Abstract: Name: Saints Row 2Genre: Action-AdventurePlatform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Reviewed on Xbox 360)It’s pretty much impossible to review Saints Row 2 without comparing it to two other games: the original Saints Row and Grand Theft Auto IV. When the firs...
While no match for GTA4 on any level - and a mess in many technical terms - Saints Row 2 still knows how to party. Just be aware that there will be many better games in the next few months....
Abstract: Lets face it. Grand Theft Auto IV was an incredible game, but in it you couldnt beat down a group of bums with a lime green chair to the tune of Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" playing out of a nearby car. Nor could you imperson...
Abstract: By now you’ll have probably heard that you can strip naked and streak along the streets to cause maximum offence. You’ll be more than aware that you can execute rude taunts at the touch of a button and go on a bloody rampage with a samurai sword. But y...
I loved the first Saints Row. At the time, it was the only next-gen game of its kind, but despite that there was something about the gameplay and the overall design that made it more attractive than any of the GTA games that had come before it. And now...
Abstract: The buzzword associated with the release of the first Saints Row was "clone." It had plenty of modifiers, too: proficient clone, adequate clone, and beautiful clone. But what happens when the clone starts to look less like a copy and more legit? If you...
Fantastic customization; innovative cooperative play and online multiplayer modes; instant access to entire city.
Derivative design; poorly structured single player game makes side missions mandatory; unpolished graphics.
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Published: 2008-10-14, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: When the original Saints Row came out two years ago, it served to placate fans until Grand Theft Auto made its next-generation debut. Saints Rows deviant destruction didnt push the boundaries of what to expect from a free-roaming urban assault game, ...
Co-op play is loads of fun; jam-packed with content; good shooting and driving mechanics; intelligent GPS.
Low-brow humor gets old rather quickly; graphical glitches and collision detection issues; no talk radio.
Saints Row 2 is your second chance to live the life of a gangster on the streets of fictional Stilwater. The comparisons to Rockstars Grand Theft Auto series are obvious, both being sandbox games where youre free to roam the streets of a sprawling ur...
