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After turning their infamy into worldwide fame, the Third Street Saints now find themselves at war with a powerful criminal organization called The Syndicate. Strap it on.
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Saints Row The Third Review

Saints Row The Third is the third game in the Saints Row franchise a GTA like open world crime action game series this game changed the direction of the series for a more over the top funny style of g… Read more

six years later and the third, more or less, holds up

absurdity is, for all intents and purposes, the name of the game here. going into playing saints row: the third 6, almost 7 years after its release i had a decent idea of what to expect. some genuinel… Read more

It’s a silly, irreverent, and over the top blend of action and violence.

Saints Row doesn’t just blur the line between fame and notoriety; it outright crosses it and then runs over it a few times for good measure. For those new to the series, the Saints are a criminal gang… Read more

Silly and childish, Saint's Row: The Third is a great Game

Sometimes absurdity is a welcome distraction. Saint's Row: The Third is extremely absurd. From the look of the various gangs around Steelport to the activities from the opening bank robbery to the end… Read more

Saints Row: The Third Review.

Saints Row: The Third is dumb fun, what more can I say. It's a pleasant reminder of why you fell in love with video games in the first place, because they were fun. In an age where we often take games… Read more

Absurdly fantastic

I did not identify with Saints Row I or II, dismissing them as shallow knock-offs of the GTA franchise. However, after watching a few clips on SR3, I decided to give it a try. The mechanics are fluid… Read more

I didn't think I could care about Saints Row

I'm not really part of the core audience for open world games. Instead, I traditionally prefer releases with a strong narrative and polished gameplay, but the insanity that Saints Row: The Third has o… Read more

Saints Row: The Third Review

The crazy crime title that is Saints Row: The Third accomplishes the first priority of which I think games must have to complete first on their “checklist,” a fun time. From parachuting out of airplan… Read more

Saints Row: The Third

So as Grand Theft Auto continues to get more series with each iteration, Saint's Row continues to try to stay a bit crazy. In this version of the game you'll have to take on Luchadores, have the optio… Read more

Equally as good as the second

I still haven't played the first game in the Saint's Row series, and I'm not quite sure I should bother, but the second and third entries in the series are certainly masterpieces. This is a game that… Read more

Also Nicolas Cage...

It’s rare that a sequel to such a derivative game manages to exceed the legacy of its predecessor and truly become something unique. Saints Row the Third is one of those games. What started as a relat… Read more

A Fantastic Port for a Great Game

As a lot of the PC gaming community will probably know, the Saints Row 2 PC port was an absolute disaster. Fortunately, within my experience, this is certainly not the case with this particular title.… Read more

One of the better open-ended action games of this generation

After being thoroughly underwhelmed by the mediocre and poorly-ported-to-PC Saints Row 2, I had little interest in playing Saints Row the Third. After hearing about how much better it was than SR2 fro… Read more

Saint's Row: The Third Review

So as Grand Theft Auto continues to get more series with each iteration, Saint's Row continues to try to stay a bit crazy. In this version of the game you'll have to take on Luchadores, have the optio… Read more

All of the clunk from PS2 era open world games lie unfixed in SR.

The original Saints Row 's downloadable demo, years and years ago, left me wondering how another run of the mill GTA3 clone could garner such praise. The industry had bombarded us with 25 to Life , Tr… Read more

It's a Fun Diversion, but Not Worth Keeping

After playing through this game twice I can safely say I saw everything Saints Row: The Third had to offer. While SR3 isn't a bad game, per se, compared to Saints Row 2, this one was lacking. It's a g… Read more

Over the Top

Saint Row: The Third is at once a breath of fresh air and a return to form for the open world/sandbox genre of games. The craziness of the open world genre fizzled out after the Hot Coffee incident, b… Read more

A Lot To Do In Stillwater

Starting out in this game you expect it to be similar to Grand Theft Auto and thinking of drugs, prostitutes, and mostly the sporadic killing that will ensue in the many hours. However, Saints Row: Th… Read more

It has its problems, but fun will overcome.

The Short Pros - Zany, stupid story that never takes itself seriously - Massive open world to screw around in, with "screw around" being the key word - Dozens of side missions and things to do, all of… Read more

Flashin' them Purps

Though it occupies the same open world, gang story genre as the Grand Theft Auto series, Saints Row: The Third almost shares more in common with an episode of WWE Raw than it does with Rockstar’s semi… Read more

Saint’s Row: The Third Review By: Andrew Bohnenberger

Saint’s Row: The Third Review By: Andrew Bohnenberger Story Saints Row: The Third is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. The story of Saints Row… Read more

Rewriting the Open World Formula

I'm going to start by saying I never played Saints Row 1 & 2. That said, I really don't give a shit. Whatever those games were, it doesn't matter now one bit. Saints Row: The Third flipped the scr… Read more

Game of the Year

The Saints Row series started off as a generic GTA rip-off, but has become an insanely goofy series instead. You are, as usual, a member of the Saints, except that now, the Saints are multimedia super… Read more

Over the Top Fun That's Ultimately Forgettable

I will admit that I had fun while playing Saints Row The Third, and I guess that's what matters most, right? However I know in the end I'll look back at Saints Row and know that, yes, I had fun, but o… Read more

An impressive commitment to absurdity.

