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All the new stuff coming to the upcoming Grand Theft Auto

• Ridable bicycles and you can do some tricks like Bunnyhops.
• You can ride as a passenger and also do a drive-by shooting from passenger seats.
• Will be set in Las Venturra(based on Las Vegas), Los Santos(Based on Los Angeles), and San Fierro(based on San Francisco) The 3 cities of San Andreas! Each district supposedly bigger then Vice City.
• Police can chase you on Motorcycles now and police can shoot at you from their Motorcycles.
• Law Enforcement will be more persistant. They will even hold onto your car when chasing after you. But this is actually only in one mission. You can blast him off with your gun.
• There will be some countryside setting.
• Semi Trucks will have trailers.
• There are ATVs in the game.
• You can dual-wield certain weapons now.
• You can drive an agricultural seeder and other farm vehicles.
  
• San Andreas consists of 3 major cities and is now a STATE.
• Overhauled graphics engine means crisper quality, realistic shadowing and reflections, and independent day- and night-time models
  
• Tons of fully-rendered interiors
  
• Eating, Will affect your physique and will be necessary for stamina and health. You must eat to stay healthy and maintain stamina. Being thin will help in some ways while other things might require you to be fat. You can Buff up!
  
• Restaraunts; Different types that will effect your body and weight differently. In other words Junk food all the time will make you fat.
  
• You know you can eat already! But did you know that eating too much will make you fat? Some missions are more difficult or possibly not doable if you are fat. Also, if you don't eat for long periods of time you will get skinny and weak. When CJ is "hungry" a message will be flashed on the screen. If you do not heed this warning your health gradually decreases until you get WASTED if you do not eventually eat.
  
• You can go to the gym and get fit
  
• When overweight, you will waddle like a Penguin, become slow, sluggish and out of breath quickly. You will also throw up your food. Reactions will also be proportionally slower
  
• Fully operational casino
  
• You will own your own casino's
  
• The city directly affects your characters progression, abilities, and even appearance
  
• Appearances and mentioning of past GTA characters
  
• Well known voice acting talents
  
• Increased AI and NPC recording sessions
  
• Missions will adjust to suit your skill level so everyone can progress the story. In other words if you become stuck on a mission, the game will slightly adjust to accomodate you so you can advance the storyline
  
• Four-person drive-by
  
• Your actions while not on missions reflect your position in the storyline
  
• Ability to rob houses
  
• "House burgulary" is an R3 mission
  
• Improved Manhunt-like targeting system
  
• New melee combat animations
  
• Ability to swim
  
• New weapons, more variety, revamped old weapons
  
• Improved car handling
  
• More modes of transportation
  
• San Andreas is 4-6 times the size of Vice City
  
• the Desert isn't just wasted space. Rockstar made a comment about "Deliverence" the movie!
  
• Training will increase Stamina, Fitness, Body-type, driving ability, fighting, etc.
  
• Different consequences for working out/not working out. And not just the obvious ones like getting fat getting you ridiculed and losing stamina. Lifting will bulk you up and make you stronger but also SLOW you down!
  
• Carl can attack enemies from behind, after hiding and sneaking through the shadows.
  
• The city reacts to your characters health and appearance. Peds will call you fat, etc.
  
• You can go to the gym to work out
  
• Carl's ability to swim and the length of time he can stay underwater for depends on his fitness and how often he practices swimming.
  
• Members of The Orange Grove Families wear green clothes.
  
• The Ballas gang members wear purple clothes.
  
• Models will include up to 50% more polygons than Vice City.
  
• Bicycles will move forward when the X button is held down, but tapping it will make the player travel faster.
  
• Carl can roll to the side during combat on the press of a button.
  
• Players can now pivot the camera around the car, in order to gain a better view.
  
• A choice of haircuts are available, from shaven/bald heads to 'Afro' style cuts, Jheri Curls and Corn Rows.
  
• Not only can players choose new hairstyles, but choices of beards and other facial hair will be at their disposal.
  
• On sitting down in Reece's barber shop, players can scroll through a list of haircuts, previewing each one. Some cost up to $500 to apply to the character.
  
• The map is 'America Shaped', and Los Santos is less than a quarter of it, in the bottom right corner.
  
• Streets will glow orange due to the harsh sunlight.
  
• During a four-person driveby mission (which there are a few), each character can have an independent target, and a car health meter is displayed on screen to show the damage which has been inflicted on the car.
  
• Achievements made during a mission will affect what leisure options are available to CJ.
  
• While targetting an opponent, the camera will move to just above CJ's right shoulder, giving the player a better view of the action. Holding the target button longer will aim towards the opponent's head.
  
