Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 26 October 2004 for the PlayStation 2 console, and on 7 June 2005 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox. It is the seventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It was released on the same day as the handheld game Grand Theft Auto Advance.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is played from a third-person perspective in an open world environment, allowing the player to interact with the game world at their leisure. The game is set within the fictional U.S. state of San Andreas, which is heavily based on California and Nevada.[a] The state of San Andreas consists of three metropolitan cities: Los Santos, based on Los Angeles; San Fierro, based on San Francisco; and Las Venturas, based on Las Vegas. The single-player story follows Carl "CJ" Johnson, who returns home to Los Santos after learning of his mother's murder. CJ finds his old friends and family in disarray, and over the course of the game he attempts to re-establish his old gang, clashes with corrupt cops, and gradually unravels the truth behind his mother's murder. The plot is based on multiple real-life events in Los Angeles, including the rivalry between the Bloods and Crips street gangs, the crack epidemic, the Rampart scandal, and the 1992 Los Angeles riots.Gameplay
The open, non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they wish to play the game. Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain cities and content, they are not required as players can complete them at their own leisure. When not taking on a storyline mission, players can free-roam and look around the cities, eat from the restaurant, or cause havoc by attacking people and causing destruction. Creating havoc can attract unwanted and potentially fatal attention from the authorities. The more chaos caused, the stronger the response: police will handle "minor" infractions (attacking pedestrians, pointing guns at people, stealing vehicles, manslaughter, etc.), whereas SWAT teams, the FBI, and the military respond to higher wanted levels.
The player can partake in a variety of optional side missions that can boost their character's attributes or provide another source of income. The traditional side missions of the past games are included, such as dropping off taxi cab passengers, putting out fires, driving injured people to the hospital and fighting crime as a vigilante. New additions include burglary missions, pimping missions, truck and train driving missions requiring players to make deliveries on time, and driving/flying/boating/biking schools, which help players learn skills and techniques to use in their corresponding vehicles.
The camera, fighting, and targeting controls were reworked to incorporate concepts from another Rockstar game, Manhunt, including various stealth elements,[6] as well as improved target crosshairs and a target health indicator which changes from green to red to black depending on the target's health. The PC version of the game implements mouse chording; the player has to hold the right mouse button to activate the crosshairs, and then click or hold at the left mouse button to shoot or use an item, such as a camera.
In addition, players can swim and climb walls for the first time in the series.[7] The ability to swim has a great effect on the player as well, since water is no longer an impassable barrier that kills the player (although it is possible to drown). For greater firepower, players can also wield dual firearms or perform a drive-by shooting with multiple gang members. Due to the size of San Andreas, a waypoint reticle on the HUD map can be set, aiding the player in reaching a destination.
Vehicles
In total, there are around 240 vehicles in the game[9] compared to approximately 60 in Grand Theft Auto III. New additions include bicycles, a combine harvester, a street sweeper, a hovercraft, trailers and others. Car physics and features are similar to the Midnight Club series of street racing games, allowing for much more midair vehicle control as well as nitrous upgrades and aesthetic modification.There are several different classes of vehicles that serve different purposes. Off-road vehicles perform better in rough environments, while racing cars perform better on tracks or on the street. Jets are fast, but usually need a runway to land. Helicopters can land almost anywhere and are much easier to control in the air, but are slower. While previous Grand Theft Auto games had only a few aircraft that were difficult to access and fly, San Andreas has 11 fixed wing aircraft and nine helicopters and makes them more integral in the game's missions. There is also the ability to skydive from aircraft, using a parachute. Several boats were added, while some were highly modified.
GTA San Andreas Cheats
Code | Effect |
PROFESSIONALSKIT | Weapon Set 2, Professional Tools |
PLEASANTLYWARM | Sunny Weather |
TOODAMNHOT | Very Sunny Weather |
SPEEDITUP | Faster Gameplay |
SLOWITDOWN | Slower Gameplay |
VROCKPOKEY | Spawn Racecar |
WHERESTHEFUNERAL | Spawn Romero |
CELEBRITYSTATUS | Spawn Stretch |
TRUEGRIME | Spawn Trashmaster |
WHEELSONLYPLEASE | Invisible car |
STICKLIKEGLUE | Perfect Handling |
GOODBYECRUELWORLD | Suicide |
FLYINGFISH | Boats Fly |
BUFFMEUP | Max Muscle |
BLUESUEDESHOES | Elvis is Everywhere |
ONLYHOMIESALLOWED | Gang Members Everywhere |
BIFBUZZ | Gangs Control the Streets |
NINJATOWN | Ninja Theme |
EVERYONEISPOOR | Traffic is Cheap Cars |
EVERYONEISRICH | Traffic is Fast Cars |
CJPHONEHOME | Huge Bunny Hop |
ITSALLBULL | Spawn Dozer |
FLYINGTOSTUNT | Spawn Stunt Plane |
FOURWHEELFUN | Spawn Quad |
OHDUDE | Spawn Hunter |
NATURALTALENT | Max All Vehicle Skill Stats |
PROFESSIONALKILLER | Hitman In All Weapon Stats |
HELLOLADIES | Max Sex Appeal |
WORSHIPME | Max Respect |
ROCKETMAYHEM | Recruit Anyone (Rockets) |
GHOSTTOWN | Reduced Traffic |
FULLCLIP | Infinite Ammo, No Reload |
CRAZYTOWN | Funhouse Theme |
STATEOFEMERGENCY | Chaos Mode |
ROCKETMAN | Have Jetpack |
BRINGITON | Six Star Wanted Level |
KANGAROO | Mega Jump |
SCOTTISHSUMMER | Thunderstorm |
NIGHTPROWLER | Always Midnight |
BUBBLECARS | Cars Float Away When Hit |
JUMPJET | Spawn Hydra |
SPEEDFREAK | All Cars Have Nitro |
MONSTERMASH | Spawn Monster |
Testeducationalskills | No Wanted Level |
STINGLIKEABEE | Mega Punch |
OLDSPEEDDEMON | Spawn Devil |
GIVEMEFUELGIVEMEFIRE | Spawn a rocket |