Initially, you’ll appreciate the rich character customisation options – surely one of the most extensive to date in-game. When you’re at the top, however, you start to attract unwanted attention, and it’s here that you begin your ride toward total citywide domination and revenge against The Syndicate – a massive organization running three competing gangs within Steelport.Ī lot has been improved since 2008’s Saints Row 2. The titular Third Street Saints are now celebrities living the high life in Steelport – a brand new city divided into four precincts.

But you won’t care – or at least, you shouldn’t, given how much there is to do beyond the main storyline.Īs the theme song to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ kicks in, accompanying the Star Wars-style scrolling text introduction, the over-the-top scene is set. There’s a story here – paper thin an excuse to ride tanks and beat people with purple dildo bats and hijack attack choppers. And you will, so long as you don’t stop to think about anything. Volition has created a game that delights in mayhem, revels in trashy exploitation and aims to make you smile.

Three games in, Saints Row has found its stride.

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