Production craft with purpose
Ehsan / rank #11 / 2004-12-10 / 9.0
Ehsan values Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas most when its presentation, pacing, feel, and technical craft seem built from the same blueprint.
RGRGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004
Open-world action / 2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a defining release from a fast-changing era from Rockstar North, remembered on our archive for its open-world action identity and the conversation it created around play, craft, and taste.
8.6 average critic score
PlayStationXbox
Open interactive reviewsA world worth carrying after the credits
Morteza / rank #70 / 2004-12-11 / 8.5
Morteza responds to how Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas binds mood, character, and play. The archive score is strongest when the game gives him a reason to keep going beyond pure challenge.
Old-school intelligence in the design
Ahmad / rank #85 / 2004-12-12 / 8.3
Ahmad reads Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas through level design, problem solving, and the pleasure of systems that stay interesting after nostalgia fades.