Saints Row: The Third (PC)

Saints Row: The Third attempts to surpass its predecessors in the crazy stakes, while providing a true sandbox experience, and somehow it manages to do so while waving massive sex-toys around. It’s an extremely well crafted box of tricks that allows...

Sad Panda Skyblazing is an outrageous new activity ; Adds a huge ball of yarn to your garage

Two new events are just disappointing variants on existing activities ; Lacks the core game's humor ; Very brief

After completing your first Genki Apocalypse event, you're invited to take advantage of a Super Ethical PR Opportunity. Here, you must drive the psychopathic professor himself to a public appearance. Professor Genki's ride, the Genki Mobile, is...

My favorite cheat by far though was the add money cheat which opens up a ton of activities in the city earlier than you'd normally be able to, and that's important when you're trying to get a sex change...

Great assortment of vehicles and weapons with which to wreak explosive havoc ; Outrageous story missions and fun activities ; Wonderful variety of customization options ; Constantly doles out cool rewards

Occasional glitches

One thing you definitely shouldn't ignore is the main story. Within just the first few missions, you plummet out of a plane and into an airborne shoot-out, skydive into a penthouse that belongs to a rival gang, use a UAV drone to call in guided...

Other than that, everything is the same as it ever was (I know I said that above, but it bears repeating). Co-op gameplay is still a good option for multiplayer and the addition of a survival mode (which each round containing some off-the-wall rule of...

News flash: people find sex and violence entertaining. Saints Row: The Third gives the people what they want and drops us into an open world adult theme park where we can treat ourselves to delightful acts of bloodshed and perversion. It doesn't take...

There is, alas, an equally wide variety of rare glitchy hiccups, like disappearing vehicles and the occasional mission objectives that lounge teasingly behind unopenable doors. When these dead ends crop up, though, there’s no shortage of other things...

Despite playing it fast and loose, Saints Row: The Third is more than equal to the sum of its occasionally rickety parts. It does plenty of things right, but qualifies as a success right out of the box because it understands what people tend do in...