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Posted on: Feb 27, 2008
Saints Row 2
WORDS BY: Ryan McCaffrey
The Xbox 360’s first two Augusts were mighty good to third-party publishers. Last year, 2K made a huge splash at the gaming box office with BioShock, while Capcom and THQ each boasted a million-seller in August 2006, with Dead Rising and Saints Row, respectively. Sequels to all three are pretty much inevitable, but the first confirmed release is this fall’s Saints Row 2.
Set once again in the fictional metropolis of Stilwater, Saints Row 2 takes place several years after the first game’s seemingly permanent conclusion. Though it looked like your character was reduced to fleshy confetti in a boat explosion, think again: it seems you were merely horribly disfigured and left for dead. Yay! It’s a convenient narrative justification for Saints 2’s character-creation system, whereby you’ll rebuild your gangster from scratch as if you required major reconstructive plastic surgery. Which, after being blown up, you did. And hey, you can even choose to come back female. Wow, just how badly burned were you?
The city itself has also changed, with new gang threats to battle, new buildings piercing the skyline, and new ways to get around, such as boats and other watercraft, motorcycles, planes, and helicopters. This urban sandboxer also promises better cop A.I., dual-wielding, and new weapons (such as laser-guided rocket launchers and satchel charges, to name a couple). You’ll also find fresh activities like car surfing (which was already an unofficial mini-game in Grand Theft Auto) and “testicular manslaughter” (we don’t need to explain this, do we?). And best of all, drop-in-anytime co-op play for the entire campaign. In addition, Volition is promising a new adversarial multiplayer mode that goes beyond mere deathmatch.
If nothing else, the release of Saints Row 2 should prove once and for all whether the success of Volition’s open-ended crime-fest was due more to timing (it shipped during the dry spell between GTA releases) than it being the 360’s first next-gen sandboxer. We’ve put our money on the quality of the original game, but with Saints 2 shipping just a few months after GTA IV this year (perhaps in August, if they’re a superstitious bunch?), its appeal will truly be put to the test.
Fri, 07/11/2008 - 08:19
Posted by WANNA----PETEY
This is the start of a new beginning, most gamers have already beaten GTA 4 (witch is an awsome game) by the time S R 2 comes out we will be done suffering from being bord of GTA 4 (some of us anyway), i think the wait may be good for us. (Hopefully its worth the wait!!!!) Even though i would rather play it now then later!!!! We'll see what goes down...
Fri, 07/04/2008 - 20:40
Posted by AlbertoBabyBoy
Saints Row will definitely be the gta killer with character customization, online coop for the whole campaign!, airplanes,and a bunch of activities(minigames). Gta 4 is really good, but it focuses on a mafia world in an organized crime, while Saints Row 2 focuses on a gang world were destruction is the only rule. Everyone should buy this game is like gta san andreas with kick ass graphics. If you dont belive me watch the 2 following videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3tVpqF2VnkY and http://youtube.com/watch?v=frQiAQSO5Qc. Reply me back after you watched the videos. C ya:)
Sat, 05/24/2008 - 14:27
Posted by Crazyguy73
liks different..different but fun
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 15:02
Posted by vam95
looks awesome, its older brother was gud can it top it
Sun, 03/23/2008 - 23:55
Posted by jmoney11
2 months is da highest so from ranging to 1 day to a week to 1 month to 2months and datsz it !!!!!!!1
Sun, 03/23/2008 - 23:48
Posted by jmoney11
any body got a release date cusz i want iot 2 releae ova da summer like 2 months after GTA IV i dnt want it wen its near da holidaysz and i cnt wait!!!!!!! LOL
Sun, 03/23/2008 - 21:00
Posted by puertorican88
I played the first Saint's Row it was a decent game and also one of the few to reach GTA's level. I will definetly check it out when ever is realesed.
Mon, 03/17/2008 - 16:19
Posted by TrueClaret 93
Yeah GTAIV will be gd but I cant wait for SR2. I STILL play saints row 1 online and offline and believe its one of the best games around . THA ROW RETURNS 2k8
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 20:45
Posted by jmoney11
yo on wikipedia it said itssz comin out this summer i cnt wait aaaaa lol oh but da new oxm said its gunna b out near or after Q4
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 18:22
Posted by Guitarslayer666
oh my f*****g god they are making another saints row game. I hated the first one and to tell u the truth, the graphics on this one doesnt look any better. i will probably play it but i doubt i will buy it. i swear, if saints row 2 is as bad as the first game, GTA has nothing to worry about.
Tue, 03/04/2008 - 15:11
Posted by MrNuttyBoh
oh man ive never really played saints row but i need to before the sequal lol
Tue, 03/04/2008 - 06:53
Posted by Viper-X
Saint's Row was a really fun and random sandbox game and with the new features that are being added to Saint's Row 2, I am pretty excited. I don't know how it will match up to GTA IV, but i will probably get both
Sun, 03/02/2008 - 23:55
Posted by xbox360zombie
I love Saints Row. I still play it online and and offline. I can't wait for 2.
Sun, 03/02/2008 - 17:26
Posted by saggin good
You know the first saints row had better graphics than gta now it's opposite! Maybe they should go to UE3
Fri, 02/29/2008 - 21:59
Posted by cart00nstrip
Planes? Just how big IS the new Stilwater? Did they add a new airport? I just hope they bring Insurance Fraud back - wouldn't it be cool if they tore off a page from Burnout Paradise's book and turned the Insurance Fraud mini-game into something you could do ANYWHERE, a la Showtime?
gt: cart00nstrip
Fri, 02/29/2008 - 04:43
Posted by dietcoke4fatty
this looks amazing kinda i just wanna randomly attack people
Fri, 02/29/2008 - 04:28
Posted by pazzy66
can't wait for this game, i loved the first one and still play it.