10 Iconic Rockstar Games - Ranked From Worst To Best
4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
San Andreas built on the 'period piece' framework already developed in Vice City to create an iconic game completely in-sync with its 1992 California setting.
The game is a cultural cornerstone, and by far one of the most feature-filled games ever created. San Andreas is easily one of the most well-known PS2 games of the era, and its well deserved, with its giant world map full of activities and locations that are teeming with life.
San Andreas made waves with its storytelling and humour, providing a lot of ingrained satire of American culture and an engaging campaign with some iconic missions that are still referenced today. The soundtrack was also inherently 90's, with stations full of excellent licensed music that will be forever burned into the minds of those who played it for hours on end.
The RPG elements in the game were also a delight, allowing you to bulk up CJ to make him run faster and hit harder. You could also fully customise his hair and clothes, allowing for a more personalised experience.
Fans loved this game so much, it led to a number of conspiracies about an in-game Bigfoot and Area 51 (the latter of which is actually true), and crafted a community of fans hellbent on finding the secrets of its vast open world.