Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas turns 20 today – it launched in North America on 26th October 2004.
Following on from the phenomenally successful GTA III and GTA: Vice City, San Andreas took place on a massive single map, broken up into the cities of Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas – based on Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas respectively. Its cast included Hollywood talent such as Samuel L. Jackson and James Woods.
San Andreas was 2004's biggest-selling video game and would eventually sell over 17.33 million copies on PS2 alone, making it the console's best-selling title. In total, it has sold over 27 million units across all platforms.
Critically acclaimed, San Andreas is notable for its "Hot Coffee" mini-game, which landed its developers in trouble; Rockstar and Take-Two received a telling-off from the Federal Trade Commission for failing to disclose that graphic content was present in the game.
San Andreas would be followed by GTA IV and GTA V. The sixth entry in the series is currently in development.