GTA:SA

[@K]

Will this game be the PS2's game of the year?
I think it will, proberbly the best game I will play, untill the next GTA comes out.
What do you think?

[Pixel]

Yes I Think It Will Be Great

I Did Not Write This But Read It Anyway:
*San Andreas is Five to Six times the size of Vice City, its Actually a whole freakin' state!. wich includes:

Los Santos: (Los Angeles): my hometown , which will be the Begining of the game
San Fierro: (San Francisco) wich offers Steep hills for the Craziest GTA jumps yet
Las Venturra: (Las Vegas) Offers Casinos and Gambling

*Because the game world is Ridiculously massive, Rockstar has been forced to switch to a rare Dual Layer PS2 DVD to fit it all in.

* There Will be no "Filler" areas in the game. Every alley and intersection will somehow be interesting, with a much more greater level of detail.

*there will no longer be any annoying loading time while traveling from one area to the next, no long pauses while traveling accross bridges, infact the game only pauses when entering an indor location, which is only a quick couple of seconds.

You Are
Carl Johnson who returns to his old East Los Santos Gang, the Orange Grove Families, after Spending the last Several years in Liberty City.

Now You Can
*Eat at restaurants (and Get Fat)
*Work Out At the Gym and Get Buff
*Get Haircuts
*Ride a Bike
*Wear Lots of new Outfits
*Buy and Build Buildings (much more to this than Vice City)
*Gamble at a casino
*Break into Houses and Steal Cash
*Swim (Crashing into water is no longer instant death)
*Dual-weild Multiple Gun types
*Recruit your own gang to help out on missions
*Do four Person Drive-bys
*Lots More is Still a Secret

Improvements
*Five to Six times the size of vice city
*No loading between areas
*New Graphics Engine
*35-50% more polygons onscreen
*Longer View Distance
*Real-time Reflections
*New Lighting Effects & realistic Shadows
*More Detailed Textures
*More Realistic Animations
*Each character has a brain (better A.I.)
*More (and better) indoor locations
*more mini games
*Improved Targeting (Manhunt Style)
* Better hand to hand combat; more fighting stances and Attacks
*New "Impact Animation System" (Rag-Doll Physics)
*Much Wider Range of Vehicles
*Improved Vehicle Phisics
*Vehicles get rusty and Dirty as time goes by.

It Comes Out 2 Days Before My Birthday

[Rye1088]

Yes I Think It Will Be Great

I Did Not Write This But Read It Anyway:
*San Andreas is Five to Six times the size of Vice City, its Actually a whole freakin' state!. wich includes:

Los Santos: (Los Angeles): my hometown , which will be the Begining of the game
San Fierro: (San Francisco) wich offers Steep hills for the Craziest GTA jumps yet
Las Venturra: (Las Vegas) Offers Casinos and Gambling

*Because the game world is Ridiculously massive, Rockstar has been forced to switch to a rare Dual Layer PS2 DVD to fit it all in.

* There Will be no "Filler" areas in the game. Every alley and intersection will somehow be interesting, with a much more greater level of detail.

*there will no longer be any annoying loading time while traveling from one area to the next, no long pauses while traveling accross bridges, infact the game only pauses when entering an indor location, which is only a quick couple of seconds.

You Are
Carl Johnson who returns to his old East Los Santos Gang, the Orange Grove Families, after Spending the last Several years in Liberty City.

Now You Can
*Eat at restaurants (and Get Fat)
*Work Out At the Gym and Get Buff
*Get Haircuts
*Ride a Bike
*Wear Lots of new Outfits
*Buy and Build Buildings (much more to this than Vice City)
*Gamble at a casino
*Break into Houses and Steal Cash
*Swim (Crashing into water is no longer instant death)
*Dual-weild Multiple Gun types
*Recruit your own gang to help out on missions
*Do four Person Drive-bys
*Lots More is Still a Secret

Improvements
*Five to Six times the size of vice city
*No loading between areas
*New Graphics Engine
*35-50% more polygons onscreen
*Longer View Distance
*Real-time Reflections
*New Lighting Effects & realistic Shadows
*More Detailed Textures
*More Realistic Animations
*Each character has a brain (better A.I.)
*More (and better) indoor locations
*more mini games
*Improved Targeting (Manhunt Style)
* Better hand to hand combat; more fighting stances and Attacks
*New "Impact Animation System" (Rag-Doll Physics)
*Much Wider Range of Vehicles
*Improved Vehicle Phisics
*Vehicles get rusty and Dirty as time goes by.

