GTA San Andreas

[northcat_8]

Son just got GTA 4, pretty sweet, opening takes forever, and you ride a bicycle for a while, but game is pretty cool.

LOTS of language though, MF, N-word, all kinds.


Man am I glad I'm cough...cough...sick tomorrow

[rallynavvie]

Between that and Ace Combat 5 I don't think I'll be taking any more video jobs for the next month. Both released today. Too bad I'm out of town until Thursday as my copies are waiting for me when I get back. And then GT4 comes out in December so my holiday break is shot. The gf is going to hate me for this...

[freestyler]

If you start counting at GTA 3, this new game would actually be GTA 5, no?

I'll grab a copy once it's released for PC. Looks pretty cool

[mysticgohan17]

I cant wait to get this game!!

I'll have to though.

*has been waiting for a good westcoast gangsta video game since 1996 and was not satisfied with true crime*

[Hardcoreruss]

It comes out Friday here

[northcat_8]

I think you are right, GTA 5, Vice City was 4. Awesome game from Rockstar..as usual. Some new things like riding a bicycle, cops on motorcycles, jumping to climb walls like Tomb Raider or Splinter Cell (grabs ledge, pulls self up). I'm not very far into it, I like to screw around in the city and just do the story line occasionally.

Halo 2 is suppose to be out in December, EB is opening at midnight the day it's released copy already reserved .... um..... uh....for my son of course

[Faustus]

Rumor has it that Opie and Anthony have a radio station on the dial in the new GTA.

[Devanshu]

Northcat...Halo 2 comes out november 9th.

Back to the topic
Got this game monday...I had to miss lab this morning because I slept too late.

Sad thing is...I've only done one mission.

[northcat_8]

I thought the guy at EB said it comes out Dec. 13th here...but if November 9th...I'm on it and will have to be "sick" from school on November 10th

On GTA, it's quite a bit different as far as the actual game play. A freakin cheat for weapons would be great, cause I never have any for any length of time. Vigilante missions are tough. There are no health packs, you have to eat and if you just eat the hamburger, chicken or Pizza you get fat, so you have to eat salad every once in a while. You have to go to the gym and lift weights to gain strength.
The wanted level reductions are scarce and painting "gang tags" instead of finding hidden packages is much harder since rival gang shoot your dumbass for painting over their tags

You can also swim in this one, which is freakin helpful to those of us who just drive hell bent for election every where and tend to end up flying into the ocean or lakes.

I personally love the game and still play Vice City on a fairly regular basis, <either that or Rainbow 6 on X-box and go all the way through with the sniper rifle>

Flaytus - I don't know who Opie and Anthony are, but the music on this one is real music. And I think Exhibit does the voice for "Smokey" (the skinny one, CJ's brother).

[Faustus]

I don't know who Opie and Anthony are, but the music on this one is real music. And I think Exhibit does the voice for "Smokey" (the skinny one, CJ's brother).

If rumors are true listen for a talk station with extreme in the name, that should be them. I know they are in there somewhere, at first I heard they were just a caller on one of the stations, but after that I kept hearing they have alot of "bits" on a station thats all them with bumpers inbetween.

[northcat_8]

Hell that's the one I listen to If that's them, I like it.

I don't listent to the music stations, which attack the full range of song. From Gangster rap to country and everything inbetween.

[Devanshu]

This is a little disorganized...I started typing whatever came to mind. If it seems random, you know why.

A freakin cheat for weapons would be great, cause I never have any for any length of time.

I try not to cheat, but if there's a level I'm on that I just cant beat...they help. As for weapons...from your house, take a left and under the bridge near ray's(I think that's his name) house, there are brass knuckles. From your house, go straight across, into the backyards and around the northeast corner, there is a handgun available. Even better, go in the dam area and under one of the bridges is an uzi and under another is body armor. They respawn so if I'm arrested or get wasted, that's the first place I go. If all else fails...this should help you out:

R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up Weapons 1
R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left Weapons 2
R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down Weapons 3

About the hidden packages thing...I'm dissapointed too. Because apparently you have to tag all 100 to get something. There's also a 50 oyster hunt thingy. Dive into the water and look for oysters. Again, you have to get all 50. There's another thing you can do but I dont remember what it is.

I ended up going to bed late again to because I was "working out". My muscle mass is up to maximum and fat content is as low as it can be. Out of curiosity...do you know how much you have to eat to get fat? After the gym, I went to the chicken place and ate about 7-8 meals and didnt gain anything. I ask because when i was riding the bike, I was burning muscle instead of fat.