• Draw distances are confirmed as being 2x higher than Vice City in the urban areas and 4x higher in the rural areas.
  
• Streets are now much more full, with the feeling of 'emptiness' from Vice City now completely gone. There will be an endless stream of other cars for CJ to steal.
  
• Two small towns in the rural areas have been named as Angel Pine and Dillamore
  
• The legendary mountain has been named as Mount Chilliad, and is over half a mile tall.
  
• Rivers, beaten tracks and cliff top roads criss cross what can be described as the largest object in any Grand Theft Auto game, ever.
  
• A female character from a previous game will return, lodging in a forest cabin which CJ will come to use as a hideout.
  
• One mission involves Carl and his unnamed female accomplice travelling to a Dillamore gas station, attempting to rob the office, but being hampered by the bullet proof glass recently installed by the owner. Instead, Carl and friend steal the fuel tanker which is sitting outside. One twist is the fuel tank trailer isn't connected to the front, so Carl must connect the two. Once an escape has been made, players must take care not to jack-knife the vehicle on the treacherous rural roads, all the while being chased by the owners of the gas station in their cars.
  
• Combine Harvesters will be included, and will be player controlled. (That is the HUGE farm vehicle you see in one of the Magazine shots)
  
• Mobile Hot Dog Vans will be present, but as yet no missions involving sales are confirmed.
  
• The police helicopter will include a spotlight which can be shot out.
  
• Updated versions of the Walton, Voodoo, Sabre, Sanchez, Patriot & Linerunner (with or without trailer) will be present.
  
• A 4x4 vehicle (four wheel drive) will be incorporated in the rural areas, allowing players to traverse the bumpy terrain with ease.
  
• For the ultimate driver, a monster truck, will allow for the crossing of extremely difficult ridges, bumps and even shallow rivers.
  
• You will start to see clouds when you reach a certain altitude on Mt. Chiliad.
  
• There are tunnels and lots of foliage on the mountain
  
• It is possible to attach and detach the trailer on the back of large trucks
  
• The M-16 Assault Rifle will make a come back
  
• New vehicles include a 4x4 Jeep, Quad Bikes, A Monster Truck, A Combine Harvester, A Dirt Bike and A Gas Tanker along with what appears to be a Sabre, A Rancher, A Walton, A Greenwood, An Esperanto, A Sentinel, A Bobcat, A Virgo and a Manana from Vice City.
  
• The Monster Truck does not have a hand brake, but rather the ability to switch to 4x4 steering mode, which gives the vehicle an extremely small turning circle which is great for navigating through the trees in the country side.
  
• The Monster Truck also has the ability to drive through shallow rivers thanks to it's raised body.
  
• Players will have to be very careful when driving the Gas Tanker as it will Jack-Knife very easily.
  
• You can purchase Tatoo's for CJ
  
• Vehicles will get dirty and rusty
  
• Car washes are confirmed but are non functional.
  
• You can climb fences
  
• Camera Confirmed with unique set of controls
  
• you can drive Tractor Trailers with associated missions. Missions will be timed and if you miss the deadline your fee is cut in half.
  
• Large Countrysides will be in the game and not wasted space.
  
• Parts of the Cities unlocked as you progress
  
• There will be a desert
  
• Many enterable interiors, far more than Vice City.
  
• Interiors will be more interactive, not just "Save Points"
  
• Inbred locals and other degenerates will give you missions in the countryside.
  
• Countryside will have farms, rolling fields, rivers, forests, deserts, hills and tumbleweeds
  
• GREATLY improved Draw Distances; Twice as much in the Urban areas and four times as much in the countrysides
  
• SA will have as many as 16,000 Unique textures and buildings
  
• Mount Chiliad is the single largest structure in the game. It is about 1/2 Mile high and it has tunnels, trails and cliffs
  
• If you include 12 small towns the game will actually have 15 Cities.
  
• Streets in Los Santos will have an Orange glow due to harsh sunlight
  
• Mt Chiliad will cast a huge shadow over the game.
  
• Los Santos has a bright and gritty feel, the weather is hot and has occasional bursts of rain. San Fierro will be foggy. Las Venturras will be bright with harsh lights reminiscent of the Vegas Strip.
  
• Orange Grove in Los Santos is refferet to as "The Grove" by residents
  
• In Vinewood you have landmarks such as Cathay Theatre, the Walk of Fame and the Vinewood sign.
  
• The most affluent area of Los Santos is Rodeo
  
• The mansions and Estates in Los Santos are situated at the tops of Vinewood Hills.
  
• SA wave effects are more realistic and react more accurately to weather as will be evidenced by physics of boats.
  
