All Games You Need: Gta San Andreas - 4.7 GB - DVD

By now, you probably know how this works. The new Grand Theft Auto game comes out in October, but only on the PlayStation 2. Xbox and PC owners have to wait a half a year or so for their versions of the game, and each always has the potential to be better than the original release. That's saying something, because we're already talking about one of the best games of 2004 and the best game in the Grand Theft Auto series. Once again, the wait is over, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available on the PC and Xbox. While both versions have aspects that are better than the outstanding PS2 game, visual weirdness on the Xbox and a handful of technical issues on the PC prevent either version from being the clear-cut best of the bunch.

PC Specific Features:

* Save your player stats to a HTML file, which can be put on the internet and shared with others.
* Photos taken with the in-game camera can be exported as .JPG screenshot files.
* Rockstar have claimed the "modding community will be supported." Specifically in what ways is yet to be seen.

A great part of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the possiblity to modify it: Rockstar claims to have left important game data files unlocked and in text files as opposed to hard-coding them in the game. Although Rockstar lists "player modifications support" as a feature, it's safe to assume that Rockstar will not be providing any game editors with the game, and we can expect to be able to import additional player skins, probably in the form of clothes. Player models are at the moment split into around 10 different pieces, with two of each for different fitness levels. As such, player skins as seen in GTA Vice City are unlikely, unless we are provided with a custom slot with a single static mesh skin. Bear in mind that this is simply speculation at this point, as nothing solid has been confirmed yet.

It was decided that the PC version of San Andreas will not have an inbuilt 2-player mode as "the dual keyboard and mouse set up proved too unwieldy for players and didn't work with the PC version of San Andreas' greatly improved free camera mechanics. Rockstar North decided to focus on maximizing the single player experience."

Minimal System:

* 1GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor
* 256MB of RAM
* 8x DVD-ROM Drive
* 3.6 GB of free space for a minimal install
* 64MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers
* DirectX 9 compatible Stereo Sound Card
* Keyboard & Mouse

Recommended System:

* Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP processor
* 384MB(+) of RAM
* 16x DVD-ROM drive
* 4.7 GB of free space for a full install
* 128MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers
* DirectX 9 compatible Surround Sound Card
* Game pad with twin axis analog controls (USB or Joystick Port)
* Keyboard & Mouse