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Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360) | 
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| From: THQ
Category: Video Games
List Price: £44.99
Buy New: £21.95
You Save: £23.04 (51%)
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 110
Format: Unknown Format
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: crime-action-games
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: Video Game
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4005209106764
ASIN: B0015XQFPA
Release Date: October 17, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk
Saints Row 2 brings true freedom to open-world gaming. Players can play as who they want, how they want, and with whomever they want in this sequel to the much acclaimed and tremendously successful Saints Row. Set years after the original, the player finds himself in a Stilwater both familiar and strange and challenged with bringing the Saints back as the rightful kings of Stilwater and bringing vengeance to those who wronged him.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 More fun than a drive-by shooting......... October 21, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
First up, I never played the first Saints Row, so no comparisons from me about that one. Secondly, I have played GTA 4 so I can make the inevitable comparisons.
Before GTA 4 came out, I was so taken in by the immense level of hype surrounding it, and was expecting something that would blow me away (with an RPG). What happened was that it confirmed what we all expected deep-down, that nothing really new or original could be added to the series. The only thing they could add (or try to add), was a sense of realism. This is what, in my opinion, turned GTA from an awesome game into an ok game.
Saints Row 2 changes all that. One word sums this game up from start to finish, fun. Everything about this is about making sure that you, the player, has fun and doesn't have to spend hours driving around the map repeating missions every time you die etc. People have been moaning about the driving/handling in this game, but why? It's arcadey, and matches the game perfectly! If I wanted a realistic driving simulator I'd play Forza/Gran Turismo.
Graphics wise, ok, it's not as good as GTA 4, but again, so what! They're colourful and vibrant, unlike the drab gray-brown that was Liberty City. Glitch-wise, yes this game has glitches, but name one free-roaming game where there aren't any glitches at all. This is easily outweighed by the sheer number of improvements made in this compared to GTA:
When you die you keep your weapons, so no worrying about dying and having to re-stock your arsenal.
Once you put a car in your garage, it will always appear there, no matter where you leave it/what you do with it.
If you die during a mission, it doesn't re-set you back half-way across the game map to have to drive there again.
etc.
But without doubt, the highlight of this game is the co-op mode. Anything you can do in single player, missions, side-missions, whatever, can all be done in co-op. It also works extremely well, and runs very smoothly considering everything that's happening on the screen.
Overall, I believe this is the game that GTA should have been, as it shares much the same fun-ness of Vice City and San Andreas. If you want a serious, well-written gaming experience, then look elsewhere, but if you want to have fun and a laugh with your mates on the (frankly awesome) co-op, then this is the game for you.
Saints Row 2 October 23, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is amazing. Seriously.
I brought this yesterday after it was recommended highly by a friend, and i can't seem to have more than an hour break, I haven't been this addicted to a game seen San Andreas came out years ago.
It really is so good, and here's why;
Ultra Detailed Character Customisation
Detailed Customisation of ANY vehicle
Customisation of your safeplaces/cribs
Purchasing new cribs/buying clothes stores
Co-op available for anything
Easy Handling of the cars
Planes
Parachuting out of planes
Helicopters
UFOs (seriously)
Loads of weapons, from katanas and chainsaws to lock on RPGs and flamethrowers
Awesome mini games (there are loads aswell)
Great missions
and there is much more, just buy it and see for yourself
Now the game hasn't been made to be realistic like GTA4, for example the graphics aren't up to GTA's standards and I have come across some glitches and although this would usually mean that I wouldn't rate the game 5 stars and it wouldn't deliver the same excitement than what the game could if they weren't there, but saint's row gets away with it simply due to the fact that they are usually very humorous. This game has been made to be fun, not have the best graphics ever, it simply focus's on gameplay and it takes me back to when san andreas came out as I have already said but it just shows how long the gaming world has gone without such a gem.
Co-op is sensation, invite your mate in to help with any in game mission or side missions, and just to have so much fun.
So if you are after a game that is proper fun, and maybe thought GTA4 was a bit of a letdown. Come on what does anyone do after you have finished? Date your girlfriend? Go to play darts with your friends? Get out, you do that in everyday life. Instead, after finishing why not throw crazed fans of celebrites over a 200 foot roof, or join a fight club and whack people over the head with tv's, hockey sticks etc.
Get it, it is the most fun you can get out of a shiny disc for 40 quid.
Promise.
