in hoardes or with another friend (yes, this game have multiplayer and both can kiss), or you + other 4 of your gang, the territory domination and how the crack dominated in that time (1992), it's bad we can't see CJ in another game further than this, it's probably one of the best games, even it have ports for mobile and consoles, obviously the PC version is better, but u know, it's great to have a city-destroyer friend in your mobile

    10/10 Would play again    … Expand
  26. P0RTER
    Apr 7, 2015
    10
    GTA San Andreas... if i think about this game, I just remember myself driving on the Highway and making every car exploding. I remember the best GTA i have ever seen even the SAMP Mod is one of the best Multiplayer mod´s in the world and played by thousands.
  27. Morkva
    Apr 19, 2015
    10
    My favorite game of all time.

    I have spent at least a few THOUSAND hours on this game due to the ability to heavy mod it and with the modding, the fan-made multi-player.

    I have no words - **** amazing.
  28. maxmuller
    Apr 19, 2015
    10
    This game has a beautifully written storyline and i as a parent would deem it suitable for children above 12 if you want them to be exposed to the real world !
  29. 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
  30. 30Cents
    Jun 21, 2015
    10
    Move over V, Vice City, III, and IV, San Andreas is the king of the hill of the Grand Theft Auto game to date.

    San Andreas describes what an open world crime simulator should be, stealing cars, blowing things up, stealing money, to do whatever you want to do. Plot: You play as the character Carl "CJ" Johnson, he returns to the city of Los Santos to only find out his mother has been    Move over V, Vice City, III, and IV, San Andreas is the king of the hill of the Grand Theft Auto game to date.

    San Andreas describes what an open world crime simulator should be, stealing cars, blowing things up, stealing money, to do whatever you want to do.

    Plot:
    You play as the character Carl "CJ" Johnson, he returns to the city of Los Santos to only find out his mother has been murdered. CJ are caught up by officer Frank Tenpenny (Voiced by actor Samuel L. Jackson), who frames CJ for murder. CJ is let out by Tenpenny, CJ goes back to the place where he was raised to find all of his childhood friends's lives falling apart by the other gangs taking over their territory. CJ must take over the city himself to beat out the rival gangs.

    Gameplay:
    You start off the game by learning how to ride a bicycle, you start off the first mission of the game by running away from a rival gang team. Throughout the game you will accomplish missions to progress the story, you are awarded with cash or respect at the end of each mission. Respect will allow you to have more gang members, while cash is used to buy weapons, property, and food to restore health. You can earn cash by doing vigilant missions such as working with a firetruck, killing wanted criminals, or dropping off prostitutes. You can earn respect from your gang by spray paining over other gangs graffiti, starting gang wars, or ask to take a fellow gang member with you.

    The game is fully open-world, you can do whatever you want throughout the Los Santos and other parts of the game. There are 250 collectibles you can collect for extra money, spraying over graffiti will earn you respect from your gang. You can exercise at the gym to get stronger and gave more health, you can swim in the water to increase lung capacity underwater. The higher your stats are, the easier the game will be, as some of the missions later are get much more difficult.

    Each of the missions are different in their own way, it has objectives such as steal this car, kill this guy, collect this item, etc. All of them are fun, even though some of the flying missions can a little hard to get used to, but overall fun.

    The cars you steal can range from being really slow or really fast, all of the cars are from around the 90's decade in which this is the time the game is taken place. Taking too much damage to your vehicle can result in your car catching on fire and blowing up, this can be escaped by simply exiting it and running away to decrease damage.

    Final Opinion:
    San Andreas is easily the best game in the Grand Theft Auto series, it is fun to play along with a strong story that is like no other in the saga. The gameplay is vast open-world with tons of things to do, along with the option to do as much destruction as you want. Rockstar has done a great job with the game to be considered one of the greatest games ever made.

