Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Review
One of the best games of all time. The scoreboard only goes to 10, so I broke it.
The Good
- Three cities and a countryside on a PlayStation 2
- More systems than games ship with today
- Radio stations that double as a time capsule
The Rough Edges
- The aiming is ancient, and the train mission lives in my nightmares
Fifteen out of ten. Print it. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas isn't just my favorite game, it's the game I measure the whole hobby against, and my case is already on the record: San Andreas was 100 times the game GTA V ever was.
Look at what Rockstar shipped in 2004, on a PlayStation 2. Three cities. A countryside. A story that runs from Grove Street to casinos and jetpacks. CJ can eat, lift, swim, fly, gamble, date, take gang territory, and rob houses at night, and every one of those systems showed up in a game that still loaded off a disc. The radio stations alone are a time capsule: K-DST raised me as much as any station had a right to.
San Andreas was 100 times the game GTA V ever was.
Does it creak in 2026? Sure. The aiming is ancient, the graphics are old enough to vote, and a couple of missions, looking at you, train, still live in my nightmares. Doesn't matter. Content for days, a map with three personalities, and a lead character whose story still hits.
Critics gave it a 95. Cute. This is one of the best games of all time, and the scoreboard on my site finally says so.
One of the best games of all time. The scoreboard only goes to 10, so I broke it.
The Good
- Three cities and a countryside on a PlayStation 2
- More systems than games ship with today
- Radio stations that double as a time capsule
The Rough Edges
- The aiming is ancient, and the train mission lives in my nightmares
Quick Answers
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas a 15 out of 10. One of the best games of all time. The scoreboard only goes to 10, so I broke it.
What platforms is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on?
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is out now on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch. Moe played and scored it on PlayStation.
Is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas worth playing?
One of the best games of all time. The scoreboard only goes to 10, so I broke it. Read the full Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas review above for the breakdown.
