Whether your character is rappelling down the side of a skyscraper to snipe waves of enemy goons, driving a tank through a downtown core, or running naked through the suburbs with a rocket launcher, each mission is an insane spectacle. Where the game shines, however, is in its level design.
It’s a knock-off, but a cleverly designed one, offering up a familiar sand box experience that still manages to feel fresh. In terms of gameplay, like its predecessors, Saints Row: The Third falls back on the if-it-ain’t broke-don’t-fix-it Grand Theft Auto formula. Saints Row: The Third isn’t going to win anyone over with a complex narrative or Mametesque dialogue, but the story is incredibly fun if you’re willing to switch off your brain and simply enjoy the sheer idiocy of it all. It’s the kind of storyline dreamed up in a cloud of pot smoke by a group of dorky teenagers who chuckle every time they say the word “boner.” Yet at the same time, it’s also surprisingly self-aware, with a few genuinely hilarious lines, the best of which lambast video game culture and the over the top nature of the game itself. Of course, you can’t keep a good gangbanger down for long, and the Saints quickly regroup and set out to get revenge and claim the metropolis for their own. Before long the Saints are dumped into the crime-ridden city of Steelport with no resources, no cash and no way out. After a bank heist goes wrong, however, the Saints find themselves captured by a Steve Martin-looking Belgian who runs a powerful criminal syndicate called…(wait for it)… the Syndicate. The latest entry in the Saints Row series once again follows the infamous Third Street Saints, a gang of hard-bitten thugs whose blood-soaked antics have transformed them into international celebrities, complete with their own action movies, energy drinks and clothing line.
If the idea of beating a cartoon mascot to death with a giant purple dildo sounds even remotely offensive-Congratulations! You’re a decent human being! If, on the other hand, your tastes lean a little more to the twisted, chances are you and your inner sociopath will enjoy Saints Row: The Third, a game which unapologetically plumbs new depths of depravity while offering up a toilet bowl-sized helping of sex, drugs and ultra-violence.
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