I decided to order the game as a way of relaxing after a hard day.
Delivery and installation
The game arrived within 10 days... a little long considering the distance traveled but well within the predicted date of delivery. The game itself came in fantastic condition. San Andreas installed without a problem. Although I have a 64-bit Windows 7, the system was bright enough to adapt and deactivated its premium features to work as Windows Basic, so there would be no compatibility issues.
Problems
First issue: When I started playing, I quickly realized that there were graphical issues. Darker colors in the game were not precise, and black cannot be displayed at all. Instead, these colors are replaced by a weird mix of other darker colors. Fortunately, I can say that these errors have not affected gameplay at all. They are minor enough that they do not distract the player. For the record, my PC is a 4-month old Dell with an HD 6770 graphics card, all drivers up to date. All my other games, including the 15-year old Age of Empires work flawlessly, so I'm pretty sure my computer is not the problem.
Second issue: For some reason, the game does not at first recognize the mouse. Possibly through sheer luck, I have discovered a way around it on my PC. If I go to the options menu, and I turn "Steer with Mouse" option on, it won't fix it. But, for some reason, if I go back to the game, then back to the menu, and then turn the "Steer with Mouse" option off again, the mouse miraculously starts working! It makes no sense whatsoever to me, but I'm glad I can actually play the game. I think the game permits you to program other keys on the keyboard to replace the mouse, but to me, not having the precision of a mouse would have been a deal breaker. However, I have to go through this process of activating and deactivating the aforementioned option every time I start the game.
If there is a way to fix these issues permanently, I haven't found them.
The game
San Andreas has become a classic for a reason. The game offers an extensive amount of features which ensure that you won't get bored of it very soon. The story follows Carl Johnson, a former gangster who has recently returned to his hood to find out that his mother is dead. You progress through the story by completing missions which earn you respect from your former gang. These missions include drive-bys, petty theft, assassinations, turf wars with other gangs and so on. All of these have to be done without attracting too much attention from the police, or you're dead. Of course, you can have some fun and try to fight them off, but if you don't get rid of your wanted level, you'll end up wasted eventually. You also have to keep up with more everyday things like eating, working out and getting a girlfriend.
So far, the game has been loads of fun, although some missions can get really frustrating and at the moment I'm actually stuck on one of them. However, the game is still fun and challenging, and the number of things you can discover is endless.
Overall, if you have a lot of time to waste like me, and you're into beating up innocent pedestrians and virtual mass murders, I definitely recommend the game.
9/10 for the game itself, but I'd take off about one point for the issues.
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