From gtagaming.com.
AU release date!
Earlier I speculated how unlikely it would be that GTA: San Andreas would arrive in Australia on the proposed date of 29th October, based on what happened in previous years. In various places the dates 11th and 12th of November are popping up and today xeroer contacted Take Two - getting a confirmation that the release date is the 12th of November. Hopefully this will be a solid date without a repeat of Vice City's continually pushed back release.
Source: xeroer
Anyone not from Australia must be tired of AU news
Also some new info from edge forums
The November issue of Official Playstation 2 Australia is now on sale.
The magazine contains a five page wrap on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and promises a review of the game in the next issue after they test run it.
There are several high quality, fully rendered screens, most have been seen, I think one or two may be new.
New Confirmations:
- Aussie date confirmed, 12th November.
- New weapons confirmed; katana swords, golf clubs, and "the like"
- Ability to block, depending on the weapon CJ is holding at the time
- Able to fire at enemies whilst moving backwards
- Depending on the weapon, CJ's stance will change, and will vary in his experience to increase preformance
- Headshots are automatically targeted when close enough, if too close, CJ will resort to hand attacks.
- AI will respond to gun noises appropiately.
- CJ will be more controllable as a traditional third-person shooter, with improved targetting over Vice City.
- Attempting to GTA tradition, Rockstar aim to give the player most options possible. This also goes for the weapon mechanics, you still use R2 and L2 to rapidly scroll through enemies, for best originality.
- The dual-weapon option has been worked on quite a bit.
- Confirmation of Desert Eagle and Shovel, both found in the country side. CJ will struggle with the Desert Eagle at first.
- San Andreas will feature "interactive" fires, what the magazine claims to be "serious fires, Californian summer-type fires". Such fires may be started accidently through moltov cocktails or car explosions. CJ will also be able to use these to his advantage and start fires intentionally. CJ will also be able to extinguish fires aswell.
- The above fire talk was actually refering to buildings. The same applies for the countryside, of course.
- "...and when the San Andreas Fire Department doesn't show up, CJ will be called into action. CJ will have to do this for a good deed (saving people) and his own safety."
- Regular fires in fast food outlets like the Cluckin' Bell. After picking up an extinguisher, CJ will have to aim to the bottom of the flame before pulling the trigger to put it out.
- The dialogue system is used to talk to some residents, shop owners, etc. Use the D-Pad to choose a statement.
- Combat; Square blocks, Circle and Triangle are different attacks. CJ can lock onto anyone in the game, even when not holding a weapon.
- Aircraft in San Andreas move faster and are more nimble. The crop duster can preform manoeuvres, including hammerheads, barrel rolls and loops.
- There is a bike-racing game on Mt Chilliad, starting from the top.. CJ also has a skill for such bike-driving. Considered a massive challange with extreme speeds, bumps and turns and ruthless opponent tatics.
- The mountain bike differs from the BMX, it also has gears (choosen automatically) so you can reach high speeds.
- Bulldozer has been designed with plenty of power and "go forward" in mind. It will be the first rear-wheel steering vechile in the game.
- A plough is in the game and CJ can use it to smash through buildings, flip cars and cause chaos all over.
- Numerous environmental destuctable objects, e.g. milk crates, fences, plants and furniture to smash up.
- Ride on lawnmower may be the slowest vechile in the game, but may be used to molch up people.
- Police have many tricks up their sleeve.
- CJ befreinds the owner of RU Haul.
- Numerous fun activities with filling a tanker up with fuel..
Sorry some of this info is repeats, but some new.
Also i thought this real world pics and GTA pics comparison was cool, here's the link below.
http://www.edgeforums.net/gta/showthread.php?threadid=19443
What site is that from?
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