Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a video game that consists of 9 releases


GTA: San Andreas opens with a 90s west coast gangster feel, but by the end of the game you'll practically run an entire state by yourself.

Gameplay

As the third and final Grand Theft Auto game of the PS2/Xbox generation, GTA: San Andreas took things to extremes. It started out fairly low-key, with protagonist Carl "C.J." Johnson heading back home to Los Santos--the game's take on Los Angeles--for his mother's funeral. While back in his hometown, C.J. quickly gets re-involved with his brother and the gang they helped build, the Grove Street Families. From there, gangster business ensues, with the boys of Grove St. getting into turf wars with rivals like The Ballas or the Los Santos Vagos.

While San Andreas starts out with the same essential scope and feel as past GTA games, San Andreas is the name of the state you're in, not just the city. So you'll start out in Los Santos, based upon Los Angeles, make your way out of town and hide out in the sticks, then make your way to San Fierro, the game's take on San Francisco. Rounding out the westside feel is a lot of desert and Las Venturas, the game's version of Las Vegas.

Plot

Carl Johnson, known as CJ, is the protagonist for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Carl after living in Liberty City, returns to his former home in Los Santos, after his mother had pased away. Upon his return Carl finds that the once powerful grove street family, is now in complete disarray, with only Sweet his brother, Ryder, and Big smoke left. Carl reunites with his family to return his family back to its former glory.

Differences

The size and scope of San Andreas seems to be a bit of a dividing point with series fans, as some can't get behind the way the game starts out so small and ends up with, for example, C.J. hijacking a plane in mid-air, or stealing a top-secret jet pack and flying around with submachine guns in each hand. When you compare it to the relatively simple mafia hitman adventures of Grand Theft Auto III or the cocaine-fueled 80s nightmare of Vice City, San Andreas simply operates on a level entirely its own.

Aside from the gameplay differences to Vice City and GTA3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released to three platforms: Xbox 1, PS2 and PC the PS2 was first out of the block with a time exclusive and sold over 20 million units on the platform half a year later the other to platforms released suffering from minor bugs but otherwise identical versions of the game. The Xbox version did not sell well however the pc version shipped a few thousand units and the modding crowd went to work. It was not long before the SA-MP (San Andreas Multiplayer) community was alive and thriving with Team Deathmatch, Stunt and RPG game modes although two of these were reasonably by the numbers and did not provide enough longevity to keep a player interested the third (RPG) has spawned some interesting worlds through a half hour session I was arrested for parking to close to a bank and saw a man playing as a streetsweeper  also in my times in the GTA universe I became a taxi driver who would lock the doors as soon as they had a passenger before escorting them to an empty alleyway and doing away with them. These unique experiences only available in this world have kept a community alive well after the release of its sequel GTA IV

Soundtrack


WCTR Talk Radio
WCTR Talk Radio
WCTR Talk Radio:


    Producer: Lazlow
    Genre: Talk Show

Tracklist:
  • The News with Lianne Forget
    • The Tight End Zone
    • The Wild Traveler
    • Entertaining America
    • Gardening with Maurice
    • I Say/You Say
    • Lonely Hearts Show
  • Area 53


Master Sounds
Master Sounds
Master Sounds:


    DJ: Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson
    Genre: Groove/Soul

Tracklist:
  1. Charles Wright - Express Yourself
  2. Maceo and The Macks - Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
  3. Harlem Underground Band - Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba
  4. The Chakachas - Jungle Fever
  5. Bob James - Nautilus
  6. Booker T and The MGs - Green Onions
  7. The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
  8. Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants
  9. Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
  10. James Brown - Funky President
  11. James Brown - The Payback
  12. Lyn Collins - Think About It
  13. Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again and Again
  14. Maceo and The Macks - Soul Power 74
  15. The JBs - Grunt
  16. War - Low Rider
  17. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
  18. Sir Joe Quarterman - So Much Trouble In My Mind

