“An open world adult theme park where we can treat ourselves to delightful acts of bloodshed
and perversion” says ign.com generously awarding an eight point five score to Saints Row: The Third also known as Saints Row 3.
While Stilwater was the b ackdrop for the first 2 games of the series, you find yourself in the new city of Steelport in Saints Row: The Third. Although three gangs enjoying local domination are well established in the city, the Third Street Saints wouldn’t accept it. Their only job is to pose a stiff competition to their rivals and make sure that the city belongs to them.
Your objective is to destroy as much as you can before time runs out. The best thing I loved about this game was that I was able to customize the character in the game in any way I wanted. Your cars, your clothes, just about everything can be changed according to your fancy. Nevertheless, you do get a feeling that the earlier Saints Row games had better customization options.
What impressed me
- Graphics show a lot of improvement over the previous games
- Driving feels good
- Excellent game design
- Visual effects are great
- Useful weapon upgrades
- Better shooting power
- Mini games are great fun
- As you play, you can buy real estate assets and make money every few minutes; this really helps in purchasing weapon upgrades and player skills and this gives you the satisfaction of being rewarded for simply playing the game
- Wrestling is new and interesting
What disappointed me
- Side missions are few and far between
- You have no control over the wrestling moves
- Customization of clothes, vehicles, facial expressions and the walking style is far less than in Saints Row 2 (SR 2)
- Zombie uprising of SR 2 was far superior to that in SR 3
- You actually start feeling that SR 2 had more soul though you do enjoy playing SR 3
To conclude
All in all, the game is most satisfying in so far as the stuff is concerned and hooks you to a great extent. It is an entertainer and it does its job well. It is true that some things in the preceding games that needed change have not been amended; and the few changes that have been made are disappointing, however, you find that playing SR 3 is sheer fun and it is not meant to be taken seriously.
There are several flaws in Saints Row: The Third when compared to its predecessor, but, in spite of all the setbacks, the game has been able to win the hearts of gamers, thanks to its great entertainment value.