A Grand Theft Auto Killer?
User Rating: 8 | Saints Row 2 (Collector's Edition) X360
Some people were saying that this game will suck ass compared to its seemingly superior rival (GTAIV), and some people were saying that it will demolish it. I was actually one of the people who were agreeing that it would demolish it. But, after the wait and the playthrough (even thought I havent beaten the main story yet) it turns out that it was a little of both. Graphics wise the game lacks the visuals that GTAIV provided, the lighting, texture detail, and the feel of a NYC was there in GTAIV, but Stillwater is NOT NYC. Since thats out of the way I have to say that gameplay wise Saints Row 2 beats GTAIV in almost everyway. You can customize any car, Bikes, 4-Wheelers, Police cars, Swat vans, or even a armored vehicle with a 50 on the top of it! Cusomization for the character models is insane being able to customize even how the character walks. The story still has that excitement, similar to some parts of GTAIV even though Saints Row 2 seems more gunplay action like than GTAIV did. (faster paced maybe) The co-op is 2 player in Saints Row 2, and its GREAT! The versus is not that good at all but was anyone actually expecting it to be? lol. Overall, this is NOT a bad game at all, and if you like the story, if your a fan of the free-roam genre, or if you just like to shoot **** up, its fun even though they made some of the activities harder to do with only one person but that may be because im playing on the hardest difficulty with a friend. If you like GTAIV, youll like this game so dont believe what some of the GTAIV fanboys say, and go pick yourself up a damned copy lol. Youll have my word that youll like it, the graphics when you FIRST put the game in are seemingly choppy compared to its rival, but after the 1st hour, you barely notice. :) 
