Video Game Reviews: Xbox
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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GameSpy
When it comes to guaranteed blockbusters in the game industry, there are only a few titles that immediately come to mind.
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IGN
The PS2's most popular game swaggers into San Microsoft territory with haircut and a shave.
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Games Radar
What does make it great is that it actually delivers on nearly everything it promises while still being fun to just pick up and play.
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Game Rankings
I covered this game quite extensively in the PS2 review, and aesthetics aside, not much changes in the transition from Sony's system to the
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Gaming Target
Literally one of the biggest games ever created and it will take you weeks or even months just to see everything it has to offer.
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Worth Playing
This is the definitive chapter in arguably one of the most popular game series of all time. If you haven't ever played a Grand Theft Auto game… well, first of all, shame on you, but more importantly, this is the one to get you hooked.
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Game Revolution
But unlike the PS2 and PC versions, the Xbox port comes with that rarest of GTA treasures - a replay feature.
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Eurogamer
Divisive though its hip-hop ideology may be, and under-furnished some areas may feel, it still edges close enough often enough to be worthy of one of our highest marks.
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GameZone
Good things come to those who wait, the old saying goes, but when it comes to a console exclusive that has build up so much hype and critical acclaim that those gamers that don’t own that specific console feel completely left out. This is
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Gaming Age
In regards to the gameplay, I'd have to give the overall advantage to the Xbox version, again, mostly due to the better framerate. Being able to smoothly spin around the camera, in the vehicles and on foot, makes a big difference in how the game plays.
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Club Skill
Having left Los Santos for half a decade, Carl Johnson (CJ), a former member of a gang thatÃs experiencing troubles, comes back after his mother is brutally murdered. After escaping the life of Los Santos, CJ went to start a new life in Liberty City.
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Silicon Fusion
If you have played any of the Grand Theft Auto titles before, you will not be disappointed with San Andreas. Everything that made GTA III and Vice City good and great is back - even better than before, but this time Rockstar have tweaked the gameplay to
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Armchair Empire
One of the most incredibly engrossing adventures on any system.
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Into Liquid Sky
The guys at Rockstar have really honed their ability to keep the missions fresh. They've managed to make each mission varied and complex without making them brutally hard.
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Games First!
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the Xbox is, without a doubt, the best looking iteration on console thanks to the Xbox's aliasing ability. Now there are less repeated textures, clearer signs and graffiti, and the characters look less washed-out. The
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Game Vortex
Ah, the life of a gang-banger. Once again, it’s time for a life of debauchery with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Make drug deals, steal things, recoup your health with prostitutes, shoot anybody and everybody... all with top notch graphics. Much like
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Gameplanet
GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN Andreas has all the classic hall marks of a West American neighbourhood corrupted by drug lords, prostitutes, gangs and of course crooked cops (with some perfect voice acting care of Samuel L Jackson as Officer Tenpenny and Chris
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My Gamer
If you are looking for some wholesome family entertainment, look no further than the X-Box edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Well, maybe that is only true if you are a member of the Manson family. This is by far the best version of Grand Theft
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Frag Land
The first thing you’ll notice while playing San Andreas for the first time are obviously the visuals. Don’t expect any mind blowing differences. The textures look a bit sharper, the resolution is turned up a notch and the draw distance has increased
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Extreme Gamer
Bigger and badder then ever.
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Gaming Horizon
Chances are that if you haven't heard of the Grand Theft Auto series of games, you probably got to this page from a Google search looking for car alarms or something along those lines. And even if that is the case, chances are you have still heard of the
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Game Chronicles
While I still prefer "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" to this title, I will say that this is in no way a lesser offering.