It Comes Out 2 Days Before My Birthday
If thats all true..... it sounds amazing! :D Just can't wait! :p

[Butcher11]

It's going to be so great. Sadly I hear Rockstar wants to be sold for $100, probably a rumor, but if they did people would still pay that.

[ted-crilley]

that does sound amazing 100$ for it i saw it for prewown around £35 :s

[FRISC0]

i want it to come out :(

[dudey345]

sounds amazing its coming out october i no cos ive preorderd it :) :) :) :)

[Pixel]

Same Here coz If You PreOrder It Just Before It Comes Out The Chances Are It Will Run Out Of Stock And You Will Have to Wait Weeks

[WCK]

they had to make it really good, cause they are now in compatition with Driver 3

[@K]

If thats all true..... it sounds amazing! :D Just can't wait! :p

Rye it's definately true, www.gta-sanandreas.com

[Pixel]

I Didnt Get That Info From There I Found It When I Ordered It From www.amazon.co.uk

[@K]

Did you go on the site I posted?
It's got scans of magazines and everything.

[Butcher11]

Thnx striker, great site, hopefully it'sd all true, but does anyone else think the fitness and haircut things are going to be really annoying? :@

[@K]

Fitness might get annoying but haircut wont, because your hair doesn't grow, if you want to change it you can.

[Butcher11]

Oh good, but the thing about fitness, like oh my God, I'm fat, then I ahve to run for like 2 hours lol.
Edit- my 500th post :P

[@K]

That will be the only downside I think.

[ted-crilley]

Looks exciting ill have to take your advice and preorder then lol :eusa_danc

[@K]

I can't preorder it, as I'll be living in Spain by then.

[Butcher11]

Anyone know if it'll be $50 like the others? It wouldn't surprise me if they raised it.

[Fedoracore]

I was In my local store and asked him

"how much will it be" He replys

"roughly the same, We can only hope. There has been so many copies wanting held back, i dont think we are going to take anymore"

I replyed WOAHH!!!!

"when's it out"

"end of october unless ites help back again :("

I asked when was it supposed to be out..

"well it would of been out..

the reason for this is the PS2 disc is too small. and also

if you have a connection to the internet (broadband only) you will be able to download extra maps :D.

I have broadband Mwhahaha :D This is only a rumor

[Butcher11]

Heard the downloading part is just a rumor, I ahve it too, so we can hope, but I doubt it.

[@K]

It will be the same price, and I highly doubt that you will be able to download anything.
It comes out on October 22nd in Europe.

[>Max<]

News about the new GTA

General Information
The new Grand Theft Auto game will be known as
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The new GTA game will be Sony PlayStation2 Exclusive.
The Official Game Description from Rockstar Games:
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.
Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
The game will be based around "Recent Films" relating to the Californian gangster theme.
The GTA style innuendo's will return, bigger and better than before.
The game will use a Dual-Layer DVD because Rockstar have already filled up a full DVD disk!
The [Game Boxart] will look like this.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/artwork/officialsaboxart.jpg
The game should take the average player no less than 150 hours to complete.

Release Dates
USA and Surrounding NTSC Areas: October 19th, 2004
UK and Europe: October 22nd, 2004
Australia: October 28th, 2004

[Carl Johnson] - The main character and the gangster who the player will control.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/carl.jpg
[Sweet Johnson] - Carl's brother and part of the Orange Grove Families Gang.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/sweet.jpg
Brian Johnson - Carl's 10 year old brother who was killed in a tragic car accident. Some people blame Carl for his death.
Kendl Johnson - Carl's sister. Not much is known about her as of yet but she is always arguing with Sweet.
[Smoke] - A family friend of the Johnson's who also takes his place in the Orange Grove Families Gang.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/smoke.jpg
[Ryder] - Another friend of Carl and member of the Orange Grove Families Gang.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/ryder.jpg
[Old Reece] - Carl's Barber. The guy who will be in charge of giving you all of your wacky hair styles.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/oldreece.jpg
Eddie Pulaski - One of the corrupt cops who frame Carl for homicide and make his life difficult.
Frank Tenpenny - The other corrupt cop who is always getting on Carl's back.
[Cesar] - A mysterious Latino character armed with a .45 and a body full of tattoos.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/cesar.jpg
[LSPD] - The guys who'll be constantly on your tail when you break the law in Los Santos.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/lspd.jpg
Mysterious Cabin Woman - A girl from a previous GTA re-appears as Carl's Accomplice... We predict Catalina.

