Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Second Edition) (Xbox, 2005)

San Andreas is by far the crown jewel of the Rockstar Lineup. As Carl Johnson you return to the fictional city of Los Santos after your mother has been murdered. Along the way you meet a slew of characters, voiced by high profile celebrities such as James Woods, Samuel L. Jackson, and many others.

Unlike previous GTA games, San Andreas is a state, with three large cities and miles of sprawling country side. The storyline of this game is great, with a plot that will keep you interested from start to finish. Once you complete the storyline the game remains fresh with plenty of mini games, side missions, and the overall fun that comes with causing random mayhem by gunning down pedestrians, blowing up cars, skydiving, swimming, working out, and more.

Your video game collection is not complete until you own a copy of San Andreas, arguably the greatest game ever to hit any console.

First of i would like to say that i bought gta sa when it first came out and then later again, for me san andreas has been one of the best games of all time especially in the GTA saga but for me it has been my favorite from the saga mainly because of the free roam,story,gameplay,setting, for those who have not played it i highly recommend it. what i really enjoyed of this game was the story, a young man leaves san andreas to leave all his problems behind and then is forced to come back when his mother is murdered as he arrives the problems start to arise from crooked cops to gangs to his own so called "friend" but i will not spoil it for you, with the arriving of gta 4 the gta franchise has really improved and has set a new bar for other sandbox style games to come, there is so much to do in the game, from starting out as a new comer to controlling your gang up to customizing your cars to flying planes helicopters gambling in casinos buying houses and much much more and even parachuting off buildings!!!, and the music is just great from tupac to james brown to guns and roses, and also talk shows which are HILARIOUS again if you have not played this game i advice you go and buy it NOW!!!!...p.s. Not Recommended For Children MATURE ONLY

GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS IS EXCELLENT. THIS GAME IS A SIMULATED ROLE PLAYING GAME WITH TOTAL CONTROL OF ALL OBJECTS IN THE GAME.
YOU ARE A FORMER GANG MEMBER, C.J. JOHNSON ,COMING HOME TO BURY HIS BROTHER WHO WAS KILLED IN GANG VIOLENCE. ONCE YOU GET BACK HOME, WHICH IS LA, YOU ARE CORNERED A THREATENED BY POLICE OFFICERS AND TOLD TO DO THERE DIRTY WORK OR PAY THE PRICE TAKING YOUR MONEY AND LEAVING YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF RIVAL GANG MEMBERS TURF. THIS LEADS YOU INTO SAN ANDREAS BROKE AND WITH THE STREETS RUN OVER BY RIVAL GANGS. THE ULTIMATE RESULT OF THIS GAME IS YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP FROM A BROKE EX GANG MEMBER TO BEING INVOLVED WITH EVER HIGH PROFILED CRIMINAL ACT IN SAN ANDREAS AND BECOME KING OF STREETS OF SAN ANDREAS AND HAVE EVER ITEM AT YOU DISPOSIAL TO KEEP YOU ON TOP.
THE STORIES ARE GREAT AND THE ADVENTURES ARE SWEET AND FULL OF ACTION. MANY MOVIE STARS HAVE PROVIDED THERE VOICE FOR THE CHARACTERS. THE VISUALS ARE GREAT. THIS GAME INTIGRATES FLYING, DRIVING, SKYDIVING, UNDERWATER SWIMMING, EXCERSING, AND MORE. THIS IS A GAME FOR THE MATURE GAMER. DUE TO STRONG VIOLENCE I DON NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME FOR THE SOFT AT HEART, INFLUENCED EASY BY WHAT THEY SEE, OR UNDER 16 YEARS OLD. THIS GAME IS EXCELLENT AND PROVIDES AT LEAST 100 HOURS OF GAME PLAY TO COMPLETE BUT THE GAME NEVER ENDS.

Finally a game worth paying $50-$60 dollars for(or less on EBAY!). This game has such open play that there are literally thousands of game play hours. The story involves CJ, a young man returning to his home who winds up trying to prove himself to his former street gang. The game is basically an entire state, broken into three different towns. Each town is open, meaning you can complete missions or do whatever else you would like(i.e. stealing cars, becoming a fireman, etc.) There are so many missions and submissions that there is no way to complete them all(without help). Without buying the Game Guide, I wouldn't have known many of the missions even existed. All this means is that you are finally getting what you pay for, a great game, a lot of fun, that is still very challenging. Enjoy!

This is the most fun and addictive videogame I have ever played. The story line is entriguing, dark and violent, the graphics are spectacular and the game is long as it is fun. San Andreas is basically Vice City X 3. There are 3 cities in the game, roughly immitating Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. You go from one city to the other causing mayhem and completing missions, as well as on the accompanying countryside and desert areas in between the cities.

This is a great buy if you have lots of time at home to kill. San Andreas will keep you entertained for days and days. Just don't plan to do anything else in between. You might not be able to get away from it.