• Pedestrians will be far more sophisticated and each will have roughly ten minutes of dialogue. Also you might see things like Peds walking hand in hand and will react when you get between them
  
• Gang member AI far more advanced now. During "down time" they will be gathered together, smoking, drinking, having conversations, greeting each other and just chilling.
  
• You can hire your gang members to help you with your dirty work
  
• Some restaurants will be: Shaft Hotdogs, Well Stacked Pizza, Burger Shot and Cluckin' Bell.
  
• Vastly overhauled GTA III engine
  
• New Streaming and rendering techniques have been used
  
• Radial lighting is being used for more realistic shadowing effects
  
• Real Time refections will be used on mirrors, windows and cars
  
• Soft Shadow lighting will be used in interiour locations
  
• Independent models of every structure in the game will be used on every structure in the game
  
• Missions will allow your character to "learn" new skills as you progress
  
• Basic tutorials used in the game's first missions
  
• Camera angles and targetting systems have been completely overhauled
  
• Swmming abilities will be dependent upon your "Stamina" which you will build up in various aspects of the game. You can crawl out of a car that has fallen into the water
  
• Right Analog stick will be used to bounce your Lowrider around
  
• Stealth techniques will be used in certain missions
  
• The only loading times in San Andreas will be entering buildings
  
• 35-50% more polygons than Vice City
  
• Bicycle controls will be: Tapping X to go faster and holding X to maintain a consistant speed. Wheelie's have not been explained yet
  
• You can build and run casino's in Las Venturras
  
• Impact Animations AKA Ragdoll Physics are NOT confirmed
  
• Haircuts cost money and if you get a bad one people will tease you for it on the street
  
• CJ and his gang will be able to take over parts of the map, like "RISK". You will need to maintain your own home turf though.
  
• You can customize CJ's skills like Driving, fighting, clothes, possessions, weapons skills, character, relationships and your gang
  
• Distant objects will have far less "pop ups". This is because distant objects will be drawn as one, even though separate, and will be drawn independently only whehn you get closer
  
• You already know the map will be bigger than Vice City but the storyline in San Andreas will be roughly three times as long as Vice City
  
• Carl will gain experience both with specific vehicles like bikes as well as weapons, the more times he "uses" or drives them
  
• While running, the right analog stick can be used to control CJ's point of view
  
• You can change your facial hair
  
• Carl can attack enemies from behind
  
• Carl can roll sideways during battle, climb fences and lift boxes
  
• Four confirmed hair styles: Shaven/Bald, Dripping Jherri curls, Afro and Flat-Top
  
• Mission accomplishments will effect which "leisure time" missions/activities are available
  
• There is an intricate freeway system in Los Santos similar to that of Los Angeles and is soewhat represented in a screenshot showing part of the Freeway.
  
• Among the various flyable vehicles you will have a Full Winged Dodo which you may remember from GTA III was NOT a vehicle you could fly
  
• The rural areas supposedly takes about 15 minutes to cross by car
  
• The transition from City to Countryside and back again is very gradual, creating more realism in the envireonment so it isn't like an unrealistic, sudden change
  
• New and improved Police AI
  
• Stealth may somehow be dependent upon the time of day and stealth may work better or be easier at night
  
• People (peds) will act according to their social status. So a group of gang members will act differently than say a Farmer. This will cut down on the "Ped repetition" of III and Vice City. The peds will show a much wider variety of behavior patterns than ever before in GTA games, not to mention a much improved AI
• There will be Supermarkets you can enter
  
• Fighting opponents in a boxing ring will help you get better at fighting and your character will learn more moves. You can also use the Boxing ring to lose weight just like you can lift weights in the gym
  
• Carl can now block opponents attacks (punches and kicks)
  
• In Water, Carl will automatically tread water when you do nothing, regardless of the weather conditions
  
• Pressing the Left analog stick forward will cause CJ to breaststoke forward with no loss of stamina. Holding down X will cause CJ to swim freestyle and that will make him swim faster, at a cost of stamina (similar to sprinting on land). Pressing Circle while freestyling will cause CJ to dive underwater. If you dive while someone is chasing you they will lose track of you. Swimming underwater will be much like swimming on top of water, using X to make CJ swim. When underwater a "Breath-o-meter" will appear on the screen and if it goes down to zero CJ will drown. CJ can get out of the water by simply swimming to shore or grabbing onto a ledge if it is low enough for him to reach from the water
  
• While swimming underwater, the game will offer some "suprises" to the observant gamer. Carl can also steal boats while he is swimming
  
• New San Fierro info: The Golden Gate Bridge is called the Gant Bridge; There is a place in San Fierro modeled after "Doherty" which is a town in San Francisco where a huge Earthquake hit in 1989; There is a Hippy festival in San Fierro called Hashbury & Garcia Joint Festival; There will be a Chinatown in San Fierro and the Triads will be back! This time you can do missions for the Triads and you will work for a blind guy by the name of Wu Zi Mu. One of his tasks for you is to rescue fugitives in a container, connected to Human Trafficking
  
