GTA San Andreas

[Edgecrusher]

My oh my this game is twice as addictive as Vice City.

The action is top-notch and there is a alot more variety in the missions. Rockstar has taken gameplay from other titles and used them here, such as the stealth from Manhunt, and the racing from Midnight Club.

The soundtrack is so-so, the graphics are top-notch, and even though I do enjoy the storyline and characters, some people might be turned off by the whole hoods/gangstas aspect.

Not to mention the game is fucking HUGE! It'd probably take me a year to go through every nook and cranny of San Andreas to find all the secrets.

 

[Final_Vision]

I know I'll be in the minority here but I really can't get into it. For some reason the story doesnt interest me like Vice City did. It all seems to stereotypical. It's fun...I'd just rather play Star Ocean right now.

Whats up with the horrible character models? The city looks great but the characters look straight out of a PS1 game. I do have to admit, the game is huge from what I played. If I ever get into it it, it'll probably kill many hours.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Whats up with the horrible character models?

They're not the greatest, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that they're horrible.

I noticed that when the bikini girls walk by, their tits jiggle realisticly.

One thing that kinda bothers me, is that it's a lot harder to earn money. I'm almost done with all the Los Santos missions and so far only one or two of them have rewarded me with money in addition to respect.

 

[Final_Vision]

They're not the greatest, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that they're horrible.

I noticed that when the bikini girls walk by, their tits jiggle realisticly.

One thing that kinda bothers me, is that it's a lot harder to earn money. I'm almost done with all the Los Santos missions and so far only one or two of them have rewarded me with money in addition to respect.

the motion of the models is actually really good, but the skins of the characters look weak IMO. The rest of the city itself looks gorgeous though.

Yeah I always seem to lose my money because I start fights in the street than get A) killed or B) arrested.

 

[hypocrisy86]

I heard they had to make the skins kinda crappy so the game would run better..heh i'm not surprised, not to mention the process of loading the game..
Either that..or they didn't have the time..oh yea my friend Patrick is working for Gearbox Software, he's the level designer, tells me Brothers in Arms is looking good.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Fun game but I really wonder sometimes. First off all, what's with these dance dance revolution, gitaroo man, parapper type mini-games? They're not your typical GTA fair and with reason. Fuck I hate those.

And has anybody seen that stunt plane looking thing flying overhead sometimes? I was on a mission today and running up a large hill when suddenly a plane (probably the stunt looking one, it's the only one I seem to see flying around anyway) crashed right in front of me on the top of the hill, exploding and causing several other explosions. I was killed of course. The interesting thing, I don't think this was scripted. Surprises abound.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Anyone else think the radio scripts absolutely SUCK? Vice City's radio commercials and the talk radio stations had me rolling on the floor. This time around they make me cringe.

 

[Final_Vision]

Yeah I was thinking as I was playing that it was easier to put up with Vice City's radio station as opposed to SA's. Maybe its the overdose of rap and hip hop but I just cant stand having the radio on...

 

[Edgecrusher]

And another thing. In Vice City, if you were busted or wasted while on a mission, there would be a taxi waiting outside to drive you back to the start of the mission you were on. Not this time around, though.

BASTARDS!

 

[Edgecrusher]

Quick question:

What's the best way to earn LOTS of money?

 

[Thanatopsis123]

Go bet on horse races. Bet everything you have (just keep clicking the buttons to keep adding to the bet) on the purple horse but in increments. He seems to win most for me. With his odds as poor as they are, you'll gain back and more anything you just lost. Or bet everything at once and just keep loading your game if you don't mind that.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Another way I found is to participate in the Racing Tournaments. $10,000 for first place finishes.

On a side note: Am I the only one who thinks flying an airplane in this game is ridiculously hard!?!?

 

[Edgecrusher]

Flying school is quite hard... All other flying missions are relatively easy...

I couldn't even do the one from Zero's mission where you fly an RC plane around. It kinda sucks the fun right out of the game.