Playback
Playback
Playback:


    DJ: Forth Right MC
    Genre: Classic Hip-Hop

Tracklist:
  1. Kool G - Road To The Riches
  2. Big Daddy Kane - Warm It Up Kane
  3. Spoonie G - The Godfather
  4. Masta Ace - Me and The Biz
  5. Slick Rick - Children's Story
  6. Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
  7. Eric B and Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
  8. Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
  9. Gang Starr - BYS
  10. Biz Markie - The Vapours
  11. Band Nubian - Brand Nubian
  12. Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Breakdown

Bounce FM
Bounce FM
Bounce FM:


    DJ: The Funktipus
    Genre: Funk

Tracklist:
  1. Zapp - I Can Make You Dance
  2. Kool and The Gang - Hollywood Swinging
  3. Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
  4. Rick James - Cold Blooded
  5. Maze - Twilight
  6. Fat Back - Yum Yum
  7. Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets
  8. Ronnie Hudson - West Coast Poplock
  9. Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
  10. George Clinton - Loopzilla
  11. Dazz Band - Let It Whip
  12. Cameo - Candy
  13. Ohio Players - Funky Worm
  14. MFSB - Love Is The Message
  15. Johnny Harris - Odyssey
  16. Roy Ayers - Running Away
  17. The Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb On Me

K-DST
K-DST
K-DST:


    DJ: Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith
    Genre: Classic Rock

Tracklist:
  1. Foghat - Slow Ride
  2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
  3. Heart - Barracuda
  4. Kiss - Strutter
  5. Toto - Hold The Line
  6. Rod Stewart - Young Turks
  7. Tom Petty - Running Down A Dream
  8. Joe Cocker - Woman To Woman
  9. Humble Pie - Get Down To It
  10. Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful
  11. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
  12. America - A Horse With No Name
  13. The Who - Eminence Front
  14. Boston - Smokin'
  15. David Bowie - Someone Up There Likes Me
  16. Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise
  17. Billy Idol - White Wedding

K-Jah Radio West:


    DJ: Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton
    Genre:
Reggae/Dub
   
Tracklist:
  1. Black Harmony - Don't Let It Go To Your Head
  2. Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell
  3. Shabba Ranks - Wicked Inna Bed
  4. Buju Banton - Batty Rider
  5. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
  6. Dennis Brown - Revolution
  7. Willie William - Armagideon Time
  8. I Roy - Sidewalk Killer
  9. Toots and The Maytals - Funky Kingston
  10. Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain
  11. The Maytals - Pressure Drop
  12. The Pliars - Bam Bam
  13. Barrington Levy - Here I Come
  14. Reggie Stepper - Drum Pan Sound
  15. Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery
  16. Max Romeo and The Upsetters - Chase The Devil

CSR
CSR
CSR:


    DJ: Philip "PM" Michaels
    Genre: Contemporary Soul

Tracklist:
  1. SWV - I'm So Into You
  2. Soull II Soul - Keep On Movin
  3. Samuelle - So You Like What You See
  4. En Vogue - My lovin'
  5. Johnny Gill - Rub You The Right Way
  6. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity
  7. Guy - Groove Me
  8. Aaron Hall - Don't Be Afraid
  9. Boyz II Men - Motown Philly
  10. Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
  11. Today - I Got The Feeling
  12. Wrecks 'n' Effect - New Jack Swing
  13. Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel

Radio:X
Radio:X
Radio:X:


    DJ: Sage
    Genre: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:
  1. Helmet - Unsung
  2. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
  3. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
  4. Danzig - Mother
  5. Living Colour - Cult of Personality
  6. Primal Scream - Movin' On Up
  7. Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
  8. L7 - Pretend We're Dead
  9. Ozzy Ozbourne - Hellraiser
  10. Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
  11. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
  12. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
  13. The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
  14. Alice In Chains - Them Bones
  15. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush

K-Rose
K-Rose
K-Rose:


