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==Storyline== |
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The player is a gang member from Stilwater (loosely based on Detroit) trying to gain control of the streets. The player starts as a low ranking member of the 3rd Street Saints, a gang that is under attack from three other gangs that dominate the city of Stilwater. Under this circumstance, the player is required to fight back and take over the city, one neighborhood at a time. |
The player is a gang member from [[Stilwater]] (loosely based on [[Detroit]]) trying to gain control of the streets. The player starts as a low ranking member of the 3rd Street Saints, a gang that is under attack from three other gangs that dominate the city of Stilwater. Under this circumstance, the player is required to fight back and take over the city, one neighborhood at a time. |
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==Gameplay== |
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Revision as of 20:19, 19 August 2006
| Saints Row | |
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| Game cover | |
| Developer(s) | Volition |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Designer(s) | Volition |
| Engine | Rendering - Custom Physics - Havok |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release |  August 29, 2006
 September 1, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Action, Driving |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Saints Row is a video game that is currently in development for the Xbox 360 by Volition. The game will be published by THQ and is in the same vein as Grand Theft Auto San Andreas in terms of gameplay (the developers refer to it as an emerging genre called "open world"). However, many key design decisions were made in 2003, before the release of San Andreas. [1] The game is currently exclusive to the Xbox 360,and plans for a PS3 version were announced in Play magazine.
A downloadable singleplayer demo of the game was released via the Xbox Live Marketplace on August 1, 2006. The ship date is listed as August 29, 2006.
Storyline
The player is a gang member from Stilwater (loosely based on Detroit) trying to gain control of the streets. The player starts as a low ranking member of the 3rd Street Saints, a gang that is under attack from three other gangs that dominate the city of Stilwater. Under this circumstance, the player is required to fight back and take over the city, one neighborhood at a time.
Gameplay
The game features an extensive character customization mode quite similar to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005. For example, players can customize their character's skin type, facial features, clothing, body type, tattoos, and hairstyle.
There are various "activities" that the player can partake in, ranging from street racing, pimping, carjacking, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and even insurance fraud, in which the player earns money for self-inflicted injuries. Completing "activities" helps players earn respect throughout the various districts of Stilwater. Once the player has earned enough respect in a neighborhood, another story mission or location of an enemy stronghold is revealed. Completing the story mission or taking over the stronghold will help the player gain more territory within the city.
The player can judge how well known the 3rd Street Saints are among various factions and the police in the city by looking at the reputation meters on the HUD; the higher the meter grows, the more dangerous the gang's turf becomes. The game has a unique respect system and characters will react differently to the player, depending on what he/she has done in the past and the player's respect levels. Also, the player's appearance and actions will significantly affect their respect level, as well as the difficulty of controlling the city.
The player can partake in whichever "activities" he/she prefers the most to increase the 3rd Street Saints' respect levels. For example, if the player does not wish to street race and instead wants to kill hordes of people, one can do this and would make the same amount of progress through the game by choosing this route than if one had done the same amount of street racing. The game is tailored to reward the player for whatever he/she enjoys doing the most.
The player can also choose to become a kingpin instead, without completing any missions, arranging races and building respect in the process. However, by completing missions, the player can unlock jewelry, designer clothes, tattoos and other items for the player's home. As the player takes over new areas of the city, he/she will have access to different homes, allowing one to store more merchandise and cars.
The player may also recruit additional gang members (or "homies") to aid them. Players can obtain these computer-controlled gang mates throughout the game, unlocking additional homies as they progress through the missions.
The game will also feature an online multiplayer mode for Xbox Live that supports up to 12 people. Players will be able to join a gang and engage in street warfare with other gangs online. Games within the online mode are Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Co-op, Big Ass Chains, Bling My Ride, and Protect tha Pimp. [1]
Saints Row will allow players to thoroughly customize any car in the game at certain garages. Once modified, the newly designed vehicle can be saved at the garage and restored if it is ever wrecked or destroyed.
The game also makes minor improvements over the Grand Theft Auto series and its open-world format. First, should a player ever fail a mission in Saints Row, the option of instantly retrying the mission is given to the player, instead of having to drive back to the point in the city where the mission originated from. Saints Row also does not revoke the player's weapons if he/she dies.
Gangs and characters
Stilwater is ruled primarily by four gangs:
- 3rd Street Saints (purple)
- Julius (Keith David): leader
- Johnny Gatt (Daniel Dae Kim): lieutenant
- Poindexter ('Dex') (J.A.Q.): lieutenant
- Troy (Michael Rapaport): lieutenant
- Lin (Tia Carrere): spy
- Los Carnales (red)
- Hector 'Kimo' Lopez (Joaquim de Almeida): leader
- Angelo 'Lobo' Lopez (Freddy Rodríguez): Hector's brother and right-hand man
- Victor 'Tanque' Rodriguez: enforcer
- Luz Avelos: Hector's mole
- Vice Kings (yellow)
- Benjamin King (Michael Clarke Duncan): leader
- Warren Williams aka EZ Money: Mr. King's right-hand man
- Anthony 'Big Tony' Green' (Terrence Carson): enforcer/bodyguard
- Madame Tanya Winters (Mila Kunis): head of prostitution ring
- West Side Rollerz (blue)
- Joseph Price: leader
- William Sharp: Price's uncle and financier/lawyer
- Donny: expert mechanic
Soundtrack
The soundtrack will include songs from Ghostface, Rhymefest, David Banner, Xzibit, Daz Dillinger, De La Soul, Method Man, Clipse, Masta Ace, Little Brother, Strong Army Steady and Sy Smith. In total, the game features 12 radio stations and over 130 music tracks.
Reaction
The Official Xbox Magazine (United Kingdom) gave Saints Row an 80/100 review score. In its September 2006 issue, it stated that the game is "solid - but lacks the intelligence of "GTA" [Grand Theft Auto]." [2]
References
See also
External links
- Official websites
- Useful information