So far my favorite link in the game "I hope you choke-a-doodle-doo".

[handyguy]

I wonder if it supports 480i. Guess I find out when I get my component cable soon.

[Faustus]

Hell that's the one I listen to If that's them, I like it.

I don't listent to the music stations, which attack the full range of song. From Gangster rap to country and everything inbetween.

If so you can goto xmradio.com and sign up for the free 3 day trial (no credit card needed just a valid email) of xm online streaming.

Once you logged in scroll the left hand side all the way down and click on premium and then click on the Extreme channel. Thats their actual radio show. WARNING its uncensored and can be WAY over the top.

[northcat_8]

There are a million things to do in this one, holy shit. I am struggling through the missions, I am on the one at Smokey's house, called "Just Business", you have go to an office building, blow away a bunch of bad guys while protecting Smokey. Then you hop on a motorcycle, Smokey is driving and you have to shoot a bunch of guys chasing you in cars, bikes and trucks and you have to kill all of them before they blow your bike up...I've been through quite a few bikes so far

I don't use the cheats in game play either. I like the weapons cheat just to screw around and blow everyone away. I got to a level 5 Warrant Level...I went in the police station and just started blowing away cops...and that annoying ******* dispatcher "Indo" I never save it while playing cheated either.

Tonight I was doing a Pimp mission. Pretty cool, you pick up these girls, drive them to their tricks, then go pick them up and they give you a cut. Sometimes their "John" will get too rough with them or won't pay them and you have to go bust that MFer up

I was also mowing yards today

Just a little hint, if you shoot drug dealers around the neighborhood, you get $2000 per dealer you pop. They are wearing the black hats and just stand around.

As far as the eating thing. If you eat salad you won't get fat. But as you run around, you get hungry faster and will burn muscle if you go hungry. If you just eat hamburgers or chicken then you will get fat and you get a little warning about "if you get too fat you will not be able to jump as far, run as far or climb walls." I know this because I never ate salad, so I had to take my fat ass to the gym and ride the stationary bike to slim back down

I've tagged 26 walls and found 2 Oysters so far.

Have you scrolled around the entire map? That thing is HUGE...holy cow, I will never figure out how to navigate my way around.

[Devanshu]

Have you scrolled around the entire map? That thing is HUGE...holy cow, I will never figure out how to navigate my way around.

I KNOW!!! I opened up the hard copy of the map that comes with the game and my jaw dropped. You're probably way ahead of me...I just got done with picking that dude up from jail and dropping him at his work. I'm still in my right hand corner of the map messing around.

Also, dont know if you know this yet...if you're having trouble finding something, go to your map, find the place, and put a marker on it(I think it's circle). And then, just follow the dot.

I've heard about the pimping missions but I couldnt find them....where are they?

[northcat_8]

Also, dont know if you know this yet...if you're having trouble finding something, go to your map, find the place, and put a marker on it(I think it's circle). And then, just follow the dot.

I've heard about the pimping missions but I couldnt find them....where are they?

Yea, I knew about the dot. That a pretty handly little thing right there. I use it a lot when I find a tag wall and I don't have a can of paint

I stumbled upon the pimp mission...and I can't find it again I think it may only occur at a certain time..not sure about that though.

I've opened up a little of the right side of the map, not much though.

The other thing you collect is horseshoes but I haven't found any of those yet, I just read it at ign.com

[Devanshu]

Horseshoes? Odd.

About the pimping mission...here's what I found. I dont know if it's right, but my source says that it's by the car wash close to the safe house.

Something cool I found...if you just want to mess around, jump the fence to the airport and you'll automatically get 4 stars(since you're not supposed to be there yet). Haul ass and try to fly the plane with helicopters shooting at you.

[northcat_8]

Holy cow, this game is off the hook.

I was just screwing around after doing a few missions, and it seems that now my map is all different colors and I gain gang turf by shooting those little huddles of gang members on the sidewalk....but not so fast, I shoot the little huddle and a gang war breaks out, and they have friends. If you kill all of them you claim that turf and on the map it is shown in green.
Which seems pretty cool, but as you are just cruising around the city, the gangs will attack your turff and you have to go there and defend it or they will take it over.

