Saints Row

Overview

Saints Row is an Xbox 360 title that takes its influences from the Grand Theft Auto and Getaway games. The story follows the player in his quest to help the Third Street Saints try to earn respect and territory in Stilwater, a fictional city that is plagued by gang violence. The Xbox 360 exclusive game was released on August 29, 2006 in the US, although a port for the PlayStation 3 was announced and shorty thereafter canceled. All of Volition's resources were shifted to work on the game's sequel, Saints Row 2, which was released on October 14th, 2008. At the time of the game's release it was critically acclaimed for its graphics, mainly because it was the first next-gen sandbox/GTA-like game. Producer Dan Sutton has claimed the reason of the PlayStation 3 version's cancellation was that Volition couldn't grasp the PlayStation 3's cell processor, claiming it was simply too complicated. Luckily, Sony assisted Volition with the harder parts of the cell allowing the studio to develop Saints Row 2 for the PlayStation 3.

Borrowed and Improved Elements

Many game elements were borrowed and improved upon from games from the Grand Theft Auto and Getaway franchises:

• The "Forgive and Forget" which is used to get rid of the wanted level is similar to the Pay'n'Spray from the Grand Theft Auto series.
  
• In addition to a police wanted system, similar to GTA, there is also a wanted system for with whatever gang/faction is chasing you.
• A GPS system was added to make navigating to mission targets easier and less time consuming.
• Restarting a mission could be done with one hit of a button, to avoid having to drive/walk all the way to the mission start point again.
• Players can now fully create and customize their character from the get-go, giving the player creation much more depth than it's competitors.
• Cars are more customizable, allowing players to add new parts and different types of paint to their rides.
• Garages are more expansive, allowing players to store more vehicles
• The player character can not only swim, but has the ability to warp to dry land as soon as he sets foot in the water.
  

Stillwater

Stilwater is a fictional east-coast-like US city that is troubled with gang violence. The city is ruled by three gangs: Los Carnales, Westside Rollerz, and the Vice Kings. The Third Street Saints are trying to take back the power and respect that they once had and seek revenge on the other gangs. The player's goal is to assist the Third Street Saints in achieving this.

Plot

In Saints Row you play as a nameless and (almost) silent character. In the beginning of the game you are caught in a gang fight between Los Carnales, the Vice Kings, and the Westside Rollerz Over A Graffiti. However, you are saved and immediately recruited by Julius, leader of the 3rd Street Saints. Throughout the game your goal is to take over enemy areas In enemy strongholds, and kill all of the gang kingpins so the 3rd Street Saints can, once again, take over Stilwater. Each of three rival gangs (Los Carnales, Westside Rollerz, Vice Kings) have their own mission path and the player can do each of them at any time during the game.

Gangs

Leader: Julius Little
Specialty: Strongholds
Turf: 3rd Street

Leaders: Hector and Angelo Lopez
Specialty: Weapons And Drugs
Turf: South Side Industrial and the Airport

Leader: Benjamin King, Warren Williams and Anthony Green a.k.a Fat Tony
Specialty: Extortion
Turf: Red Light District, Museum District, and Retail District

Leader: Joseph Price and William Sharp
Specialty: Pimping Vehicles
Turf: Chinatown, Sub-Urbs, and the Arena

Activities

In Saints Row, you need to earn respect in order to play storyline missions and strongholds. Respect is earned primarily through activities.

1. Snatch
Drive around Stilwater and steal "hoes" from pimps.

2. Hijacking
The name says it all. In this activity, you need to jack vehicles by damaging them just enough to force the driver out, then escape, usually with cops or other gangs on your tail.

3. Insurance Fraud
In Insurance Fraud, you dive into incoming traffic to score points. However, you have to stay inside a specific area to do so.

4. Chop Shop
You need to find the cars the shop orders, and then modify them according to guidelines. Some of the rarer cars can be really hard to find though.

5. Racing
It's a race. You need to get to the finish line before the other Racers. I'm sure you've heard of the concept.

6. Drug Trafficking
You ride shotgun as a dealer makes his rounds. It can get really intense in later levels, as you'll be harassed from every angle.

