When comparing Riptide GP2 vs Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Slant community recommends Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for most people. In the question“What are the best Android tablet games?” Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is ranked 23rd while Riptide GP2 is ranked 72nd. The most important reason people chose Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is:
There are 3 huge cities to explore Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas each loosely modeled after certain real-world cities. There's a selection of vehicles, minigames and weird one-off events to find and take part in.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Accessible gameplay that is great for quick play sessions
Being that this is a port of a mobile game, it lends itself well to quick play sessions, as that is what it was designed for. It is also pretty accessible to newcomers, as it is not all that entirely tough and the controls are pretty intuitive. All in all a solid game for those looking game is short bursts or introduce to non gaming players.
Pro Interesting, futuristic tracks
Many of the tracks in the game are over the top and futuristic looking. Racing through them can be pretty exhilarating.
Pro Immersive mode
Riptide GP2 has built in immersive mode for Android devices on 4.4+.
Pro Online multiplayer
Riptide GP2 has built in online multiplayer support for races of up to four players.
Pro SHIELD games support
Riptide GP2 has built in SHIELD games support.
Pro MOGA support
Riptide GP2 has built in MOGA controller support.
Pro Huge open world
There are 3 huge cities to explore Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas each loosely modeled after certain real-world cities. There's a selection of vehicles, minigames and weird one-off events to find and take part in.
Pro Hours of gameplay
It takes days just to finish the story missions, not to mention side missions, one-off encounters and just plain goofing off.
Pro MOGA controller support
GTA: SA has built in MOGA controller support.
Cons
Con Has in app purchases
Despite being an upfront paid game Riptide GP2 has in app purchases that range from $1.99 - $99.99 per item.
Con The control scheme does not translate well to touch interfaces
For a game that was originally designed to be played with 14 physical buttons it can be difficult to translate that to a touch screen interface. Sadly that show when trying to play on a tablet or phone.