• Weather will be very specific, meaning it can be rainy or cloudy in one place and sunny in another
  
• When talking to people you have a choice of dialogue you can browse through
  
• In some garages you can change the paint color and Varnish of your car. You can also customize it with rims, spoilers, Exhausts, Front and Rear bumbers, Roof, Wings, Wheels, etc.You can customize almost every car in the game. Most upgrades do NOT effect speed or handling in your car. The exception is Nitrous Oxide which is said to work similar to Need For Speed and/or Midnight Club. Supposedly you will get a blur effect when using the Nitrous boost similar to Midnight Club II or NFSU
  
• Eris from GTA III will make a return. That is the company that employs Children! Remember: "Yesterday I made a Dollar!" and "My friend Joey swewed his hands together!"? from the GTA III radio commercial?
  
• Each of the three major Cities will have their own Airport where you can Jack planes from
  
• There are Police Impounds where your car can be impounded if you leave it on the street too long. BUT you can find the yard and steal it back!
  
• You can steal a Tow Truck and impound people's cars, and bring them to the Impound lot, so Tow Trucks are completely functional
  
• The San Fierro Gym is called Cobra Martial Arts and centers on Martial arts and learning new skills from Asian masters. In one segment, CJ learns a new move called the Drop Heel Kick. Apparently there are different styles of combat CJ can learn from Martial Arts to Boxing. Depending on how much you train, you will have a different style of fighting
  
• Basketball is a mini game.
  
• A hippy store you can shop in in San Fierro is called VW Bully
  
• New conversation system, press left on the D-Pad to answer yes to questions, and right on the D-Pad to answer no.
  
• Police not only chase you out on streets but also have car chases with the AI (meaning they won't only be chasing you!)
  
• People who live in the small towns are often drunk and funny to see and sometimes are half naked
  
• You can do tricks with the Quad Bikes (ATV's) like wheelie's, 180's, 360's, grinding rails, etc
  
• Riding a bike, just like running on a treadmill in a Gym, is considered "aerobic" exercise in the game and will help you tone up or lose weight
  
• Rockstar uses Filters in Los Santos and in the countryside. This creates the contrast between the two environments. So where Los Santos looks orange reflecting the hot sun and smog, the ocuntryside looks very clear, brighter and healthier because of another filter
  
• Confirmation of Shaun Ryder doing the voice of Maccer
  
• DJ Pooh has been helping Rockstar write the storyline, the radio stations and the dialogue. In real life hs is a Hip Hop priducer and a screenwriter
  
• The Hub is the name of CJ and Cesar's garage
  
• The gang concept is being made far more sophisticated in this gang.
• Car Jacking will be a little different in that some people will still flee from you once you jack them, but others will fight you for their precious rides! The same is true when robbing houses. You never know if you will encounter a defenseless old lady or a Serial killer type when you rob their house
  
• Cops will be like gangs in the sense that they will have a much greater AI and will work together a lot more cooperatively to take you out. They will act in a far more sophisticated manner in taking cover, coordinating attacks and taking you down. They will use spotlights in Helicopters to temporarily blind you. They will even fire at you from their motorcycles. They will come out of the streets at you at many different angles and cops on foot can even hang onto your car, being very difficlt to shake off.
  
• You already know about double weilding, but for some weapons that are bigger and harder to control, they will have to be used with both hands.
  
• Gang members, NOT just peds will be judging you by your clothes, gang colors, weight, hairstyle and tatoo's and will interact with you differently depending upon these factors
  
• As for your physique, you even have a stat for Fat levels and muscle levels
  
• The Gym in Los Santos will teach you Boxing; The Gym in San Fierro will teach you Martial Arts and the Gym in Las Venturras will teach you dirty streetfighting.
  
• While there are several Barber shops in San Andreas, Old Reece's is the official barber of the Orange Grove Families
  
• You will have the choice of Manual or auto targeting
  
• You can perform "Trucker" R3 missions
  
• Foliage is randomely generated so the terrain is ever changing
  
• No longer will you have "one moon" like in GTA III and Vice City but you will have a 30 day moon cycle
  
• Stars and the night sky are clearer and more visible in the Countryside
  
• Other new vehicles include Crop Dusters (for flying across the state) that you may be able to actually dust crops with, Bulldozers, and a touring bike called the Wayfarer (Similar to a Honda Gold Wing). Also the Banshee returns and is the same car as in GTA III, not the one in Vice City
  
