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20 May, 2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Preview

PS2 Preview | We round up all the information currently known about the next game in the GTA franchise.
Grand Theft Auto three words which are synonymous with huge sales, fantastic gameplay and utter fun. The latest title in the series Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been in development for over two years. Recently Rockstar released the first three screenshots of San Andreas and speculation took over. Today we sort the fact from the fiction with a huge preview of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

San Andreas will not be a one dimensional town surrounded with water. San Andreas doesn't refer to a city but an entire state. Each part of the state is made up of three separate areas San Fierro, (San Francisco) Las Venturra (Las Vegas) and Los Santos (Los Angeles) Each of the three cities combine to create a city which is up to six times bigger than Vice City, making the game feel more like a living, breathing world. San Andreas will also feature countryside linking the three cities.

The main character's name will be Carl Johnson. Carl returns home to San Andreas after serving five years in the Liberty City jail. Carl's mother has been killed and his family is falling apart. Carl is framed for murder by some corrupt cops and is sent across San Andreas as a fugitive.

New additions to the game include a stamina meter (which requires eating to keep fit) and improved building interiors. Gone are the boring indoor locations of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. If you put on weight then you send your character to the gym, or he may not be able to pass that illustrious mission.



Environments will more detailed and intricate than Grand Theft Auto's predecessors. The graphics engine in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been reworked. Although it was hard to tell from the screenshots, everything will look much more detailed. Real-time reflections will bounce off cars, windows and mirrors. Property investment will be expanded on a lot. In Las Vegas it will be possible to run your own casino and gamble in it - as if Grand Theft Auto didn't have enough side distractions.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be set in the early 1990's. At the moment what exactly will feature in the soundtrack is unknown. Rockstar does promise a huge variety of music though so those worrying about the stations only containing rap will be breathing a sigh of relief. A reworked difficulty system is also included. The game will adjust the difficulty level based on the performance of the player which will allow for more people to complete Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It will also now be possible to recruit members for a gang.

Taking the game to a heightened level of realism your character will grow and evolve with your actions. Restaurants are included in San Andreas and your character will need to eat to keep alive and have stamina. Player's will be able to see Carl's build change over time. The control system has been completely reworked and Rockstar is promising it will be an innovation. Characters will now have 'impact animation' which will see non playable characters react more realistically if they are shot or run over.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas promises to be an absolutely massive game once it hits Australia in Quarter 4 2004. Gamers who were beginning to doubt the Grand Theft Auto appeal will be reminded as to why it is so appealing.

PALGN will have more on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as it is announced.
Overall:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is sounding absolutely amazing and could be one of the best games of 2004.

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32 Comments
8 years ago
i wonder if, assuming the early '90s prediction is correct, the LA riots/Rodney King will feature in any way...

could be cool as a final mission... incite a riot...
8 years ago
Sounds cool, but the thing about eating to stay alive better not be a realistic measure, you'll be eating all the time! Anyway, all the rest sounds cool, you just have to wonder what's in store for GTA4, because what else can they do to the game? I suppose you could make an online multiplayer environment, but that would get weird! anyway, San Andreas sounds huge, which isn't a bad thing, i'm looking forward to it!
7 years ago
Hopefully the more realistic play dosn't take away from the overall experiance.
7 years ago
i wonder, if cops can latch onto cars, maybe you can to make them stop or something that would be cool, maybe even car surf:D
7 years ago
I have heard that the police on GTASA can latch onto cars! That's is soooo tightdudede! icon_biggrin.gif [/i][/b]
7 years ago
WHY IS MOST EVERYONE MAKING A HUGE DEAL OVER THE HIP HOP AND A BLACK GUY BEING THE MAIN CHARECTER?! IT's just **** racial. Tommy Vercetti was a cheap soupy crook, but it fit good for the 80's. Give it a try before you critisize. The color of the main guy and the theme of the plot should NOT make the expiernce!
7 years ago
What idiotic guests we get here. Not one member of this forums brought up racial issues, and no-one is putting down this new character. It's just Tommy's been in it since forever, and it seems a shame to remove him. icon_neutral.gif
7 years ago
I wonder why exactly it is we let guests post, anyway. Offensive posts deleted.
7 years ago
i'd delete the "racist Bastard" post as well (this one too i guess) since they make no sense without the rest of the posts left...
7 years ago
I think this is the best game ever and I really to win it for free and if you give it to me I will be so Happy
7 years ago
You think a game that's never been seen in action is the best game in the world? Right.

And us give you free copies of games? Ahahaha. Like we even get free games.
7 years ago
it is relly great that they have dogs
7 years ago
What's up with you guests.

I hope they have some good songs in this game. One of the strong points of Vice City was the music imo.
7 years ago
I just hope it's better that British 90s music, t'was the start of a downwards spiral over here..
7 years ago
actually dogs would be a pretty cool idea... guard dogs would make a change from gangers all the time... well done that guest... icon_smile.gif

and i wouldn't mind some brit-pop... but i'm betting its more slanted towards hip-hop *barf*

but i guess they're should be a heap of radio stations again...
7 years ago
I don't really mind about the music that much, just as long as there are at least 2 discussion type radio stations.

One thing that bothered me about previous GTA releases is that there is a distinct lack of children on the streets and mothers carrying babies. I've always wanted to go around with a katana and cut a baby's head off...
7 years ago
icon_lol.gif You worry me icon_smile.gif
7 years ago
theoriginalkaching wrote
I don't really mind about the music that much, just as long as there are at least 2 discussion type radio stations.

One thing that bothered me about previous GTA releases is that there is a distinct lack of children on the streets and mothers carrying babies. I've always wanted to go around with a katana and cut a baby's head off...
which is probably why they're not there...
7 years ago
Yay! Another racist comment from our "guests"... icon_neutral.gif
7 years ago
hey peeps

QUESTION.
anyone have any idea what the song is thats getting played over the gta san andreas trailer if so then drop me an email at ilovemytrainers@hotmail.com cheers guys

QUESTION
anyone have any idea why the dumbass guests are so damn dumb i do theyre asses and theyre dumb which makes them you guessed it racist damn dumbasses

what did your mommy never hold you when you were younger or did your dad breastfeed ya.

and leave off the muslims>>
7 years ago
More racist comments deleted. This has to stop.
7 years ago
Do you think the game will have more over the top action ? Or will it be toned down a bit ?
7 years ago
Can we disable the guest posts already? This is getting rather ridiculous...

Segaxplosion, the game in itself won't be toned down at all, it will be typical GTA awesomeness. Whether Australian ratings agree with it's content or not is another matter... (lucky mine is on pre-order. If they do what they did to VC and GTA 3, I'll still get a full version. icon_smile.gif)
7 years ago
VC was never recalled was it?

must've been done much more on the quiet if it was...
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Developer:
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