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...

I walked in thinking Saints Row 3 was gonna be a blast. And it was, for the first 3 hours. The game throws everything at you, and you have tons of fun playing with them. But the novelty wears off when you realise you can access things really quickly.

If you like GTA, so you're going to love this game. It's really good. You can customize a lot of things in your characters and do so many things in the city. It will take you a lot of hours to end this whole thing!

So, you've dived through planes, taken to nude streaking while exploding people with the Apoca-fists, rid Steelport of the zombie hordes, fought enemies from within a computer and engaged in Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax, so now what?……Clones!!! O yeah, Johnny Gat is back!?!

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.

Outlandish, brash and always in-your-face, 'Saints Row: The Third' is more of the same, just done better. Oh yes, the Saints are back, and this time they are in control.

If you want over-the-top; if you want the weird; its all right here; Wonderfully fast paced action filled with memorable moments; Massively packed with missions; upgrades and unlockables; Flawlessly smooth game engine; Entertaining characters; By far the best "Saints" game yet

Adult content limits the reach of the game; A little glitchy at times; Online component can be expanded upon; Steelport could use some diversity