Official Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas thread

[St Helens RLFC]

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GTA: San Andreas MULTIPLAYER????????

Well the story has finally broken with the latest dark rumours circulating around the web that San Andreas, the mighty Rockstar's latest epic instalment of its all-conquering GTA series, will feature a multiplayer component.
What it is and what it might do is still the cause for much speculation. Online seems unlikely given the scope of the single-player game, but a player versus player component or possibly even a co-operative mode would seem the likeliest features to us.

Still it's stunning news no doubt and finally we can break our radio silence as we've been aware of this story and these rumours for at least a week. As you'll have no doubt noted, we were down at Rockstar on Friday (for a full report see here) looking at San An's second city San Fierro and it was a point we had no hesitation in raising with Rockstar.

Our question "Is there an online mode for the game?" was met with a flat denial of "No". Our follow-up, "So is there any kind of multiplayer component for the game?" was also met with a similar stone wall "No", and there, for the moment, we had to let the matter rest.

Yet our journo instincts still bristled.

It's no surprise to find Rockstar has been playing its cards close to its chest on this one. If the rumour is true and our suspicion is that it is, a San An multiplayer mode would be the cherry on the icing on San An's considerably large cake and further cement its place as the hugest PS2 game this year.

Further calls to Rockstar this morning were also met with a "we cannot confirm or deny this story."

More on this one as it erupts.

 

[Ripper]

I dont think that will happen

 

[Ripper]

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/557/557665p2.html

RADIO:X - The Alternative
DJ - Sage
Format - Modern Rock
Station Description: Finally, there IS an alternative. The home of Modern Rock. This is a revolution. Guitars, nihilistic hedonism, and telling the elder generation to go screw themselves. Nobody has done this before. We are original thinkers. We are free. Sage leads the navel gazing; she is a remarkable talent. (Sample Track: Killing in the Name by Rage Against The Machine)

BOUNCE FM
DJ - The Funktipus
Format - Funk
Station Description: The indescribable Funktipus plays the indefinable funk. The sound that has had Los Santos partying for twenty years is now on 'The Party', on Bounce FM. The Funktipus will open your eyes to what is really happening out there. (Sample Track - Funky Worm by Ohio Players)

K-ROSE
DJ - Mary-Beth Maybell
Format - Country
Station Description: A broken heart never sounded so good. Country and Western music broadcast from Bone County across the whole state of San Andreas. All of the biggest artists, all of the best music. With the Widow Queen of the Prairie, Mary-Beth Maybell. (Sample Track - Crazy by Willie Nelson)

RADIO LOS SANTOS
DJ - Julio G
Format - West Coast Hip-Hop
Station Description: Julio G breaks the sound of the streets. This is the West Coast taking over. (Sample Track - I Don't Give a F**k by 2 Pac)

K-DST
DJ - Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith
Format - Classic Rock
Station Description: Tommy Smith, formerly with 1970s progressive rock act, Crystal Ship, has now taken up residence on the home of driving rock radio. K-DST 'The Dust' plays non-stop classic rock and roll. (Sample Track - Two Tickets to Paradise by Eddie Money)

MASTER SOUNDS 98.3
DJ - Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson
Format - Rare Groove
Station Description: The world's smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number. (Sample Track - The Payback by James Brown)

SF-UR
DJ - Hans Oberlander
Format - House
Station Description: Quality house music, from deep in the underground, brought to you by an excitable German. This is music for people in the know. (Sample Track - Break 4 Love by Raze)

CSR 103:9
DJ - Philip "PM" Michaels
Format - New Jack Swing and Modern Soul
Station Description: Chart-topping and club friendly hits, brought to you by Philip 'PM' Michaels, entertainer. New Jack Swing and modern soul from today's hottest acts. Where soul meets preppy. Philip is also available for weddings, funerals and Bar Mitzvahs. (Sample Track - Poison by Bell Biv Devoe)

PLAYBACK
DJ - Forth Right MC
Format - Classic Hip-Hop
Station Description: The mouthiest man in hip-hop, Forth Right MC, brings real hip-hop to the left coast. East Coast sensibilities and Forth Right's unique brand of conspiracy theory lead you in a history lesson. (Sample Track - Children's Story by Slick Rick)

K-JAH RADIO WEST
DJ - Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton
Format - Dub/Reggae
Station Description: From JA to SA. The legendary Marshall Law sound system has moved from Kingston to San Andreas, bringing with them the best in dancehall, raga, reggae and dub. It's one love as Peters and Lawton argue about everything. (Sample Track - Chase The Devil by Max Romeo & The Upsetters)

WCTR TALK RADIO
DJ - It's a secret
Format - Talk Radio
Station Description: It's a

 

[reyalpevlewtrepus]

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack announced



Rockstar Games today announced plans to release the soundtrack for hotly anticipated PlayStation 2 ***le Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as both a double-CD "best of" collection and a complete eight-CD box set.
The double-CD will also feature a stand-alone DVD containing "The Introduction", a cinematic prologue to San Andreas, which tells the full story of the events leading up to CJ's return to San Andreas.

