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Shortly after arriving, [[Dirty Cop|corrupt cops]] Frank Tenpenny ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) and Eddie Pulaski (the late [[Reservoir Dogs|Chris Penn]]) pick him up and force him to work for them. If CJ refuses, he will get framed for cop killing, a killing for which these cops themselves are responsible, as the unlucky officer was going to expose them. But that's just part of it. CJ gets thrown around a twisted world of crime all over San Andreas with many twists, betrayals and surprises, as well as unexpected cameos from quite a few familiar faces.
 
''San Andreas'''s reception was like pretty much every other 3D ''Grand Theft Auto'' game. In other words, it was received with a hell of a lot of love from gamers. While not without [[Rated "M" for Money|controversy]] (the [[Hot Coffee Minigame]] scandal was especially idiotic), it enjoyed overwhelmingly positive reviews by critics and fans alike, and has made millions in sales. Even after the release of ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', many fans still consider ''San Andreas'' to be their favorite game in the series. One reason for this is because of its absolutely huge sandbox area: three full cities and numerous towns and countryside areas, as opposed to the other ''Grand Theft Auto'' games which were positively claustrophobic by comparison. Even as the games moved into the next-generation consoles, allowing greater realism in how cities are depicted, to date none of the games that followed ''San Andreas'' have equaled the scope and sense of distance offered by this game. In relation to ''GTA V'', some fans found ''San Andreas'' to be even more of a memorable experience due in large part to the [[Nostalgia Filter]].
 
Fans of the game may want to check out [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/GTASA/index.html this Let's Play told almost entirely from CJ's perspective], which fleshes out the story and fills in some plotholes.
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* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: The [[Neighborhood Friendly Gangsters]] ain't down with that shit. CJ comes around to this realization when he sees that even a [[Badass]] like Big Bear can be made into a bitch for rock. You can encounter drug dealers through out the game, and they will ask you if you want some rock. Even if you say yes, CJ, in no uncertain terms, tells the guy to take his business elsewhere. Also, each dealer carries $2000 without exception, more money than the vast majority of Los Santos missions provide. In the early chapters, waging your own personal war on drugs is to your extreme advantage. ...except when you play the German version of this game, which removes any money dropped by pedestrians. However, the Grove Street Families's intolerance of drugs only seems to extend to harder ones like cocaine, as many of the [[Player Mook|generic recruitable gansters]] are seen holding joints while hanging around.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: If CJ gets his weapon skill up to Hitman with the Pistol, Sawn-Off Shotgun or Micro-SMG, he can pack one in each hand for double the devastation. You will lose accuracy when doing this, but when [[Rule of Cool]] is in full effect like this ''you simply won't care''. This also makes the AmmuNation shooting range challenge slightly easier.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: OkOK, you've completed all the [[Gotta Catch Them All|collectibles]], [[An Entrepreneur Is You|bought all property]], [[Sidequest|completed all side missions]], [[Badass Driver|you're a proven master of vehicles both on the land, water and in the air]], the grove street gang's territory is bigger than it has ever been and yet when your brother is freed from jail due to 'your connections with the government' he still treats you like a noob, chewing you out on leaving Los Santos behind again. Sweet's behavior is justified, since he has been in jail all the time without any contact to outside, and he has no way of knowing about your various exploits, or your reasons for leaving. Given this situation, it makes sense for him to react this way. Nevertheless, the sudden shift in mood can be a bit perplexing for the player.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Jizzy specifically refers to CJ as this, repeatedly (apparently the game is assuming you've been working out). He's ''wrong'', but CJ was trying to get on his good side so he could snap at him when the opportunity arose, so whatever.
* [[Dummied Out]]: The sex minigame had to be removed in order to avoid an AdultAdults Only rating which willwould preventhave prevented the game from beingseeing porteda ontoconsole consolesrelease, but deleting the code for it would've required delaying the game by a few months to fix the girlfriend system. So Rockstar, to meet their release date, simply buried it under layers of code with plans to release them later in an AO version, either by releasing separate editions, one being a regular edition and another an uncensored, Adults Only version, or by releasing a patch for the PC version which would've re-enabled the minigame. The result was the Hot Coffee scandal. The "Second Edition" version, however, did get rid of the code. Also, lots of other stuff was coded, but never implemented. A [[Game Mod]] by Deezire restores a crap ton of content, including cutscene dialogue that fills in so many plot holes you'll wonder why the hell Rockstar never bothered to activate it.
* [[Easter Egg]]: So, so many. Including a sign in an exotic location reading: "No Easter Eggs here, go away." Also many audio Easter eggs on the various radio stations.
* [[El Spanish-O]]: In one mission, Big Smoke is trying to negotiate with some Mexican gangsters, before he loses his patience and demands, "Cough-io - up el weedo - before I blow your brains out all over the patio!".
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