The game features references to many real-life elements of the world, such as its cities, regions, and landmarks, with its plot heavily based on several real-life events in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, including the rivalry between real-life street gangs, the 1980s-early 1990s crack epidemic, the LAPD Rampart scandal, and the 1992 Los Angeles riots. state of San Andreas, which is heavily based on California and Nevada. The game, set within an open world environment that players can explore and interact with at their leisure, focuses on the story of former gangster Carl 'CJ' Johnson, who is brought back home by the death of his mother, only to become involved in a long journey that sees him exploring the fictional U.S. It was released in October 2004 for PlayStation 2, and in June 2005 for both Microsoft Windows and Xbox.
It is the seventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the followup to the 2002 game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.