Meanwhile, the eight-CD box set offers the full 150-plus tracks from the game, with each album replicating one of the in-game radio stations. The mix ranges from "contemporary west coast and classic east coast hip-hop," said the company in a statement, to "funk, rare groove, new jack swing and contemporary soul, alternative rock, classic rock, reggae and country."

The radio stations in Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City have become a signature aspect of the franchise, "delivering a realistic radio experience by allowing players to tune the radio station in the huge selection of vehicles in the game to any station they like, complete with hours of satirical commercials and DJ banter that cleverly parodies a wide mix of radio formats."

San Andreas is set in the early 1990's, and the music has been carefully selected to match the period. The radio stations "will feature the most staggering selection of music ever assembled for a video game," continued the company's statement, "with over one-hundred and fifty tracks from artists including James Brown, Willie Nelson, 2 Pac, and Rage Against the Machine plus many, many more that encompass a great deal of the radio spectrum of the early 90's."

The double-CD collection and the eight-CD box set are both due for release late-November in the US and Europe. No New Zealand release plans have yet been confirmed.

The track list for the double-CD collection is as follows:

CD 1:
1. The Theme From San Andreas
2. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
3. 2 Pac - I Don't Give A f***
4. James Brown - The Payback
5. Ronnie Hudson - West Coast Poplock
6. Guy - Groove Me
7. Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise
8. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
9. The Maytals - Pressure Drop
10. Slick Rick - Children's Story
11. Rick James - Cold Blooded
12. Raze - Break 4 Love

CD 2:
1. Ohio Players - Funky Worm
2. Heart - Barracuda
3. Compton's Most Wanted - Hood Took Me Under
4. Lyn Collins - Think About It
5. Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
6. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
7. Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
8. Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase The Devil
9. Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
10. Willie Nelson - Crazy

Bonus Track:
11. AFI - Head Like A Hole

 

[St Helens RLFC]

Better always have my CD player at the ready...

 

[wigan_rlfc]

The ones I have heard of are ****.

 

[kaftka]

Same with Vice City. Thats what made it so classy.

 

[St Helens RLFC]

I knew most of Vice City's tracklist... classic music, most of it.

Anyway, this out today, looks very interesting. Our counter is now at 9 DAYS UNTIL SAN ANDREAS!!!

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/front_index.php?

So you wanna be a gangsta? You've got to learn the rules of the streets. New screens and info on Rockstar's ghetto superstar inside

11:45 Grand Theft Auto without gangs is like Tony Soprano without a psychiatrist, or Snoop Dogg without a ridiculous pimp perm. Organisations like the Mafia and the Yakuza have been as much a part of the series as its satirical humour and the two have often gone hand-in-hand.
One of the interesting things we've noticed about San Andreas is that for the first time in the series Rockstar are taking a far more serious approach to the portrayal of the in-game gangs.

Don't get us wrong. It's still funny. Hilarious, even, and still packed out with the visual and verbal gags we love so much about the series. But Rockstar has made an extra effort to ensure they get the origins, culture, and practices of the game's predominantly black, west coast gangs spot on.

They've enlisted loads of consultants from the period like rap legend DJ Pooh, celebrity hip-hop tattooist Mister Cartoon, photographer, director and former club bouncer Estevan Oriol, and apparently hundreds of other real-life gang members.

The idea is to get the gang culture of San Andreas as close to that of real early 90s west coast cities, and to work that into how you play the game. You'll have to think about your clothes, your ink, your behaviour and when to flick your gang sign if you want to rule the streets of San Andreas.

Colors

One of the most distinctive indicators of gang allegiance in San Andreas will be colours. Each set has it's own signature colour that members will proudly wear. Showing the right colour can be beneficial if you're in a friendly neighbourhood, but if you wander onto the wrong block you could end up a walking bullseye. The police are well versed on gang colours, too, so it's might not be the best idea to show your set if you're trying to keep it on the downlow.

