They added aircraft (though the physics were horrible on the choppers), a larger map, more weapons, and proper open world co-op gameplay (which I have hours of memories with). Then came Saint’s Row 2 which, in my personal opinion, is the best one in the series so far. Why more games never caught onto this I will never understand. My personal favorite feature was being able to listen to music outside of the car, something that had only been done in one previous game that I am aware of, Scarface: The World is Yours. Not to mention the fact you could build your own character. Everything about it at the time was outstanding the soundtrack, the shooting, the driving, the fun side activities, and even the mission structure made it shine. Not only as an open world crime game but also as a throwback to a time in gaming (back in the PS2 days) when every free roam game was labeled as a “GTA clone”. Saint’s Row may be labeled as a GTA clone but that is exactly what the series has always embraced itself as. It was one of the first Xbox 360 games I had at the time and was a great diversion between GTA: San Andreas and GTA4.

I have been impressed with its crime action set pieces that don’t take itself too seriously.

I have been a Saint’s Row fan since the very first game.