    Two thumbs up for Rockstar.    … Expand
  31. therockunleashe
    Jul 14, 2015
    10
    This review is going to be short and sweet. One of the best video games ever made, hands down. The gameplay, the map, the characters, all amazing. You will definitely have a ball in Las Venturas, San Fierro, or wherever you claim as your own.
  32. SystemGamerDJ
    Sep 6, 2015
    9
    Comment dire ? Grand Theft Auto San Andreas est le meilleur de la série et également l'un des plus grand jeu de Rockstar. Au jour d'aujourd'hui, il a prit un petit coup de vieux comparer au "Five". Mais reste un classique pour les gamers.
  33. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    8
    Great grand theft auto game, but at this point GTA games got more serious, I loved the playfulness of vice more.
  34. G1GN_pH
    Dec 11, 2015
    10
    It was a earthquake when this came out. The graphics are, of course it is not good. But the physics, the amount of s*it you can do, it just what makes this game memorable and you can still play this. The best GTA ever. No questions asked.
  35. DanteDylan
    Nov 23, 2017
    10
    ''This game is one of the best, if not the best, game ever made. It improves so much on GTA: Vice City, that I would say San Andreas is a sequel that improves the most of all the other sequels out there. This is a legendary game that will be remembered trough the ages.''

    The good: - Incredible and huge open world with so much to do - Fantastic gameplay - 3 City's with mountains and    ''This game is one of the best, if not the best, game ever made. It improves so much on GTA: Vice City, that I would say San Andreas is a sequel that improves the most of all the other sequels out there. This is a legendary game that will be remembered trough the ages.''

    The good:
    - Incredible and huge open world with so much to do
    - Fantastic gameplay
    - 3 City's with mountains and desert
    - Great story
    - Great characters, with maybe the best protagonist in any GTA game
    - RPG elemnts
    - Length

    The Bad:
    - Nothing    … Expand
  36. 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...
  37. 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.
  38. DiegoParedesHD
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    Aceptable port a PC del Clasico de Rockstar Games.
    Contiene mejores texturas que en ps2 pero encontraparte le falta algunos efectos graficos que tenia la version de ps2.
    Y por de defecto esta capado a 25fps (se puede desabilitar pero no es recomendable)
  39. 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
  40. 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!
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. 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...
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. TallRussianBoy
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Не, ну здесь даже комментарии не нужны. Огромная карта. Интересный сюжет. В целом игра просто шедевр.
  49. langelm
    Oct 7, 2017
    10
    огромная песочница, огромный игровой мир, куча отличных радиостанций и пара десятков колоритных персонажей- вот рецепт одной из лучших игр за все время. даже гта 5, на мой взгяд не смогла повторить того фурора, который произвела гта СА в своё время. просто садишься себе в любую машину и едешь куда глаза глядят под отличную музыку, плаваешь, исследуешь мир, угоняешь поезда. что еще нужно,огромная песочница, огромный игровой мир, куча отличных радиостанций и пара десятков колоритных персонажей- вот рецепт одной из лучших игр за все время. даже гта 5, на мой взгяд не смогла повторить того фурора, который произвела гта СА в своё время. просто садишься себе в любую машину и едешь куда глаза глядят под отличную музыку, плаваешь, исследуешь мир, угоняешь поезда. что еще нужно, да и это все в 2004 году… Expand
  50. dandalis
    Jan 19, 2020
    5
    San Andreas is arguably the best game ever made, imho, and unsuprisingly, possibly my favorite game of all time, on the PlayStation 2 that is, where its easily a sublime 10/10 experience. But god damn the PC version is a mess.

    Missing effects like road reflections, frame rate can become dodgy even in 2020, the colorfulness of PS2 version has been lost in translation, some of the    San Andreas is arguably the best game ever made, imho, and unsuprisingly, possibly my favorite game of all time, on the PlayStation 2 that is, where its easily a sublime 10/10 experience. But god damn the PC version is a mess.

    Missing effects like road reflections, frame rate can become dodgy even in 2020, the colorfulness of PS2 version has been lost in translation, some of the mechanics like swimming, diving are almost broken, mouse isnt even working and requires you to furiously pause/unpause the game multiple times in order for it to work and list goes on.

