Geekscape Mobile: ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ Coming To iOS, Android!

Briefly: This is amazing news. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is SO huge, I didn’t expect to see it on mobile phones for some time! How long until you’re playing Grand Theft Auto IV on your iPad?

Rockstar Games has announced that the revered Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is going mobile next month. The game will be launching on select iOS and Android devices sometime in December. How exciting is that? You’ll soon be able to traverse San Andreas while you poop!

Here’s what Rockstar said about the announcement:

Before GTAV took us to the sun-bleached sidewalks and humming concrete freeways of present-day Los Santos and beyond, there was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the biggest GTA of the PS2 era. Now, head back to the early 90s with CJ and the Grove Street Families when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas comes to mobile devices next month.

 

Encompassing Los Santos, San Fierro, Las Venturas and everything in between, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been upgraded for its mobile release. Newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models make this the best-looking version of San Andreas yet.

 

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas also features brand new touch controls including contextual control options to display buttons only when you need them and three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering, as well as a reworked checkpoint system for easier progression. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for mobile also comes equipped with full controller support, including Made for iOS controller capability on iOS7. It will be available for select iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Mobile devices. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead.

I really like that the iOS version includes controller support. That’s a new feature for iOS 7, which is tailor-made with large games like this in mind. Rockstar is always great about supporting the newest features on mobile (Vice City was one of the first iOS titles with iCloud support), so it’s great to see them continue that trend here.

We’ll be sure to share more information on this one as soon as it’s released! In the meantime, let us know what your favourite San Andreas memory is, and if you’ll be experiencing the title again on your smartphone!