Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

 Xbox 360
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 118 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 69 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 118
  3. Negative: 33 out of 118

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  1. BetterThanRingo
    Nov 6, 2014
    9
    The ten year anniversary re-release of San Andreas is certainly a breath of fresh air. Thing is, the presentation issues that plague one of the greatest games ever released is disappointing. Frame rate issues, audio problems, and other gameplay issues (some crash the game) make it hard to play ten years later. Though, in the end, it's still the amazing game that came out ten years ago.
  2. missael
    Jul 29, 2016
    10
    Ciertamente el producto tiene cierta dejadez, no obstante lo disfrute como nunca, los nuevos controles hacen que no sientas la necesidad de poner apuntado automático, se ve a buena resolución, menos caída de framerate y mayor distancia de dibujado, sin mencionar sistema de logros y mejor sonido.
  3. youlouz
    Jan 2, 2016
    9
    This is an amazing shooter with disastrous controls.

    PROS
    -Nice graphics
    -Cool gameplay
    -Catchy story

    CONS
    -Disastrous controls .
  4. AwesomeReviews
    Jul 28, 2017
    8
    In my opinion, the original "San Andreas" is one of the most overrated games of all time. Its graphics are arguably worse than "Vice City," its story isn't exceptional, its control scheme was outdated even for its time, its licensed music is easily the worst in the series, and the game was infuriatingly difficult at times (I still have nightmares when I hear Big Smoke saying "all we had toIn my opinion, the original "San Andreas" is one of the most overrated games of all time. Its graphics are arguably worse than "Vice City," its story isn't exceptional, its control scheme was outdated even for its time, its licensed music is easily the worst in the series, and the game was infuriatingly difficult at times (I still have nightmares when I hear Big Smoke saying "all we had to do was follow the **** train, CJ!").

    And the remaster does little to change most of these complaints I had about the original. It still has clunky controls (enjoy pressing B to fire your weapon, while aiming with RT for some reason). The game still has only two good songs, and you'll probably never hear them because the radio is so glitchy it will randomly skip entire songs. And the extremely annoying gang war mechanic makes its return, because Rockstar still thinks it's just so fun to constantly have to drive halfway across the city to defend your gang territory from attack when you'd rather be doing more productive tasks like exploring this game very expansive map.

    However, despite these complaints, the remaster does add a lot of features that make the game much more playable than the original. Dying no longer causes you to lose your weapons, and most missions now have checkpoints, so you can just jump right back in when you fail a mission, instead of constantly being forced to reload your save file to re-obtain your weapons. Also, you can't really complain about improved graphics, or the addition of achievements to the game, most of which are actually not that difficult to obtain.

    Thanks to these enhancements, the game is actually quite enjoyable now, despite its glaring flaws. It's still not as good as "Vice City" or "GTA V," but it's definitely a worthwhile experience now, especially if you've never played it before.

    Now if only this game were playable on Xbox One...    … Expand
  5. HurTiborHUN
    Dec 27, 2015
    10
    This is a very good game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. krooney
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Best of the GTAs and no forced character swapping! Wish it would get a remaster.
  7. tobinISawesome
    Jul 18, 2015
    9
    now i got some crap for my review of grand theft auto san andreas on PC. but that was just a crappy port i love san andreas the game still holds up on consoles so when i went to gamestop and found this xbox 360 version i had to get it and man is it awesome!!! i finally get to enjoy this masterpiece! this is a port from the IOS and android apps and they were great and really did some nicenow i got some crap for my review of grand theft auto san andreas on PC. but that was just a crappy port i love san andreas the game still holds up on consoles so when i went to gamestop and found this xbox 360 version i had to get it and man is it awesome!!! i finally get to enjoy this masterpiece! this is a port from the IOS and android apps and they were great and really did some nice things like adding checkpoints and improving textures and graphics and lighting... but there was one problem the controls were so bad to were it was still borderline unbeatable it was just less frustrating. but with all those improvements and the xbox360 controls it was a match made in heaven! its really good and fun. im so sick of the original releases fan boys saying that this sucks are you kidding me! it is the old release with improvements! do not let others tell you otherwise. the story is gripping and has really believable characters in it! all played well by a team of skilled voice actors. and the game has awesome music too everything feels like its in the 90s like it should. the world is huge its a whole state to explore not 1 simple city. and the missions are so unique you wont get bored with it. so why do i give this a 9 well its not a full remaster and its really disappointing thats its just a HD coat of paint why not remake this gem with the rage engine of gta 4 and 5 this would go great with all of that and they could add new thing to do in it for people like me were the story missions just dont cut it completely this game has side activities but there either broken or dumb. and in this remake i found that the audio would quit working sometimes and the controls did not respond as smooth as they should. but besides that this game is so fantastic go buy it now new even its 20$… Expand
  8. Silverpool
    Nov 9, 2018
    8
    Es una buena forma de revivir un gran clásico del 2004. Vale la pena. -----
  9. Borka
    Apr 16, 2020
    9
    San Adreas is : gangs,guns,drugs,cars. I think everyone played this game and it doesn't need description . Even in 2020 a lot of players play SAMP and will play years after
  10. JohanPrius
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    Although I preferred the PlayStation 2 version, that did not stop me trying this game on the XBox, that's how much I like this game.

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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Dec 3, 2014
    60
    Trust us: after half an hour, you'll be as sick of it as CJ is of Cluckin' Bell. [Xmas 2014, p.87]
  2. IGN
    Oct 31, 2014
    78
    This new version of San Andreas comes with a few unexpected performance issues that’re surprising considering how far we’ve come in the past 10 years, but it some new conveniences make some of the most frustrating missions a little less of a pain to endure.
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