Saints Row The Third - Game Review

Rage is a game to play for all ages.Its a video game with lot of new techniques.It really sharp the mind and body both.I'm glad to say that, with Saints Row: The Third, Bilson's "Core Games" group is finally on solid ground. And in that respect, actually walking some of the big talk we've heard so much in the past few years. Beyond the now-infamous weaponized dildo and the inclusion of certifiable jams like Kanye West's "Power," there's so, so much to love and enjoy aboutSaints Row: The Third.

Story contrivances are thankfully few and far between in Saints Row: The Third. Like most things in SR3, the focus is on getting players into what I've dubbed "Potential Fun Moments™" as soon as possible. And when there are story contrivances -- like the opening scene, which sets the stage for the rest of the game, as well as the gang's move to the new city of Steelport -- the focus is still right there on those PFMs.

Here are just some of the things that I did, and thoroughly enjoyed, during the first hour ofSR3: participated in a foiled bank heist, shot down dozens of helicopters from a helicopter while protecting a bomb, jumped out of an airplane and had a mid-plunge battle with gang members, sang along to Sublime's "What I Got," in entirety, in a zombie voice.

A zombie voice? Yes, a zombie voice. Sure, the character creation process isn't exactly "thrilling" (are they ever?), but the things you can do with it most certainly are (especially when coupled with the ability to download and share creations). Discovering that I could create an abnormally large pink monster with a zombie voice and a sloping brow was quick and painless, and the results of those choices during cutscenes was where my reward truly paid off.

You see, the zombie voice ... well, let's just say it makes the main character less than legible -- it's rather akin to "Crazy Dave" from Plants vs Zombies, and thusly turned intentionally goofy cutscenes into unintentional laugh riots. Subtitles allowed me to read the main story beats, but even the subtitles read like a script for zombie extras in Night of the Living Dead, making the choice all the more hilarious and definitive.

Whether it be grappling in a Luchador match or riding a sex slave-powered rickshaw to freedom, there are a dozen or more conversation starters in SR3; the kind of moments that other reviewers were buzzing about before the review embargo lifted, and many of which I'd rather not spoil for you.

Thankfully, unlike some of this year's other blockbusters (SR3 is most certainly in that camp), the major moments aren't stacked on top of each other. The open world helps to break up the campaign, but even when I was charging through main story missions, the game never felt stale or too intense. The big moments get a chance to stand out as a result; that they're paired with a great soundtrack certainly helps. Kanye West's 2011 blockbuster "Power" is used at just the right time, making a fun if forgettable mission into something special, and the Adult Swim radio station is a constant source of hilarity throughout the game.