GTA:SA

[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.

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.

[Sweet Johnson] - Carl's brother and part of the Orange Grove Families Gang.

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.

[Ryder] - Another friend of Carl and member of the Orange Grove Families Gang.

[Old Reece] - Carl's Barber. The guy who will be in charge of giving you all of your wacky hair styles.

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.

[LSPD] - The guys who'll be constantly on your tail when you break the law in Los Santos.

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.

[The Ballas] - A rival gang of the Orange Grove Families.

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 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
3) The gameplay
I love games like this, so its perfect for me

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

[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!