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for about thirty seven and a half hours. My usual rule of thumb is that I judge value for money by taking time spent playing and dividing by the price. Anything which offers an hour or more of enjoyment per pound that I've spent represents a good investment. By using this formula, I regard San Andreas to be a good investment at 24.99. I wouldn't say, though, that San Andreas was as big a step forward from Vice City as Vice City was from GTA3.

Ultimately, I preferred Vice City to San Andreas. I liked the silliness of (or less serious) Vice City a lot more than the seriousness of San Andreas (and some of the story missions annoyed me because CJ was talked into situations that I thought he shouldn't have and couldn't understand why he did).

Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the game and don't rue the 25 I spent on it. If there's one criticism that can be leveled at the GTA3 games, it's the lack of a multiplayer option. Hopefully though, GTA4 will remedy that.

San Andreas is a game for adults. There's the obvious car theft, plus the main character will engage in robbery, murder (with firearms and vehicles), gambling and sex (though not obvious unless you're using the now famous 'Hot Coffee' mod) and drug use is talked about and implied (but the main character does not indulge). If CJ hits another car when driving, then there will be a lot of swearing too.

Recommended Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP Processor
OS: Windows 2000 or Windows XP
RAM: 384MB (the more the better)
DirectX 9 compatible Sound Card (Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Recommended)
128MB (or greater) Video Card (GeForce 6 Series Recommended)

My PC:
CPU: 2.5 GHz Athlon
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
RAM: 1Gb
Soundcard: Soundblaster 24
Graphics Card: Radeon 9600 Atlantis
Direct X: 9.0c

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