Gangs
[Orange Grove Families] - Carl Johnson's gang who the player will move with throughout the game.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/orangegrovefamilies.jpg
[The Ballas] - A rival gang of the Orange Grove Families.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/ballas.jpg
The Flats - Another rival gang

The City / Map
The state of San Andreas is made up of the cities; Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
The three cities from above will be named Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas in the game.
Each city is the same size as Vice City.
The entire game will be about Four to Six times bigger than Vice City.
San Fierro will contain hills and will be more driving based.
You can drive from Los Santos, through the countryside, up a mountain and into San Fierro, then onto Las Venturas.
Driving through the desert will be vibrant and alive with weird things to see.
There will be tumble-weed in the desert.
The game will contain photographs and digital images as textures.
There will be Lakes, a Mountain, Farms and Fields plus more in the countryside.
The map is so big players will get lost frequently.

in Vice City.

[>Max<]

Buildings / Places
There will be a lot more buildings with open interiors.
The only loading times in the game will be a short pause when you enter buildings!
There will be places in GTA San Andreas called the following:
[Los Santos]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/lossantos.jpg
San Fierro
Las Venturas
[Well Stacked Pizza]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/wellstackedpizza.jpg
[Tuff Nut Donuts]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/tuffnut.jpg
[St. Brutus Motel]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/stbrutus.jpg
[Reece's Hair Facial Studio]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/reecesfacialhair.jpg
[Mount Chiliad]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/mtchiliad.jpg
Angel Pine
Dillamore
[Vinewood]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/vinewood.jpg
[Gasso Gas Station]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/places/gasso.jpg
Pay N' Spray
Orange Grove is the name of the area where Carl and his gang will live.
The Mountain, Mt. Chiliad, Is the biggest single object in the game.
There are tunnels and lots of foliage on the mountain.
There is a Liquor Store, Bakers, Single Screen Cinema and a Trailer Park in Angel Pine.
Dillamore contains a Gas Station.

Graphics
The graphics engine has been tweaked.
Smog will be present in Los Santos, and real-time reflections on cars, windows, and mirrors, as well as new techniques like radial lighting, which allows for more realistic shadowing, and soft-shadow lighting for interior levels will be present.
Everything in the game now has independent models for day and night to give better lighting and shadowing.
Shadows can be used to hide yourself, to help pick off unsuspecting enemies.
Real sunlight is simulated, and shadows are placed where they would really be.
There are different sets of lighting for day and night which helps create a more realistic feel.
Weather effects have been added to.
There are various things to do and places to see in the countryside, such as farms which keeps the game feeling alive.
Vehicles will accumulate dirt and rust as you play through the game.
The HUD will be similar to that of GTA3 and Vice City.
There will not be as many 'pop-up' items while the player is moving throughout the game.
Trees will be rendered as a group from distance, but rendered separately as the player gets closer. This allows a much bigger draw distance.
The Draw Distance in the countryside is 4 times better than that in Vice City.
You will start to see clouds when you reach a certain altitude on Mt. Chiliad.
The foliage in the countryside is only drawn when the player can see it which keeps the game feeling vibrant and alive, but also maintains a steady framerate.


