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'''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''' is a [[Rockstar North]] developed [[GTA III Era]] game, and so has references to storylines and characters from both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. It is the only game so far set in the fictional state of [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], consisting of three cities: [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]], and includes vast expanses of countryside, forests, and a desert as well as a [[Mount Chiliad in GTA III Era|mountain]]. The game is centered around the return of [[Carl Johnson]] (also known as CJ) to his gang (the [[Grove Street Families]]), and their subsequent return to power. It is the best-selling game of all time on the [[PlayStation 2]]. | '''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''' is a [[Rockstar North]] developed [[GTA III Era]] game, and so has references to storylines and characters from both [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. It is the only game so far set in the fictional state of [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], consisting of three cities: [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]], and includes vast expanses of countryside, forests, and a desert as well as a [[Mount Chiliad in GTA III Era|mountain]]. The game is centered around the return of [[Carl Johnson]] (also known as CJ) to his gang (the [[Grove Street Families]]), and their subsequent return to power. It is the best-selling game of all time on the [[PlayStation 2]]. | ||
== Storyline == | ==Storyline== | ||
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Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in his hometown, Los Santos, San Andreas. Now, it's the early 90s, and he's got to get back home. His [[Beverly Johnson|mother]] has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the [[Grove Street|neighborhood]], a couple of corrupt cops frame him for the homicide of a [[Ralph Pendelbury|police officer]]. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and take control of the streets. | Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in his hometown, Los Santos, San Andreas. Now, it's the early '90s, and he's got to get back home. His [[Beverly Johnson|mother]] has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the [[Grove Street|neighborhood]], a couple of corrupt cops frame him for the homicide of a [[Ralph Pendelbury|police officer]]. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and take control of the streets. | ||
The game initially deals with Carl's return to Los Santos, his attempts to keep the surviving members of his family alive and together, and his efforts to bring the Grove Street Families back to the top of the Los Santos gang circle. Carl is, for the first act, stuck in Los Santos, prohibited by CRASH to travel outside of the city and its' immediate countryside. However, as Carl uncovers betrayal within his own gang, he is exiled and forced to find his way in San Fierro and later Las Venturas. | The game initially deals with Carl's return to Los Santos, his attempts to keep the surviving members of his family alive and together, and his efforts to bring the Grove Street Families back to the top of the Los Santos gang circle. Carl is, for the first act, stuck in Los Santos, prohibited by CRASH to travel outside of the city and its' immediate countryside. However, as Carl uncovers betrayal within his own gang, he is exiled and forced to find his way in San Fierro and later Las Venturas. | ||
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== Audio == | ==Audio== | ||
{{audio | file=GTASA-Theme.ogg | caption=[[Theme From San Andreas|GTA San Andreas Theme Song]] | author=[[Michael Hunter]] }} | {{audio | file=GTASA-Theme.ogg | caption=[[Theme From San Andreas|GTA San Andreas Theme Song]] | author=[[Michael Hunter]] }} | ||
== Gameplay == | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:CarlJohnson-GTASA.png|thumb|left|100px|The [[protagonist]] of GTA San Andreas, [[Carl Johnson]] (CJ)]] | [[File:CarlJohnson-GTASA.png|thumb|left|100px|The [[protagonist]] of GTA San Andreas, [[Carl Johnson]] (CJ)]] | ||
San Andreas is similarly structured to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming (the first GTA game in which diving is possible), limited climbing and jumping, as well as using weapons and various forms of hand to hand combat. Players can operate a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles and bicycles. Players may also import vehicles rather than steal them. CJ is Grand Theft Auto's most customizable [[Protagonist|protagonist]] due to the possibility in-game to change his clothes, tattoos, hairstyle and even his body mass in which he can be fat, skinny or muscular. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas also reintroduces over-the-top-gameplay seen in games such as [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. | San Andreas is similarly structured to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming (the first GTA game in which diving is possible), limited climbing and jumping, as well as using weapons and various forms of hand to hand combat. Players can operate a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles and bicycles. Players may also import vehicles rather than steal them. CJ is Grand Theft Auto's most customizable [[Protagonist|protagonist]] due to the possibility in-game to change his clothes, tattoos, hairstyle and even his body mass in which he can be fat, skinny or muscular. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas also reintroduces over-the-top-gameplay seen in games such as [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]. | ||
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== Controversy == | ==Controversy== | ||
The game has received widespread acclaim for its technical achievements and free gameplay. However, it also received widespread criticism - initially due to its "gangster" elements, which include drugs, prostitution, and murder; but later due to the discovery of disabled interactive sex scenes, nicknamed [[Hot Coffee]], which could be re-enabled using third-party mods. This led to the re-rating by the [[ESRB]] of the game from Mature to Adults-Only until a second version, with the sex scenes fully removed, was released. | The game has received widespread acclaim for its technical achievements and free gameplay. However, it also received widespread criticism - initially due to its "gangster" elements, which include drugs, prostitution, and murder; but later due to the discovery of disabled interactive sex scenes, nicknamed [[Hot Coffee]], which could be re-enabled using third-party mods. This led to the re-rating by the [[ESRB]] of the game from Mature to Adults-Only until a second version, with the sex scenes fully removed, was released. | ||