• A Garden Shovel will be able to be used not only as a weapon but to dig graves
  
• Melee weapons like the Shovel can also be used to block as well as attack
  
• There are three BMX bike races down Mount Chiliad which all sport a perilous course and forces you to jump many obstacles on the way down. Your competition will also try and knock you down to take you out. You will be able to use the same tactics on your opponents
  
• The County of Angel Pine has a family owned Liquor store, a small Bakery, a single-screen Movie Theater and Motel named "U-Get-In"
  
• West of Los Santos is an RU-Haul truck stop where CJ can do 18-Wheeler Races as a side mission. For a Payoff, you cen deliver goods in the Semi-Trailer which has its own physics
  
• It is now possible for CJ to lock on to opponent while wielding a melee weapon
  
• Each weapon will come with ots own series of attacks, unique animations and even finishing moves
  
• While in Flyable vehicles and "Altimeter" will be part of your HUD and display height.
  
• You will be able to do midair tricks in the Crop Duster because of its speed and maneuverability
  
• Chartered Airlines will be available to fly you between the three Cities. The Airline is called Juank Air (See the screenshot and the First Trailer)
  
• Lombard Street and the Trans-America tower are in the game.
  
• Cops chase peds in high speed chases. These chases can result in your death however.
  
• You can speak to pedestrians using dialogue boxes, similar to those seen in Role Playing Games.
  
• Climbing will be similar to the climbing in Tony Hawks Underground. You can climb fences and other in game objects.
  
• Hints that the player will be able to steal trains.
  
• Angel Pine is the size of two Vice City blocks.
  
• The height limit is WAY higher than in III or Vice.
  
• You can fly for minutes in a straight line without coming into contact with a town.
  
• CJ's mobile will help you get back on track if you get lost.
  
• A complete day takes 24 minutes to pass. Exactly the same as previous games.
  
• You can view your health in the stats page.
  
• It should take the average gamer about 130 to 150 hours to complete using a strategy guide.
  
• Each main city has an airport with vehicles to jack.
  
• When you are inside the Dodo, there is an altimeter showing you exactly how high you are. Along with that the number of airborne vehicles have 'vastly increased' including the faster and more maneuverable biplane Crop Duster. You can perform death-defying barrel loops, hammerheads and rolls to impress the country folk.
  
• There is now a fully working bull dozer that allows you to go on a wrecking rampage, flipping cars, terrorizing sidewalks and causing as much mayhem as possible. Rockstar North has made vast improvements to the level of interaction with the environment, and as such there's now much more opportunity to completely destroy things, whether it be discarded milk crates, white picket fences, plants, outdoor furniture or anything else that looks like you should be able to destroy it with a big and powerful vehicle.
  
• In the countryside you can start fires in many ways, including throwing a molotov cocktail or detonating a car. The smallest flame can start a forest fire. Even buildings in the path of the fire will burn down. The fire department usually arrive in time to extinguish the fire, but sometimes you may have to use your own fire extinguisher to clear a path, or even rescue someone from a fire.
  
• The game not only records whether it's day or night, but will even record which day of the week it is! The moon will also slowly go through it's 30 day cycle, changing slightly every night. And there are missions that are dependant upon the day of the week!
  
• Weapons have skill attributes assigned to them, and you can build up the following skills by using the weapons more and more:
  Reload Time, Fire Rate, Accuracy, Weapon Stance & Movement, Dual Weapons
  
• You must earn respect before gambling with the 'big boys'.
  
• Cesar's full name is "Cesar Vialpando", and he's a proud member of the Varrios Los Aztecas (A Los Santos gang).
  
• Las Venturas features "drunken Elvis impersonators"!
  
• The casino interiors are incredible - marbled walls, detailed carpets and chandeliers.
  
• There are now underwater missions
  
• When using a powerful weapon close-up it will remove the body part completely
  
• You can do certain stealth kills with melee weapons, each weapon having a different animation. E.g. with a knife you impale the blade into their necks.
  
• CJ actually has his own crib in Orange Grove
  
• Peds can sleep and also you can do stealth kills while they are sleeping too
  
• You can visit shops, markets and drug related businesses in Hashury
  
• You can play basketball by yourself or take on other people
  
• There are pubs in the country towns
  
• You can also add artistic designs on your car at TransFender
  
• You can now power slide with the handbrake, and not so stiff and quick like previous GTA’s.
  
• Not only does your cars structure get damaged, but modifications made on your get bent and wrecked too.
  
• Gambling is a stat and is increased based on your maximum bets
  
• You can only play at some tables if you are a high roller
  
• Recruiting gang members depends on your respect level
  
• How Turf Owning Works:
  To take over turf you go to enemy territory and start taking out the rival gang. After you survive a couple waves of attacking, the turf now belongs to OGF, and as such they will start spawning on the street. Every now and then someone from a rival gang will try to take the turf back...So you got to scrap together a posse and defend it.
  
