Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)

Directors:

Dan Houser
Navid Khonsari

Writers:

Dan Houser (written by) &
James Worrall (written by) ...

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A family tragedy prompts a man to return home, only to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which he must regain control of the streets before it gets even worse.

Plot Keywords:

Corruption | Drug Dealer | Carjacking | Flamethrower | Car Crash

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Young Maylay	...	Carl 'C.J.' Johnson (voice)
Faizon Love	...	Sean 'Sweet' Johnson (voice)
Yolanda Whittaker	...	Kendl Johnson (voice) (as Yo Yo)
Clifton Powell	...	Melvin 'Big Smoke' Harris (voice)
MC Eiht	...	Lance 'Ryder' Wilson (voice)
Jas Anderson	...	Jeffrey 'OG Loc' Cross (voice) (as Jonathan Anderson)
The Game	...	Mark 'B-Dup' Wayne (voice)
Big Boy	...	Barry 'Big Bear' Thorne (voice)
Eugene Jeter Jr.	...	Emmet (voice)
Ice-T	...	Madd Dogg (voice)
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Cesar Vialpando (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Officer Frank Tenpenny (voice)
Chris Penn	...	Officer Eddie Pulaski (voice)
Armando Riesco	...	Officer Hernandez / Pedestrian (voice)
Cynthia Farrell	...	Catalina (voice)

Also Known As:

GTA 5 (UK) (working title)
GTA: San Andreas (International: English title) (short title)
Grand Theft Auto 5 (UK) (working title)
San Andreas (International: English title) (short title)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor) | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:AO (re-rating) (2005) | USA:M (original rating) (revoked: 2005) | Finland:K-18 | Australia:MA (edited version: 2005) | Ireland:18 | USA:M (revised version) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Sweden:18 (PEGI) | Australia:MA (original rating: uncut) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 (censored) | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 (self applied) | Poland:18 (PlayStation 2 version) | UK:18 | Australia:(Banned) (re-rating: 2005)

Company:

Rockstar North

Trivia:

In the bars of San Andreas; there is a painting of a Cerberus guard from Manhunt (2003) (VG) on the wall.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The name "Burger Shot" can be read on the cash points at Cluckin' Bell and the Well-Stacked Pizza Co.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Carl Johnson: [voiceover] After five years on the East Coast, it was time to go home
[a previous phone call is heard]
Carl Johnson: 'Sup?
Sweet Johnson: Carl, it's Sweet.
Carl Johnson: Whassup, Sweet, what you want?
Sweet Johnson: It's Moms... She's dead, bro.

Movie Connections:

References Red Dawn (1984)

Soundtrack:

Don't Let It Go To Your Head

Great game gets better!

This new GTA could easily be called one of the greatest games ever made. To answer some questions without spoiling too much, yes there is a 2-player mode, you are visited by characters from Vice City and GTA 3 (Ken Rosenburg, Kent Paul, and Love Fist). The graphics are a lot better and cleaner, less glitches. San Andreas doesn't seem to be as character driven mainly because of the lack of a character screen while portions of the game loads. This game, like the previous ones seem to recall some of the early '90s "ghetto" movies. CJ's hood looks like it came straight from "Boyz In the Hood". And the characters have colorful names such as Big Smoke, Ryder, and my favorite, B-Dup! All in all, a great game and a must for any fan of the GTA series.