The Saints

Reviewed by kmag777 on June 09, 2009  |  report this review

First things first: Saints Row is probably the most derivative game I’ve ever played. The developers at Volition didn’t just steal a page from the GTA handbook; they ran down to Kinko’s and photocopied the whole damn thing! However, it’s also among the most technically solid and well-made of the GTA wannabes I’ve played, which puts me in a bit of a quandary in scoring this game. Before playing Saints Row, you need to ask yourself how much you care about originality and innovation in your games. If you want a “next-gen” GTA experience, this isn’t it. In many ways, this game isn’t nearly as large and ambitious as San Andreas, a PS2 game, and certainly doesn’t bring many new ideas to the table. However, it looks better and does offer some welcome improvements to the sandbox genre, most notably in the diverse Activities system, improved navigation, and by offering an FPS-style control scheme. If you want to crash some cars, cause some mayhem, and escalate the murder rate, this is an enjoyable way to do it!

Easy cash

The easiest way to earn money is to compete in the demolition derby. The demolition derby is easy and at level eight you make five thousand dollers when you compete. the demolition derdy is also one of the more fun activities. Plus some times in the parking lot you can find an Atrizone which is one of the faster cars in the game.