  

Characters:


Orange Grove Families - This is the gang you are part of. You can take over areas of the map with them.

Carl Johnson - The Main Character of the game who is your playable character. After spending 5 years in Liberty City, estranged from the family because of the death of your little brother five years earlier, you come back to San Andreas to pay respects to your Mother who was murdered. He reunites with his family but he doesn't really want to be sucked back into the gang life.

Sean "Sweet" Johnson - Carl's older brother who blames Carl for the death of their younger brother Brian. The rift between them is only beginning to heal when the game begins. Sweet has a Leadership position in the gang in CJ's absence.

Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris - Smoke is one of the main members of the OG Families and is a long time family friend to the Johnson's. He lives in a small home in Idlewood, Los Santos. He is a big man and an integral part of the Orange Grove Families.

Lance "Ryder" Wilson - Another one of CJ's very good friends, he is considered to be the loose cannon of the gang. He has a short fuse and is reputed to have a pretty big mean streak.

Mark "B-Dup" Wayne - B-Dup lives over in Ganton, Los Santos. B-Dup is the current talk of the rest of the gang with rumors about the kidnapping of other friends. Seems to be quite a sketchy character.

OG Loc - Hardly a gangsta, he's known for his rap music, nothing more.
Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson - CJ's mother, was murdered, this is why CJ is back in town, to pay his respects at the funeral.

Brian Johnson - The younger brother who died in a tragic accident. His death in an accident was blamed on CJ and is the reason he left for Liberty City five years earlier.

Kendall Johnson - CJ and Sweet's sister. After the murder of her mother things are tense between her and brother Sweet, adding to the Family's inner conflict.

Frank Tenpenny & Eddie Polaski - These two corrupt cops first meet up with our main character in the opening cutscene of the game. They are behind the framing of CJ for a murder and they're ready to split up the Orange Grove Families by any means necessary. As CJ arrives at the airport, they are there waiting. They decide to take him to a rival gang's turf and throw him out of the car, leaving him surrounded. They actually remember CJ from his early stay in Juvenile Hall

Don Salvatore Leone - Making an appearance from GTA III, his role in SA is currently unknown.

Cesar - This is the guy we first saw in some of the concept art. A long time friend of CJ, he currently lives in San Fierro. Oh, and he is dating Kendall.

Maddog - Maddog is a rapper who has alcohol and cocaine problems. He lives in a mansion in Mulholland, Los Santos. Maddog is in no way involved with any of the Los Santos street gangs.

Old Reece - Old Reece is the barber where you can go and get a different style haircut. Reece's hairstyles include: Jheri curls, An Afro, A flattop, Corn Rows, etc.

The Ballas and The Flats - Rival gangs of the Orange Grove Families.


Vehicle List:
All are seen in screenshots, but the names are not confirmed in and of themselves.



- BMX Bicycle
- Mountain Bike
- Greenwood
- Linerunner
- Revamped Voodoo
- Lowrider truck
- Blue hatchback
- Black sports car
- Esperanto
- Sentinel
- Pickup w/ barrels on back (Bobcat possibly)
- Quad motorbike
- Police motorbike
- Tractor
- Hotdog van
- Monster truck
- Rancher
- Sanchez
- Sabre
- Combine Harvester
- Dozer (Bull Dozer with rear wheel steering)
- Virgo
- Manana
- Patriot
- Mesa Grande
- Gas Tanker
- Walton
- LSPD Police Car
- Camper Van
- Full-Winged Dodo (Very steady, easy to control plane)
- Police helicopter (Possibly Police Maverick)
- Crop Duster (More maneuverable and faster than the FWD)
- Taxi
- Regina



Weapons List:

- Uzi 9mm (Basing off VC model)
- Ingram Mac-10 (Basing off VC model)
- Colt .45 Pistol (Basing off VC model)
- Chrome Shotgun (Basing off VC model)
- Dark colored shotgun (Name/type currently unknown)
- AK-47 (Mentioned in Australian OPS2 Magazine)
- M-16
- Baseball Bat
- Knuckle Duster
- 12 Gauge Shotgun
- Rocket Launcher
- Katana
- Silenced Cold .45
- MP5
- Desert Eagle
- Shovel
- Fire Extinguisher
- Sniper Rifle
- Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher


Geography Anyone?

Los santos - This is the Los Angeles-styled capital city of San Andreas and home to the game's main character, Carl "CJ" Johnson.