Game Play
The game will have rag-doll physics, or “Impact Animation” in Rockstars words.
In the Las Venturas city, you will be able to buy and build a casino and then run it you can then gamble your money in the casino.
You need to eat to retain your stamina. If you eat too much fast food, you become fat and pedestrians mock you for being fat. You also run slower and vehicles move slower. Beating certain missions is almost impossible unless you're in the right physical shape. To remedy this, you can go to a gym to exercise.
You can now rob homes. The robberies will require skill and planning, however.
You can recruit gang members and use them to do four person drive-by’s.
Being a Gang Member only makes up about 15% of the total game.
Carl Johnson can visit Old Reece (The Barber) and get his hair cut into numerous different styles which the player can decide. Pedestrians and characters will make remarks on your hair, depending if it looks cool or un-cool.
Carl and the Orange Grove Families can take over areas and generate money from them. This is just one of the many things which can add to the replay value even after the game has been 'completed'.
Swimming is now a part of the game, if you drive a vehicle into the water, you have two choices, climb out of the window and swim to shore, or stay in the car and sink, where you will have a certain amount of underwater stamina. Swimming will also be involved in some missions.
There are parts of the game where you will work as a gang, and parts where you will work alone.
The game is now very non-linear, and depending what choices are made, it will be rare for 2 players to have the same type of game. The missions will be the same, but so much can change depending on choices you make.
There will be In-Breds and Degenerates in the Countryside and some missions will reflect the contrast between the towny and the country people.
Characters have more bones which results in numerous different facial expressions.
There are now many more ways to complete missions. You could run straight in shooting, or sneak through the shadows and pick off the enemies one by one.
When the player only has one wanted star, hiding in the shadows should be enough to throw police off your trail.
The player must tap the X button on the bike in order to pedal faster.
The camera will automatically zoom behind the player at the touch of a button and the player then has the ability to freely target using the ****ogue stick. The auto-target will still be a part of the game though.
The game will take at least three times longer to complete than Vice City.
The longer the player holds down the R1 button, the more chance there is of getting a headshot on an enemy.
Unlike previous GTA Games, the players stats actually change the way 'their Carl' will behave. If a player drives around on a bike a lot, they will be a good bike driver in the game, but won't be as good at driving a car.
The player may have the possibility to change clothes or get tattoos in the game.
Three confirmed hairstyles include "dripping Jheri curls, a fashionable Afro and a towering flattop."

Weapons
Your character can [Dual Wield] pistols, sub machine guns and potentially other weapons.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/dualwield.jpg
The choice of weapons will match the weapons of the early 90's.
So far we have seen:
[Colt. 45]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/colt45.jpg
[Ingram Mac 10]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/ingrammac.jpg
[Uzi 9mm]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/uzi.jpg
[Spas 12 Gauge Shotgun]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/spas12.jpg
[Chrome Shotgun]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/chromeshotgun.jpg
[M-16 Assault Rifle]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/m16.jpg
[AK-47]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/weapons/ak47.jpg
You will have an accuracy meter at the top left of the screen, and the more enemies you hit, the better your accuracy will become.
The crosshairs which are aimed at people will change colour depending on how much health the enemy has. Green will symbolise almost full health, yellow represents half health, and red shows the character is almost dead.

[>Max<]

Vehicles
There will be 90’s versions of some GTA3 / VC cars.
The following vehicles will most likely be in the game (probably under different names):
[BMX Bicycle]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/bmx.jpg
[Greenwood]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/greenwood.jpg
[Bobcat]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/bobcat.jpg
[Gang Truck]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/gangtruck.jpg
[Lowrider]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/lowrider.jpg
[Manana]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/manana.jpg
[Pick Up Truck]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/pickup.jpg
[Police Helicopter]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/policehelicopter.jpg
[Police Motorbike]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/policemotorbike.jpg
[LSPD Cop Car]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/lspdcar.jpg
[Sentinel]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/sentinel.jpg
[Sports Car]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/sportscar.jpg
[Sabre]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/sabre.jpg
[Sanchez]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/sanchez.jpg
[Virgo]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/virgo.jpg
[Walton]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/walton.jpg
[Hatchback]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/hatchback.jpg
[Monster Truck]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/monstertruck.jpg
[Combine Harvester]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/combineharvester.jpg
[Gas Tanker]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/gastanker.jpg
[4 x 4 Jeep]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/4x4jeep.jpg
[Linerunner]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/linerunner.jpg
[Quad Bike]
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/vehicles/quadbike.jpg
Some vehicles are made specifically for the countryside, while others are for the streets of the city.
It is possible to attach and detach the trailer on the back of large trucks.
The Monster Truck does not have a hand brake, but rather the ability to switch to 4x4 steering mode, which gives the vehicle an extremely small turning circle which is great for navigating through the trees in the country side.
Players will have to be very careful when driving the Gas Tanker as it will Jack-Knife very easily.

Artificial Intelligence
Enemy / pedestrian AI will be greatly revamped and they will think more logically. You can't beat someone to death in broad daylight and not have people notice and react.
Your enemies will be smarter, which will make robbing houses take a lot of skill.


Music
There will be a rap station, but there will be a variety of other stations as always.
There will be three times the amount of licensed music than






Had to triple post wont fit in TWO :O lol :P

[>Max<]

Screen Shots

There are alot so dont leave

http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/screenshots/screen01.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/screenshots/screen02.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/screenshots/screen03.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/screenshots/screen04.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_1.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_2.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_3.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_4.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_5.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_6.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_7.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_8.jpg
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/gamespot/gs_9.jpg

[Concentric]

:o sounds ace :D cant wait

[@K]

London mate I never ment for you to post all this, I'm sure some people on this forum didn't know that, but still you went a bit over the top, lol.

