Like other animals in the game, live sharks are only present in GTA V. If the player is in the water and is too deep down/far out to return to their boat or the shore in the event of a shark encounter, swimming into sunken plane and ship ruins will often cause the shark to go away. They can also be killed in the water by repeatedly attacking with a knife (although this is extremely difficult), or running into them in a boat or Submersible. It is, therefore, recommended to look out for sharks and kill them from the surface before diving into the water. Sharks can be killed if the player is on a boat and shoots one, which only takes one shot. If the player is on the surface they can sometimes see the shark's fin sticking out the water as it circles. Sharks attack once, killing on the first attack, by grabbing protagonist with their teeth and then shaking their bodies. If the player reaches the end of the map (where vehicles will no longer function), a shark is scripted to appear and kill the player in order to prevent them from venturing any further. Spawning more frequently at night, sharks appear on the minimap as a red dot (enemy) and will stalk and circle the player for a while before attacking. Getting killed by a shark unlocks the "Out of Your Depth" Achievement/Trophy. In the enhanced version, while playing as one of these sharks after eating a Peyote plant as Trevor, he states that they are Tiger Sharks.Īccording to Abigail Mathers in the " Death at Sea" stranger mission, the sharks in San Andreas are bordering on extinction, explaining how they seldom appear in-game.
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In the regular PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, the only present sharks are modeled after a hybrid of the Bull Shark and the Tiger Shark. Sharks appear in varying depths of ocean around San Andreas and, unlike their 3D Universe versions, are fast and dangerous predators that often attack the player on sight. Given the somewhat murky waters in some areas of San Andreas, in particular San Fierro, the species in the game is most likely the bull shark, which is similar in appearance to the tiger shark. Sharks appear in GTA San Andreas, but are very rare and are not hostile towards the player. This might suggest that sharks could have been used as an excuse for the player's inability to swim in Vice City. Sharks are also mentioned in the 10th page of the GTA Vice City manual: "Shark attacks off Vice City happen a few times a year and there are more sharks out there than you would like to think - Best advice: Stay out of the water!". The player can also kill a shark by throwing grenades at it. The easiest way to spot a shark is to just search the water for it, preferably through a Sniper Rifle. Sharks do not take damage when shot at, and like other marine animals in Vice City, don't have any movement animation when swimming. Even though not as common as most sea creatures, they can be spotted everywhere in the waters of the city and, due to the slightly similar body, they can sometimes be mistaken as dolphins. Sharks are modeled after Bull Sharks in GTA Vice City.