    DJ: Mary-Beth Maybell
    Genre: Country Music

Tracklist:

    1.  Jerry Reed - Amos Moses
    2.  Conway Twitty And Lorretta Lynn - Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
    3.  Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin'
    4.  Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts
    5.  Asleep At The Wheel - The Letter That Johnny Walker Read
    6.  The Desert Rose Band - One Step Forward
    7.  Willie Nelson - Crazy
    8.  Patsy Cline - Three Cigarettes In The Ashtray
    9.  Mickey Gilley - Make The World Go Away
  10.  Ed Bruce - Mamma Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
  11.  Merle Haggard - Always Wanting You
  12.  Whitey Shafer - All My Exes Live In Texas
  13.  Eddie Rabbit - I Love A Rainy Night
  14.  Statler Brothers - New York City
  15.  Statler Brothers - Bed Of Roses


Radio Los Santos
Radio Los Santos
Radio Los Santos:


    DJ: Julio G
    Genre: West Coast Hip-Hop

Tracklist:

   1.  Too Short - The Ghetto
   2.  2 Pac - I Don't Give A F**k
   3.  Compton's Most Wanted - Hood Took Me Under
   4.  Dr Dre - Nuthin' But A G Thang
   5.  Dr Dre - F**k Wit Dre Day
   6.  Dr Dre - Deep Cover
   7.  Kid Frost - La Raza
   8.  Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
   9.   The Doc - It's Funky Enough
 10.  NWA - Alwayz Into Something
 11.  NWA - Express Yourself
 12.  Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
 13.  Ice Cube - Check Yo Self
 14.  Easy E - Easy-Er Said Than Done
 15.  Above The Law - Murder Rap
 16.  Da Lench Mob - Guerrillas In Tha Mist

SF-UR
SF-UR
SF-UR:


    DJ: Hans Oberlander
    Genre: House

Tracklist:

   1.  Jomanda - Make My Body Rock
   2.  808 State - Pacific
   3.  The Todd Terry Project - Weekend
   4.  NightWriters - Let The Music Use You
   5.  Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body
   6.  Maurice - This Is Acid
   7.  Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It?
   8.  A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
   9.  Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bey
 10.  Ce Ce Rogers - Someday
 11.  Robert Owens - I'll Be Your Friend
 12.  Frankie Knuckles - Your Love
 13.  Joe Smooth - Promised Land
 14.  28th Street Crew - I Need A Rhythm
 15.  Raze - Break 4 Love
 16.  Fallout - The Morning After

Controversy


Hot Coffee Scandal


In June of 2005 "Hot Coffee" was released by Dutch modder Patrick Wildenborg. What this software patch did was to unblock a previously inaccessible secion of the game which had been created by Rockstar but then abandoned before release of the game.
The section of the game in question was part of the "dating missions" where CJ could start a relationship with up to 6 girlfriends. Once he had successfully dated a girl she may invite him into her house for "coffee" and from there the player gets an exterior view of the house, from which they could hear CJ and his girlfriend engaging in sexual intercourse.

With the Hot Coffee mod installed this scene is replaced with a minigame in which allows the player to control CJ's actions during the sex scene. None of the 6 possible scenes contained any nudity (although nude textures were later added by third-parties) and the animations and textures were clearly unfinished.

Rockstar initially denied that such a minigame was created by them and claimed that it was the result of "hackers" however it was later shown that Hot Coffee could be unlocked in both the Xbox and PS2 versions of the games. Both Rockstar and the ESRB ratings board came under fire for allowing the game to be rated M with no mention of sexual content.

On July 20th 2005 the ESRB announced that the current version of San Andreas would be rerated AO while Rockstar stated that it would produce all future versions of the game with the offending scenes removed. Rockstar owners Take-Two is said to have lost an estimated $6.9 million as a result of the controversy.

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Original US Release Oct. 26, 2004
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Aliases GTA San Andreas
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In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, who is CJ's brother?
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  • Ryder
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