

Take a tank skydiving, call in a satellite-targeted airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang, and defend yourself against a highly-trained military force using only a sex toy in the most outlandish gameplay scenarios ever seen. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to Steelport, a once-proud metropolis reduced to a struggling city of sin under Syndicate control. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobblehead dolls all available at a store near you.


You bring the fight to Steelport, a sordid city of sin drowning in sex, drugs, and (a lot of) guns. Put the wildest chapter of the Saints Row saga in the palms of your hands for the first time on Switch. And the original entry has been outdone in practically every way by Saints Row 4, making that entry a better starting point for folks with other consoles or a PC.Saints Row®: The Third™ - The Full Package gives you control of the Saints at the height of their power, and you live the life to show for it. The port is not strong enough to recommend to potential newcomers who only own a Switch. Replaying this game feels like taking a time machine to a Spencer’s Gifts. None of these details are particularly offensive as much as they’re dull and unfunny. The first menu invites players to try “Whored Mode.” The “Sex Appeal” slider on the create-a-character menu inflates the female character’s breasts and the male character’s penis. But played today, it struggles to carry so much baggage from its era. In hindsight, Saints Row The Third marks a transition from the crass and provocative early entries of the series to the more open-minded and inclusive later entry and expansions. Hopefully the controls will be improved by future updates - one is scheduled for later this week.ĭigital Foundry doesn’t dig too deep into the game itself, even though the content itself can be just as frustrating as the controls and performance. They’re slow, imprecise, and maddening when lining up a headshot - especially on the small handheld screen. I’ve played the final build of the game, and the controls are unbearable. But worse than the frame rate is the game’s high amount of input lag.