    Now i know, MODS EXIST, but im not feeling like going out of my way to look for user created fixes, in SA's case you need quite a few of them and they require 3rd party crap installed in order to work, so i can have a working damn product. Im not lazy, im just sick of this crap, with developers like R* not being able to see a bit down the road, while other developers of mid 00's did the effort. Its not even like my PC is uber modern, it still runs Windows 7, having such lazy port with just 4 years in between release of the PC version and W7 is just sad. Many people call GTA 4 the worst optimized R* game, well, let me tell you, San Andreas had it in the bag all along.

    Now the reason why im giving it an average score and not a 0/10 is because the game still can be playable and fun, its just that the crappy aspects of the port always creep their way in and do their best to ruin it.

    At its best, and by that i mean on PlayStation 2, San Andreas is a stellar game, with an awesome open world, really fun story and missions, cool characters, my man CJ and so much stuff to do, but on PC, it can, it will, be a pain out of the box.    … Expand
  51. 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
  52. Demon2017
    Jun 10, 2022
    10
    Лучшая часть ГТА, которая такой и останется. Потому что Рокстары вряд ли будут стараться над новыми частями, учитывая их последние заявления, что весь упор будет делаться на мультиплеер и донат.
  53. 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.
  54. 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
  55. 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.
  56. xRabia
    Apr 18, 2020
    9
    Metacritic forces me to write a seventy-five character review so that I can have my notes listed without searching game by game.
  57. 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
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. mugsy
    May 9, 2020
    10
    The best Grand Theft Auto Game to this day. 3 cities, plenty of side-stuff to do. I think we all have fond memories of playing this game. GTA 5 is boring compared to this.
  61. gautamkumar633
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece without an equivalent. There so much you can do and so much fun you can have in this game that can't be expressed in words.
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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.
  65. djtomee86
    Apr 2, 2023
    5
    To be totally honest, this was the one episode from the old-school 3D GTA series, which I disliked the most because of its annoying missions...
  66. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good
  67. Swerhrazum
    Dec 10, 2017
    10
    The BEST GTA of the all time!!!! Yeeah... That's really cool. hfeuhfuehfuehfuheufhweiuhqfiqhweioufgqwefyqgwfqwuoygfywqgefuioqwgfiogqweyiogfouffffffffffffffffffffffffffffedsdgerghoehgiuoedhguiehgeuighiuwgdfy8gwe
  68. Joaovictor0621
    Apr 11, 2018
    10
    o que falar desse jogo nem sei se eu pudesse dava nota 1000 um dos melhores gta ate hoje isso tudo pela sua historia incrível jogo muito antigo mas jogo ate hoje por ser incrível fantástico segredos e a historia e seu mapa muito bom missões ótima pra min chega ser melhor que o grand theft auto V
  69. allwititnowsuck
    Feb 9, 2019
    7
    This game aged horribly, i'm not saying it's not playable as now,it is, definitely worth playing a lot more than any other game made by Rockstar recently, because it's actualy entertaining and doesn't have forced realism for sake of appealing to normies,still the game is far away from being flawless.
    Storyline is bit cliche but it's not as painfuly boring like GTA V or generic and    This game aged horribly, i'm not saying it's not playable as now,it is, definitely worth playing a lot more than any other game made by Rockstar recently, because it's actualy entertaining and doesn't have forced realism for sake of appealing to normies,still the game is far away from being flawless.
    Storyline is bit cliche but it's not as painfuly boring like GTA V or generic and redundant like RDR 1.5.
    Graphicaly the only good looking things in the game are vehicles and some buildings, character models and pretty much rest of the environment looks dated and dull, weather effects looks decent, not great but decent.
    Soundtrack is ok, unfortunately they cut out many music-tracks due to copyright-bs!
    Gameplay is good, the game HAS gang wars and some activities that actually affect your game, giving you some bonus stuff, money ect.Not just some garbage looking car with some greenlights on it. And suprise,suprise! The game isn't easy beyond belief.
    Car physics is ok, they actually drive like a different cars, cars ARE destructible and actually take damage, unlike GTA V non existent physics and nearly impossible to destroy or damage cars.
    The game has big modding community, mods are really creative, and also really fun!
    For about 10 minutes...
    But unlike GTA V, the game isn't hostile towards people with mods.
    6,5/10
    Far from being the best game ever made, it's definitely better than GTA V and RDR 1.5, but this isn't really saying much.    … Expand
  70. 6ATOHbl4
    Feb 11, 2019
    10
    I love this game. I love everything about it. The plot, the soundtrack, the atmosphere. Vice City is ain't no match for it.
  71. AlbertoBuzz
    Mar 27, 2018
    9
    Para mi el mejor GTA de todos los tiempos. Un juego de extrema calidad que roza el 10 de nota, sin duda este juegos debe estar entre los mejores de la historia.