[>Max<]

lol well i like to let people know the info :D

[Butcher11]

Excellent, didi you type it all, or didi you copy and paste?

[>Max<]

copy and paste but it wasnt easy i had to compy and paste all the pics address which took ages. well worth its :D

[Yonder]

wow nuff sed


i just cant wait i think it will be so cool i like the reason ur sum1 new

i just hope its much beta sounds it i wish i had it :eusa_wall


thanks :D

[@K]

Please don't make pointless posts Yonder, how long did it take to do all that?

[>Max<]

it prob took me about 20 - 30 mins but well worth it :D

what i want to know is what the cheats are going to be they will be cool

[zainx]

but still u dont get to fill ur car up wid petrol

[>Max<]

yeah but that wouild be anoying having to put petrol it would slow down ur missions

[@K]

There should be a cheat so you have to fill up your car with petrol, I'd do that, make it harder.

[Yonder]

but it be really annoyin cos u get chased by the gangs or cops and u wud run out and then u wud be gutted lol id hate it but it wud be realistic

[@K]

After you run out of petrol get out your car, get your two uzis out, kill the 2 cops/gang members then get in their ride.

[Butcher11]

I think it depends how long till you need to refill, because if it's every five minutes, no I wouldn't like it.

[Rye1088]

If you do have to fill your tank up I'm sure there'll be a gauge to tell you if it's empty or full! It'll all depend on how far you drive?

I can't wait to drive the Police moterbike, Monster Truck and Gas Tanker! :p

[@K]

I suppose they'd make it about 60 miles if they did add it.

[Rico26]

News about the new GTA

General Information
The new Grand Theft Auto game will be known as
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The new GTA game will be Sony PlayStation2 Exclusive.
The Official Game Description from Rockstar Games:
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.
Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
The game will be based around "Recent Films" relating to the Californian gangster theme.
The GTA style innuendo's will return, bigger and better than before.
The game will use a Dual-Layer DVD because Rockstar have already filled up a full DVD disk!
The [Game Boxart] will look like this.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/official/artwork/officialsaboxart.jpg
The game should take the average player no less than 150 hours to complete.

Release Dates
USA and Surrounding NTSC Areas: October 19th, 2004
UK and Europe: October 22nd, 2004
Australia: October 28th, 2004

[Carl Johnson] - The main character and the gangster who the player will control.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/carl.jpg
[Sweet Johnson] - Carl's brother and part of the Orange Grove Families Gang.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/sweet.jpg
Brian Johnson - Carl's 10 year old brother who was killed in a tragic car accident. Some people blame Carl for his death.
Kendl Johnson - Carl's sister. Not much is known about her as of yet but she is always arguing with Sweet.
[Smoke] - A family friend of the Johnson's who also takes his place in the Orange Grove Families Gang.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/smoke.jpg
[Ryder] - Another friend of Carl and member of the Orange Grove Families Gang.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/ryder.jpg
[Old Reece] - Carl's Barber. The guy who will be in charge of giving you all of your wacky hair styles.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/oldreece.jpg
Eddie Pulaski - One of the corrupt cops who frame Carl for homicide and make his life difficult.
Frank Tenpenny - The other corrupt cop who is always getting on Carl's back.
[Cesar] - A mysterious Latino character armed with a .45 and a body full of tattoos.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/cesar.jpg
[LSPD] - The guys who'll be constantly on your tail when you break the law in Los Santos.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/lspd.jpg
Mysterious Cabin Woman - A girl from a previous GTA re-appears as Carl's Accomplice... We predict Catalina.

Gangs
[Orange Grove Families] - Carl Johnson's gang who the player will move with throughout the game.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/orangegrovefamilies.jpg
[The Ballas] - A rival gang of the Orange Grove Families.
http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/images/confirmationlist/characters/ballas.jpg
The Flats - Another rival gang

The City / Map
The state of San Andreas is made up of the cities; Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
The three cities from above will be named Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas in the game.
Each city is the same size as Vice City.
The entire game will be about Four to Six times bigger than Vice City.
San Fierro will contain hills and will be more driving based.
You can drive from Los Santos, through the countryside, up a mountain and into San Fierro, then onto Las Venturas.
Driving through the desert will be vibrant and alive with weird things to see.
There will be tumble-weed in the desert.
The game will contain photographs and digital images as textures.
There will be Lakes, a Mountain, Farms and Fields plus more in the countryside.
The map is so big players will get lost frequently.

in Vice City.

