Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas cover

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004

Released
October 26, 2004
Genres
Shooter · Racing · Adventure
Platforms
Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Windows Phone · Android · PC · iOS · Mac · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 2
Developer
Rockstar North
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Rockstar North's 2004 open world game, first on the PlayStation 2. Carl "CJ" Johnson, a former gangster, comes home after his mother's murder, finds his old street gang in decline and works to rebuild it. It is set in the fictional state of San Andreas, with Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas, based on Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The map covers 36 square kilometres, and fog helps it feel larger than it is. It has role playing elements: you change the character's clothing, hairstyle and tattoos and raise stats such as muscles and stamina, and you take gang territory by surviving three waves of rivals. There are more than 180 vehicles, including aircraft, boats and remote controlled ones. It is considered one of the most significant titles of the sixth console generation. Pick it up now for the size of the world and the number of things to do in it.

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