 

[Lost To Apathy]

Are you guys talking about the PS2 version, or is the PC version out now? I couldn't find it on DC..

 

[Edgecrusher]

Since I have a ton of time to kill, here are my San Andreas game stats!

PLAYER STATS

Pilot Ranking- Aircraftman
Times drowned- 1
Number of hospital visits- 72
Number of girlfriends- 1
Number of girls dated- 1
Number of successful dates- 8
Number of prostitutes visited- 5
Number of meals eaten- 145
Luck- 100

MONEY STATS

Weapon budget- $17,900
Fashion budget- $1,006
Property budget- $875,000
Auto repair and painting budget- $4,000
Tattoo budget- $575
Hairdressing budget- $900
Prostitute budget- $130
Strip club budget- $0
Car modification budget- $22,120
Food budget- $1,075
Total shopping budget- $38,276
Money spent gambling- $50,620
Money won gambling- $37,010
Biggest gambling win- $11,000
Biggest gambling loss- $10,000
Money made from burglary- $500
Largest burglary swag- $500

WEAPONS STATS (skill level)

Pistol- gangster
Silenced pistol- poor
Desert eagle- poor
Shotgun- hitman
Sawn-Off shotgun- poor
Combat shotgun- poor
Machine pistol- gangster
SMG- gangster
AK47- hitman
M4- poor
Bullets fired- 28,409
KGS of explosives used- 177
Bullets that hit- 7,208

CRIMES STATS

Number of houses burgled- 3
Number of police bribes- 2
Number of stolen items sold- 5
Total number of wanted stars attained- 556
Total number of wanted stars evaded- 337
Times busted- 15
Criminals wasted- 12
Gang members wasted- 188
People wasted by others- 526
People you've wasted- 1,467
Road vehicles destroyed- 351
Boats destroyed- 1
Planes and helicopters destroyed- 386
Cost of property damaged- $3,313,148
Tires popped with gunfire- 173
Number of headshots- 144
Fires started- 316
Total legitimate kills- 649

GANGS STATS

Least favorite gang- Ballas
Territories taken over- 1
Territory under control- 0%
Highest number of territories held- 12
Gang members recruited- 10
Recruited gang members killed- 3
Enemy gang member killed- 228
Friendly gang members killed- 6
Biggest gang- Ballas (40)
2nd Biggest gang- Los Santos Vagos (17)
3rd Biggest gang- Grove Street Families (0)

ACHIEVEMENTS STATS

Progress with Michelle- 5%
Progress with Helena- 10%
Progress with Katie- 5%
Distance travelled on foot- 883,360.88ft
Distance travelled by swimming- 18,562.21ft
Distance travelled by car- 5,511,968.50ft
Distance travelled by bicycle- 147,489.80ft
Distance travelled by motorbike- 2,594,638ft
Distance travelled by boat- 78,244.25ft
Distance travelled by golf cart- 5,952.90ft
Distance travelled by helicopter- 65.47ft
Distance travelled by plane- 129,676.09ft
Distance travelled on treadmill- 3,643.33ft
Flight time- 15 seconds
Longest treadmill time- 1 minute
Distance travelled on exercise bike- 28,260ft
Longest exercise bike time- 4 minutes 1 second
Best insane stunt award- double insane stunt
Unique jumps found- 16 out of 70
Unique jumps done- 8 out of 70
Longest wheelie distance- 304.19ft
Longest wheelie time- 5 seconds
Longest stoppie distance- 170.81ft
Longest stoppie time- 3 seconds
Longest 2-wheels distance- 629,455,616ft (have no idea how i accomplished this)
Longest 2-wheels time- 2 seconds
Maximum insane jump distance- 1,240ft
Maximum insane jump height- 131ft
Maximum insane jump flips- 1
Maximum insane jump rotation- 623 degrees
Last chase time with 5 stars- 1:31
Longest chase time with 5 stars- 2:47
Last dance score- 3,680
Furthest hoop- 187.78ft
Heaviest weight on bench press- 320 lbs
Heaviest weight on dumbells- 110 lbs
Tags sprayed- 25 out of 100
Snapshots taken- 27 out of 50
Oysters collected- 0 out of 50
Horseshoes collected- 5 out of 50

