Saint's Row 1 & 2

[apsham]

Saint's Row annoyed me because EVERYTHING HAD TO BE BAGGY.

[JairusCain]

Saint's Row annoyed me because EVERYTHING HAD TO BE BAGGY.

well.... you WERE playing as a ghetto thug thing person... thing... yeah. Baggy is the style.

But is it just me, or does Saints Row 2 look like it will absolutely blow GTA IV out of the water? Saints Row 1 to me totally blew every other GTA out of the water, because I could actually get into it, which I could NEVER do with any other GTA games. GTA IV I was able to get into and enjoy, very much... but Saints Row 2... man, it looks fucking incredible.

[zero]

That's weird Jairus because Saints Row just seemed like GTA-Lite to me. I felt like I was playing a dumbed-down THQ'd version of something that only Rockstar did right. Different strokes, indeed.

Edited June 7, 2008 by Zero

[JairusCain]

I don't know what it is, really. I could just never get into the story on III through San Andreas. I got bored with the GTA games VERY VERY fast. But, when I got Saints Row, I loved it. I don't know why, though. Like I said, the first GTA I was actually able to get into and actually finish (story wise, fuck getting to 100%, I traded it in toward MGS4 after I beat the story lol) was GTA IV. And, seeing the trailers and such for SR2, I can't effing wait.

[apsham]

...you could "get into" Saints Row? The biggest paint by numbers story, that I think I have ever seen on a game? Well yeah, different strokes indeed.

[Kaney]

I liked Saints Row for the little touches it did different from GTA, but I was so thoroughly sick of the whole 'gangsta' shit after San Andreas.

[JairusCain]

...you could "get into" Saints Row? The biggest paint by numbers story, that I think I have ever seen on a game? Well yeah, different strokes indeed.

I never said it was the story of Saints Row that I got into. I just said I got into the game. I enjoyed it more than GTA. The only stories I mentioned were the GTA ones. They all bored me other than GTA, and other than that, the gameplay of all of them got excessively boring for me as well.

Don't get me wrong, the gameplay of Saints Row can get boring as well... but I found it to be more entertaining than that of GTA.

[CQI13]

Sorry to bump this after 3+ months, but has anyone had problems with the game freezing, or other games freezing after playing Saints Row? I cleared the cache, and that seems to have worked, but it was the first time any continuous freezing has happened.

[Guest deknegt]

there could be something wrong with your xbox?

[abundant]

The music of Saints Row 2

[King Ellis]

What an emo bitch station GenX is.

I will listen to it all the time.

Actually, fuck that, i'm listening to The Mix 24/7, squashing bitches to Take On Me. GLORIOUS!

Edited October 7, 2008 by King eLLis

[Ruki]

I enjoyed the music in the first a lot (SR > GTA music wise).....sure it will be the same.

[LL!]

The Mix 107.77 forever and always.

I COME FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER! WHERE BEER DOES FLOW AND MEN CHUNDER!

[Kaney]

The first few stations looked shit but wow, yeah The Mix is awesome. Tears for Fears AND Final Countdown? Awesome.

Edited October 7, 2008 by Kaney

[abundant]

Here's another video that shows how awesome Saints Row 2 is going to be. It's a little mini-game you can play inside your safe house.

Oh yeah, and the Mix

I can't wait until I'm gunning people down to the melodic tune of Final Countdown.

[Cactus Drags]

SR trounced GTA in terms of the radio, and if it weren't for Saints Row, I'd never have heard of Reggie and the Full Effect. Get Well Soon was easily my favourite track on that game.

SR2, the first couple of stations are a bit meh, but the others there's some good tracks and some unknown stuff, so hopefully good scope for checking out some new albums in the next few weeks.

Also, for UK buyers, the collector's edition, which might be a GS exclusive, features a gold bullet 2gb memory stick and a Freckle Bitches t-shirt with a semi-naked cartoon chick (the preview image on the preorder slips are censored ) on it bearing the slogan "You can't beat our meat!"

EDIT: Holy fuck, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, that's like the greatest song ever! That song should so be on Rock Band <_,

Edited October 7, 2008 by Dragsy

[King Ellis]

I am tempted to switch to the GS site and get the CE for £40 and not the £55 it is elsewhere.

Bah, it's £45 now, fuck it.

Edited October 8, 2008 by King eLLis

[Slogger]

SR trounced GTA in terms of the radio, and if it weren't for Saints Row, I'd never have heard of Reggie and the Full Effect. Get Well Soon was easily my favourite track on that game.

SR2, the first couple of stations are a bit meh, but the others there's some good tracks and some unknown stuff, so hopefully good scope for checking out some new albums in the next few weeks.

Also, for UK buyers, the collector's edition, which might be a GS exclusive, features a gold bullet 2gb memory stick and a Freckle Bitches t-shirt with a semi-naked cartoon chick (the preview image on the preorder slips are censored ) on it bearing the slogan "You can't beat our meat!"

EDIT: Holy fuck, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, that's like the greatest song ever! That song should so be on Rock Band <_,

Aussie Special Edition

• Saints Row 2 Xbox360 Collector's Edition:

o Unique 'gun box' packaging

o Saints Row 2 game for Xbox360

o Exclusive Art book

o Double-sided poster/map of Stilwater

o Bullet shaped 1GB USB key containing Xbox360 wallpapers and more.

• High quality Saints basketball singlet

• Saints Row 2 Money clip with bonus money off vouchers for your next trip to EB Games

• Saints Rule Book with details on the new gangs, where to shop, and more

• Saints ID card

• All packaged in a Freckle Bitches Pizza Box

[abundant]

If you didn't pre-order at gamestop and want the UFO and PeeWee Bike, today is your lucky day, here are the codes:

#4976 - Gyro-Daddy

#728237 - UFO

#7266837 - PeeWee Bike

[abundant]

IGN just posted their review. The basic gist of it is that the technical flaws and glitches that plagued the first game are still present, but the overall gameplay is just too much fun to let that hamper their review. It got an 8.2 and they're highly recommending that everyone should buy it.

Edited October 9, 2008 by abundant