    For me the best GTA of all time. A game of extreme quality that touches the 10 of note, no doubt this games must be among the best in history.
  72. SID15762
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    nostalgic..................................................................
  73. GravityVR
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Return the game to Steam!
    I loved this part with all my heart and soul, and you Rockstar just take it and remove it from the store. I absolutely did not give up your filthy remaster! How do you even know if my PC will pull this new trilogy (no)?!
    San Andreas was and remains one of my favorite parts of GTA, but you spoil that too! (appeal to Rockstar) My personal rating of the game is    Return the game to Steam!
    I loved this part with all my heart and soul, and you Rockstar just take it and remove it from the store. I absolutely did not give up your filthy remaster! How do you even know if my PC will pull this new trilogy (no)?!
    San Andreas was and remains one of my favorite parts of GTA, but you spoil that too! (appeal to Rockstar)
    My personal rating of the game is 10/10
    But until the game returns to the store, I can only put 0    … Expand
  74. Dreadblocks
    Jun 17, 2018
    10
    this game is a masterpiece everyone who liikes games like this should love it also i would reccomend this to everyone
  75. Gelaos
    Sep 20, 2018
    8
    I started GTA:SA several times but never finished it. But I loved it every single time. Tons of stuff to do, catchy story, great gameplay, good world design, excellent soundtrack. And the fun I had with cheats!
  76. Lewonski
    May 8, 2019
    10
    Jogo que marcou minha vida como gamer, pois foi um dos primeiros jogos que joguei em minha vida, Simplesmente nostalgico.
  77. Fany000
    Dec 26, 2018
    10
    This is a LEGEND of video gaming industry. Still great game despite the older graphics. In one word masterpiece, everyone should play this treasure.
  78. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Детище Rockstar получилось шикарным.
    + Большой открытый мир
    + Улучшенная графика (после Vice City это шик) + Интересные персонажи + Разнообразие транспорта + Главный герой даже может плавать + Сюжет поинтереснее, чем в прошлых частях + Больше возможностей кастомизации персонажа ( Магазины одежды, Барбершопы, Тату салоны) + Можно поесть в Клакин - Беле + Есть качалка +    Детище Rockstar получилось шикарным.
    + Большой открытый мир
    + Улучшенная графика (после Vice City это шик)
    + Интересные персонажи
    + Разнообразие транспорта
    + Главный герой даже может плавать
    + Сюжет поинтереснее, чем в прошлых частях
    + Больше возможностей кастомизации персонажа ( Магазины одежды, Барбершопы, Тату салоны)
    + Можно поесть в Клакин - Беле
    + Есть качалка
    + Разнообразие читов на любой вкус
    + Огромное кол-во домов, которые можно купить
    + Джетпак ( Это лучший транспорт в игре )
    Из минусов отсутствие русского языка, непонятки с ограничителем кадров и некоторые баги.
    В целом это культовая и для кого-то даже лучшая игра, за свою скромную цену это мастхэв для тру геймера.    … Expand
  79. Yurk
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    (Completed game 13 times)
    I played every single GTA. Yes, of course, GTA IV and V are technically better, but SA takes very special place in my heart. Moreover, the game was a real technical breakdown of that time, when it was released. You could swim, dive, eat, have sex, train in gym, fly, drive all types of transport possible, ganbang districts, climb and a lot lot more. In addition to    (Completed game 13 times)
    I played every single GTA. Yes, of course, GTA IV and V are technically better, but SA takes very special place in my heart. Moreover, the game was a real technical breakdown of that time, when it was released. You could swim, dive, eat, have sex, train in gym, fly, drive all types of transport possible, ganbang districts, climb and a lot lot more. In addition to that, game has really really great story, which I love a lot. Game deserves to be higher than this.    … Expand
  80. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    9
    An absolute must-play and a classic. One of Rockstar's best games and the story blew my mind as a child.
  81. Speedestick
    Jan 5, 2019
    10
    Grove street. My home...Игра в которой проведено ни одна сотня часов. Она действительно хороша для своего времени
  82. VG_Alex
    Jul 11, 2019
    9
    Excellent background setting and character design, huge maps and gang culture construct this classic game.So many features of gameplay can still be found in GTAⅤ,It's a good undertake.

