Saint's Row: The Third

by Deep Silver

• Return to the streets of Stilwater and discover how fame and fortune as the kings of the town has affected the Saints ? for the better and for the worse
• Take the fight to Steelport, a struggling city of sin where you must battle it out with the dangerous Syndicate gang
• Get some serious air while driving a massive tank ? right through the sky
• Take on a Mexican wrestling gang in a satellite-targeted airstrike
• Defend yourself against a highly trained military force in an incredibly outlandish scenario

Product Details

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• ASIN: B004QEWVLC
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 15, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #742 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #28 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Games > Adventure

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 | Edition: Standard Edition

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They stirred up the streets of Stilwater and became the new kings of the town. Now, the city of Steelport is about to get rusted when the Saints take the fight to the Syndicates' turf for the biggest, most outlandish chapter in this epic gang war to date.

Battle in the Sky

Fight vicious gangs

Take the fight to Steelport

Synopsis

Rejoin the ranks of the most unholy Saints around as you return to the Row to experience gang life, post-fame. Kids are kicking around in Saints sneakers, tough-guy hopefuls are slurping Saints energy drinks and storeowners are proudly displaying Johnny Gat bobble heads on their top shelves. Celebrity status has hit — but will the Saints survive their newfound glory unscathed?

In Saints Row: The Third, fame and fortune come at a bittersweet price for the kings of Stilwater. Faced with serious demands from the legendary criminal fraternity, the Syndicate, the Saints must hit the streets of Steelport to trample their new rivals — and defend their status. Get ready for intense action, grueling gang violence and outlandish situations to spare as you take on a decaying city of sin in an all-new battle with the Saints. Buckle up and take a massive tank on a wild ride — through the sky. Duke it out against trained military forces and call in a strategic airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang. With grit and guts galore, you and your gang will never kneel to an enemy. After all, just because you're a Saint doesn't mean you have to behave.

Key Features:

• Return to the streets of Stilwater and discover how fame and fortune as the kings of the town has affected the Saints — for the better and for the worse
• Take the fight to Steelport, a struggling city of sin where you must battle it out with the dangerous Syndicate gang
• Get some serious air while driving a massive tank — right through the sky
• Take on a Mexican wrestling gang in a satellite-targeted airstrike
• Defend yourself against a highly trained military force in an incredibly outlandish scenario

Product Description

Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you. The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

104 of 117 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Love the Saints, but... November 18, 2011

By Lex L

Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3| Edition:Standard Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Okay, don't get me wrong. Speaking as someone who is 100% behind the Saints all the way, I was very disappointed by The Third.

For one thing, notice how they hyped up customization? Customize cribs, clothes, cars, "you can make a blue guy with a zombie voice", everything. Well, the developers actually REMOVED some of the customization features.

1) You CANNOT customize your crib. Once you enter a crib's building, you press a context button labeled "access crib" and it opens the wardrobe, weapons, garage, etc menu. This can be annoying, seeing as how opening a door is also a context button, leading to accidental opening of the menu if you are not standing completely against the door. This might be a nitpick, but it is still slightly aggravating.

2) Players who played previous SR games will remember how you could completely customize an outfit - have a hat tilted in specific directions, choice to tuck shirts in or out, layer clothes, etc, etc. That's gone- they give basic underwear, one top (shirt OR jacket) and one bottom, but multiple options for accessories like jewelry and piercings. The game gives you several outfits that are essentially the same. Seriously, they give you the same button down shirt at least 3 different times under different names. It's very similar to the sims 2 (without player created content) versus the sims 2 console as far as player customization. Also, when picking colors for things, some sections of the clothes apparently have a dark overlay on the textures because the color is mostly black or distorted. These are usually on small sections of the clothing or underwear, though.

