GTA San Andreas is a more educational video game than any video game labeled as educational.

Alright, let's skip the formalities and debate. By the way, in case you don't know, GTA stands for Grand Theft Auto. A) GTA San Andreas teaches kids the value of a good diet and exercise. The main character, CJ, has three customizable skills that pertain to this argument. The "fat" skill, the "muscle" skill, and the "stamina" skill. All of these skills are represented by a horizontal bar graph on the HUD. The fat skill shows how much fat CJ has on his body. CJ can up his fat stat by eating unhealthy meals at various fast food restaurants. (2) At these restaurants, the player has the choice of buying CJ an unhealthy item, such as the Clucking Huge Meal, or buying a healthy food item, such as a salad. If CJ consumes a salad, CJ does not gain any fat. If CJ consumes the unhealthy items, his fat stat goes up. If CJ's fat stat gets too high, CJ runs the risk of a heart attack, which will kill the player on the spot, randomly, and without warning. This can be very frustrating during game play, as the player might have to replay missions. Also, another side effect of a too high fat stat is lethargy. The fatter CJ is, the less CJ can do physically. For instance, CJ will not be able to run as fast or jump as high. However, if a player does become too fat, he can lose the weight by going for a jog, or bike riding. CJ's muscle stat can be upped by lifting weights at the gym. When CJ's muscle stat goes up, he will become more powerful in combat. This shows children how being fat is good and how being muscular is beneficial. CJ's stamina stat is also important. By doing endurance workouts, such as jogging or swimming, CJ can up his stamina stat. When CJ does this, he will be able to run faster, which is of course beneficial. Doing these workouts also lowers CJ's fat, as previously stated. This shows kids how working out and exercising is good for your health. (1) http://gta.wikia.com... (In reference to the stats) (2) http://gta.wikia.com... (In reference to the fast food restaurants) B) Grand theft auto San Andreas shows the value of a good nights sleep. (3) CJ can buy out safe houses. Inside these safe houses are save points. At a save point, you may take a six hour nap. The game's clock will advance by six hours, and you will wake up with full health. This shows that sleeping is good for you to children. And every child should know the value of a good nights sleep. (3) http://gta.wikia.com... C) GTA San Andreas illustrates that drugs are bad in a way that children may describe as cool. (4) CJ constantly makes comments about how bad drugs are, and the majority of the storyline is cleaning up the streets and stopping the drug trade. GTA San Andreas also shows how bad drugs can be for you, as in the case of Big Bear and B Dup. B Dup got Big Bear to use drugs. Now Big Bear is no longer big. In fact, he is now a skinny and frail slave to his addiction. This can be frightening to children, and it will surely show them that drugs are bad. (4) http://gta.wikia.com... D) Teaches geometry with pool. (5) We all know that pool is just one large math equation. Nuff said here. (5) http://gta.wikia.com... E) It teaches children map skills. Players will constantly have to be going from point A to point B. Player will need to use a map to accomplish these tasks. (6) (6) http://gta.wikia.com... No educational game has ever been able to teach children all these skills. Not to mention, these skills are incredibly important. It's better to learn how to say no to drugs than do pointless and repetitive educational tasks. Thank you to whoever excepts this debate. Definitions: Kid, child, etc: A person ages 6-12.