Saints Row: The Third

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GAME Saints Row: The Third
Poster for Saints Row: The Third.

Developer:	Volition, Inc.
Publisher:	THQ
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, OnLive
Release date(s):	November 15 ^th 2011 (US) November 17^th 2011 (Australia) November 18^th 2011 (Europe)
Mode(s):	Single player, co-op

Saints Row: The Third^[1] is the third installment in the Saints Row series.

"Strap it on."

— Tagline

1 Description
- 1.1 Plot
- 1.2 Gameplay
2 Features
3 DLC
4 Sequel
5 Marketing
6 Trivia
7 Videos
8 Gallery
9 References

DescriptionEdit

The game begins with the player "on top of the world, right at the beginning of the game, with all the perks that go along with being the head of an elite criminal organization".^[2] Like the previous two games in the series, Saints Row and Saints Row 2, the game is an open-world sandbox. Whereas the previous games charted the 3rd Street Saints' rise to power over Stilwater, Saints Row: The Third charts their adventure in a new city: Steelport.

Professor Genki, a character from the Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax Activity, has served as an unofficial mascot for the game^[reference?], and has both a vehicle and a weapon named after him.

Plot Edit

Saints Row: The Third takes place "years after"^[2] the events of Saints Row 2. With the Sons of Samedi, the Ronin, and the Brotherhood of Stilwater dispersed,^[3]^[4]^[5] both Dane Vogel and Julius Little dead,^[6]^[7] and Dex gone,^[8] the 3rd Street Saints have gone from a small-time gang from the Row to a household brand name in Stilwater (complete with 3rd Street Saints-branded clothes, energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls).^[2] Furthermore, with Vogel gone, the 3rd Street Saints have partnered with their former nemesis, Ultor, and have become the Saints-Ultor Media Group, now that Eric Gryphon has firmly secured his position as Chief Executive.^[9]

The game begins with the 3rd Street Saints planning to rob a bank in Stilwater.^[10] After the execution of the plan goes awry (partly due to Josh Birk tripping a silent alarm), The Protagonist, Shaundi, and Johnny Gat find themselves in prison, only to be bailed out by Viola and Kiki DeWynter following the orders of Phillipe Loren.

Aboard his private plane, Phillipe Loren reveals himself; it transpires that the Saints robbed a bank belonging to The Syndicate, and Loren, along with his personal assistants Viola and Kiki DeWynter; demand they turn over 66% of their assets in return for their lives. After Gat blankly refuses, a skirmish leads to Shaundi and The Protagonist escaping Loren's personal plane via parachute and heading for a new city, Steelport, beneath.^[11]

Steelport is a city that was created as factories flourished with little city planning, and since has suffered from economic failure, contrasting the glamour of Stilwater. Steelport is the Syndicate's hub city, and the Saints must take Steelport from them. To extend their reach they have divided their control of the city through three gangs. The Morning Star, lead by Loren directly, are typically European men with impeccable taste, selling guns and handling the prostitution rings.^[12]^[13] The Mexican wrestler Killbane controls The Luchadores who deal with selling drugs and gambling.^[14] The Deckers, led by hacktivist Matt Miller, are computer geniuses, and handle the money laundering.^[15] As the gang war intensifies, a fourth group, the Special Tactical Anti-Gang (STAG) unit from the government attempts to halt gang activity, whether it be the 3rd Street Saints or the Syndicate.^[reference?]

Gameplay Edit

The game is split into three acts, and a "major choice" is given to the player to decide during the finale of each act. There are also other "major choices" and "minor choices" given throughout the game, and these choices at the end of each act affect the outcome of the game; there are two major endings in the game.

One example of this new feature that was given was early on in the game, the player would given a chance to blow up a building or leave it. Destroying the building would grant the player "more Respect", while leaving the building would unlock it as a Crib, which "[would be] beneficial as it's in a well-situated area of the city".^[16] Ultimately this building, Syndicate Tower, is not actually a Crib, instead simply giving an hourly cash bonus if not destroyed.^[17]

Another example is in the Luchadore mission "Murderbrawl" (which takes place about two thirds through the game) after beating Killbane; the player is given the choice to either unmask and shame Killbane, or spare him, in which, "[Killbane] will teach [the player] the secrets of the Apoca-Fist...", melee weapons that make the target explode once hit.^[18]

Features Edit

Missions Edit

Main article: Missions in Saints Row: The Third

Missions provide the narrative of Saints Row: The Third. For the first time in the series, Respect is no longer needed to progress through the storyline.^[reference?]

Characters Edit

Main article: Characters in Saints Row: The Third

A large cast of characters provide the driving force of the narrative of Saints Row: The Third. Both old and new characters return.

Activities Edit

Main article: Activities and Diversions in Saints Row: The Third

As in previous games, Activities award the player with both unique rewards and Respect, a form of currency that was previously used in the series to progress with story missions, but is now used for upgrading weapons.^[reference?]

Completing activities will also result in "owning" the surrounding area, which affects the player by adding a certain percentage to your hourly cash.

Diversions have also been confirmed to return in Saints Row: The Third, such as diving off a building with a parachute.^[16]

Weapons Edit

Main article: Weapons in Saints Row: The Third

Weapons allow the player to engage enemies in combat, both offensively and defensively. Unlike the previous games, weapons can now be upgraded.^[16]

Vehicles Edit

Main article: Vehicles in Saints Row: The Third

Vehicles allow the player to travel across the city of Steelport with efficiency. To aid in this, there is a large variety of vehicles, including cars, boats, planes, helicopters, tanks, VTOLs, and even hoverbikes.

DLCEdit

Several Downloadable Content packs are available to purchase.

Although classed as "Downloadable", 12 of these content packs are included on the game disc itself, and require additional payment to activate. The packs which are included on the disc are listed in the xbox marketplace with a filesize of 316 KB.