You'll be able to dress CJ in the green of his local gang, the Orange Grove Families, to show your allegiance and begin making progress within the set. Of course, it'll draw as much negative attention as positive...

Getting Ink

Tattoos are another way to signal your gang membership, but unlike colours they can't be taken off. Tats have always been a huge part of gang culture, with different gangs favouring particular images and patterns, and each design holding a great deal of meaning. Again, they display your set for all to see - even rival gangs and the police.

Getting ink done on CJ will also signal your desire to hook up with the OGF, and displaying different symbols will show your achievements and attitude within the game.

Give it the Finger

Hand signals are important too. For the first time in the GTA series every character has distinctive fingers so they can pull unique gang hand signals. You'll be able to flick these signals to show your membership of a gang, identify yourself as a friend, or disrespect rival gang members.

Turf War: The Gangs of Los Santos

Here's Rockstar's own run down of the different Los Santos gangs:

Orange Grove Families: Once one of the most powerful gangs in Los Santos, The Orange Grove is the gang CJ rolls with. Their typical dress code is green pants, green hoodies and green bandanas. Based primarily in Ganton, the gang's influence has slowly eroded over the years as a result of increasing violence, internal fighting, splits within the gang, and the growing influence of drugs on the local culture. They're now in a precarious position, almost completely surrounded by Ballas territory.

Temple Drive Families Another old Los Santos family gang aligned with the Orange Grove, the Temple Drive Families are based in Northern Los Santos. If CJ's stranded near their territory and is having trouble with the cops or a rival gang, they'll come to CJ's aid.

Seville Blvd Families This family controls the southeast beaches of Los Santos, and have been almost completely squeezed out by the Aztecas and Vagos. They're holding onto a small patch of land just south of Saints' stadium. Like the Temple Drive Families, they'll support CJ, but there is trouble brewing within the Families.

Both Temple Drive and Seville Blvd Families were originally part of the Orange Grove Families but after on-going internal fighting they have split off from them during CJ's absence. While they will help CJ when up against the Ballas or the police, the internal warring between the sets means that CJ can't always rely on them to be on his side.

Front Yard Ballas The Grove's fiercest rival gang, the Front Yard Ballas control Jefferson. They can be tough, even brutal. They're Los Santos' most notorious drug dealers.

Rollin Heights Ballas These thugs back up the Front Yard Ballas, and hold the ritzy Glen Park section of Los Santos. They've steadily been expanding south into Idlewood, currently one of the most hotly contested areas in the city.

This gang's colour is purple.

Los Santos Vagos This Latin gang are based up in northeast Los Santos around Las Colinas and Los Flores. Like the Ballas, the Vagos have gotten into the drug dealing game. They're currently fighting hard in the battle to control East Los Santos, which is squarely between Ganton, Jefferson and Los Flores. Los Santos Vagos members are identified by yellow.

Varrios Los Aztecas Sporting light blue colours, this Latin gang is based in Little Mexico and El Corona in South Los Santos near the docks, their main enemies are the Los Santos Vagos. Cesar, the boyfriend of CJ's sister, Kendl, is an original gangster that reps the Aztecas. They are the kings of the lowrider, and drive some of the craziest motors in Los Santos.

Set Trippin'

The gang culture of Los Santos is hugely important in San Andreas. It'll affect how you act, where you go, and how much trouble you get into with both the law and rival sets. It's all around you: graffiti marks gang turf, shoes slung from power lines indicate the presence of drug dealers, and tattoos, hand signs and colours identify rival gang members.

And with so much conflict in the city it won't just be you causing havoc. As you explore you'll see gangs fighting for turf with each other, jacking cars, mugging pedestrians or just hanging on street corners looking for trouble.

 

[wigan_rlfc]

Originally posted by St Helens RLFC@Oct 20 2004, 03:54 PM
I knew most of Vice City's tracklist... classic music, most of it.

The Vice City music was class. Not so sure about the music on San Andreas though.

 

[SaintsFan_Webby]

I just have all my MP3 files playing on a continuous loop when I play GTA3.

 

[captainamerica]

Originally posted by wigan_rlfc+Oct 21 2004, 06:20 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wigan_rlfc @ Oct 21 2004, 06:20 AM)</div>

<!--QuoteBegin-St Helens RLFC

@Oct 20 2004, 03:54 PM
I knew most of Vice City's tracklist... classic music, most of it.

