Developer : THQ
Release date : August 29, 2006
Synopsis :
Saints Row is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ exclusively for the Xbox 360. It was released in North America on August 29, 2006, followed by an Australian release two days later and a European release on September 1, 2006. Set within the fictional city of Stilwater, based on Detroit, the single-player story follows a player-created character who joins the 3rd Street Saints gang after they save his life, and helps them rise to prominence by undermining enemy criminal syndicates, while slowly building up his own reputation within the gang. The storyline is non-linear, and divided into three separate story arcs for each rival gang that the player must defeat. Story missions are unlocked by trading in « Respect » points, currency earned by completing minigames and side-missions. Outside of the main story, players can freely roam Stilwater, consisting of two main islands. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players can fight enemies using a variety of firearms, and call in non-playable gang members to assist them. An online multiplayer mode allows multiple players to engage in a variety of cooperative and competitive game modes. Saints Row received generally positive reviews upon release, with many critics favorably comparing it to the Grand Theft Auto series. It also did well financially, selling over 1 million copies by the end of 2006. The game's success launched the Saints Row franchise, starting with Saints Row 2 in October 2008. Saints Row opens in 2006 in Stilwater, a city suffering from gang warfare at the hands of three distinct criminal syndicates: the Vice Kings, an African American gang that primarily earns revenue from strip clubs, brothels and record labels; Los Carnales, a Hispanic drug cartel that dominates the narcotics trade and gun-running; and the Westside Rollerz, a gang consisting of Caucasian and Asian members who operate on the lucrative underground racing club. The player character (Kenny Blank, Joe Camareno, or Andrew Kishino), a random bystander, becomes caught in a crossfire between the three gangs, but is saved by Troy Bradshaw (Michael Rapaport), a member of a smaller multiracial gang called the 3rd Street Saints which is dedicated to controlling violence in Stilwater. Saints leader Julius Little (Keith David) initiates the player into the gang and has said initiate reclaim the district of Saint's Row, before assigning this new member to work under his top lieutenants, Johnny Gat (Daniel Dae Kim), Dexter « Dex » Jackson (JAQ) and Lin (Tia Carrere), in wiping out each rival gang. Gat focuses on hitting operations owned by the Vice Kings, including faking the death of their key asset – Gat's girlfriend and famed R&B singer Aisha (Sy Smith) – which culminates in the gang's leader, Benjamin King (Michael Clarke Duncan), being betrayed by his underlings for refusing to respond to the Saints' actions. After Julius has him rescued, King agrees to retire his gang in exchange for the Saints' help in killing his traitorous successor: former Vice Kings madam Tanya Winters (Mila Kunis). Meanwhile, Dex focuses on the Carnales by having the player help the Saints take over their drug operations and ultimately kill their leaders, brothers Hector (Joaquim de Almeida) and Angelo Lopez (Freddy Rodriguez), while also securing a deal with the gang's chief Colombian supplier, Manuel Orejuela (Carlos Ferro). Concurrently, Lin works undercover amongst the Rollerz, eventually learning that the gang is led by street racer Joseph Price (Gregory Sims) and his uncle, wealthy private attorney William Sharp (David Carradine). After Sharp deduces that Lin is a mole and has her killed, the player exacts revenge by killing Sharp and Price. With the city now under the control of the Saints, Julius rewards the player for their efforts by giving a promotion to his chief lieutenant. Shortly thereafter, however, Stilwater's corrupt police chief, Richard Monroe, has Julius arrested and forces the player to kill the city's mayor for his opponent, Alderman Richard Hughes (Clancy Brown), under the threat of having Julius killed. The player complies, but Monroe refuses to free Julius, leading the Saints to ambush and kill him to rescue Julius. After winning the mayoral election, Hughes invites the player to his private yacht, where he reveals his intentions to have the Saints arrested and Saint's Row sold to private developers after being razed. Meanwhile, Troy is revealed to have been an undercover cop working to disband the Saints, and Julius watches the yacht from a distance before leaving. As Hughes orders the player's execution, the yacht explodes, seemingly killing everyone onboard and leading into the events of Saints Row 2.
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