7. Hostage
To start Hostage, simply jack a car that has an extra passenger inside. You need to avoid cops and maintain your speed to keep the hostage from escaping. If you keep this up long enough, you'll earn some money and respect.

8. Hitman
A very challenging activity. You need to activate targets in the menu, which will cause them to appear as a crosshair on the minimap if you get close enough to them. Not only are they very hard and time-consuming, but you also have to kill them with a specific weapon! You're going to need a lot of patience for this one.

9. Mayhem
In Mayhem, you simply attempt to do as much damage to Stilwater as possible. Anything will give you points, running people and stuff over, blowing up cars, etc. You can get a combo by taking out stuff in rapid succession to help boost your score.

10. Escort
In Escort, you drive around while a hooker does her thing in the back. The clients don't like media attention though, so you must avoid them at all costs.
 

Weapons

Melee

• Fists

• Baseball Bat

• Crowbar

• Knife

• Nightstick

Pistols

• Vice 9

• NR4

• .44 Shepherd

• GDHC .50

SMGs

• SKR-7 Spree

• T3K Urban

Shotguns

• 12 Gauge

• AS12 Riot

• Pimp Cane

• Tombstone

Rifles

• AR-40 Xtnd

• K6 Krukov

• McManus

Special

• RPG

Thrown

• Molotov Cocktail

• Grenade

• Pipe Bomb

Multiplayer

The game features many multiplayer modes, including several co-op missions. Protect  the Pimp is one of the many modes Saints Row offers. In Protect the Pimp, the goal is to kill the pimp of the opposing team, while your team attempts to defend your own pimp. Big Ass Chains is a mode in which the players need to kill another player, pick up their chain, and deliver it to the drop off point to earn points. Gangsta Brawl and Team Gangsta Brawl are deathmatch and team deathmatch modes respectively.
The game also allows players to create gangs and join gangs online.

Collectibles

There are many collectibles in Saints Row. There are 60 CDs to collect and (just like GTA games in the past) it has many tagging spots too. The CDs will get you both an achievement and a new song for every 10 you receive while the tags will give you respect to allow you to begin new missions and will also give you an achievement.

Soundtrack

Saints Row features a licensed soundtrack of over 130 songs covering a wide variety of genres from Classical composers such as Beethoven to newer rock bands such as Fall Out Boy. The songs can be heard on various radio stations while driving through Stilwater. Songs can also be bought from the record store "Scratch That Music" to create a custom playlist.

Classical

Beethoven - Sym. No. 7 4th movt
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Beethoven – Für Elise
Beethoven – Sonata No. 14 1st movt
Beethoven – Sonata No. 14 3rd movt
Beethoven – Sonata No. 23 1st movt
Beethoven – Sym. No. 1 – Finale
Beethoven – Sym. No. 5 1st movt
Beethoven – Sym. No. 6 1st movt
Beethoven – Sym. No. 9 4th movt
Chopin – Ballade No. 1
Chopin – Concerto No. 2 1st movt
Chopin – Concerto No. 2 3rd movt
Chopin – Etude No. 11
Chopin – Etude No. 3
Chopin – Impromptu
Chopin – Prelude No. 15
Chopin – Prelude No. 17
Chopin – Prelude No. 3
Chopin – Waltz No. 6
Delibes – Lakme Flower Duet
Handel – Halleluja from Messiah
J. Strauss – Die Fledermaus Overture
J. Strauss – Leichtes Blut Fast
J. Strauss – Tritsch Tristsch
J.S. Bach – Concerto No. 5
J.S. Bach – Fantasy and Fugue
J.S. Bach – Partita No 1. – Gigue
Liszt – Funerailles
Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Liszt – Liebestraum No. 2
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto 3rd movt
Mozart – Concerto No. 21 2nd movt
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 2nd movt
Mozart – Turkish March
Mussorgksy – Bare Mountain
Offenbach – Gaiete Parisienne – Can Can
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Paganini – 24 Caprices
Rossini – The Barber of Seville
Rossini – The Thieving Magpie
Rossini – Wilhelm Tell Overture
S. Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag
S. Joplin – The Entertainer
Tschaikovksy – 1812 overture
Tschaikovksy – The Reed Flutes
Tschaikovksy – The Sugar Plum Fairy
Tschaikovksy – Violin Concerto 1st movt
Tschaikovksy – Violin Concerto 3rd movt
Verdi – La TraviataVerdi – Rigoletto
Vivaldi – Four Seasons No. 1
Vivaldi – Four Seasons No. 2
Vivaldi – Four Seasons No. 4
Wagner – Lohengrin Overture
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner – Rienzi Overture
Wagner – Tannhaesuer Overture
Wagner – Twilight of the Gods

