Other things not to have been confirmed by Rockstar include the near earth-shattering revelation that GTA SA includes options for a 2 player mode. Although people who have seen and played the game swore testament to the fact that the 2-player mode exists, and the back of the game’s box says ‘Players: 1-2’, Rockstar insist that this isn’t the case.
But regardless, as Rockstar has said “GTA has always been a single player game” (except for Grand Theft Auto London with LAN network play, notes SPOnG, inwardly), and so this multiplayer malarkey really isn’t the issue. As an extension to the GTA 3 lineage, San Andreas looks set to ingratiate itself to most of the PS2 owning world. Outside of that, there will be uproar: there are drug references, obscene amounts of violence and a certain satisfaction awarded for malicious behaviour. Six months down the line someone will blame this game for making them do something inexcusable. But for the month following this game’s release, watch those inexcusable people disappear into their living rooms.
But regardless, as Rockstar has said “GTA has always been a single player game” (except for Grand Theft Auto London with LAN network play, notes SPOnG, inwardly), and so this multiplayer malarkey really isn’t the issue. As an extension to the GTA 3 lineage, San Andreas looks set to ingratiate itself to most of the PS2 owning world. Outside of that, there will be uproar: there are drug references, obscene amounts of violence and a certain satisfaction awarded for malicious behaviour. Six months down the line someone will blame this game for making them do something inexcusable. But for the month following this game’s release, watch those inexcusable people disappear into their living rooms.
You and a girl; hot 2 player action?
Read More Like This
Comments
SPInGSPOnG 19 Oct 2004 11:16
1/2
This sounds like a whole bunch more of the same to me. I mean, OK - props to BigRockCockstar for coming up with the whole GranThefturismo concept in the first place - but they are flogging a dead horse a bit now, aren't they?
Rather than putting the considerable talents of DMA^H^H^H Rockstar North to creating original new games, they are just taking the safe and rather sad EA route of wheeling out the equine corpse, and making it up and jiggling it about a bit for that "not really dead" effect.
Sure there's a bit of new stuff in GTASA. But it's hardly a motherload is it. Yeah, I'm sure the gullible saps, sorry, fans of the series will lap it up a couple more times... but even they have to get bored eventually.
Rather than putting the considerable talents of DMA^H^H^H Rockstar North to creating original new games, they are just taking the safe and rather sad EA route of wheeling out the equine corpse, and making it up and jiggling it about a bit for that "not really dead" effect.
Sure there's a bit of new stuff in GTASA. But it's hardly a motherload is it. Yeah, I'm sure the gullible saps, sorry, fans of the series will lap it up a couple more times... but even they have to get bored eventually.
Kaxxx 19 Oct 2004 11:38
2/2
Ive never really warmed to the series and im sure nothing will change with this one either. Plenty of people love the series and fair enough to them though. If you like GTA then this is going to be a superb addition to the series.
Personally, i let it pass me by.
Personally, i let it pass me by.