    8.8 Great
  83. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    5
    Game is fine but is so overrated, like the story and characters are pretty average, the world is not a big improvement from its prequels, in fact i like Vice city more.

    Suffers from the usual rockstar gameplay which is the same with few improvements and additions in each title, its fine cause its a sand box but after vice city you dont feel amazed that much.

    5/10
  84. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 90 IIIIIIIIII====================
  85. ZappaFrank
    Apr 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best PS2 game. Great mechanics and controlling of the character and vehicles. Open world. No lootboxes.Great history. Best missions. Great selection of music. Great costumization. Nothing in this game isn't great really.… Expand
  86. Lololol15853
    Mar 10, 2019
    9
    This game was awesome, so many things to do to kill time, I would literally get lost sometimes. Not the best Graphics but it was bearable. Top story and gameplay though, I spent many, many hours in this one and so did all my friends. but some missions very hard.
  87. Cz3rw0ny
    Apr 5, 2021
    9
    Amazing game, with amazing story and nostalgia for many gamers. I think this is one of the pinnacles of PC gaming of the first half of 10s.
  88. jurtikto
    Apr 26, 2019
    10
    .best map , best storyline , best characters , best quotes , best radio simply the best game ever made
  89. MortezaMhd74
    Jan 23, 2022
    4
    یادش بخیر، سی‌جی، ایموک، رایدر، و.... علی بهترین بازی حهان باز، دم راکستار گرم
  90. BENAN
    Jun 3, 2019
    10
    Say hello to one of the best games ever made. Graphics are offcourse not very good, but this game is quiet old. The gameplay is amazing, plus the fact that there are so manny cheats, which i love :3
  91. Ir_009
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Solid game. Not to mention the extraordinary side of the story. But this is a matter of how Rockstar managed to present a no less quality sequel with extraordinary improvements. A solid story, with gameplay and an extraordinary open world, what else can we expect. Well, just wait until GTA VI is released.

    Oh wait, that's my comment on PS2 segment? Well, no problem. Just the same. So,    Solid game. Not to mention the extraordinary side of the story. But this is a matter of how Rockstar managed to present a no less quality sequel with extraordinary improvements. A solid story, with gameplay and an extraordinary open world, what else can we expect. Well, just wait until GTA VI is released.