Don't let some of the juvenile humor deter you from checking out the game. Saints Row was essentially the bastard-child of an era when GTA clones ruled store shelves , being among the monstrous list o… Read more

What's the Word? The Third!

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000004837 StartFragment:0000000457 EndFragment:0000004821 Saints Row has been a surprisingly interesting game franchise to follow, even though I haven’t spent… Read more

Saints Row is Back, Better and Crazier Than Ever

Up until now the Saints Row series has been one that’s lived in the shadow of the Grand Theft Auto franchise which it so closely resembles, providing a slightly wackier and well-made, but somewhat der… Read more

A new standard for open-world games (?)

Saints Row: The Third is the most fun I've had in an open-world game. That statement has no caveats and is written without a doubt in my heart. Don't get me wrong, I have massive amounts of respect fo… Read more

Some Technical Flaws Don't Hurt This Experience At All

The first Saints Row game was seen by many as a blatant rip-off of the Grand Theft Auto series. Volition took the open-world format that was made popular by the PS2 Grand Theft Autos and created a fai… Read more

Saint's Row 3 Y'all

Edit VTOL Jets, Predator Missles and Dildo Bats, Oh my! (Saints Row the 3rd Review) by Kenny Rioux on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 7:34pm The Saints are coming... As some of you may know, I listen to a… Read more

I Guess Every Superhero Needs His Theme Music...

The Saints Row franchise has been viewed as being a Grand Theft Auto clone to many people, but personally it is keeping what GTA was in the beginning being a sandbox filled with fun toys to mess aroun… Read more

A Grandiose Adventure

There nothing quite like having a free falling shoot out. Grandiose, many games try to capture this feeling, but few actually can pull it off. Saints Row the Third is one of the few titles that can. A… Read more

What the ****?!

It's a shame for all video games that come out after this masterpiece, Saints Row: The Third, because they will never reach the heights it reaches. If you open your heart to what it has to offer, it w… Read more

My Saint’s Row: The Third Review

When the first Saint’s Row came out, it was very clear that Volition was making a complete rip-off of Grand Theft Auto. However as Rockstar has gone to great length to make their GTA games more down t… Read more

We've Come A Long Way From "Just Another GTA Clone".

Up until about two weeks before it's release, I wasn't sure if I was going to jump into a purchase of Saints Row: The Third. I had my doubts about the game, especially being as I was quite frustrated… Read more

Lack of adjustable baseball caps aside, Saints Row 3 is awesome!

Saints Row 3 has dialed up the crazy from the last game. You all know about how the Saints are celebrities now and folk are asking them for autographs in the opening as they rob the bank. That's all w… Read more

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It... But Do Add More Dildos

This week, we’ll be reviewing Saints Row: The Third . For those of you who have never played a Saints Row game before, let me describe the experience. Thrust into a crowded and hectic metropolis, you… Read more

What drugs can do kids.

Saints Row: The Third is a game where reality is thrown completely out the window and the idea of tedious things such as opening silly car doors and simple gravity are put in the burn barrel. And for… Read more

Truly Unlimited Freedom

The Saints Row franchise has always inspired to create an open-world sandbox that truly gives the player unlimited freedom. Saints Row: The Third could be the closest Volition has gotten to reaching t… Read more

Saints Row, the first in our hearts.

You really need to play Saints Row the Third. /game of the year argument. Ok, for reals. Like a lot of people I had no idea what I would be getting into when I ordered this game. Sure, I knew it was a… Read more

Energy drinks and so forth

Not to get my melodrama on, but there’s a problem with seriousness. So many games try their damnedest to play the straightest of laces with material that isn’t especially well worth the investment in… Read more

I Thought I was Done With This

In 2008, Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto IV . Unlike the previous title in the series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , the game told a darker tale with a serious tone. Driving on the sidewalk held… Read more

Y'all know me, I'm a real OG - Saints Row, B**ch!

Alright chums, less do this. The Stilwater -based Third Street Saints gang have certainly come along away since their arrival in 2006. What was originally a fairly grounded, but still ridiculous, stre… Read more

New Island, New Life

The third instalment of the Stilwater Saints returns replete with new characters and gangs as well as a new playground, Steelport. We see the Saints resting on their laurels as champions of Stilwater… Read more

Once More Unto The Row

Saints Row: The Third doesn't take itself seriously, but it does contains some serious amount of fun. Whether you're playing through missions to progress the story, running around the city messing wit… Read more

Hat Trick for the Saints

When Saints Row came out, I was still young and impressionable, and when I saw videos of the game, I thought it would be too wacky to be palatable, so I skipped it. When Saints Row 2 came out, I gave… Read more

A tonne of crazy absurd fun

Saints Row the Third is an ambitious and often very weird creature that has some truly incredible creativity behind it and will have you doing things you’ve never done in an open world gangster game o… Read more

The Craziest Open World Game Yet Is Also One Of The Best

Saint’s Row The Third is easily the most ridiculous game I’ve played in a year that has already seen its share of mass destruction , dicktits , and Big Boners . Think about that for a second. This is… Read more

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