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NZGamer
Chances are you have played at least one Grand Theft Auto game. If you haven't then you really are at the wrong website I fear. The series has become the defining face of 21st century gaming after such humble beginnings back in 1997. I remember having my
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GameCell UK
Okay, so we Xbox gamers have been waiting patiently and hungrily for this, the conversion of what is the sequel to the best-selling console game of all time. That’s all. And if you’ve been reading Gamecell for a while you’ll also know that PS2 GTA
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Lawrence
No one would ever think that Vice City would seem small. It does now. San Andreas has a whole three cities to eventually express your freedom in with at least 20 hours of gameplay strictly for the underlying story. Even the in-between roads pack some
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Gamers Wanted
Okay, it’s been half a year since San Andreas busted up the PS2 scene, and the dust has long since settled on the hype surrounding the game, but it has finally hit the Xbox (reviewed) and PC (review coming soon). Xbox gamers had to wait a lot longer
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DarkStation
San Andreas is still San Andreas, and although the visuals failed to impress the gameplay is still as solid and engaging as ever.
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Jolt Online Gaming UK
It’s not perfect – there’s still the odd gripe here and there, and wheeling the same game engine out for the next instalment would be unforgivable – but SA is easily the most polished instalment of the series to date.
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UnderGroundOnline
San Andreas takes place in the fictional California-like state of, well, San Andreas. Included are three full cities and plenty of countryside and several small towns all in between. You'll start out in Los Santos, which represents Los Angeles, move next
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Xbox-Evolved
San Andreas takes place in the early 90’s, starting off with a “Boys n’ the Hood” inspired attitude, and you are Carl Johnson. San Andreas itself is comprised of three cities; one is Los Santos, based off of Los Angeles. San Fierro is the
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Pro-G
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is considered by many to be the pinnacle of PlayStation 2 gaming. It was the third GTA game on the console and delivered a gaming experience far larger and more diverse than any other game on that console - perhaps on any
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Talk Xbox
With its almost unbelievable length, incredible depth, fantastic audio, and just about everything else a good game needs, this game is incontestably worth every penny it costs.
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MS Xbox World
I like San Andreas as it offers so much to mess around with on an unprecedented level.
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Xbox Advanced
It can’t quite capture the flavor of the previous two. While nothing could be done with the Xbox version to remedy that, the attempts to add new features to the port like instant replay and custom radio stations fall completely flat.
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TotalVideoGames
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,
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VGPub
Not everything is so perfect with San Andreas though. First and foremost, the graphics aren’t really Xbox quality.
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PGNx Media
The game is incredibly fun. It will surely take up hundreds of hours to even the most casual of gamers.
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Next Level Gaming
Music and sound are probably the best of any of the GTA series. As much as the 80's tunes in "Vice City" were awesome, the sheer number of tunes and the variety of them are incredible in San Andreas.
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GamingExcellence
There are two groups of people that will read the Xbox reviews for GTA: San Andreas; those who have waited to buy it on the Xbox and those that are waiting to buy it again on the Xbox. Whichever group you fall into, the story hasn’t changed. You are
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Gamenikki
To award a 10 on this well-crafted but by no means revolutionary game would be a disservice to titles that are out there really trying to rewrite our preconceived notions of videogames, but to go for a 9 also seems like lowballing a title that should be
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Videogame City
If there is any game that causes Playstation 2 owners to flock to their local game retailer its usually Grand Theft Auto. The series has practically become the platform's trademark game and regardless of the ports to the PC and Xbox, many strict PS2
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Jive Magazine
By now, anyone the least bit interested in the GTA franchise has heard the tale of Carl Johnson, a simple man driven to extremes by the tragic death of his mother, the malign influence of corrupt policemen, and the desperate decisions of gang politics in
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Xequted
With only the control system as a let-down, San Andreas still delivers a quality experience you simply can’t find anywhere else.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
But the move to Xbox feels like more of a formality—you don't really notice the slightly nicer environments, and if ever a game didn't need custom soundtracks, this is the one.
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GameSpot
Representing the hood never felt so good.
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Stuff
The Wizard of Ass? What a knee-slapper!) Then, remove the long load times, allow us to save 30-second replays to the hard drive for those you-won’t-believe-this-booshiz moments and create personalized radio stations by ripping your CD collection to t
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