Diversions on the other hand include the simple driving on the wrong side of the road, doing stunts, playing poker in a casino, hijacking a car with more than one person in it and taking the passengers hostage and doing the job side-missions like driving the tow-truck or playing taxi. Besides activities already known from Saints Row, Saints Row 2 includes six new ones including 'Crowd Control' in which the player needs to protect a VIP from intrusive fans and 'FUZZ', a parody of COPS in which the player is followed by a camera crew and has to deal with criminals in a very creative manner to gain points.

After completing three levels, the player gains unlockables like a 5% discount on clothes. Respect points are instead earned through the many activities and diversions available in the city.Īctivities are mini-games that are started at a one of two specific points in the game world and span out over six difficulty levels. As stated style points are earned by upgrading the characters look, home or car. While respect is used to unlock missions and progress through the storyline, the player's style affects the overall respect modifier increasing the amount of respect earned. Style and Respect are the most important currencies besides money in the city. He can also change the overall style of the crib and buy new stuff like a TV-set which grants him additional style points. Besides changing their appearance, the player can also stash weapons and cash there, withdraw the daily earnings, rewatch cutscenes and more. These clothes are then also available in the up to six cribs the player can unlock and buy during the course of the game.

In shops scattered all around the city the player can buy additional clothing from underwear to hats to not only change their appearance but also the gang's.

But that's not the limit of customization in Saints Row 2. With the help of Carlos, a fellow inmate, the protagonist escapes, rescues Johnny Gat and once again begins to reform the gang and move the 3rd Street Saints back up to number 1.īefore the player can enter the open and non-linear environment of the city, they need to define who the main protagonist is by using an extensive character creator which allows for changing everything from gender to the size of the characters ears and the voice acting. Two years have passed now and the main protagonist finally wakes up from their sleep only to find themself in prison and the city of Stilwater controlled by several rival gangs, with Johnny Gat about to be put on the electric chair. But the main protagonist also got blown up on Mayor Alderman's yacht, putting him in a coma. Not an American user? DescriptionAt the end of Saints Row the city of Stilwater was in the hands of the 3rd Street Saints.

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