Saints Row 2 Is In My Honest Opinion One Of The Gems Of The 2008 Season Of Game Releases. I Personally Saw This Game As Looking Stupid, Dim-Plotted, And Overall Really Weak By The Poor Commercials And Trailers But Boy Was I Wrong. Coming From a Guy Who Lined Up At Midnight For GTA IV And Played That Game Non Stop From Front To Finish, Its Hard To Say And Very Unrealistic To Say It Was All Worse Than Saints (Minus Graphics Which GTA Did Very Well) But It Was. Saints Row 2 Has A Great Plotline. Sure Its Unrealistic At Times, But A Worthy Sacrifice For A Super Fun Gaming Experience. With The Three Rival Gangs, The ULTOR Corporation, And All The Nifty Side Tasks On The Side, Saints Row 2 Has So Much Depth, Play Time, And Fun Behind It That I Have To Recommend This Game To Every Gamer Out There. The One Issue I Had With The Game Was In Some Aeas The Graphics Are Stellar, In Others Sub Par, But There Is Also Some Times Where The Graphics Seem To Choppy (This Is Easily Not A Factor At All Once Your Immersed Into The Game Itself). To Note Specifically Where Saints Really Mangles And Covers GTA IV In Cement Are The Following Areas: Customization, Side Tasks, Variety, Plotline, And The Fun Factor. Being Able To Customize The Player To Look Like You Or Your Dream Gangster (Be You Male Or Female) Is Already Making You Want To Play The Game More Than Being The Typical GTA Charachter (Lets Play As A Bum Who Needs To Conqure The City And Soon The World In Order To Prove His Value To No One Who Matters). Saints Plot Is Just Better. Your Awake From A Coma And Discover The Empire You Once Had Has Been Destroyed By Invading Gangs, Crooked Cops, Shady Investors, And Massive Corporations. This To Me Is More Fun That A Guy Who For No Real Reason Decideds To Run Show In A City He Knows Nothing About. The Last Two Parts Of My Better Than GTA IV Rant Go Side By Side. The Overall Fun Factor Of This Game Is Phenominal. A Key Reason Of This Is The Amazing Arsenal of Side Tasks. You Can Race, You Can Deal, You Can Instigate Fraud, You Can Join Fight Club, You Can Run The Chop Shop, You Can Take Hit Jobs, And The List Goes On. Words Of Advice, This Game Will Not Disapoint. I Hope You All Consider The Features Before You Buy GTA Over Saints Just Because It Is GTA.
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