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Saints Row 2: DLC out now.
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DLC Release date: Pushed back to April 23rd.
Here's some info on the DLC.
Let’s start with the basics, shall we? A little Wikipedia pilferage to set the mood:
Saints Row 2 (abbreviated to SR2) is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game developed by Volition Inc and published by THQ. It is the sequel to Saints Row and is the second title in the Saints Row series. Saints Row 2 is to be released in America on October 14 and Europe on October 17, 2008, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Saints Row 2 is to be released in America on October 30 for Microsoft Windows. A smaller variant of the game will also be published for mobiles. Announced on May 11, 2007, Saints Row 2 was originally slated for an August 28, 2008 release, but was delayed for marketing considerations. A Collector’s Edition for the game is confirmed, to be released alongside the standard version, and features various collector’s items.
Was that too dry and clinical for you? I feel the same way. Here are some pretty pictures to make everything better (Possibly not safe for work or your H-scroll):
Another big deal about Saints Row 2 is its co-op. If this preview is to believed, co-op is looking pretty bitchin'.
You see, Saints Row 2's co-op seems to be as well thought through as its new diversions, activities, and gameplay tweaks. Joining a friend seems straightforward enough, and progressing through missions is just as compelling, perhaps even more so. But it's through completing the various activities like Demolition Derby, Rampage, or the new Fight Club activity that co-op is coming to life. The two players can be on either side of the city, but when one tries to start an activity, the other gets automatically invited to take part. They don't have to, but at least players are given the chance to decide for themselves either way.
Along with co-op there's also a somewhat traditional couple of multiplayer modes. They seem a little complicated, but thankfully here's a good preview that explains it all.
Did I mention this game is even rumored to have a plot? Wacky shit, I know:
Set in a redesigned rendition of Stilwater, a fictional city based heavily on the cities of Chicago and Detroit, the game picks up from where Saints Row left off, with the player waking up from a trauma-induced coma in a prison hospital, five years after the events of Saints Row, only to escape the prison island and rejoin the 3rd Street Saints, the gang the series is set around. The protagonist learns that the Saints have fallen apart, and that three new gangs have risen to power in Stilwater.
Also, advertising and teaser videos! There's a lot of them out, and some of them even have Gary Busey! You know they've found their demographic!
Videos galore!
Another exciting feature that Saints Row 2 is a bringing to the table is a lot of "famous" people doing voices! Alright, it's basically just NPH and some people nobody cares about.
Voice talent that will be in Saints Row 2, including Daniel Dae Kim (24, Lost), Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: DS9), Jamie Pressly (My Name is Earl, Dead or Alive), Neil Patrick Harris (Harold and Kumar movies, Doogie Howser MD), Michael Rappaport (Higher Learning, Deep Blue Sea) and Eliza Dushku (Tru Calling, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back).
But wait, that's not all. There's also preorder swag. Yes, Saints Row 2 is going the same direction as many other games, forcing you to not only decide to purchase the game before it comes out, but to also shop around and figure out which random collection of crap makes for the best deal. Thankfully, I've done the legwork for you.
Gamstop/EB: 
Probably the best deal, apparently it will come with a code to allow you to use a UFO in the game, and more importantly a tiny pink minibike.
Best Buy:
Apparently they're giving out a Preorder bonus pack that comes with "a poster, ringtone, and more." Your guess as to what "and more" is is as good as mine.
Probably the best deal, apparently it will come with a code to allow you to use a UFO in the game, and more importantly a tiny pink minibike.Best Buy:
Apparently they're giving out a Preorder bonus pack that comes with "a poster, ringtone, and more." Your guess as to what "and more" is is as good as mine.
Excited yet? I think this may be where Volition finally steps out from the shadow of GTA and stands up and proudly declares "We're okay with making a game where you can dress up like a hotdog and spray shit on everyone".
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I'm pretty sure NPH does the voice of a radio DJ.
I am a freaking nerd.
The what now?
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I was confused too, so I looked it up; I assume this is what he was referring to: http://kotaku.com/376879/saints-row-2-hijacked-by-gary-busey
What in the hell?
People don't like the Busey stuff? I thought it was a stroke of genius. "We're gonna put out a series of teaser snippets, but we only have about ten seconds of gameplay footage for each. Who the hell can we get to present this stuff and make it interesting?" "I don't know, what's that old dude that was in Lethal Weapon that snorted coke off his dog and was never quite right after that motorcycle accident doing now?".
No. This game is my only hope. GTA4 was fuck-awesome, but the online suffered from a lack of anything to do outside of competitive modes and just dicking around. Mercs 2 was one step forward (the drop-in/out co-op campaign) and 8 steps back (a pretty mediocre game, made even worse by all the glitches).
I really should play the first one, because this one looks like it could be good.
While I agree that there are no "big" names, I was still kinda surprised that I had heard of so many of them. Usually, there's one or two known actors, and everyone else is played by career video-game-voiceover people.
Those songs have been stuck in my head for weeks now....
Sorry Volition, maybe next year.
Definately Get:
LBP ps3
Valkyria Chronicles ps3
Rock Band 2 ps3
GH: World Tour ps3
Wipeout HD ps3
Megaman 9 ps3
Probably Get:
Dead Space ps3
Fallout 3 ps3 or pc not sure.
Resistance 2 ps3
Star Ocean psp
Left 4 Dead pc
Might get if cheap enough:
Castlevania ds
Alone in the Dark ps3
Mirror's Edge ps3
Motorstorm or Pure ps3
Saints Row 2 ps3
Red Alert 3 pc
SOCOM ps3
And if I end up getting an Xbox360 its basically off the list.
Edit: crap forgot about Dead Space, yeah this game is not getting bouht for a loong time.
Also wtf, I was under the impression that the ps3 had no games so I wouldn't have to deal with this shit. This is not what I bargained for....
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
There was a story trailer recently - saw it on Xbox live - and it looked pretty good.
This game looks like it will be a hoot, offering the wazky, zany gameplay GTA has abandoned. I loved GTA IV, but some insanity would be nice, too.
I doubt they'd answer it but ask them of their opinion of GTA4.
And if there are any fantasy vehicles like jetpacks.
Oh, oh, ask them if they have any ideas on how they'd deal with future sequels since setting them all in Stilwater around the saints probably won't work beyond this game.
Yes. Jetpacks should be a REQUIREMENT. Jetpacks made both rampant destruction and sneaky sniping so goddamned EASY in GTA. I could just fly up onto a building, set the 'pack down, whip out my rifle, and shoot my clip all over a hooker.
Everything felt forced in the first one, do gangsters actually walk or talk like that outside the 90's? I'm hoping this one is going to be better, the story (from the trailers) looks a little interesting at least but the main character seems to f' and g' damn a lot which tends to be a placeholder for a lack of real sentences.
PSN: super_emu
Xbox360 Gamertag: Emuchop
The most important question of all: Is the mint that Volition should make from SR2 going to allow them to make Freespace fucking 3. Sans gangster bullshit, naturally.
I would love for you to ask if all the weapons from the original Saints Row or similar traditional weapons are going to be included, or is there really more of an emphasis on the new heavy weapons in the Saints Row 2.
Added to the list
All I know is that if more games promised me a tiny pink minibike then I would definitely preorder more games.
Here's a pretty interesting interview, fresh from this morning!
arcadey motorcycle ramping action. The first one had a lot of fun potential and good ideas. (Car loading garage? Genius.)
I am a freaking nerd.
PSN: super_emu
Xbox360 Gamertag: Emuchop
XBL/PSN/Steam: APZonerunner
And only 40 bucks.
DAY ONE INDEED.