Posted July 1, 200420 yr The game takes place in the early 1990s, when gang warfare was at it's peak in California. The player takes control of CJ (Carl Johnson), a member of a gang called the Orange Grove Families in east Los Santos. The tone of the game is, at times, more serious than in previous GTA titles, but you still can expect plenty of the series' unique brand of humor and satire. After five years in Liberty City, CJ returns to Los Santos when his mother is murdered. He reunites, with his family, friends, and his old life. Carl's old gang , the Orange Grove Families, is a mess, under attack from both outside and from within. Carl doesn't really want to go back to his old life, but he's dragged back in. Rockstar has focused on seamlessly blending missions and off-duty events to give the game more of a real-world feel. For example, you can stop in the middle of most missions to do other things on the side, such as recruit your own small gang to go on four-person drive-bys. Furthermore, you can make missions easier by training and improving CJ's skills, such as driving and shooting. Everything in the game now ties together, giving the game world a more even, unified feel. San Andreas struts along with a sleek new graphics engine boasting realtime reflections in mirrors, cars, and windows, new lighting effects, and realistics shadows. Even better, the draw distance is twice as far as before in the city and four times that in the country so you can see way into the distance without as much annoying "pop-in." Here's a gameplay revolution for you: at least once every couple of days your character has to eat. If you skip meals he'll become thin and weak, and if you feed him too much he'll get slow and fat. There's a wide selection of different foods and restaurants, so what you eat will count, to. Your weight will affect your physical abilities and how people view you (expect some nasty insults if you put on too many punds). If weight becomes an issue, you can take CJ to the gym to get buff, and the extra strength will pwer up his punches. Bulk up too much, though, and he'll lose some speed. Get this: San Andreas is five times the size of Vice City. Five times! San Andreas is actually a whole freakin' state comprised of three main cities: the game starts in Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco) offers steep hills for the craziest GTA jumps yet, and Las Venturra (Las Vegas) offers casinos and gambling. Plus there's the vast country side between (mountains, freeways, rivers, etc.). The game world is so ridiculously massive, Rockstar, has been forced to switch rare dual-layer PS2 DVD to fit it all on. We saw the full state map in-game, and Los Santos, roughly, the size of Vice City, was only a tiny bit in the lower-right corner. better clear your calendar when this game hits. -PSM Magazine
July 1, 200420 yr would this make PS2 > XBOX once more? 434751[/snapback] Ps2 will never pwn xbox for the fact that the xbox has superior power. anyways i have both consoles and i dont care since this game is goin to be the s***. even though the xbox will get a better port a couple months or so later. i like the fact that u have to actually eat and train to keep ur guy alive and kicking.
July 1, 200420 yr would this make PS2 > XBOX once more? 434751[/snapback] not really xbox is coming out with halo 2 so it should be equal again
July 1, 200420 yr Every body knows PS2 OWNZ Xbox even though Xbox has superior hardware. PS2 games > Xbox PS3 WILL OWN ALL.
July 1, 200420 yr and by the way this game is goin to awsome im glad my front door neighbor has a ps2
July 1, 200420 yr Every body knows PS2 OWNZ Xbox even though Xbox has superior hardware. PS2 games > Xbox PS3 WILL OWN ALL. 434834[/snapback] do u even have a xbox?
July 1, 200420 yr GTA San Andreas will probly come out for xbox a couple months after it comes out for PS2. :thumbup
July 1, 200420 yr Every body knows PS2 OWNZ Xbox even though Xbox has superior hardware. PS2 games > Xbox PS3 WILL OWN ALL. 434834[/snapback] do u even have a xbox? 434839[/snapback] I bought my friend use xbox but I sold it a month later on ebay.
July 1, 200420 yr Every body knows PS2 OWNZ Xbox even though Xbox has superior hardware. PS2 games > Xbox PS3 WILL OWN ALL. 434834[/snapback] do u even have a xbox? 434839[/snapback] I bought my friend use xbox but I sold it a month later on ebay. 434868[/snapback] well now mostly all games are coming out for both systems expect this game and halo 2 there basicly both the same thing just one has slightly better graphics
July 1, 200420 yr GTA San Andreas will probly come out for xbox a couple months after it comes out for PS2. :thumbup 434855[/snapback] debatable.
July 1, 200420 yr meh my 3.4ghz PC owns Xbox, Ps2, and GC 435071[/snapback] yeah but how much did u pay for that
July 1, 200420 yr I will make my guys muscles bigger than his head 435120[/snapback] If weight becomes an issue, you can take CJ to the gym to get buff, and the extra strength will pwer up his punches. Bulk up too much, though, and he'll lose some speed. ull lose alot of speed
July 1, 200420 yr I will make my guys muscles bigger than his head 435120[/snapback] I know my guy is gonna turn out to look like Starvin Marvin
July 2, 200420 yr whoever says ps2 games own xbox are ps2 fanboys cuz ps2 doesnt have one game that xbox doesnt have thats merits having a ps2. only thing they had was GTA series and xbox has it already and will get this one too. and halo2 and other games on xbox are far superior to ps2. halo2 will be 16 player online heaven. just list a few games halo 2 ninja gaiden conker live and reloaded(16 player online) doom 3(8 player online) far cry instincts(16 player online) star wars battlefront (16 player online) Full Spectrum warrior (2 player online co-op) Chronicles of Riddick theres so many other AAA games that i cant remember now but right now the ps2 has nothing the xbox doesnt.and with xbox being superior in hardware ill stick with my xbox.. i do have a ps2 like stated earlier but only because i traded in my cube for it. i only use my ps2 for socom 2
July 2, 200420 yr whoever says ps2 games own xbox are ps2 fanboys cuz ps2 doesnt have one game that xbox doesnt have thats merits having a ps2. only thing they had was GTA series and xbox has it already and will get this one too. and halo2 and other games on xbox are far superior to ps2. halo2 will be 16 player online heaven. just list a few games halo 2 ninja gaiden conker live and reloaded(16 player online) doom 3(8 player online) far cry instincts(16 player online) star wars battlefront (16 player online) Full Spectrum warrior (2 player online co-op) Chronicles of Riddick theres so many other AAA games that i cant remember now but right now the ps2 has nothing the xbox doesnt.and with xbox being superior in hardware ill stick with my xbox.. i do have a ps2 like stated earlier but only because i traded in my cube for it. i only use my ps2 for socom 2 436078[/snapback] What about all the RPG available on PS2 not on Xbox?Gran Tourismo series will only be on Sony Playstation.
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