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Is Saints Row 2 anygood?

Started by RockViper, October 20, 2008, 01:20:01 PM

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RockViper

October 20, 2008, 01:20:01 PM
I saw an ad for this the other day on G4 and read its supposed to be a GTA style game.  Does anyone know if its worth buying new or waiting a month or two and picking it up in the bargain bin?
"Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."

Terry Pratchett (Men at Arms)

Pete

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October 20, 2008, 01:32:22 PM
No doubt about it, Saints Row 2 is a GTA clone but a good one.  I haven't played it a whole lot yet but I can tell it's more a throwback in style to the earlier, more tongue-in-cheek GTA games (GTAIII and Vice City) than the later, relatively serious San Andreas and GTAIV editions of the game.  Missions are fairly one-dimensional, run-n-gun affairs but there's a lot more side-missions you can do.

I always recommend buying games second-hand but if you're itching for some GTA action RIGHT NOW or have some gift cards to burn, buying fresh off the shelf won't be a mistake.
 

RockViper

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October 20, 2008, 01:42:46 PM
I normally buy my games used, but I am pretty much bored with my PS3 library having either finished or got bored and walked away from a title.

Thanks for the info
"Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."

Terry Pratchett (Men at Arms)

Ghost Whistler

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October 23, 2008, 10:32:22 AM
Saints ROw is what gta should have been, instead of an austere, spartan and rather joyless affair.
"Ghost Whistler" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). Parental death, alien battles and annihilated worlds.
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