Jimmy the Greek writes, "I played and loved the first Saint's Row. It wasn't perfect but it still represented the first real sandbox/open-world game to hit the current generation of consoles. Think of it as first time you had sex. It was fun, but in hindsight you realize it could have been much much better. Saint's Row was fairly limited in terms of vehicles and map size, at least when compared to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. You had cars and cars alone, and the map spanned one city: Stilwater.
Saint's Row 2 adds to the core game play mechanics with several welcome improvements. You're no longer limited to cars. There are airplanes, boats, jet skis, motorcycles, mopeds, helicopters, and four wheelers. The old activities are back with several additions. The driving has been tightened, the map is about the same size but has more depth(literally) and height, and character customization extends to voice, presence, and sex. It's a definite improvement/progression, but with this improvement comes minimal sacrifice..."
The 2000s was a great decade for a lot of brilliant video games. Here are the ten best games of the 2000s that you may not have played.
You know usually when someone says "you may have missed" it's games that were lesser known, hidden gems, underrated games. These are all super high profile games that sold extremely well.
What is this list? These are all hugely popular games. I was expecting games like Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Advent Rising, Arx Fatalis, etc.
I've only played 3 on that list. Part of me feels bad about how little I used all the consoles I've owned as a kid. One bright side is, there's over 30 years of games to experience for the first time.
News Wire - "Today, we’re excited to reveal Games with Gold for July! On Xbox One, command your rally car to victory in extreme conditions in WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship and rule the court with high-flying dunks and confidence-smashing rejections in Dunk Lords."
Dunk Lords has a sort of NBA Jam vibe to it so that might be fun. I like rally racers but much prefer the Sega type (arcade style) over the more realistic ones. So that may be a pass. I already have SR2 on disc so I dont need that one. Juju looks cute in a DKC/Rayman sort of way so that might be worth a try. Overall though... its pretty bland month.
Plenty of games seem guaranteed to get sequels. But sometimes, companies surprise people and give them the additional installments they didn't know they needed.
This game had me at Feces cannon...
Both Saints Row Games have gotten quite a bit of good feedback though.. Maybe I should try them out?
i like saints row because it has more of an arcade like feel to it than gta
Seeing how the original came out on PS3, are there any differences between Saints Row 2 on PS3 and Xbox 360?
Saints row is more fun than gta. I just finished the first SR and I'm looking forward to part 2.