Yep. Opens the world wide up. Basically, with the progressions of GTA III to GTA: VC to GTA: SA, it's the same game, but with huge leaps and bounds forward in each. Vice City was brilliant (as was III), but once you finish with that one, you gotta get San Andreas.I still get my kicks playing Vice City. Thought about picking up San Andreas in the past but never have. Is it better than Vice City? I heard you can actually swim on this one.