Wow! well err... OM*G

[Butcher11]

This sounds so amazing, but geesh, hope there's a map, sounds so easy to get confused in.

[Hmfc-Boi]

sounds class like seen some screenies LOOKS AMAZING I MUST SAY

[Jacko2kn3]

im sure everyone agree's its guna be a phenominal game, yesh?
Here are my reasons for loving it:
1) The size
Not being big headed, but i am a good gamer. I complete them pretty easily, havent seen a game i havent completed xD Keep me busy for a few hours ;)
2) The greatness of the previous GTA games
I still remember GTA 1, them amazing birds eye view of your little 2d character, pure class xD
3) The gameplay
I love games like this, so its perfect for me :D

And finally, the bad point:
1) X-Box
I bought an X-Box (half with my dad) and i've played mostly on that (Halo, Ninja Gaiden, Spiderman 2 etc.) and havent used my PS2 for ages. I tried playing Vice City and the control felt so weird! The X-Box controller being so much bigger made the ps2 controller feel weird, too small.
This links to my next point:
Halo 2 also comes out, how am I going to decide what to play?
Both come out near my birthday, so im happy, I can get both :D

[Butcher11]

GTA over Halo any day ;)

[>Max<]

From GamesRadar, "There are dozens of places in San Andreas to rob, including a number of houses in Los Santos that can be broken into, most of which contain a variety of goods that you can pinch and then hock to build up your wealth. And it's worth going further afield than your immediate neighbourhood - the flashier districts tend to have a wider selection of luxury items that you can pilfer."

"Before you start, you'll need a getaway van (just hit R3 to jack a moving truck) and you can look the part by buying a ski mask or balaclava from a number of clothing stores. More important than aesthetics though is the fact that, balaclava firmly in place, CJ moves into sneak mode - giving proceedings a whole new Metal Gear Solid-flavoured twist."

"If you end up in a house with the inhabitants still in it, you'll need a baseball bat, shotgun or, ideally, a knife (since this is the quietest weapon) to shut them up - permanently - before they have a chance to call the police. You have to wait until after dark to make your move - people will be sleeping and you'll have more opportunity to sneak out with the TV or video recorder under your arm (remember this is set in the pre-DVD '90s). The burglary function works better in the light of the new, bigger interiors - houses have multiple rooms, all of which are worth searching."

[Butcher11]

Anyone know if there are kids in the game, because that would be horrible, ppl killing kids :@

[Fireswords]

Yea, I cannot wait for this game to come out, and it will be game of the year, theres so much to do I thought Vice City was good, San Andreas will be 5x better! :D

[@K]

Do you know whether you can get games in Spain in English because I just moved out here and I don´t wanna go all the way to Gibralter.

[Arcanum]

Cool, another GTA, can't wait, the other ones were great :)

[@K]

I gotta be the youngest person to own every gta on the playstation series, and I intend to be the youngest person in Spain to own San Andreas, at the age of 13, coz they're strict on this stuff out here.

[Rye1088]

I gotta be the youngest person to own every gta on the playstation series, and I intend to be the youngest person in Spain to own San Andreas, at the age of 13, coz they're strict on this stuff out here.
I work in a cumputer game shop, even though i'm not really supposed to I sell GTA's to under 18's everyday. I'm from the UK so it isn't really a big deal here. The games I wach out for and don't sell to under 18's are things like 'Man hunt' since it's been banned (in certain shops) because of a murder which was brought on by that game.

[Butcher11]

Well if you're big for your age then no one ever notices, they never ask for ID here lol, the place I buy from take any business.

[SkaKid77]

just buy it from amazon or something, they dont check :P


im 18 anyway so i can get it legally :D
oo and i once let my 3 year old cousin have a turn on gta 3, he loved it ;)

[geertjuhhh]

is it a 18 + game?, i thought in the netherlands 16?, im not 16 yet, but do have all the gta games, 1, 2, 3, and vice city, and hoping to get SA 2, btw, if you check the site, there are some nice trailers :)

[Nicky]

No you are not youngest.. Me and my bro ( im 13 and my bro is 5 going onto 6 ) Got all the GTA games ( not GTA SA ) Will get that soon :)

[Da-Weasel]

u actually can swim??
sooo cool!!
and gamble!!
i got driv3r and itz not dat good
so gta:sa must be much betta

[platinum101]

Wow its going to be so cool.
I want it now lol.
I cant wait.

