A lot of noise has been levied at SAINTS ROW IV as being more of an add-on adventure to SAINTS ROW THE THIRD, and while there may be some nuggets of truth to that, it's still a complete gaming experience. Also, a lot of noise has been levied at many video game sequels lately that they've done nothing to enhance the experience of the previous games, and in many cases are just using all the same things we've seen in the previous games, even graphics-wise. This is a criticism I've been seeing a lot on this game, and especially BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS. And while the whole concept of the SAINTS ROW games aren't exactly new, I would rather play any of the SAINTS ROW games than any of the GTA games any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Why? It's simple: There's nothing about SAINTS ROW that takes itself seriously (that is particularly true of this game), and that's kind of beautiful as opposed to some of the gameplay in the GTA games. I would go further to say that the more recent SAINTS ROW games are satirizing the GTA games, but that's a discussion for another time. Let's take some time to focus on this game here.
Basically, through a series of absurd scenarios, the leader of The Saints has become President of the United States. All of your Saints (Pierce, Shaundi, Kinzie, etc.) are with you, and you even have Keith David as your Vice-President. Not the video game voice acting of Keith David; it's really Keith David. But an alien race attacks Earth, and you are trapped inside... well, we don't want to call it The Matrix EXACTLY because that would be copyright infringement, but between you and me, it's The Matrix version of Steelport. So now, you're gaining superhuman abilities (super-speed, freezing powers, fire powers, extrasensory abilities, etc.), and you're bumping off aliens left and right until the time comes to fight the big boss. And along the way, you act like a complete and total psychopath.
Despite that this feels kind of similar to the previous games, particularly THE THIRD, it's still a fresh and hilarious expansion of this universe. The new rides, the new missions, the NEW POWERS!!! The powerset you obtain as you go through the game is gleefully destructive; sometimes it's like PROTOTYPE but without the self-seriousness that goes with that game.
I never felt that I was being cheated by lagtimes, or that the graphics were ever spotty, unless that's the intention (which does happen often in this computerized version of Steelport). There's even an eight-bit side-scroller you get to play alongside NyteBlayde!! The only thing that is a bit less for me (merely on a personal note) is that the music isn't quite as good. And there's a little too much dubstep for my tastes. But that is where my only real gripe is.
SAINTS ROW IV might look and sound like THE THIRD, but it feels very different thanks to the superhero-on-crank inspired lunacy that Deep Silver created for this game.
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Another great series addition
The superpower spin on the Saints isn't for everyone but if you really give it a chance and want some mindless fun, this provides plenty.Didn't expect to pick up a PS3 game brand new in 2022 but here we are. (Purchased Nov 2022)I received the Commander-in-Chief Edition of Saints Row IV to my surprise but unfortunately beware the DLC is given via code which is no longer active/redeemable. Same goes for the included online pass code.I also purchased Saints Row The Third Full Package and the online pass code worked but not Saints Row IV unfortunately.