3) I really don't mean to offend anyone by this statement but it needs to be said.... As a black female myself, I was very disappointed by the exclusion of a black female voice option. Let's be real here- This is Saints Row, a story about gang bangers working their way up from the hood with a rags to riches theme, and the voices for a female are a white chick constantly talking about 401k plans and massages, a clearly foreign woman with a heavy accent, like northern european/Russian, and a Latina woman. And the voice acting isn't very good either. There are noticeable cringe worthy moments where the dialogue is simply garbage, no matter what the voice option is, and you are waiting for everyone to SHUT UP. BTW, I hate the new angry/PMS Shaundi, and miss Eliza Dushku. Cars do not have spinner rims nor hydraulics and it is hard when you are personalizing details both on your person and the car because it does not zoom in enough.

Also, driving is a little different. Again, it might be a personal thing, but I didn't mind the old driving scheme. For me, holding down the x (a for xbox users) button for the gas make shooting and driving a little easier. When I found it was different, I thought, "no problem", and went over to the control scheme to change it. I found that due to the lack of manual, the controls are listed in game, but you cannot change them. SIGH. As a side note, when you put in a gps marker, the game produces racing game-like arrows around the city to direct you to your destination.

Chop shop missions are stupid. They want you to get the car from a certain location, then drive all the way across town to the chop shop. So, for example, they tell you to find a Zimos in Bridgeport. You cannot find one in The Grove and go from there- the chop shop is triggered only when you get the car from the specific location, which in this case would be Bridgeport. A similar method happens for the Hit list, but I find that situation a little more intuitive instead of looking for and chasing some random guy all over town.

Okay. Now here's the good!

Better graphics, better driving (cars feel heavier, but those with good acceleration feel REAL good), guns feel powerful, the upgrade system is pretty cool, and minigames are still pretty fun. Defend your territory has a mini arcade thing going on where you either survive for X amount of time or kill X amount of people in X amount of waves. Which brings me to another point. Rival gangs will overwhelm you in this game. There are no friendly saints walking down the street to help you out when you get ambushed. if you start trouble with one gang member, you have approximately 10-20 seconds before a carload of guys come to find you, which quickly multiplies until you have at least 4 flaming cars on screen fighting off 15+ attackers. I am not kidding- there will be multiples of times where your map will show a thick red knot of enemies with you at the center. Thankfully, one of the upgrades is calling for backup homies, and it is very satisfying to see those purple cars roll up when you are one bullet away from respawning at the hospital.

Buying properties really helps the money system. Im 1/3 through the game, and bought around 65% of the buildings and am making $20000 every 15-30 minutes. Upgrades for weapons and player skills and such are not cheap, so the extra money really helps. You also do not make nearly as much money from diversions/activities, but clothes and vehicle mods are cheaper too. The weapon upgrades are cool and helpful, but it is kinda funny to watch your character dual wield pistols in the dark, with lights coming from the ends of them flicking up and down as your characters sprints away.

There is no Forgive and Forget, you run into a building/crib you own and all notoriety disappears. I found this to be useful, especially when you have a lot of real estate scattered around the city, and also because, like I said, you WILL be swarmed. There is also no food in the game to get you out of a pinch, so you really have to depend on your street survival.

All in all, there are some improvements, a few major setbacks, and some things that went unchanged (dialogue, annoying car glitches where sometimes the player character won't get in, etc). I can't really say that the game is a positive improvement, they took away a lot of little things that I liked. But as far as over the top stuff and "addictibility", it does satisfy, and I will be playing it for a while.

-EDIT 3/12: Minus a star. After beating this game about a 3 weeks after I got it... I lied. Honestly, since the credits rolled, I haven't looked at the game since. I feel like even after I've collected the weapons and used them to create a mini war zone in the street, I still only halfway want to finish the trophies, and only then just to get my money's worth for the game. I was so looking forward to this game being a masterpiece but all the letdowns (including the endings! Wow Volition, REALLY?) really hit home with me, a vet of the Row. I feel like it is now an open world sandbox for all the crazy things you ever wanted to do... but what about the feelings of being an untouchable badass without a high tech suit? There are moments when you vaguely feel it, but... no. The one thing I can say is the Professor Genki missions were a lot of fun!

