In fact, a lot of the story missions restrict or eliminate the player's powers altogether. However, those superpowers work more so in the open world than they do in the game's individual missions. In a way, Saints Row 4 is the Crackdown sequel we never got, but done bigger and better, and with a zany sense of humor. Let us just say that the dub step gun is a brilliant invention, and deserves to be in more Saints Row games going forward. And that's without taking the game's absolutely absurd weaponry into consideration. Because this is a virtual version of Steelport, players have access to a pretty diverse selection of powers, including the ability to run at super speed, leap higher than buildings, and dole out elemental blasts like a fighting game character.Īs we explained in our hands-on preview of the game, any time the player gains a new power, or levels up a current one by collecting a set of "data clusters," Saints Row 4 shines. The Zin leader, Zinyak, kidnaps all of the President's staff - made up of fan-favorite crew members like Shaundi, Pierce, as well as Vice President Keith David - and puts the President in a virtual version of Steelport a la The Matrix.įrom that point forward, Saints Row 4 settles into an open world formula similar to what was on display in Saints Row the Third, but with one key difference: superpowers.
As a result, the player character is offered the presidency (or do they take it?) and enjoy a solid 5 years as the leader of the free world before an alien race known as the Zin invade. The player character, now in complete control of Steelport, is working a covert mission when he or she, almost by mistake, ends up saving the White House. Saints Row 4 picks up shortly after the events of SR3. The trademark humor of the series (goofy, self-referential) is present from the very beginning, and that helps make up for a lot of the game's shortcomings, but it's still a product that feels a little less-than. It's more of what gamers loved from Saints Row the Third, but without that same refinement and attention to detail. To be honest, Saints Row 4 is a little bit of both. So, with that mind, is Saints Row 4 everything fans hoped it would be or is it a disappointment? Sure, a lot of the key elements of Volition's open world crime game have been there from the beginning, but the way in which Saints Row 3 packaged it all was rather remarkable.Īs a result, anticipation is high for Volition's followup, Saints Row 4, not simply because SR3 was so good, but because Volition seemed to know exactly where they were headed in the future. Although the Saints Row franchise has been around for almost a decade now, a strong case could be made to say the series came into its own with Saints Row the Third.
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