Easy Listening

Clemens Schweikhart & Matthias Wittwer – Groovemob
Dick Walter – Playground of the Stars
Didier Heinrich & Jose Le Gall – Hello Jack
Eric Casper & Janko Nilovic – Bossa New Look
Eric Casper & Janko Nilovic – Super Week-End
Eric Casper & Janko Nilovic – Week-End Pop
Fred Marius & Jurgen Jaenner – Adventure in Speed
Gerhard Narholz – Bossa Cubana
Gerhard Narholz – Holiday Road
Hendric Haydegg – Italian Summer
Jan Schneeberg – Looping
Joey Johnson – Alpenrose Memories
Joey Johnson – Emily’s Happy Hop
Jurgen Jaenner – Quicka Negra
Larz Kurz & H.C. Mylla – Bratwurst Polka
Larz Kurz & H.C. Mylla – I und du B
Marc Durst – Cocktail Bossa
Marc Durst - Holiday Bossa Nova
Marc Durst – Nice Swing
Marc Durst – Shopping Girls
Marc Durst – Tutti Flutti Swing
Nicolas Folmer – Running Swing
Otto Sieben – Curley Shirley
Otto Sieben – Western Post
Per Bluitgen Andreasen & Yannick Kalfayan – Peyi La Douce
Peter Sander – Autumn Sun
Peter Sander – Sweetness
Renato Bui & Martha Wild – Yodel of Joy
Ronald Sekura & Otto Sieben – Pepito From Tampico
Stephane Doukhan, Marc Durst & Edouard Miffre – Glamour Bossa Nova
Stephane Hugeunin, C. Padovan & Yves Sanna – Quando Sei Vicinio A Te
Umberto Pagnini – Slapstick Duck Twist
Werner Eraerds – O leichtman das Jodeln

Electronica

Caro – My Little Pony
Dieselboy and Kaos – Barrier Break
Evil Nine – We have the Energy
Freq Nasty - Amped
ILS – Ill Logic
ILS – Tiny Toy
ILS – West Coast
Koma and Bones – Questo Y Sporco
Koma and Bones – Twisted Streets
PsychatronX – Twisted
Rythym Division – Uzi
Skynet – Catherine Wheel
Skynet - Stingray
Stratus – You Must Follow
Styles of Beyond - Subculture

Metal

Bang Tango – Dancin on’ Coals
Bang Tango – Love Injection
Bang Tango – Someone Like You
Great White – Once Bitten Twice Shy
L.A. Guns – Ballad of Jayne
Ratt – Back Fore More
Ratt – Round and Round
Ratt – Way Cool Jr.
Slaugher – Mad About You
Slaughter – Spend my Life
Slaughter – Up all Night
Winger – Easy Come Easy Go
Winger - Seventeen

Reggae

Afrifcan Roots Act 1 – Addis Adaba Dub
Beat Pharmacy – Slow Down
Eek-A-Mouse – Jamaicanese
Horace Andy – Live in the City
Horace Andy – Stop The Fuss
Jah Batta – Informa
Jah Woosh – Riding Melody
Love Joys – All I Can Say
Prince Douglas – Tongue Shall Tell Dub
Scotty –Draw your Brakes
Sugar Minott – International Herb
Tapper Zukie – Man Ah Warrior
The Pioneers – Time Hard
U-Roy – Way Down South
Wayne Jarett – You and I