I recommend this game to people who have not played the previous SR games, but fans of the series WILL be disappointed if you enjoyed the feel of the last games... You won't be missing too much if you play other games that compete with this one. Read more ›

33 of 39 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Time for some insurance fraud! November 15, 2011

By Practical gamer

Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Edition:Standard Edition

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Saints Row The Third is great fun. Something GTAIV was missing for me. It's got a better engine this time, and the game runs pretty smooth unlike Saints Row 2 which got pretty choppy at some parts. Graphics have a major overhaul. Character creation is some of the best I've ever seen. Controls are also tighter and driving is better. I picked up Saints Row The Third at Midnight and played it for nearly 6 hours straight. Story based missions are awesome. All and all I would recomind this for anyone who likes a open world game and likes a lot of varied side-missions.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT GTA April 30, 2012

By Digital.Joe

Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Edition:Standard Edition

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Saints Row 3 is a goofier, less refined version of Grant Theft Auto 4. The developers were obviously working with a much smaller budget. Still, this is no low budget game. There is plenty of detail and depth to this thing.

If you want more realism, GTA IV is still the better game. One example: GTA has better physics, more accurate and realistic car damage. The action overall is also smoother in GTA. But if you want to create your own character from scratch, fly jets, use people as human shields, shoot people out of cannons, dance in the middle of the street, taunt people, jump off buildings and avoid splattering on the concrete by deploying your parachute, fight 10 foot giants....... then this may be your game.

I really like SR3 but after a few hours of playing, I started to miss the refinement of GTA IV. The action in SR3 is sometimes very choppy. On a side note, I ran into a character that looked like a guy in a pink cat costume with a big head who seems to be invincible. I tried everything to kill him but he just kept getting back up. Does anyone know what that's all about?

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Game! Few Minor Flaws Though... December 12, 2011

By Another Gamer

Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3| Edition:Standard Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Saints Row: The Third is one of the most fun games I have ever played. It's new and improved graphics and driving system are just some of the things that will have you gawking at the game. With that being said however, no game is perfect. The same applies to this game.

First I am going to point out the bad. Some of the customization features such as crib customization and choosing how you wear your clothes (e.g tucked, untucked) have been removed. This doesn't really annoy me that much but I don't see any reason for it to go. There also some minor glitches that you will find, none of which take away from the actual game experience. Eventually it gets a little boring when you've done everything which is why there is co-op. I'm also annoyed by the fact that they are charging money for certain cheats labeling them as "downloadable content." It also feels like there is little variety in stores. However, my biggest complaint is the game engine itself. People disappear after they get 30 feet away from you which makes sniping really annoying. It was one of the problems from the Saints Row II that they just didn't fix which kind of makes me mad.

Now, to the good stuff. First of all, this game is just plain fun. It's a blast to play with plenty of story and side missions. Some of my personal favorites include Proffesor Genki's S.E.R.C and Tank Mayhem. The story is not like Metal Gear Solid or anything but is fun with plenty of humor. It also has some pretty difficult decisions you have to make. I used to think the soundtrack was bad... until I actually started listening to it. This game also, just as advertised, is completely over the top and ridiculous.... The city of Steelport is a great and alive city, except for the airport which has weeds growing on the runway and no planes whatsoever on the runway. Also, unlike in Saints Row II, you cannot enter the airport, the entire place looks like a dump. The rest of the city though is great. One of my most favorite features of the game however, is the ridiculous melee. All the stupid attacks you can do are just hilarious and overwhelming. You also get a LOT of cool weapons and vehicles. Also if you buy a new copy of the game before February 13 (I think), then you get a code to download Saints Row II free! I highly recommend you do so, because Saints Row II has some of the nice features that they removed from Saints Row: The Third. Great deal in my opinion.

All in all, Saints Row: The Third is a wonderful game. You won't even recognise the faults of this game from the fun you're having. You can play this game seriously going through the story and getting all trophies/achievments or you could just pick this up and play it for 10-15 minutes waiting for a friend or something. I have as of December 12, 2011 put 55 hours into this game and still have not finished it 100% (mainly because I love to mess around). In conclusion, buy this game if you enjoy other sandbox games and are not looking foreward to the best graphics or story, just looking foreward to having a good time. Read more ›