Saints Row: The Third is built on ludicrous foundations and that's why I love. It does what any good game should aim to do, produce hours of fun, and leaves it at that. It becomes more absurd with each new mission, made even more entertaining by an outstanding selection of ambitious weapons and...

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Funny; entertaining; absurd

Derivative; obscene; sexist

Possibly the most ridiculous terrorism simulator around In this gaming generation of soul delving plot-lines and eye deceiving realism, it's easy to forget a videogames' primary function is to make sure the player is having fun.

Tons and tons and tons of deadly gadgets to unlock; Loads of challenges to complete; Hilarious juvenile humour; Extensive character/clown customisation

Strange almost paranormal glitches; Missions are too easy with two players; City lacks a vibrant design seen in most other open world games

It is so awesome, you can drive cars; fly airplanes, jump out, and parachute down. You can customize your person and make his/her size, there personality, and the size of there stuff how big as you want. You can customize your cars and make them basically invincible.

And you know what? Saints Row: The Third is right.

The most anarchic Saints Row yet; Lives up to the full raucous potential of its genre, never letting up until the end

A few missions feel a little too restrictive; Game can get a little stuttery in its heaviest moments

I'm not normally a fan of sandbox games, a lot take themselves far too seriously. Some pad out the game with tedious side missions and a few aren't even really sandbox games at all.

For the first two instalments in the Saints Row franchise, it has been perceived as a kind of low rent pretender to the open world action crime crown.

Bizarre humour throughout; Smart writing that has an underlying intelligence; Great styling and design; Insane fun; Free from any heavy plot or tone considerations

Looks slightly dated; Has an odd reliance on humour that doesn't always work

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

Crazy game but so much fun! Loved every second. Spent way too much time customising my character ha.

Even though the Third Street Saints are basically homicidal maniacs, we somehow still found ourselves rooting for them, mainly because they're simply so likeable, and the script is often laugh-out-loud funny.