[EdwardTine]

I have all the games, Vicecity was dissapointing, the screen was fuzzy after a while and it kept having loading problems, that game was bad for cheats, it happened after i put cheat on like the red Limo.

[Da-Weasel]

heya 2day i just ordered my copy!!
im so glad ill get it b4 it runs outta stock!!
yey!!!
:eusa_clap
cant wait till i play it
sounds sooooo gr8
da story on vice city wasnt very good
just da same old gang case
but dis looks fantastic!!

[Pixel]

:o Just Look At This I Am Watching Every Second Go By ---Click Here For The Site (http://www.gta-sanandreas.com/countdownuk/)


Bad News Is That I cant Get It Fot My Birthday It Has been Put Back To The 29th From The 22nd Which It Was Said To Be Released :(

But Please View The Count Down On The Website I Linked Above

[Fireswords]

I hope San Andreas is longer than Vice City, Vice City was too easy and too short. I think San Andreas will be long and have a good plot to it as Ive read about it :p. And I think it will be cool, there will be earthquakes...San Andreas has the biggest fault line, so fault line means earthquakes!

[Butcher11]

Earthqueakes? Wow here in US it's only only month and half ;) till release

[Spectate]

I think it could very well be the best game of the year but it will definitely be the best GTA ever! :)

[Butcher11]

Yeah it will be the best ever, with graphics, one of these games will jsut be perfect and no one will be able to top it lol, how cool would that be. Still when Vice came out we all were like this game is so much betetr, wonder if we'll say that about SA.

[Spectate]

Good point, but I can't wait for how big it's going to be! Plus all the new vehicles including BMX!

[Rye1088]

Good point, but I can't wait for how big it's going to be! Plus all the new vehicles including BMX!
It would be fun riding a BMX on GTA! :p

[@K]

I´ll either get my mum to get it when she goes back to england or I´ll go to Gibralter.

[icebox12]

If it has been posted before i'm sorry but news is that the date which the game is due has been changed three times so far. It was ment to be released 19th October 2004, then changed to 26th October 2004 and I have also heard it's out 29th Octobe 2004, no date has been specificaly given yet I will keep you updated with that. Also I have taken the liberty to get this.
The backround of the game (i.e. the storyline is):

Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.

Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

This does sound intense, I will try and get a few screenies of the game for you all :)
Thanks again for reading this.
- Matt

[:Sound]

Oh my word, I am soooooo excited, I have had Gta 3 on Ps2, Gta : Vice City, and now I am going to get Gta : San Andreas <3. I'm pre-ordering it from a game site so I get it the first day it comes out :8


And gamble in the casino :8

[icebox12]

Yes but make sure you pre-order it from a site which is very reliable and safe, why not try the Special Reserve website or even the offical Rockstar Games website as they are both reliable sources. :)

[@K]

Did anyone get it today or what?

[TheLostPara]

Is It Out?

[GommeInc]

I have got it, very easy.

[dark2k000]

its out on 29th init

[GommeInc]

shuush, I am trying to annoy them and saying I have it *cough cough*

I have it and you dont, you can play as barbie :D

[LittleT]

ppl, ive placed an order 4 GTA:SA on amazon, the set date is da 29th of october 4 england and da 26th 4 da USA, i cant wait :D

[Simonac55]

I can't wait until it comes out! It seems great and has alot of improvements.

[LittleT]

ive ordered GTA:SA of amazon, i shud hopefully get it on da 1st batch wit means i will get it friday, but is it true ppl ave all ready got it, did get it on da
19 th last week? can som1 tell me? :8

[Jamierules]

GTA: SA is gona be the best! I love everything about what I've heard. You can swim, and go on bicycles? The only thing I aint that keen on is the fact that you have to look after your guy by feeding him and if he gets fat you take him to the gym :s i hope it aint gona be like the sims eventually. Now that GTA has done it all the rest will Lol

[dark2k000]

my bro pre-ordered it from game he collects it at 9:30 :D

[Ryan]

Some Lucky People Get It Today :@ Where as Some Of Us Preorder It Only To Be Told That Since So Many PPl Has Ordered It It May Not Come Today :@

I Am Very Mad :@ lol

[P@ND@]

Hehe, My mom bought it at 12:30 when I was at school.
Only 2 we're left so I got lucky :p
The game's really cool.
The interactivite is superb and the Ps2 MulityPlayer mode just wrote history!

