Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas/Gameplay

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Controls
The controls are available in the game by pressing the START button and selecting the controls options, but are also available here.

On Foot

Triangle Button:


 * Enter vehicle from
 * Activate mini-game
 * Secondary attack while unarmed
 * Pick up object
 * Skip phone conversation

Circle Button:


 * Attack/fire weapon

X Button:


 * Run (this is done by holding the X button)
 * Sprint (this is done by rapidly tapping the X button)
 * Skip cutscene

Sqaure Button:


 * Jump
 * Climb up walls (they have to be equal to your actual jumping height)
 * Block while fighting

L2 Button:


 * Switch weapons one to the left of the current one

L1 Button:


 * Center camera
 * View vital stats about your character
 * Fire weapon while targeted

R2 Button:


 * Switch weapons one to the right of your current one

R1 Button:


 * Target an individual with the selected weapon

L3 Button: (Push the left analog control inwards)


 * Crouch (move while crouching to sneak)

SELECT button:


 * Cycle through available camera modes

START button:


 * Pause menu
 * Skip cutscene

R3 button: (Push the right analog control inwards)


 * Look behind your character

Up Button: (Directional pad)


 * Gang sign to recruit gang members

Left Button: (Directional pad)


 * Answer no when prompted for yes/no

Right Button: (Directional pad)


 * Answer yes when prompted for yes/no

Down Button: (Directional pad)


 * Gang sign to tell gang members to wait (briefly press button)
 * Gang sign to tell gang members to leave you (hold down button)

CJs Stats
Muscle: Increases sex appeal and makes melee attacks more powerful. Build up by doing vigorous physical activites rather then driving or by lifting weights in the gym.

Health: Increases the amount of damage you can take before dying. Build by exercising outside of the gym and by not being wasted or busted for lengthy periods of time. Maximum health will decrease if you die frequently.

Fat: Eat every type of food other than salads, which do not increase fat levels. You gain fat from eating in fast food restaurants, on dates in bars and restaurants, and by eating food bought from street vendors and vending machines.

Stamina: Allows you to sprint longer, pump the pedals faster on your bicycle, and swim faster. Build up by doing vigorous physical activites rather then driving or by riding the exercise bike or walking on the treadmill in the gym.

Lung Capacity: Allows you to stay longer underwater. This is built up by diving underwater and swimming as much as you can before coming up for air.

Cycling Skill: This skill reflects your ability on a bicycle. The higher this skill, the higher you may bunnyhop (hold in L1 and release while on bike), quickly pump the pedals on a bike (rapidly tap the X button), and the better you can reverse at faster speeds without falling off. This skill is upgraded by riding any bicycle.

Bike Skill: This should not be confused with the cycling skill, which is the use of actual bicycles. This skill governs motorcycles and at higher levels, allows less of a chance of falling off. It is increased by riding any motorcyle.

Driving Skill: This increases as you drive any sort of land vehicle except for bicycles and motorcycles, and allows for better handling.

Flying Skill: This skill allows for better handling in all aircraft. Later in the game, you will earn your Pilot's License at Flight School upon achieving 20% proficiency in this skill. The License allows for access into any and all airports.

Sex Appeal: Sex appeal is decided on what type of car you have, which would include fast and flashy cars, the clothes you have, and the amount of muscle. Note, however, that high muscle will prevent some girls from dating you at all.

Weapon skill: This allows for farther and better targeting with the gun you are using and the ability to run with it and shoot (acheived at Gangster level at 20%). When you reach maximum proficiency (Hitman level) with some smaller weapons, you are granted the ability to wield one of that weapon in each hand.

Respect

 * Running respect (General respect): 40%
 * Mission advancement: 36%
 * Territories owned: 6%
 * Amount of money: 6%
 * Muscle (physical fitness): 4%
 * Progress with girlfriend: 4%
 * Clothes: 4%

Running respect is everything you do in general, which is amounted as thus:


 * Killing a drug dealer: .005% added
 * Killing a rival gang member: .5% added
 * Killing one of your gang members: .0005% deducted
 * One of your gang members dies: 2% deducted
 * Territory received: 30% added (a major part of the Los Santos section of the game)
 * Territory lost: 3% deducted

Weapons
Weapons in San Andreas are based upon skill levels which are categorized as this:


 * 0%: No skill. You are able to shoot well standing but now well running. Your aim distance is limited.


 * 10% - 20% Gangster: The percentage on which you level up depends on the weapon. You are allowed to run and shoot. Aim and aiming distance advanced.


 * 100% Hitman: Your aiming is maxed out with the weapon you reach. Your aim is increased to max and your rate of fire is maxed. The most exicting part of this level is the ability to wield dual of the weapon that is Hitman level.

Hand:


 * Fists
 * Brass knuckles

Melee:


 * Baseball bat
 * Katana
 * Knife
 * Shovel
 * Golf club
 * Cane (occupies a Special item slot)
 * Pool stick
 * Nightstick
 * Chainsaw
 * Flower Bouquet (occupies a Special item slot)

Handguns:


 * Pistol
 * Silenced pistol (5 times stronger than the regular pistol)
 * Desert Eagle

Shotguns:


 * Regular one-barreled shotgun
 * Sawn-off shotgun
 * Combat shotgun (SPAZ)

Machine Guns:


 * Tec9
 * MP5
 * Micro-MP5

Assault Rifles:


 * AK-47
 * M4

Rifles:


 * Standard rifle
 * Sniper rifle

Throwables:


 * Grenades
 * Molotov Cocktails
 * Tear gas
 * Remote Satchels

Heavy weapons:


 * Rocket Launcher
 * Flame Thrower
 * Rocket Launcher (capable of heat-seeking)
 * Minigun (cannot move while operating this)

Others:


 * Fire extinguisher
 * Camera
 * Spray paint

Girlfriends
There are six girls which can become your girlfriend:

Denise Robinson

Where: Get from "Burning Desire" mission in Los Santos. Her house next to Grove Street in Ganton.

When: 16:00 to 06:00

Turn-ons: Drive-by shootings of non-Grove Street gang members.

Katie Zhan

Where: At the edge of the golf course at the The Avispa Country Club in San Fierro.

When: 12:00 to 00:00

Turn-ons:

Helena Wankstein

Where: Blueberry, Red County on top of the Ammunation.

When: 08:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 02:00

Turn-ons:

Michelle Cannes

Where: Driving school in San Fierro.

When: 00:01 to 12:00

Turn-ons: Fat men.

Barbara Schternvart

Where: El Quebrados, The Sheriff's Parking Lot.

When: 16:00 to 06:00

Turnons:

Millie Perkins

Where: "Key to her Heart" mission in Las Venturas. Her house is in Spiney Red, a northern suburb of Las Venturas.

When: 02:00 to 10:00 and 14:00 to 20:00

Turn-ons: Clubs?

Turn-offs: Damaging your car at all, Dinners, Smoothies

Tips: Get a fast car before you go on your date, as it will improve your sex appeal while you are in it or have just exited it.