Here are some of the areas making up Los Santos:

The Grove - Orange Grove, known affectionately to its residents as simply The Grove, is the neighborhood where CJ grew up, and naturally it will become his home base after he's escaped the mean streets of Liberty City. Not that Los Santos' streets are any less mean, mind you; after all, The Grove is home to the Orange Grove Families, the gang CJ will return to and eventually take control of as he rises to power among the criminal underworld of the city, and eventually, the state. CJ's experience in The Grove will be intensely personal--he returns to a home that's minus one mother and one younger brother, and he'll have to reconcile the loss of his family while running the streets with his older brother Sweet.

Vinewood - This is the San Andreas/GTA equivalent of Hollywood and the Santa Monica Mountains. In other words Vice City is to Miami as Liberty City is to NY. And in the same way Vibewood is Hollywood! This is not going to be the crime filled neighborhood that the Grove is and it will be filled with typical Star studded landmarks that you would expect from the district in real life. You will see landmarks like the Cathay Theater, the walk of fame, and the famous Vinewood sign, nestled high up in the Vinewood hills. Hey why not rob some of the houses of afffluent Vinewood types while you are up there checking out the studio's and tourst attractions?

Rodeo - This is GTA's rendering of Beverly hills. Vinewood may be the old seat of Los Santos' glitz and glamour, but the truly rich and snooty prefer to live and shop in Rodeo. This is the most affluent area of Los Santos, and it's where you'll find the most plastic surgery and designer clothing of any district in the city. If you're not thinking Beverly Hills yet--well, we just said it, so now you are. Think lots of trendy architecture and beautiful plastic people, and you're thinking the neighborhood of Rodeo.

Downtown - Given CJ's way of life, downtown Los Santos may not seem worth visiting--it's the financial center of the city, with a skyline that can be seen from miles around. You'll find all manner of bankers, businessmen, and other people in high-powered suits milling around downtown, not to mention landmarks like the Los Santos Convention Center and the Doc G Records Building (inspired by the famous Capitol Records building).

You'll be able to zip into and out of the downtown area with ease by riding the Brown Streak railroad, Los Santos' public transportation line. The Brown Streak travels to all parts of the city, making it a cinch to get from place to place. Just make sure you're on the train, and not in front of it.

The Beach - Previous Grand Theft Auto lead characters have had a famous aversion to water, so we can appreciate the delicious irony that the beaches of Los Santos will be a likely place for CJ to visit for a swim. And swimming won't just be a way for your virtual alter ego to cool off--it'll serve as good exercise to keep him in shape, too. The beach is also a great place to go if you're just looking to stir up trouble among the populace, as it'll always be crowded with tourists and sunbathers during the sweltering daytime. You'll even find attractions like an amusement park on the pier and the Santa Maria boardwalk that will make the beach worth a visit, not to mention the occasional beach party that may be going on well into the night. But if you attract the attention of the coppers, beware--whether you're on foot or in a car, the sand will always slow down your getaway.

The Freeway - New to the Grand Theft Auto experience are the twisting freeways that will serve as your rapid conduit through and around the city, as well to San Andreas' other major cities of San Fierro and Las Venturas. If nothing else, the Los Santos freeway will be a welcome timesaver--local street traffic can often delay your trip from one place to another. If you're trying to get somewhere in a hurry (and what street thug isn't), the freeways will be the way to go. In case you were wondering, Rockstar assures us the traffic on Los Santos' freeways will never be as bad as the standstills you see on those of the real Los Angeles.

Unlike in previous Grand Theft Auto games, if you do keep to the city streets, you'll get a little extra navigating help in the form of street signs that you can use to locate buildings by their actual addresses. Unlike in the cities Liberty and Vice, Los Santos' streets actually have names, and you'll need to pay close attention to names and intersections if you want to really learn your way around the place.

Clearly, Los Santos is a big place, and a seedy one as well. How will you blend in with the locals and find your place in the criminal hierarchy? Read on to find out one way you'll be able to carve out your own identity in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Other Los Santos places of interest and their real life counterparts:

-Rodeo Hotel - GTA equivalent to the Beverly Hills Hilton.
-Mulholland - GTA version of San Fernando Valley
-Red County - Equivalent to High Desert/Orange County
-Idlewood - GTA version of Inglewood
-Ocean Docks - Equivalent of San Pedro Seaport
-Ganton - GTA version of Compton (The South Central)
-Willowfield - Equivalent of Willowbrook
-East Los Santos - GTA version of East LA
- Verona Beach - GTA version of Venice Beach
-Sunrise Strip -Equivalent of Sunset Strip
-Glen Park - Griffith Park
-Conference - Equivalent of Commerce
-Jefferson - GTA version of Lincoln Park
-Interstate 45 - GTA version of Interstate 5 Golden State Freeway
-Market Station - GTA Equivalent of Union Station
-Blastin Fools Records - GTA version of Das Capitol Records
-Canton
-El Corona
-Palomino Creek


San Fierro - The GTA version of the City San Francisco, complete with massive amounts of Hills, waterways, Hippies and Trolleys!