Legend

C - Clothing is included in the pack
V - Vehicles are included in the pack
W - Weapons are included in the pack
H - Homies are included in the pack
M - Missions are included in the pack
G - Gang customizations are included in the pack
L - Link to DLC

Name	ID	Order	Files	Release Date	Size (xbox 360)	Cost (MS points)	C	V	W	H	M	G	L
Initiation Station				2011-11-01	872.32 MB	Free							[1]
Season Pass				2011-11-15	316 KB	1600							[2]
Online Pass (Co-Op Mode)	10	10	Disc	2011-11-15	316 KB	800							[3]
Invincible Pack (Cheat Pack)	12	12	Disc	2011-11-15	316 KB	240							[4]
Funtime! Pack (Genki Pack)	13	13	Disc	2012-02-14	316 KB	240	X	X	X				[5]
Warrior Pack (Outfit Pack 01)	14	14	Disc	2011-12-20	316 KB	240	X						[6]
Z Style Pack (Bling Pack)	15	15	Disc	2011-12-06	316 KB	160	X		X				[7]
Explosive Combat Pack (Grenade Launcher)	16	16	Disc	2011-12-06	316 KB	160	X		X				[8]
Shark Attack Pack (Shark Pack)	17	17	Disc	2011-11-15	316 KB	160	X		X				[9]
Penthouse Pack	18	65	DLC2								X
Nyte Blayde Pack	19	19	Disc	2012-04-10	316 KB	240	X	X					[10]
Money Shot Pack	20	20	Disc	2012-02-14	316 KB	160	X	X	X				[11]
Bloodsucker Pack (Unlock Pack 01)	21	21	Disc	2012-02-28	316 KB	160							[12]
Unlockable Pack (Unlock Pack 02)	22	22	Disc
Steelport Gangs Pack (Gang Outfit Pack)	23	66	DLC2	2012-05-01	261.37 MB	240	X						[13]
Horror Pack (Halloween Outfit Pack)	24	64	DLC2				X
Special Ops Vehicle Pack (Saints Military Vehicles)	25	25	Disc	2012-04-10	316 KB	160		X					[14]
Viewer Pack The First VIEWER01 / DLC1	26	40	DLC1	2012-01-17	123.53 MB	Free							[15]
Gangstas in Space	27	61	DLC2	2012-02-21	261.37 MB	560	X	X	X	X	X	X	[16]
Viewer Pack The Second VIEWER02 / DLC2	28	60	DLC2	2012-02-21	261.37 MB	Free							[17]
Genkibowl VII (Genki Missions Pack)	29	41	DLC1	2012-01-17	123.53 MB	560	X	X		X	X		[18]
Viewer Pack The Third VIEWER03 / DLC3	30	80	DLC3	2012-03-20	121.96 MB	Free							[19]
The Trouble With Clones (Monster Mash)	31	81	DLC3	2012-03-20	121.96 MB	560	X	X		X	X		[20]
Genki Girl Pack	32	63	DLC2					X
CheapyD	33	42	DLC1							X
Witches and Wieners	34	82	DLC3				X	X
Enter The Dominatrix

Sequel Edit

During an interview with X-Play, THQ executive VP Danny Bilson claimed that story details for Saints Row 4 have already been decided on. "Like any game, if you have a great creative core to it you just keep exploiting that core," he told G4. "For instance," he went on, "I know what Saints Row 4 is about and it is wilder than this one. It's a good example of how you take what you have and you ask, 'what could happen in the next?" added Bilson, without giving up any actual details.^[19]

MarketingEdit

Competitive multiplayer has been removed in Saints Row: The Third.^[20]^[21]
The PlayStation 3 version of Saints Row: The Third was announced to include an exclusive mode, which was reported to have utilized the PlayStation Move,^[22] but this was proved to be incorrect.^[23]
- It was later announced that instead, PS3 copies would include a digital copy of Saints Row 2 if the online pass was redeemed before February 13^th 2012.^[reference?]
On September 13^th 2011, Heyday Footwear released Saints Row-themed sneakers, named the Saints Row Super Shift Sneakers. The sneakers also feature in Saints Row: The Third and can be bought for The Protagonist to wear.^[24]
Tomonobu Itagaki (famous for creating Dead or Alive) was revealed to be a playable character at the Tokyo Game Show 2011.^[25]
Crooks & Castles teamed up with Volition, Inc. to make Saints Row: The Third merchandise, including a snapback hat, a wallet, denim jeans, a hoodie, a checkered shirt, a stadium jacket and some Saints Row t-shirts. These are available to buy in real life and are featured in-game for The Protagonist to wear.^[26]
The Initiation Station was released ahead of Saints Row: The Third's release, and allows players to customize their Protagonists for free, as well as share them with the community and download those made by other players.^[27]
In a livestream interview with Destructoid one week prior to Saints Row: The Third's release, Steve Jaros, one of the writers of the Saints Row series, cited Titus Andronicus as a prime example of something that had to be removed from the game for going "too far".^[28] Titus Andronicus is a play by William Shakespeare notorious for its violence, such as cannibalism, murder, and rape, and is widely regarded as the worst of Shakespeare's written works.
In Team Fortress 2, three Saints Row-themed items were released to those who preordered Saints Row: The Third: the Apoca-Fists, the Mark of the Saint, and the Cold War Luchadore.

Trivia Edit

There are more direct references to Saints Row in SR:TT than there are in Saints Row 2.
There was going to be an eighth voice option which was fully auto tuned, similar to Zimos, but it was later removed from the game while still in development.^[29] References to the 8th voice can be found in the game data files, but the audio files are not present. ^[30]
The game's story was originally going to be about an undercover cop infiltrating the 3rd Street Saints.^[31]