When comparing GTA San Andreas vs Galaxy on Fire 2 HD, the Slant community recommends GTA San Andreas for most people. In the question“What are the best open world Android games?” GTA San Andreas is ranked 1st while Galaxy on Fire 2 HD is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose GTA San Andreas is:
You could spend days going through just the main story itself, but there is a ton more content as well. Side missions add numerous more hours of gameplay, and one-off encounters can help keep you entertained as well. Depending on your mood, you might even just want to try abiding by all the laws and driving around. In-game, there's always something to do, and you have a choice of what you want to do during that particular gaming session.
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Pros
Pro Tons of content will keep you entertained for a long time
You could spend days going through just the main story itself, but there is a ton more content as well. Side missions add numerous more hours of gameplay, and one-off encounters can help keep you entertained as well. Depending on your mood, you might even just want to try abiding by all the laws and driving around. In-game, there's always something to do, and you have a choice of what you want to do during that particular gaming session.
Pro A classic that translates great to mobile thanks to attention paid to the port
This game was originally launched on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Tweaks were made to make it more mobile friendly - multiple ways to control the UI (optimized for touch), as well as cloud-saves which let you pick up where you left off on different devices (for example a tablet or a new phone).
Pro Familiar multi-city world that is actually based off of real locations
There are 3 huge cities to explore: Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas - each loosely modeled after certain real-world cities. In addition to the static map, other aspects of the game make it feel even more immersive. There's a fairly wide selection of vehicles, minigames and weird one-off events to find and take part in.
Pro Tons of vehicles
Tons of cars, bikes, planes, jets, tanks, jetpack, KTM rc, etc.
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Pro Offline single player gameplay is great for players that don't always have an available internet connection
For players without internet or those just wanting to play without the interference of others, Galaxy on Fire 2 HD is a single player only game. Galaxy on Fire uses a few different types of game play, story-driven, mission-based and sandbox modes allow you the player to be in control of how you play the game.
Pro Expansive game universe where you get to explore many different star systems
Galaxy on Fire 2 HD has a huge expansive game universe. With over 30 different systems of stars, planets and space station, you will explore and adventure all over the galaxy.
Pro Nice graphics and music
The graphics and music are very well done. The music is slightly dynamic in that there are different scores that play depending on what's going on in the game. The graphics for this were good even before the update and are even better since it was updated. Many have said they are nearly 'console quality' and they are right. The graphics are actually better than a lot of console games out there and even better than a few PC ones.
Pro Engaging storyline
A really well done storyline with great depth and various conversation options, even though it is a bit linear.
Pro Closest thing you'll get to a space engineer style PVP game
This game could put stuff on PC to shame.
Pro Free to play, no ads, no micro transactions
You can buy expansion packs giving two additional storylines (also including new ships, weapons, systems...), definitely worth the money.
Pro Updated HD Graphics over first title allows the game to shine on modern HD devices
All of the graphical textures and effects have been updated and reworked from the original game Galaxy on Fire. Including highly detailed 3D models and stunning specialFX, Galaxy on Fire 2 HD graphics are optimized for Android devices and provide beautiful visuals.
High-quality visuals including detailed 3D models, hi-res textures and breath-taking Special FX
Pro Many different types of missions
Pro Great combat system and challenging game
Cons
Con The control scheme doesn't translate well to touchscreens
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, this shows when trying to play on a tablet or phone. To get the best experience, you're going to want to grab a compatible bluetooth gamepad/controller which adds cost, and you'll need to carry it around if you want to play on the go (likely at home you'll be playing on a console or computer).
Con Doesn't load on a Galaxy s20+
Hasn't worked for years. The game shows a black screen then immediately crashes.
Con Choppy performance at times
Sometimes framerates will drop, even on high end hardware. Typically framerates are good, but when there is a lot going on at once there will be dropped frames while the device tries to catch up with whatever is happening in-game.
Con Takes up a lot of space for an Android game
The game is 2 GB and does not fit most memory cards. but it's a very good game.
Con Expensive considering it's a port of an old game
The app costs $7, which is very expensive for a mobile game. In addition, this game is just a port of the original game (with a few mobile-focused optimizations) and there isn't any new content.
Con Bad graphics
The graphics aren't very good compared to newer games. Considering GTA SA is pretty old, it stands to reason that the graphics won't hold up as well as something newer.
Con Includes in-app purchases
Galaxy on Fire 2 HD has included in-app purchases that range from $0.99 - $51.82 per item. However, for the base game, which is free, you don't actually have to make any purchases at all. Same for any of the expansions you choose to purchase, which aren't that expensive at all. They add entirely new stories to the game and all of them are under $7 each. There is a combo of Valkyrie & Supernova which is about $9 but it's two expansions not just 1. Any other in-game purchases are completely optional. You don't need them to enjoy the game.
Con Campaign could be longer and bit more interesting
Con You can't enter into the planets
You can't enter into the planets.
Con No multiplayer
Just the campaign.
Con Game takes up a lot of storage space
This Game takes up almost 1GB of space.