The Vice City music was class. Not so sure about the music on San Andreas though. [/b]

Wigs, I think it'll be real cool.

Do you know the track they've got listed by Slick Rick? It's cool. Propa old school.

But, dude, Guns n' Roses on the trailer. Willie Nelson. James Brown.

Dude, what's not to like?

 

[St Helens RLFC]

Originally posted by wigan_rlfc+Oct 20 2004, 06:20 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wigan_rlfc @ Oct 20 2004, 06:20 PM)</div>

<!--QuoteBegin-St Helens RLFC

@Oct 20 2004, 03:54 PM
I knew most of Vice City's tracklist... classic music, most of it.

The Vice City music was class. Not so sure about the music on San Andreas though. [/b]

Agreed, I hate all this rap, R n B and Hip Hop ****.

 

[captainamerica]

Originally posted by St Helens RLFC+Oct 21 2004, 11:39 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (St Helens RLFC @ Oct 21 2004, 11:39 PM)</div>

Originally posted by wigan_rlfc@Oct 20 2004, 06:20 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-St Helens RLFC

@Oct 20 2004, 03:54 PM
I knew most of Vice City's tracklist... classic music, most of it.

The Vice City music was class. Not so sure about the music on San Andreas though.

Agreed, I hate all this rap, R n B and Hip Hop ****. [/b]

What are you, white?

Dudes, it's gonna be just fine -- I promise. You'll like it, just give it a chance. Pretty soon, you'll be gang-banging and running the streets in your respective villages.

Old Lady Winchbottom doesn't wanna pay -- we gonna snatch her cornish pasties.

All to the thud-thud-thud of an angry, nearly shot 15 times, American.

 

[kaftka]

Who said it's all rap and ****.
Two words....Willie Nelson.
I can't wait.

 

[captainamerica]

Originally posted by .:kaftka:.@Oct 22 2004, 08:12 AM
Who said it's all rap and ****.
Two words....Willie Nelson.
I can't wait.

Hell yeah!

Kaftka knows, KAFTKA KNOWS!

The greatest guitar in the world:

Look at that thing.

Beat up like a broken heart.

Ah hell yeah. "Hello walls . . . "

And, never forget:

 

[wigan_rlfc]

My dad is a Willie Nelson fan. His only good songs are 'City of New Orleans' and 'on the Road Again'.

 

[captainamerica]

Originally posted by wigan_rlfc@Oct 23 2004, 02:25 AM
My dad is a Willie Nelson fan. His only good songs are 'City of New Orleans' and 'on the Road Again'.

BAAAAAAAAAH.

No, no, no.

You may not be ready for it now, but do not slate the great Willie Nelson.

"Night Life" -- genius.
"Hello walls" -- glorious.
"Crazy" -- self explanatory, brilliant.
"Funny How Time Slips Away" -- oh the pain, amazing.
"Sunday Morning Coming Down" -- his version is just gold.

There are many, many more.

Your father is a wise man. Give it time. You will see.

 

[captainamerica]

Thinking ahead, as always, wonder if the next installment (yes, after GTA: San Andreas) is going to be a GTA: London type of thing.

Afterall, the original GTA contained three cities (Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas) and then they followed it up with . . . GTA: London 1969.

Hot damn. Now that would be cool.

 

[wigan_rlfc]

Originally posted by captainamerica@Oct 22 2004, 09:06 PM
Thinking ahead, as always, wonder if the next installment (yes, after GTA: San Andreas) is going to be a GTA: London type of thing.

Afterall, the original GTA contained three cities (Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas) and then they followed it up with . . . GTA: London 1969.

Hot damn. Now that would be cool.

We've already said, it's going to be GTA St.Helens.

 

[St Helens RLFC]

Originally posted by wigan_rlfc+Oct 23 2004, 11:31 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wigan_rlfc @ Oct 23 2004, 11:31 AM)</div>

<!--QuoteBegin-captainamerica

@Oct 22 2004, 09:06 PM
Thinking ahead, as always, wonder if the next installment (yes, after GTA: San Andreas) is going to be a GTA: London type of thing.

Afterall, the original GTA contained three cities (Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas) and then they followed it up with . . . GTA: London 1969.

Hot damn.  Now that would be cool.

We've already said, it's going to be GTA St.Helens. [/b]

As far as I know Rockstar have registered the names of their next three games. I can't remember which ones though which is a pain. None, sadly, were entitled GTA: St. Helens.