This game, from the opening minutes, aims to go completely over the top in every imaginable fashion and does so with aplomb. The shooting and driving mechanics are decent (for a 3rd person shooter), the story is ridiculous, and everything else that gets thrown in just makes me laugh. I'm about half way through this game and can't recommend it enough.

Saints Row: The Third is a true sandbox, along the same lines of Just Cause 2. It gives you a vast area to explore and dares you to get bored of the equally vast number of things you can do. There is so much fine detail running through the game like BLACKPOOL through a stick of rock and it's that level of well dispersed gameplay options that gives Saints Row so much depth.

Obviously also taking a lot of cues from the GTA series, Saints Row has actual minigames involving car surfing and base jumping. Car surfing in GTA was only ever standing on a car and seeing how long you could stay on for, and where you'd be taken, while base jumping appeared in San Andreas along with the parachute and involved chucking yourself off high buildings for fun. In Saints Row, both of these have been turned into minigames, car surfing has you riding on top of the car and trying to maintain your balance while performing tricks that wouldn't look out of place in 1080, while the base jumping element generates a nearby target every time you jump of something sufficiently high and rewards you for getting as close as possible.

If I could have given Saints Row a 4.5, I would have done. In the same way as Just Cause 2, the controls leave something to be desired when it comes to flying aircraft. There's a strong sense of disconnection between you and the plane/heli/jet, and the control scheme basically makes you treat them as cars in the sky that you can adjust the height of. There's no sense of momentum or even gravity, your craft will hang at the same altitude until you give it input. Personally, it just feels wrong, I much preferred the much less arcade style controls of the aircraft from GTA, it's not much fun flying a plane that it's actually very hard to crash, except intentionally.

Admittedly, it might make things easier for PC players who don't have a controller, but it feel unnecessary dumbed down as someone who uses a 360 Controller for driving and mouse and keyboard the rest of the time.

However, given the sheer amount of off the wall content there is aside from things that can fly, I'm just picking holes in what is actually a very solid title.

I'm a big fan of the GTA series and playing through their story missions is a lot of fun, but ultimately, once I've finished one, I don't find nearly as much draw to go back to it as I do for Saints Row.

I enjoyed SR2 and have enjoyed SR3 even more. From the well done combat system the fluid controls and upgradable weapons. It is a very well made game and has a high fun factor. Which lacks from a lot of games released now that focus on being pretty more than having any actual content. Compared to it's predecessor it has improved a lot.

I loved saints row 2 and pre-ordered saints row: the third hoping to get more of that unique brand of humour and customization and thats exactly whats here. I might even describe this game as twice as ridiculous. As well as single player and coop, theres a whored mode where players fight waves of enemies and there are comedic mutators each wave such as becoming a giant. My only dissapointment is that this game has performance issues but according to the forums the developers are working on it.

Brilliant game! If you play SR2 then you need to check this game out. They improved many aspects of the game such as graphics, many bug fixes and its def a smoother experience. It offers hours and hours of crazy fun!!

Saints row 3 is a good game if you like fast action paced GTA with exploding lasers!

Saints row 3 is a worthy successor to Saints row 2, it hasnt improved much but graphics, new guns and bug fixes, but thats good because people who played Saints row 2 would want Saints row 3 to be like GTAIV! The story seems like something that they put together in the last minute.

Bit it is the best game i have played for a while and thats not bad being that i spend 8 hours next to my computer playing games and stuff each day! I say Just get this! Its great gameplay with AMAZING humor! I give this a

5/5

a great story? no

deep and complex characters? no

amazing graphics? no

but is it fun? hell yeah! it's one of the most fun games i have played, and i have played lot's of games, so if you want to pass time, blow off some steam, or just to have some simple, stupid fun, get this game

Very good game if you like a more funny GTA style game.

Driving can get a little tedious at times but its decent enough even on WASD, no need for a game pad.

