Saint's Row

Publisher: THQ

Developer: Volition

# of Players: 1-12

Category: Action

Release Dates

N Amer - 08/29/2006

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GameZone's Review

8.7
GZ Rating

Gameplay	8.5
Graphics	8.2
Sound	8.5
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	8.5
Multiplayer	8.9
Overall	8.7

Reviewer: Eduardo Zacarias

Review Date: 09/01/2006

Aping all of the things we love about the Grand Theft Auto series, Saint’s Row is an Xbox 360 game that is definitely not very original but is still one hell of a fun ride

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Avg. Web Rating

8.4

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Michael Lafferty - 05/12/2006

Saint’s Row is gritty gang-based crime game where you can be bad without many repercussions

Steven Hopper - 09/12/2005

Write Saint’s Row off as a GTA clone and get a brick to your grill. Respect!

News

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Description

In Saints Row, players begin the game as a member of the 3rd Street Saints, battling rival gangs and corrupt officials while attempting to conquer the city of Stilwater. Gamers will personalize their experience through an unparalleled level of character customization and the freedom to progress through multiple storylines in any order they choose. Unique activities such as Insurance Fraud and Snatch will help a player earn respect, which will in turn open up missions, and unveil the vast, next-generation potential of the fully dynamic city. Saints Row brings online multiplayer to the open-world genre for the first time allowing gamers to form and battle rival gangs online in a variety of different modes. The game will support 12 players on the Xbox Live® online entertainment network.

Features

A fully dynamically lit world: Car headlights and muzzle flashes light up the world of Saint's Row.
Next Gen shaders allow the creation, in real-time, of effects previously reserved for movies.
Pedestrians react to your actions and remember who you are. Fail to represent, and other gang members will lose respect for you. Bling up your latest car, wear expensive clothes and women will flock to you.
Freeform game play gives you increased choices: Purchase an item at a store, or rob the cashier at gunpoint and run away with the cash, unless you prefer to break in at nigh for a full-scale robbery.
Ragdoll physics allow for real-time reactions of the game characters and objects to impacts, be it combat or collisions.
Extensive car damage modeling means vehicles bend and crumple when they hit obstacles and an incredible level of detail in the breakdown of components when vehicles explode etc...
On line gameplay offers unique challenges and rewards.