I have also gained a pain in the ass girlfriend, who by the way, you have to take out to eat, take her flowers and all kinds of bullshit. I just missed a date with her and now she's pissed at me. I couldn't help it...some punks were trying to take over my turff and I had to go represent, ya know

[SLICK RICK]

I have been playing it most of the day today and I really think they did a great job making this one. GTA3 and Vice City were awsome but they knew just what to add to San Andreas to make it alot better than the last 2.

[northcat_8]

yea...like the ability to swim
If I had nickel for every time I drowned in the vice city, I could buy Rockstar games

[SLICK RICK]

yea...like the ability to swim
If I had nickel for every time I drowned in the vice city, I could buy Rockstar games

You and me both northcat.

[Faustus]

Ok turns out I'm wrong. Opie and Anthony only have a very small part in the game as callers to some talk show. Sucks.

They were suppose to be in the game once before, but it seems like last time the deal couldn't be worked out in time. This time by the time they were released from their contract they only had time to voice a few phone calls.

I can't wait to play the game, but I'm gonna have to wait on the PC or Xbox version personally.

[SLICK RICK]

I can't wait to play the game, but I'm gonna have to wait on the PC or Xbox version personally.

Flaystus,

I was almost going to do that, I really wish they would have released the Xbox version along with the PS2 version, but since they did not I just went ahead and got it for PS2. Xbox is so much better though.

[rallynavvie]

OK:

Painting over tags, swimming for oysters, finding horshoes, bike/car/boat/pilot schools, working out to build muscle, getting your hair/beard cut, buying clothing combinations, pimping, keeping girlfriends, increasing firearms skills, gathering a posse, eating and maintaining your physique, and the list goes on forever. There is WAY too much stuff to do in this game. I think to do all the sidequests and the storyline will take longer than any other game ever made?

I've increased my muscle to like 80% and can pound fools dead with a whack from a nightstick. I've learned some of the fighting moves which are cool to use. My driving skill is very high after some crazy vigilante missions. I've got almost $20k from 86ing dealers. I can't wait to enroll in flight school.

I got the guide for it with the game, the local GameStop gave them out for those who had pre-purchased in full back in the spring. The guide is almost an inch thick. There's almost too much going on to even use it as a "guide". I just use it for reference when I'm having trouble doing a mission or when I need to find something.

[SLICK RICK]

Hey rally,

You must have been playing non stop for the last couple of days. I had a friend bring his guide to work last night and I checked it out, it is really thick. I was impressed with the quality (material), it was not made like most other guides (ex. like a magazine).

[Faustus]

I'm still playing X-men legends, maybe I"ll throw down the $50 when I'm done with it. I just really prefer playing games like this on the Xbox. My PS2 is basicly there so I can play RPG games.

[northcat_8]

It would have been great if it would have came out for X-box at the same time...X-box only loads about 700 times faster. And better/faster graphics.

Ah yes, the guide....well, I checked out the guide for GTA3, and like you said, there is just so much stuff that the guide is only good for very specific questions....LIKE when you do the first "OG-LOC" mission and you have to go to the beach party

Been at it for a while now, I'm out in the country now and my map is really starting to open up...when you have to go save "Sweet" you save him, then you get arrested by Tenpenny and taken to the country...lots and lots of driving out there, let me tell you :-X

My girlfriend broke up with me, oh well, she was pretty bitchy and demanding. how about that, game is mirroring real life....bitchy girlfriend = single

[Devanshu]

I was just screwing around after doing a few missions, and it seems that now my map is all different colors and I gain gang turf by shooting those little huddles of gang members on the sidewalk....but not so fast, I shoot the little huddle and a gang war breaks out, and they have friends. If you kill all of them you claim that turf and on the map it is shown in green.
Which seems pretty cool, but as you are just cruising around the city, the gangs will attack your turff and you have to go there and defend it or they will take it over.

Today this guy came in wanting to re-rent this game and of course we started talking about it. Turns out that he has over 38 hours logged in...he says that dont waste your time with the turf wars. He said that he owned the entire island before he moved on to the second part and right when he moved on to the next island, he lost the entire island.

Also, when you get your flight licence, you get a parachute and you can free fall from the sky. AND, if your wanted levels go high enough when you're in the sky...jets come after you and start shooting missles! Too bad I dont have time to play.

[northcat_8]

But I like the turf wars, I get to just kill everyone in sight

38 hours??? Hmmm...me being a math teacher and all, let us count....game came out monday at 7:00 pm here in ohio. So logging 8 hours on monday night would have been a challenge, unless he played all night. Then 8 hours a day for the rest of the week....his name didn't have to be Flaytus did it??