No one would ever accuse Saints Row: The Third — a game that took you all over its fictional metropolis with a tiger in your backseat and a vocoder-voiced pimp in your cellphone directory — of being subtle or meek. And its first batch of mission-pack DLC embraces the madcap zaniness.
Genkibowl VII triggers a handful of standalone missions dictated by cat-suited mascot Professor Genki, which involve new gameplay wrinkles like letting you smash cars and other objects with a monstrous ball of yarn (Sexy Kitten Yarngasm), or skydiving in a panda suit to wreak havoc on rooftop mascot parties (Sad Panda Skyblazing). It’s fun, it’s wacky, and it’s quintessentially Saints Row — but it’s also crazy-short. Each of these four new main missions unlocks a similar activity on the world map where you’ll earn new crew, respect, money, and vehicles, but that’s it — and eight new scenarios aren’t worth $7, we say. If you’re Daddy Warbucks, insert your money here; but everyone else should stick to the many awesome activities included in the full game.
PUBLISHER: THQ • DEVELOPER: Volition • ESRB: Mature • MULTIPLAYER: 2 in co-op over Xbox Live • ACHIEVEMENTS: Piecemeal • COST: 560 Microsoft Points ($7)
+ Clever, new activities subtly tweak the main-game formula; SEXY KITTEN YARNGASM.
– A small offering that adds only an hour or so of game time (i.e., just not enough value for $7).
– The Super Ethical Reality Climax missions feel like they’re repeating the main game.
? Do people love Professor Genki because he likes to murder them in horrible ways?
cmh
February 05, 2012 at 11:23am
The DLC was fun but if it wasn't a part of the season pass I would not have downloaded it. I really hope the rest of the DLC is better.