MISSION STATS

Mission attempts- 368
Missions passed- 83
Highest firefighter mission level- 1
Total fires extinguished- 1
Highest paramedic mission level- 5
People saved in ambulance- 18
Number of truck missions passed- 7
Money made in truck- $23,055
Number of vehicles exported- 17 out of 30
Packages delivered- 4
Photographs taken- 49
Best lap time in 8-track- 0:41
Shooting range levels passed- 10 out of 12
Kickstart best score- 13
Highest basketball score- 2
Best position in Lowrider race- 1st
Best time in Lowrider race- 1:22
Best position in Little Loop- 1st
Best time in Little Loop- 0:52
Best position in Backroad Wanderers- 1st
Best time in Backroad Wanderers- 1:51
Best position in City Circuit- 1st
Best time in City Circuit- 1:42
Best position in Vinewood- 3rd
Best time in Vinewood- 2:50
Best position in Freeway- 6th
Best time in Freeway- 2:47
Best position in Into The Country- 1st
Best time in Into The Country- 3:16
Best position in Badlands A- 1st
Best time in Badlands A- 3:24
Best position in Badlands B- 1st
Best time in Badlands B- 3:22
Best position in Dirtbike Danger- 1st
Best time in Dirtbike Danger- 1:55
Best position in Bandito County- 1st
Best time in Bandito County- 2:45
Best position in GoGo Kart- 1st
Best time in GoGo Kart- 2:22
Best position in San Fierro Fastlane- 1st
Best time in San Fierro Fastlane- 1:42
Best position in San Fierro Hills- 1st
Best time in San Fierro Hills- 5:07
Best position in Country Endurance- 1st
Best time in Country Endurance- 5:28
Best position in SF to LV- 1st
Best time in SF to LV- 3:10
Best position in Dam Rider- 1st
Best time in Dam Rider- 2:12
Best position Dirt Tricks- 1st
Best time in Dirt Tricks- 2:22
Best position in LV Ringroad- 1st
Best time in LV Ringroad- 2:06

MISC. STATS

Progress made- 58.29%
Playing time- 70 hrs 30min
Days passed in game- 242
Safehouse visits- 83
Vehicle resprays- 45
Times visited to the gym- 23

 

[DeF]

na na na-na na. I'm 93.80% through. The hardest mission i reckon was the one near the start on island 1 where you have to gun the people off the moving train, it took me 2 days before i finally did it! The final mission takes the piss, it's not hard enough and automatically saves which stage you're at if you die during it.

Incidently i have a little tip for you lot. I dunno at what stage of the game the tank is unlocked, i only bothered looking for it when i'd finished all the missions, but it's in the area just under the airfield you acquire on the map, the army area thingy on the 3rd island.

Take the pcj600 you find next to the water tower at the strip, drive it south and round to the far side of the army compound, you'll find a fence there that you can drive through. There's 2 or 3 hangers in there, i think it's 3, the two furthest ones both have tanks in them. Don't bother stealing the Harrier jets cos if you've finished the missions then you've already got one. Jump in a tank, drive out the way you came in, go cross country north back to the airstrip and drive it into the large hanger. You'll have FBI vans chasing you, so don't get shot when you get out, blow em all up if you want, but if you're lucky one or two will follow you into the hanger. Sprint back to the abandoned AC tower and save the game. You've lost your wanted level and your tank is where you left it in the hanger!
If you had the FBI follow you into the hanger when they were after you, then you'll find one of their rancher's in there too.

 

[Edgecrusher]

I STILL haven't gotten past the flight school! So I had been spending most of my time roaming around looking for the cars to export, while at the same time looking for the snapshots in San Fierro, and the tags in Los Santos.

Lately I haven't been playing it all now that I'm hooked on Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal.