<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2002	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
installment	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
in	O
June	O
2005	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
over	O
27.5	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
backward	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
The	B-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
for	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
role-playing	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
operate	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
including	O
automobiles	O
,	O
buses	O
,	O
semis	O
,	O
boats	O
,	O
fixed-wing	O
aircraft	O
,	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
trains	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
motorcycles	O
,	O
and	O
bicycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
traditional	O
side	O
missions	O
of	O
past	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
included	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dropping	O
off	O
taxi	O
cab	O
passengers	O
,	O
putting	O
out	O
fires	O
,	O
driving	O
injured	O
people	O
to	O
the	O
hospital	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
crime	O
as	O
a	O
vigilante	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessors	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
which	O
needed	O
loading	O
screens	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
moved	O
between	O
different	O
districts	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
has	O
no	O
load	O
times	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
in	O
transit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
,	O
fighting	O
,	O
and	O
targeting	O
controls	O
were	O
reworked	O
to	O
incorporate	O
concepts	O
from	O
another	O
Rockstar	O
game	O
,	O
Manhunt	B-Application
,	O
including	O
various	O
stealth	O
elements	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
target	O
crosshairs	O
and	O
a	O
target	O
health	O
indicator	O
which	O
changes	O
from	O
green	O
to	O
red	O
to	O
black	O
as	O
the	O
target	O
's	O
health	O
decreases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clothing	O
,	O
accessories	O
,	O
haircuts	O
,	O
jewellery	O
,	O
and	O
tattoos	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
effect	O
on	O
non-player	O
characters	O
 '	O
reactions	O
than	O
the	O
clothing	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CJ	O
may	O
learn	O
three	O
different	O
styles	O
of	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
(	O
boxing	B-Application
,	O
kickboxing	O
,	O
and	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
)	O
at	O
the	O
gyms	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
cities	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
fit	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
212	O
different	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
approximately	O
60	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
include	O
bicycles	O
,	O
a	O
combine	O
harvester	O
,	O
a	O
street	O
sweeper	O
,	O
a	O
jetpack	B-Application
,	O
and	O
trailers	O
,	O
amongst	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	O
physics	O
and	O
features	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
series	O
of	O
street	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
much	O
more	O
mid-air	O
vehicle	O
control	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nitrous	O
upgrades	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helicopters	B-Application
can	O
land	O
almost	O
anywhere	O
and	O
are	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
control	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
slower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
had	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
aircraft	O
that	O
were	O
difficult	O
to	O
access	O
and	O
fly	O
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
has	O
eleven	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
fixed-wing	O
aircraft	O
and	O
nine	O
helicopters	B-Application
and	O
makes	O
them	O
more	O
integral	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
changes	O
from	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
:	O
Numerous	O
minigames	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
in	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
including	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
pool	O
,	O
rhythm-based	O
challenges	O
(	O
dancing	O
and	O
"	O
bouncing	O
"	O
lowriders	B-Application
with	O
hydraulics	O
)	O
,	O
poker	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
machines	O
that	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
classic	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
casino	O
games	O
and	O
methods	O
of	O
gambling	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
betting	O
on	O
virtual	O
horse	B-Application
races	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1992	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
US	O
state	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
–	O
based	O
upon	O
sections	O
of	O
California	O
and	O
Nevada	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
–	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
main	O
cities	O
:	O
Los	O
Santos	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
)	O
,	O
San	O
Fierro	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
San	O
Francisco	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Las	O
Venturas	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
makes	O
several	O
minor	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
during	O
a	O
mission	O
which	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
travelling	O
there	O
to	O
assassinate	O
a	O
mob	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
"	O
3D	O
universe	O
"	O
canon	O
,	O
though	O
unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
set	O
in	O
this	O
continuity	O
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
incorporates	O
fictionalised	O
versions	O
of	O
real-life	O
landmarks	O
and	O
environments	O
from	O
the	O
cities	O
and	O
US	O
states	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
largest	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Vs	I-Application
own	O
depiction	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
features	O
several	O
Hollywood	O
actors	O
,	O
musicians	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
celebrities	O
as	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
main	O
and	O
minor	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Carl	O
"	O
CJ	O
"	O
Johnson	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Young	O
Maylay	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Santos-based	O
Grove	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Families	I-Application
street	O
gang	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
for	O
Liberty	O
City	O
five	O
years	O
prior	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
a	O
better	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
returns	O
home	O
following	O
his	O
mother	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
various	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
CJ	O
works	O
with	O
Cesar	O
's	O
criminal	O
cousin	O
Catalina	O
(	O
Cynthia	O
Farrell	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
mob	O
boss	O
Salvatore	O
Leone	O
(	O
Frank	O
Vincent	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claude	B-Application
,	O
the	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
also	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	O
Vice	O
Citys	O
protagonist	O
Tommy	O
Vercetti	O
is	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
them	O
,	O
CJ	O
reunites	O
with	O
Sweet	O
,	O
Kendl	O
,	O
Big	O
Smoke	O
,	O
and	O
Ryder	O
at	O
the	O
funeral	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Grove	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Families	I-Application
have	O
lost	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
influence	O
and	O
territories	O
to	O
their	O
main	O
rivals	O
,	O
the	O
Ballas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
winning	O
a	O
garage	O
in	O
San	O
Fierro	O
from	O
Claude	B-Application
,	O
CJ	O
travels	O
there	O
with	O
his	O
associates	O
and	O
transforms	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
profitable	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
San	O
Fierro	O
,	O
CJ	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
local	O
Triads	O
after	O
befriending	O
Woozie	O
,	O
and	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Loco	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
the	O
Ballas	O
 '	O
main	O
cocaine	B-Application
supplier	O
,	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brothers	O
 '	O
pursuit	O
eventually	O
causes	O
Tenpenny	O
to	O
crash	B-Application
his	O
getaway	O
vehicle	O
in	O
Grove	O
Street	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
dies	O
from	O
his	O
injuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
North	O
started	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
right	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
director	O
Aaron	O
Garbut	O
declared	O
that	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
creation	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
"	O
very	O
intense	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
short	O
"	O
and	O
continued	O
by	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
luxury	O
of	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
take	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
developers	O
were	O
worried	O
about	O
the	O
working	O
conditions	O
imposed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
since	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
take	O
an	O
adequate	O
break	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
was	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
's	O
most	O
expensive	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
estimated	O
budget	O
of	O
10	O
million	O
dollars	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Vice	O
Citys	O
budget	O
of	O
5	B-Application
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
Games	O
was	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
;	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
2005	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
contribute	O
further	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
and	O
use	O
additional	O
resources	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
's	O
president	O
,	O
Leslie	O
Benzies	O
,	O
hoped	O
that	O
San	O
Andreas	O
would	O
redefine	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
and	O
"	O
revolutionize	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
production	O
values.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
just	O
one	O
city	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
metropolises	O
:	O
Los	O
Santos	O
,	O
San	O
Fierro	O
and	O
Las	O
Venturas	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
and	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
three	O
times	O
bigger	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
seen	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Andreas	O
had	O
already	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garbut	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
big	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
at	O
Rockstar	O
"	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
much	O
bigger	O
and	O
simply	O
repeated	O
the	O
same	O
stuff	O
for	O
miles	O
on	O
end	O
,	O
padding	O
out	O
what	O
we	O
had	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
one	O
wants	O
to	O
drive	O
through	O
miles	O
of	O
identical	O
buildings.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
players	O
found	O
the	O
maps	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
too	O
flat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mountain	O
is	O
fantastic	O
–	O
it	O
’s	O
nearly	O
half	O
a	O
mile	O
[	O
800	O
meters ]	O
tall	O
and	O
it	O
takes	O
just	O
under	O
a	O
minute	O
to	O
fly	O
from	O
its	O
base	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
in	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
...	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
longer	O
to	O
cycle	O
down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rivalry	O
between	O
the	O
street	O
gangs	O
Bloods	O
and	O
Crips	O
were	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
rivalry	O
between	O
the	O
Grove	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Families	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Ballas	O
—	O
the	O
main	O
gangs	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
advertising	O
,	O
the	O
Grove	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Families	I-Application
were	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Orange	O
Grove	O
Families	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	O
movies	O
Con	O
Air	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
are	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Reuniting	O
the	O
Families	O
"	O
mission	O
,	O
when	O
CJ	O
tries	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
older	O
brother	O
Sweet	O
in	O
a	O
motel	O
while	O
being	O
chased	O
by	O
the	O
police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
DVD	O
was	O
provided	O
containing	O
a	O
short	O
26-minute	O
long	O
film	O
made	O
through	O
San	O
Andreas	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Introduction	O
,	O
incorporates	O
locations	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
events	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
providing	O
insight	O
into	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
San	O
Andreas	O
prior	O
to	O
CJ	O
meeting	O
or	O
reuniting	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
key	O
plot	O
details	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
explained	O
in	O
this	O
film	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
downfall	O
of	O
the	O
Grove	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Families	I-Application
;	O
Big	O
Smoke	O
and	O
Ryder	O
's	O
betrayal	O
of	O
the	O
gang	O
and	O
alliances	O
with	O
C.R.A.S.H.	O
,	O
the	O
Ballas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Loco	O
Syndicate	O
;	O
CJ	O
's	O
life	O
in	O
Liberty	O
City	O
;	O
C.R.A.S.H.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
has	O
music	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Andreas	O
is	O
serviced	O
by	O
eleven	O
radio	O
stations	O
;	O
WCTR	O
(	O
talk	O
radio	O
)	O
,	O
Master	O
Sounds	O
98.3	O
(	O
rare	O
groove	O
,	O
playing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
funk	O
and	O
soul	O
tracks	O
sampled	O
by	O
1980s	O
and	O
'	O
90s	O
hip-hop	O
artists	O
)	O
,	O
K-Jah	O
West	O
(	O
dub	O
and	O
reggae	O
;	O
modelled	O
after	O
K-Jah	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
,	O
CSR	O
(	O
new	O
jack	O
swing	O
,	O
modern	O
soul	O
)	O
,	O
Radio	O
X	O
(	O
alternative	O
rock	O
,	O
metal	O
and	O
grunge	O
)	O
,	O
Radio	O
Los	O
Santos	O
(	O
gangsta	O
rap	O
)	O
,	O
SF-UR	O
(	O
house	O
music	O
)	O
,	O
Bounce	O
FM	O
(	O
funk	O
)	O
,	O
K-DST	O
(	O
classic	O
rock	O
)	O
,	O
K-Rose	O
(	O
country	O
)	O
and	O
Playback	O
FM	O
(	O
classic	O
hip	O
hop	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lazlow	O
again	O
plays	O
as	O
himself	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
Entertaining	O
America	O
"	O
on	O
WCTR	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
persona	O
as	O
in	O
III	O
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
an	O
additional	O
radio	O
station	O
that	O
supports	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
by	O
playing	O
user	O
imported	O
MP3s	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
their	O
music	O
while	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
95/100	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
tying	O
for	O
the	O
fifth-highest	O
ranked	O
game	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.9/10	O
(	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
it	O
has	O
ever	O
awarded	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
)	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
defining	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
said	O
"	O
San	O
Andreas	O
definitely	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
sold	O
units	O
within	O
six	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
with	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
12	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
alone	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
26	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
21.5	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
2009	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
lists	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
,	O
with	O
17.33	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
that	O
console	O
alone	O
from	O
the	O
total	O
of	O
21.5	O
million	O
in	O
all	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
27.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
released	O
an	O
official	O
"	O
Cold	O
Coffee	O
"	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
re-released	O
San	O
Andreas	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Hot	O
Coffee	O
"	O
scenes	O
removed	O
(	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
Version	O
2.0	O
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
earlier	O
M	O
rating	O
to	O
be	O
reinstated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
re-released	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Hot	O
Coffee	O
"	O
scenes	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Trilogy	O
Pack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
followed	O
it	O
up	O
with	O
two	O
handheld	O
games	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Leeds	O
—	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
in	O
the	O
mid	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
as	O
prequels	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
respectively	O
,	O
though	O
eliminating	O
some	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
eat	O
and	O
exercise	O
,	O
and	O
swimming	O
(	O
although	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
re-introduced	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
capacity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
would	O
continue	O
with	O
2008	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
2013	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Andreas	O
marked	O
the	O
technological	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
era	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
incorporating	O
three	O
cities	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
too	O
ambitious	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
real-life	O
locations	O
to	O
be	O
emulated	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
led	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
redesigning	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
incarnation	O
being	O
more	O
heavily	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
real-life	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
-	O
amongst	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
included	O
more	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
buildings	O
used	O
and	O
the	O
detail	O
with	O
each	O
,	O
and	O
removing	O
any	O
dead	O
spots	O
or	O
irrelevant	O
spaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
reviewed	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
slight	O
regression	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
setting	O
was	O
"	O
surprising	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
on	O
realism	O
and	O
depth	O
was	O
continued	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
though	O
aimed	O
at	O
providing	O
a	O
more	O
expansive	O
setting	O
than	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
re-designing	O
Los	O
Santos	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
in	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
to	O
fully	O
emulate	O
the	O
real-life	O
city	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
thus	O
creating	O
a	O
setting	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
a	O
grander	O
scale	O
with	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
countryside	O
and	O
desert	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garbut	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
era	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
to	O
capture	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
properly	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Andreas	O
rendition	O
of	O
Los	O
Santos	O
feeling	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
backdrop	O
or	O
a	O
game	O
level	O
with	O
pedestrians	O
randomly	O
milling	O
about	O
"	O
,	O
effectively	O
deeming	O
San	O
Andreas	O
as	O
a	O
jumping-off	O
point	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
with	O
the	O
newer	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Garbut	O
explained	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
"	O
our	O
processes	O
and	O
the	O
fidelity	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
 [ had ] 	O
evolved	O
so	O
much	O
from	O
San	O
Andreas	O
"	O
that	O
using	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
model	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
redundant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
notable	O
amount	O
of	O
updates	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
old	O
and	O
new	O
owners	O
were	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
unlike	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
where	O
only	O
new	O
owners	O
were	O
affected	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
similar	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
for	O
select	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
closely	O
by	O
ports	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
19	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
devices	O
on	O
27	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
devices	O
on	O
15	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upgrades	O
and	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
include	O
newly	O
remastered	O
graphics	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
dynamic	O
and	O
detailed	O
shadows	O
,	O
greater	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
enriched	O
colour	O
palette	O
,	O
plus	O
enhanced	O
character	O
and	O
car	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
emulated	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Originals	O
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
2014	O
it	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
HD	O
720p	O
resolution	O
,	O
enhanced	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
menu	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
release	O
followed	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
17	O
July	O
2015	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
banner	O
(	O
"	O
Classics	O
"	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Andreas	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2012	O
as	O
an	O
emulated	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
in	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
rumours	O
of	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
HD	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
later	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-rated	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
for	O
an	O
upcoming	O
PS3-native	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
physical	O
media	O
,	O
gaining	O
instant	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
status	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
version	O
released	O
,	O
though	O
unlike	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
running	O
via	O
emulation	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
trophies	O
and	O
some	O
songs	O
edited	O
out	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
subtitled	O
The	B-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
;	O
versions	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
are	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
replaced	O
existing	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
digital	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
