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.
grim082000
October 05, 2011 at 12:57pm
Ahhh, this makes me want to revisit Saints 2 before the third one comes out. And now they have cheap DLC for it.
monsterclip111
January 23, 2011 at 1:46pm
GTA meat your match :p really good game i love hijacking bikes or using cheats. RPG also really helps when you have a hi wanted lvl. just a tip.
WANNA----PETEY
July 11, 2008 at 1:19am
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...
AlbertoBabyBoy
July 04, 2008 at 1:40pm
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:)
jmoney11
March 23, 2008 at 4:55pm
2 months is da highest so from ranging to 1 day to a week to 1 month to 2months and datsz it !!!!!!!1
jmoney11
March 23, 2008 at 4:48pm
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
puertorican88
March 23, 2008 at 2:00pm
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.
TrueClaret 93
March 17, 2008 at 9:19am
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
jmoney11
March 13, 2008 at 1:45pm
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
Guitarslayer666
March 13, 2008 at 11:22am
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.
MrNuttyBoh
March 04, 2008 at 8:11am
oh man ive never really played saints row but i need to before the sequal lol
Viper-X
March 03, 2008 at 11:53pm
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
xbox360zombie
March 02, 2008 at 4:55pm
I love Saints Row. I still play it online and and offline. I can't wait for 2.
saggin good
March 02, 2008 at 10:26am
You know the first saints row had better graphics than gta now it's opposite! Maybe they should go to UE3
cart00nstrip
February 29, 2008 at 2:59pm
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
dietcoke4fatty
February 28, 2008 at 9:43pm
this looks amazing kinda i just wanna randomly attack people
pazzy66
February 28, 2008 at 9:28pm
can't wait for this game, i loved the first one and still play it.
