A family tragedy prompts gangster Carl "CJ" Johnson 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.
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Young Maylay | ... | Carl 'CJ' Johnson (voice) (as Chris Bellard aka Young Maylay) |
| Faizon Love | ... | Sean 'Sweet' Johnson (voice) | |
| Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker | ... | Kendl Johnson (voice) (as Yo Yo) | |
| Clifton Powell | ... | Melvin 'Big Smoke' Harris / Additional Voice on News Radio (voice) | |
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MC Eiht | ... | Lance 'Ryder' Wilson (voice) |
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Jas Anderson | ... | OG Loc (voice) |
| Game | ... | Mark 'B Dup' Wayne / Additional Voice on News Radio (voice) (as The Game) | |
| Big Boy | ... | Barry 'Big Bear' Thorne (voice) | |
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Eugene Jeter Jr. | ... | Emmet (voice) |
| Ice-T | ... | Madd Dogg / Additional Voice on News Radio (voice) (as Ice T) | |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | Cesar Vialpando (voice) | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Officer Tenpenny (voice) | |
| Chris Penn | ... | Officer Pulaski (voice) | |
| Armando Riesco | ... | Officer Hernandez / Pedestrian (voice) | |
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Cynthia Farrell | ... | Catalina (voice) |
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After five years on the east coast, Carl Johnson returns to the city of Los Santos, San Andreas to find numerous fellow gang-members dead and enemy gangs having dominance of the city. Carl must take over the city and get his old gang back on top before the city destroys itself. Written by Gangsta J4
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Release Date:
26 October 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sound Mix:
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1.78 : 1
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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.
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(uncredited)
by Todd Terry
Written by James Calloway & Leroy Burgess
Available on San Fierro Underground Radio
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CJ can also talk with pedestrians and interact with them. See more »Goofs
The game is set in 1992 and features the song "Bam Bam" by The Pliers on the radio station K-JAH West, which was released in 1993. See more »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.
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Alternate Versions
In the German and Australian 1.01 versions, it is not possible to rob people, and all blood is removed. See more »Soundtracks
Weekend(uncredited)
by Todd Terry
Written by James Calloway & Leroy Burgess
Available on San Fierro Underground Radio
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Another successful GTA game is here and it's great. What more can I say? From the Liberty City to the streets of Los Santos San Andreas, CJ must find out his mother's killer at the same time, bring the gang back together and bring the streets back to the Grove. Wow, they depicted California and the West Coast in the early 90s, and it was cool, no to mention the city that is supposed to be Las Vegas. Speaking of which, I was one of those who believed that this game was to be in las Vegas. Those old rumors regarding 'Sin City', hence the name, and it would mostly include gambling. But those rumors were just rumors. But hey, this game is just so hard boiled and great. There are new features, an eating system, where you have to keep your energy up, and at the same time making him full, and an exercise system, where you have to keep him buff, so he will develop strength, and so you can give people a hard punch. And now, you can develop driving skills too, and the weapons you use, the skill will also be upgraded too. And everything else from the previous GTA games are in it, the gameplay, the driving, it's here. Great. Marvelous. Keep it up Rockstar. Recommended for the fans of the games.