San Fierro Places:

-Hashbury & Garcia - The GTA equivalent to Haight & Ashbury Street
-Cranberry Station
-Garden Bridge
-Paradiso
-Juniper Hill
-Westpack
-King
-Calton Heights
-Explanade North

Las Venturras - This is the great City of Las Vegas in GTA land! Here you will get to be a big time Player, Casino operator and gangsta Nevada Style!

Countryside Places:

-Leafy Hollow
-Back O Beyond
-Flint County
-Shady Creeks
-Whetstone
-Angel Pine - At the base of Mount Chiliad, known for its Bait stores and one story Bungalow's
-Mt Chiliad
-Fern Ridge
-Red County
-Dillimore - Depressed working class town with unemployed, shirtless Cowboys and Cops wearing Cowboy Hats.
-Richman
-Las Colinas
-Mulholland
-Jefferson




**Spoilers Missions**

Los Santos Missions:

Mission Name: Menace.
Objective: Get back at the store that keeps painting over Ryder's graffiti.

Mission Name: Drive-By.
Objective: Take back some of the Orange Grove Families' street cred from the Ballas with a four-person drive-by.

Mission Name: Reuniting The Families.
Objective: Take back your turf from the Flats.


Countryside Missions

Mission Name: Name not available at this time.
Objective: CJ needs to distract a rival gang from a friend of his on a high speed chase through the haphazard terrain of the countryside

Mission Name: Name not available at this time.
Objective: You receive this one in a Trailer Park and you have to kill a witness in the Witness Protection program holed up in a Mountain Cabin in Protective custody, going through a series of FBI to do it.
HE then flees and you must chase him through the terrain and down the hazardous trails of Mount Chiliad where you must run him off the road!

Mission Name: Name not available at this time.
Objective: You and a female partner must, after an aborted convenience store heist, Jack an 18-Wheeler FULL of Gasoline cargo and somehow drivge it to safety!


Missions in San Fierro:

Mission Name: The Da Nang Thang.
Objective: This mission is given to you in Chinatown by Wu Zi Mu, a Blind Asian guy. He wants you to free some people who are basically Human Trafficking Victims being held on a ship in the port. While you throw grenades off the Chopper and shoot the ship, your Helicopter gets hit and you crash into the water and have to swim away from the wreckage. CJ Breast-strokes away and has to climb on the ship. You use stealth as your primary weapon to get past the guards (think Hitman). Finally you rescue the refugees. For the finale, you fight a boss, fighting with Katana's ala "Kill Bill"

Mission Name:
Objective: You meet Cesar, an old friend from Los Santos and your sister Kendall's boyfriend. You and Cesar go to steal some cars from Otto's Auto's and you escape by driving the cars out the front and speeding off through the city.

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Okay this thread is a work in progress. I discussed it with Vandal already and he agreed that I should make this thread. Also, I apologize for the PS2 Boxshot but the XBox Boxshot isn't working when I try to link to it as an image for some reason. I may have to submit a new one to Neoseeker to get it to work so that I can have that Boxshot at the top of this thread, which is the one that belongs there.

For now please bear with the one that is posted, as it is better than nothing, at least for the time being.

I will continually update this thread as new info is available!

Thanks for your kind indulgence folks and we are going to have an AWESOME time with this game when it is released!

I have gotten 100% Completion twice already on the PS2 version and when the XBox version comes out I will buy it, go through that game and make sure I can help anyone who needs help with missions, tips, walkthroughs or whatever.

Enjoy!

P.S. If I am missing ANY information PLEASE post it and I will update the info posts as information becomes available. I am looking for a LOT more screenshots. I had a ton of them in the PS2 San Andreas FI thread but they seem to have all become dead links for some reason or another. So for now I only have a couple up, which were all the pic/links that were working when I copied them over to this forum.

damn Chiro, great job man. those screens are from the ps2 version though so technically they shouldnt go here. o well, same game. great job

THanks man!

Actually I believe all the "PS2 screenshots" came from the PC anyway, that's why they are so clear. As a genital rule, screenshots are from the PC, since the development software is PC based, even though the final product is on the PS2.

Ahhh, that makes perfect sense. thanks man, i learn something new everyday.

lost of info in those posts good job

Dang! How long did it take you to write that?






"I have nothing against homosexuals. Nothing. Just dont let them get too close to me,I heard they are poisonous."
-ME-

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