Saints Row (2006) (VG)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Douglas Carrigan

Writers:

Steve Jaros (lead writer)
Scott Leaton (dialogue) ...

Release Date:

29 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

We want Saint's Row to be the next step in the evolution of open world games. It is a game that gives...

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Import Tuning | Car Theft | Gang Warfare | Shot In The Leg

Cast

Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Benjamin King (voice)
Keith David	...	Julius (voice)
David Carradine	...	William Sharp (voice)
Tia Carrere	...	Lin (voice)
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Angelo (voice)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Johnny Gat (voice)
Michael Rapaport	...	Troy (voice)
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Hector (voice)
Clancy Brown	...	Alderman Hughes (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Tanya (voice)
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Anthony Green (voice)
J.A.Q.	...	Dex (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez	...	Victor Rodriguez (voice)
Maggie Baird	...	Various
Ogie Banks	...	Warren Williams (voice)
David Barrera	...	Various (voice)
Adam Bobrow	...	Street Thug / Pimp / White Trash Father (voice)
Miguel Angel Caballero	...	Carnales 3 / Photographer / Various (voice) (as Miguel Caballero)
Joe Camareno	...	Various (voice)
David Daskal	...	Radio Station Caller (voice)
Paul J. Driscoll	...	DJ for Gen X (Radio Station) (voice)
Alex Fernandez	...	Lorenzo, Various Others (voice)
Carlos Ferro	...	Phil / Rico / Manuel / Hispanic Construction Worker (voice)
Erin Fitzgerald	...	Hippie chick, gang banger (voice)
Nyima Funk	...	Lawyer, Madam
Zach Hanks	...	Asian Male Cop, Rich Asian Male, Liquor Store Owner (voice)
Saffron Henderson	...	Various (voice)
Cheryl Johnson	...	Female Radio Station Caller (voice)
Brandon Keener
Arif S. Kinchen	...	Misc. (voice)
Andrew Kishino	...	Donnie (voice)
David H. Lawrence	...	Jack Armstrong / Stefan / Grounds For Divorce Barista and Priest / Conservative Talk Host / Others (as David H. Lawrence XVII)
Kevin Linehan	...	(voice)
Emil Lin	...	Asian 3rd Street Saint, Paparazzi (voice)
John C. McDonnell	...	Various (voice)
Geoff Meed	...	Jogger, Cowboy, Saints Row Gangbanger (voice)
Laura Miro	...	Various (voice)
Masasa Moyo	...	(voice) (as Masasa)
Nolan North	...	(voice)
Khary Payton	...	(voice)
Vyvan Pham	...	3rd Street Saint (voice)
Pete Sepenuk	...	Stocks Host (voice)
Gregory Sims	...	Price (voice) (as Greg Sims)
Sy Smith	...	Aisha (voice)
Jae W. Suh	...	Various (voice)
Adrienne Wilkinson	...	Samantha (voice)
Chris Williams	...	Marshall Winslow
Karl T. Wright	...	3rd Street Saints 1 / Street Hustler (voice)
Phil Young	...	Dennis the Mechanic, Westside Roller 3, Record Store Employee (voice)
Andrea Zafra	...	Luz Avalos (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:M

Filming Locations:

Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

THQ

Trivia:

Almost all of the cheats in game are named after the items they supply example: #BASEBALL - or - #2273225 gives the baseball bat weapon.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On the final Los Carnales mission, What Goes Up..., Dex says something about an AK when in fact the in-game gun is called K6-Krukov obviously for legal or copyright reasons.

Quotes:

Johnny Gat: [while disguised as a Vice King] You never shoulda messed with the Saints! Or the Vice Kings... Because that's what we are.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#36.7)" (2006)

A true GTA beater

I'm a fan of most rockstar games like Manhunt, The Warriors and of course Grand Theft Auto. But I got bored of GTA San Andreas very quickly. However, as soon as I played Saints Row at my friends house I knew it was a GTA beater. Why? First off all, graphically its far better plus there's a lot more you can do like insurance fraud, hit-man jobs, and holding up stores (which you can break into at night and steal money out of the safes) The combat is far better and the whole customize your character works really well. Its cool how you can shoot out your windows in any direction unlike the terrible drive-bys in GTA. Also the explosions are really good. The vehicle goes flying in the air as parts fly of it which is cool. The shooting is really good. No longer does it just auto aim immediately at the enemies head to kill.

Unfortunately you cant ride on motorcycles and helicopters but the amount of cars and trucks makes up for it I suppose. But it would have been better if THQ stretched out a little further to give a bigger variety of vehicles. Thats the main reason GTA is better but overall Saints Row gains more than it looses. You can even by music for your MP3 player in Saints Row Overall, Saints Row is an excellent game that defiantly gives Grand Theft Auto a run for its money and THQ did a good job of fixing GTA's faults