One of the problems with describing things that happen in Saints Row the Third is that everything you write just starts to sound like a demented Mad Lib. The green man in the gimp suit hit the luchador gang member in the crotch with an anime squid cannon.

The sheer madness of it all; The pure unadulterated fun; Inventive weapons and vehicles

A few boring sidemissions; That Steelport isn't more interesting; Going back to normal games

Les joueurs qui ont suivi la franchise Saints Row savent combien ils se sont donnés du mal pour que le gang des Saints ait une vraie place dans le milieu. Seulement voilà, la belle vie n'aura duré qu'un temps.

Une ambiance décalée; Du grand spectacle; Des missions originales; Belle durée de vie

Quelques missions moins originales; Un rythme en dents de scie; Vraiment beaucoup de personnalisation

A copy of Saints Row: The Third was provided by THQ for the purposes of this review.

Tons of variety and entertainment in gameplay; Deep customization; Solid presentation and good soundtrack

A.I; is occasionally rough, Enemy models a bit repetitive, Finicky weapon wheel

Good: A solid game that definitely has an audience. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.

Carolyn takes on the streets of Steelport in this review of Saints Row: The Third.

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

Visually unimpressive; Occasional glitches

Some games create atmospheric worlds that attempt to draw you in with moving stories about characters seeking a second chance, or cast you as troubled superheroes who push themselves to the limit to fight evil. Saints Row: The Third is not like those games.

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

Visually unimpressive; Occasional glitches

A consistently improving open-world franchise embraces its inner-cheesiness. Not many games can go from being a clone of a chart-topping title to a respected companion piece of the same bestseller in three iterations or less.

PROS: Fun, flexible gameplay involving a lot of things that go boom real big; some very memorable characters, including that pimp with the auto-tuned voice; cool vehicle and weapon design with a healthy level of customization; Burt Reynolds

CONS: Technical issues like frame rate drops and graphical glitches are signs of a lack of technical polish; some odd design choices -- I kept taking hostages of fellow gang members while trying to access my crib because they were on the same button; the map isn't all that great - there are a lot of...

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+ Absolute freedom to do whatever you want; + Over-the-top world; scenarios and weapons are incredibly entertaining; + Multiple game modes and online co-op add to replayability

+ Over-the-top world; scenarios and weapons are incredibly entertaining; + Multiple game modes and online co-op add to replayability

Johnny Gat is back ... kind of. This comic book-influenced expansion pack introduces us to a super fan that clones the most famous member of the Third Street Saints. Too bad the short play time and shallow experience keep this from living up to the potential.

Reviewer's note: This review contains spoilers regarding the first few moments in Saints Row: The Third. Read at your own discretion. At the beginning of Saints Row: The Third , we witnessed what appeared to be the death of Saints member Johnny Gat.