When i got the game, it was awesome. After like two months it got boring because I beat all the missions and the side missions don't help me anymore. I suggest you do the side missions first (cop, firetruck, ambulance, etc) and don't use cheats to have fun with the game.

San Andreas is a great improvment over the previous games GTA 3 and Vice city. With more play time, better aiming and RPG elements this game sets itself apart from other third person shoters. As before the open ended missions give alot of fun but shortly get old. That being said the graphics are old but they pale in comparison to some other PS2 games.One last not this game is rated "M" for a reason. There is as somepeople believe,not myself,to much cursing.Also,the game is sufficated with adult material,again some people don't like this. However I very greatly enjoyed this game.

the Award goes to GTA San Adreas
This game is about a man who left his family for few years. When he got back, his mom had died. His family said everything that happened was his fault, even his mom death. Some of his best friends became his enemy. My favorite part in the game is the end. When he killed is best and killed the officers that make his hood breakup.
The thing I like about this game was the gun and cars. They were perfect and each car speed limit was great. This game started great. Cj was getting off the plane and got blackmailed by an officer. Another interesting thing about this game was the map.Tthe map shows all the area of your mission and make it easier to get to your destination .This game had a lot of surprises, for example jet packs. I think it was a great idea putting jet packs, because it makes the shooting mission easier. Before this game came out, I always logge on Ebgames to see the case and the photo.
I recommend this game to people who like action games and movie. But not kids under 13 years.

this is the best game of all time until either the next gta game comes out or until the godfather the game comes out but until then this is the best.i agree with the person below it's not the games fault people are doing these crimes it's the person who's doing these crimes fault.if you play any gta game and then you copy something from the game then theres something wrong with you.Any way this game is great there are alot of guns and cars and over 100 missions and side missions.

pros
best game of all time for now
great gameplay
alot of missions
fun side missions
you can gamble,you can eat,you can buy houses,you can get tatoos,you can change your clothes and you can dye and style your hair so you can make him look like the ultimate gangster.
you can swim
many weapons
many cars
you can ride bikes
the game is so huge
it is a long game that will let you enjoy it for along time

cons
one mission pissed me off so hard
graphics(who cares if the graphics arn't good because in gta games graphics don't matter)

People say two things that aggrivate me to no end, they are the following:
1- You're too young to be playing such a violent game.

and

2- This game promotes violence.

This game isn't a game that promotes violence. Does it say "Kill people, and blow stuff up." this game doesn't make people do it, and I'm sick of people calling this game a bad influence, its not the game, its not the parents its the people who let it blur thier sense of reality. Honestly, they shouldn't have a physical age for this game, it should be a mental age. It's a solid game, it allows you to experience life more realistically (haircuts, eating, playing basketball) and you can even make it fel like the Sims. It's awesome to play and one thing, don't blame the game, blame the people, buster! Dang! Ryder's got me talkin' like 'im!