Saints Row 2
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Third-person gunfights and melee against human gang members, police, and civilians with heavy blood spray, explosions, and brutal over-the-top takedowns.
The player runs drug-trafficking activities escorting a dealer, and alcohol and illegal drugs are depicted throughout the world.
The player leads a criminal gang, and the entire game rewards carjacking, murder, and citywide mayhem against innocents.
Strippers can be watched at clubs and streetwalkers appear in the world as ambient content.
Crude sexual humor throughout, strip clubs with dancing performers, and side activities built around pimping and the sex trade.
Pervasive strong profanity including frequent f-words in dialogue and radio.
Strip-club performers appear in thongs and pasties, and player characters can wear highly revealing outfits.
Gang-war revenge story with murder, kidnapping, and cruelty played for a dark comedic tone.
Story missions depict brutal reprisals against rivals, including beating and killing helpless captured enemies.
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What it is
Saints Row 2 is an open-world action game where you build a street gang and retake a fictional city from rival crews and a corrupt corporation. Play is a mix of on-foot and vehicle combat, driving, and over-the-top side activities. Expect frequent gunfights and melee against human enemies with blood, strong and frequent profanity, crude sexual humor with strip clubs and a pimping-themed activity, illegal drug dealing, and reckless mayhem that rewards carjacking, killing bystanders, and property destruction. The story includes some genuinely brutal revenge moments. The tone is deliberately exaggerated and comedic rather than grim.
How it's framed
The game frames crime, gang violence, and vice as a comedic power fantasy: the player is a gang leader whose ruthless acts are played for humor and rewarded with money and status, with rivals cast as villains and little in-game consequence or moral weight attached to harming enemies or civilians.
Details
- Developer
- Volition
- Publisher
- Deep Silver
- Released
- Jan 7, 2009
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