[nets]

Lol, I got it but I only played on it for an hour or two, then started going on habbo, either GTA SA is really rubish, or habbos just adictive.
Also I didnt do any of the missions and just went around on a BMX, doing nothing. :)

[GommeInc]

I have had it since Monday as I ordered it specially. I am bored of it now anyways.

[@K]

Is it that good and is the first vehicle you get a BMX?

[Ryan]

mine had bttr be here today (monday) or im going on a gta stylee killing spree :@ :@ :@

[Jamierules]

The cheats are the same as in Vice City only this time the health and armor cheat are all in the same cheat and each time you use health and armor you get $250000 free. I love the weapons cheat and jsut destoying everything!

[GommeInc]

one phrase evil=fun, yay to evil killing sprees and destroying helecopters

[Ryan]

The cheats are the same as in Vice City only this time the health and armor cheat are all in the same cheat and each time you use health and armor you get $250000 free. I love the weapons cheat and jsut destoying everything!

Ill Keep That In Mind..... IF I EVER GET IT ... DAMN YOU AMAZON !!!! :@

[GommeInc]

R1,R2,L1,R1,LEFT, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN = the weapon cheat for the group with the chain saw and heat seeking rocket launcher.

[@K]

Heat seeking rocket launcher that sounds sicks!

[L33TPunk]

no game could beat halo2 .....................EVERbut gta is 10/10 a deffinate game of year

[Ciaran]

The only cheats i memorized because they help so much and can be used in car...
R1,R2,L2,X,LEFT,DOWN,RIGHT,UP,LEFT,DOWN,RIGHT,UP - ARMOR AND HEALTH + 250K

R1,R2,L2,R2,DOWN,RIGHT,UP,LEFT,DOWN,RIGHT,UP - Good weps

AND THE BEST!!!!
R1,R1,CIRCLE,R2,UP DOWN,UP,DOWN,UP,DOWN,UP,DOWN
might be down then up i cnt remember i cn only do it when im on game

[Cubeh]

I didnt have a ps2 before it came out and my big bro did so i slept round his house in Coventry just so the next day we could go and play GTA
Lol it was mad :p

[mohwar]

hey guys

can u guys help me with wrong side of the tracks i h8 tha missssssssssssssssssssssion its **** and 2 hard any tips :8

[Mr.Kylee]

If that is the mission where you ride with smoke on the bike? then just ride on the outside of tracks and I know he can't shoot but still...or other chance is when a bridge comes you go on it and jump on the train n then shoot them yourself? :p

[Ciaran]

Best thing you can do on that mission is stay far away from the train as possible i was quite lucky and i jumped onto the train when it went under the second tunnel...

[P@ND@]

If that is the mission where you ride with smoke on the bike? then just ride on the outside of tracks and I know he can't shoot but still...or other chance is when a bridge comes you go on it and jump on the train n then shoot them yourself? :pFollow the train, stay very close to them.
It's easy =)
I'm on the 2nd island now.
Doing buisness for Cesar =D

[Pulchritudinous]

I'm not good at this game, but I like playing it, and swimming under water, and going out in your pants n stuff.

Its much much better, but I hate it when you have to feed him, once I tried 2 feed him loads so that he wouldn't get hungry but he was sick...
Then I got a boat and went out really far, then when I got out to swim, a shark ate me!

[P@ND@]

I'm not good at this game, but I like playing it, and swimming under water, and going out in your pants n stuff.

Its much much better, but I hate it when you have to feed him, once I tried 2 feed him loads so that he wouldn't get hungry but he was sick...
Then I got a boat and went out really far, then when I got out to swim, a shark ate me!Kewl, Sharks.
Haven't seen them before.
Heard of the pirahnas already.
My friend got eaten.

[GommeInc]

I am on the last island, GO ARMY AND AIR CRAFT BATTLES, I like driving this fight plane over cities and having wars with fighter jets and then parachuting and avoiding missiles as I fall!

[@K]

It's too easy, I done it in about a week and a half and Smoke and Ryder deserved to be killed,
SPOILERS
Because they were in on the murder of your mum!!!

[Jane]

I was addicted for around 2 weeks..got to the 3rd island, got stuck on a mission. Never been on it since.

[Scriptermone]

Im in san fierro I havent been on in ages :(