    Oh wait, that's my comment on PS2 segment?
    Well, no problem. Just the same.
    So, what's the thing that make PC version is more superior?
    Of course, mod-able segment.
    Just imagine, 2004/3005 game that have next-gen graphic. Not a dream no more.    … Expand
  92. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    10/10 ..............................................................................................................................
  93. TRAPCRITICS
    Jul 1, 2019
    10
    Perfect.Thats how i need to start this review.This games story is incredible,they say that GTA V is better because it's graphics but this game teaches everyone that graphics don't make a game the best one and i have to say that since i have a potato instead a computer i don't really care about graphics.This game has some really good content,gameplay see everything it has by yourself it'sPerfect.Thats how i need to start this review.This games story is incredible,they say that GTA V is better because it's graphics but this game teaches everyone that graphics don't make a game the best one and i have to say that since i have a potato instead a computer i don't really care about graphics.This game has some really good content,gameplay see everything it has by yourself it's so good i just don't have any words to say.… Expand
  94. RendRoy
    Jul 5, 2019
    9
    Grand Theft Auto serisinde Gta 4 ile hangisinin en iyi olduğuna karar veremediğim oyun. İki oyun da çok güzel.
  95. Diptanshu
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    It's The Game!!
    All the things a person wanted to be it's here.Man it's the greatest game of all time!
  96. RAMlucario15
    Dec 25, 2019
    9
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  97. SunshineRex1885
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    GTA SAN ANDREAS é certamente o jogo do qual eu mais me orgulho em ter completado 100%, tudo neste jogo me atrai, da história a ambientação, é um dos jogos que me marcaram e não são muitos que conseguiram essa proeza. Além de se ter um ótimo modo história cheio de reviravoltas, traições e mortes, ainda assim tem um conteúdo secundário vasto, indo de missões alternativas a colecionáveisGTA SAN ANDREAS é certamente o jogo do qual eu mais me orgulho em ter completado 100%, tudo neste jogo me atrai, da história a ambientação, é um dos jogos que me marcaram e não são muitos que conseguiram essa proeza. Além de se ter um ótimo modo história cheio de reviravoltas, traições e mortes, ainda assim tem um conteúdo secundário vasto, indo de missões alternativas a colecionáveis criativos. Sendo praticamente uma obra Hollywoodiana em forma de jogo, um prato cheio para quem gosta de jogos de mundo aberto com história profunda e muito conteúdo pós jogo.… Expand
  98. twinkeywinkey
    Sep 19, 2019
    10
    Thank you for the best moments of my childhood. Hours spent exploring the world and driving aimlessly. First modifications, people met in SA: MP.

    PS. There is no great foot in the countryside. I know I checked it!
  99. Reverse_U
    Jan 4, 2020
    9
    Absolutely astounding game, especially for 2004. Amazing story filled with dozens of charismatic and rememberable characters, very well designed main missions, storytelling and progressing through is very coherent, side missions are very well made and rewarding. Subjectively: weapons feel nearly perfect and possibility of using skill-based techniques makes it even better. The best openAbsolutely astounding game, especially for 2004. Amazing story filled with dozens of charismatic and rememberable characters, very well designed main missions, storytelling and progressing through is very coherent, side missions are very well made and rewarding. Subjectively: weapons feel nearly perfect and possibility of using skill-based techniques makes it even better. The best open world map I've seen in my life. Very precice character movement, camera movement and vehicle mechanics are perfect.
    Easily the best game I've ever played, 9.5/10.    … Expand
  100. oscarartudo
    Oct 13, 2019
    5
    graficos:
    muy malos
    malos decente✔ buenos muy buenos historia: muy mala mala decente genial✔ muy genial jugabilidad: muy mala mala decente✔ buena muy buena opinion final: un juego sobrevalorado que tiene misiones de relleno y tiene fanboy que viven de la nostagia y creen que es un juego prefecto solo este chingado juego esta vivo por la nostagia aun asi me gusto    graficos:
    muy malos
    malos
    decente✔
    buenos
    muy buenos

    historia:
    muy mala
    mala
    decente
    genial✔
    muy genial

    jugabilidad:
    muy mala
    mala
    decente✔
    buena
    muy buena

    opinion final: un juego sobrevalorado que tiene misiones de relleno y tiene fanboy que viven de la nostagia y creen que es un juego prefecto solo este chingado juego esta vivo por la nostagia aun asi me gusto mucho cuanto era pequeño    … Expand
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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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