Rock

Aberdeen City – God is Going to Get Sick Of Me
Afghan Wings – Conjure Me
Alec Empire – Kiss of Death
Art Brut – Bang Bang Rock And Roll
Bad Brains – Banned in DC
Bear vs. Shark – 5,6 Kids
Codeseven – Roped And Tied
Cruiserweight – To Be Quite Honest
Danko Jones – Home to Hell
Editors - Munich
Fall Out Boy – Of All The Gin Joints…
Hockey Night – For Guys’ Eyes Only
Huge – Happiness Everyday
Husker Du – Could You Be The One
Idelwild – Too Long Awake
If I Were King - Cauterise
Iggy Pop – Wild America
Janes Addiction – Mountain Song
Jet By Day – Meet Me In The Dark
Kinski – Hiding Drugs In The Temple
Local H – Bound for the Floor
Mastodon – Blood And Thunder
Men Woman and Children – Friday Night Fist Night
Motion City Soundtrack – Everything is Allright
My Awesome Compilation – Put Up A Fight
New Years Day – Ready, Aim, Misfire
Orange Park – Make up Your Mind
Paint It Black - Panic
Reggie & The Full Effect – Get Well Soon
Rock-N-Roll Soldiers – Anthem
Seemless - Lay My Burden Down
Shelby – The Golden Boy
Stereophonics - Girl
Tempercalm – I Need A Co-Pilot
The Adored – TV Riot
The Aquabats Look At Me, I’m a Winner
The Fall of Troy – F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.
The Letters Organize – Don’t Move
The Loved Ones – 100K
The Oranges Band – Atmosphere
Vendetta Red – Silhouette Serenade
Young Offenders Institute – We’re the Young Offenders

Hip-Hop

Airborn Audio – Inside the Globe
Aisha – Bounce Like My Checks
Aisha – Leave the Ho
Bathgate – Everything’s A Go
Bisc One - Crumbs
Black Market Militia – Hood Lullabye
Black Market Militia feat. Dead Prez - Audobun Ballroom
Black Milk - Danger
Black Sheep – Flavor of the Month
Camp Lo – Glow
Clipse - Grindin
Copywrite – Beautiful Trainwreck
De La Soul – Rock Co. Kane Flow
Eric B. and Rakim – Paid In Full
Exile feat. Slum Village – Time has Come
Grafh – Get Shot Boy
Jin – Golden
Kenn Starr – What Up
Likwit Junkies – Keep Doin It
Little Brother – Shake it
M.E.D. - Nightlife
Madvillian – Money Folder
Masta Ace – Take a Walk
Masta Ace feat. Jean Grae – Soda Soap
Masta Killa – Digi Warfare
Masta Killa feat. Ghostface and Raekwon – D.T.D.
Masta Killa featuring ODB & RZA – Old Man
Mathematics – Spot Lite ft. Wu Tang Clan
Mathematics – Two Shots of Henny
Mathematics feat. Ghostface and Raekwon – Real Niggaz
Mathematics feat. Method Man – John 3 16
MC Lyte – Paper Thin
MHE Ghostface feat. Trife – Milk ‘Em
Planet Asia feat. Prodigy – Stick and Move
RA the Rugged Man – Black and White
Rich Medina – Holdin’ Up
Sa-Ra feat. Pharoahe Monch – Fish Fillet
The Alchemist feat. Lloyd Banks – Bangers
Three 6 Mafia feat. Trillville & Lil Wyte – Who is I?
Turf Talk – Do The Robot
Twista – Overnight Celebrity
Vordul Mega - Spitamatic
Wordsworth – Gotta Play

Exclusive/Unlockable

Xzhibit featuring Strong Army Steady - Hurry, Hurry
Ghostface Killah And Trife Da God - Man Up
Rhymefest - Shut You Down
David Banner - Saints Row
Daz Dillinger - Git Out My Way
Sy Smith - Leave The Ho
Sy Smith - DFM Like I'm Your Wife
Sy Smith - Bounce Like My Checks 

Xbox 360 Game Installation

Saints Row requires 6.8GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.