Can be a little dull at times, but the jokes and coop more than make up for that, specially if you're into toilet humour or bad references.

It's rare to see a developer find something and just go with it like volition has done with saints row. I'm happy to see this made and even exited for a possible SR4.

It's proboably the most insane thing you'll play this year and I reccomend this to pretty much anyone who is open to crazy, over the top fun!

Saints Row: The Third is a game we've been itching to get our hands on since we had the chance to check it out at E3 this summer. Volition hooked us up with a sweet theatre screening of the opening scene of the game, showcasing the amazing assortment of awesomeness the game will feature. Saints Row: The Third is easily one of the most interesting and most fun games of the year.

Volition told us that their biggest goal when developing Saints Row: The Third was to blow our minds. In my humble opinion, my mind was certainly blown.

From the minute you play the opening scene of the game you get a rush of adrenaline and a sense of genuine fun, I mean the opening scene has you dressed up as a bighead Johnny Gat, spraying your opposition with assault rifles and interesting melee combinations (just a heads up, you get a bonus for aiming where the sun don't shine). As the game progresses you'll meet familiar faces, new acquaintances, and surprise celebrity appearances, and if you play your cards right, all will aid you in assuming direct control of the city. The story of the game takes a turn, for the interesting, after the government decides they're tired of you running over civilians and moonwalking on their heads, thus calling in the big guns: STAG, the Special Tactical Anti Gang unit. These guys are a no-nonsense army that invade the city and have one goal in mind: neutralize all gang activity. With STAG breathing down your neck and rival gangs opposing your power, you most certainly have your work cut out for you, so strap it on!

Overall Saints Row: The Third is a great game that is tons of fun. There are a lot of interesting and unique elements about the game and a mixture of scenarios and missions sure to keep everyone entertained. A solid piece of work from Volition,

Full Review: http://thegamefanatics.com/video-game-review/saints-row-pc/

Unlike Saints Row 2, development for the PC version of the The Third was not done by a 3rd party, and it shows. From a technical standpoint, it's a much smoother and less problematic game than Saints Row 2 was.

Missions feel a bit shorter, and there is no longer any Respect requirements for storyline missions. It can make the game itself feel shorter, as you no longer need to spam side missions (like Mayhem or Insurance fraud) to progress the storyline, They are, however, useful for gaining Respect which is still used for other things. The storyline missions are quite varied, and fun, and there are several that just makes you go "wtf?".

The storyline in The Third is definitely ligher than in SR2. While less "serious" than GTA4, the story in Saints Row 2 had some rather serious and downright depressing moments. Saints Row: The Third have no such things, or at least keeps it to an absolute minimum. One thing that has not changed is the Boss (or the protagonist, for anyone not familiar with the previous game). S/he is still an evil psychopath.

Character customization options are fairly similar to Saints Row 2, though it overall feels quicker and easier to use in Saints Row: The Third. Some options have been removed (for example walk animation and facial expression), some of the voice sets have been replaced with new ones, and there's new Zombie voice set for zombie fans.

Co-op is similar to how it was in Saints Row 2, except that its no longer an absolute pain to set up on the PC (we eventually had to get the Xbox version to get any co-op done). Setting up a co-op game in Saints Row: The Third is a pleasure in comparison, though it seems to be tied up completely with Steam. When, at one point, I lost my connection to Steam, my co-op partner got disconnected from my game, and a mission automatically failed as a result.

Overall, it was a better game than Saints Row 2 and, in my opinion, money well spent. It's not a perfect game but when, at the end of the game, I first thought was "This was fun!" I can not give it anything else than highest rating.

If you're a fan of Saints Row 2, get it now.

Played on: Intel/NVIDA/Win7 system. Co-Op over Internet.

A fantastic game, Crazy as hell and not afraid to show it, however, for those looking for a serious open sandbox crime game, I would recommend grand theft auto over this game, however, if your looking for just pure fun, saint's row the third is a blast to play. 5/5