To make things short but sweet, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is definitely the best GTA game to date. I would say it's the innovator in the series. Minus the "Hot Coffee" incident and other real world political controversies, San Andreas is a remarkable Action Adventure game. With an interesting character and long but incredible story and plot, tons of mini-tasks, intriguing missions and awesome gameplay and replayabaility, San Andreas is a golden nugget in your collection. For those two people in the world who don't own this game...stop whatever your doing and go buy it now!
Summary-Main character Carl "CJ" Johnson has just returned from Liberty City to his San Andreas home on Grove Street, Ganton, Los Santos. He came home to bury his mysteriously deceased mother, but winds up taking an epic journey to find her killer, revive happiness in his hood and make things right again...
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