Fun from the first mission.. October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is just fun from very first stage. Theres so many missions and things to do. From Jumping out plane, open parachute. shooting at cars planes that panic and usually end up crashing. To endless customisation of the character you create or car you alter. You can even change characters voice or sex whenever you feel like it. All cars feel easy to drive, fast and smooth controls. Theres so much to see and do, clothes customisation is amazing, you can alter so much. Missions are fun from the very first. Its very similar in way to san andraus in the amount content and enjoyable missions. But obviously the graphics are 3 times better.
I'm on 26% at moment and its been non stop fun. GTA4 took 20% to get good. I put on GTA4 after playing this for few days and it seemed like step back in time, GTA seemed slow and weighty. I understand this adds realism but me personally I play game to get away from reality to drive fast, do crazy stuff and laugh out loud. This game has all that stuff and I can see myself coming back to this after i finish the main game.
The most fun title I have played in years October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having played both past GTA games and the first Saints Row I do not buy into the whole you can only like one or the other.
First of all lets get the comparisons out of the way. GTA IV looks better and for a critic would be well ahead of Saints Row 2. However GTA IV is based on realism, Saints Row 2 is based on fun and that is the main theme of the game fun.
The graphics a bit more cartoonish than GTA IV and the cars handle in a different way (yes GTA IV's cars are more realistic). However I found Saints Row 2 more fun to play.
The story continues five years after the first game ends, you are just waking up from your coma. The city has had some changes but the main layout of the city is similar. There are a few new gangs and some new missions to try out (the respect aspect is the same, gain respect before trying out the next stage). I like this effect as it makes you try some of the sub games. In GTA IV there is no incentive to carry out the sub games but in this you must play some or you can't continue with the mission. The missions themselves have a great feature: if you die or fail in a mission you can 1) restart from the last checkpoint 2)replay the whole mission 3) continue the game. This is great as you don't have to spend half your time driving round the city again and again if you are getting stuck on a mission.
The attention to player detail is amazing. You can customize any part of your body you wish. You also have a wide variety of shops to spend your money on as well as cribs (you have to buy these) and customizing them. Also cars, bikes, jewellry and tatoos can also be purchased. I wish they would bring in an option to create your own tatoo.
Overall I probably agree that it is not as well programmed and written as GTA IV, there are still some glitches but these are minor (eg pressing Y in the car immediately pops you out of it) but I feel that there is too much fun to be had here to put this game down.
All in all a fun title, worth buying, but if you want a realistic game then stay away.
Volition Inc. 1, Rockstar 0 October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is heavily inspired by GTA and with SR3 announced to be in development, it looks like these two series will be rivals for the long-term. After completing the campaign in co-op, Saints Row 2 in my opinion must be considered the market leader in this genre.
Advantages:
Co-op: its a seamless well designed experience. you can play by yourself, invite a friend to your world, and carry on whilst they join. nearly all of the missions and activities are structured so you both can contribute, with one driving and other other shooting, or doing different tasks..playing with a friend is an absolute blast and really takes this game to a new level.
Story: i played saints row 1 recently and the story carries on from it well, and has the excitement that GTAIV so lacked - each section feels much more like a proper campaign than a series of disjointed missions. The frequent videos are often laugh out loud funny.
Fun/Ease of Play: the whole game is designed for fun, rather than realism. not everyone will like that, but for me a major factor. when fail a mission, you start from a checkpoint or the beginning of the mission, so no more having to restock ammo and drive to the mission. it reduces realism but makes it so much better to play.
Breadth of the Game: campaign mode is long and doesnt get boring, with a excellent range of different missions to do, and with excellent side activities. youve actually got something to do with your money in this game - buy jewelry, clothes, tattoos, cribs, boats, shops - and is well connected so as you increase your style get more respect points to unlock missions. your character can be anything you want he or she to be, with the best customization model ive seen in a game.
Driving: i cannot understand the review which criticises the driving in this game. its fantastic. theres a wide range of cars and bikes, good handling, points for near-misses crashes etc which provides another element to simply driving around.
Disadvantages:
Lack of originality: although SR2 does it extraordinarily well, there isnt a great deal in this game which hasnt been done before. many of the cars have simply been copied from SR1.
Graphics: they arent as good as GTAIV, but then they arent the same repetetive grainy realistic surroundings than that game. i found the environment a much more pleasant experience to be in than Liberty City.
Conclusion: most fans of the genre will probably accept, once they have played the co-op with a friend, that this is the new leader of the genre. i highly recommend it.
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