Saint Row 2 to get PC offering

By Robert Purchese Published 3 June, 2008

It can't refuse, brrap.

THQ has decided to add a PC version to gangland sequel Saints Row 2.

It's set to be released at the same time as its fellow 360 and PS3 inmates, according to GameSpot, which were recently delayed from August to 17th October.

The game was pushed back to allow more polish as well as give the publisher a chance to make some more posters and telly adverts. It also moves it away from the downloadable episodes for the Xbox 360 version of established rival Grand Theft Auto IV.

Saints Row 2 brings with it online co-op, more customisation options, a wider array of vehicles including ones in the air, better graphics and a much darker storyline.

Developer Volition has said it wouldn't launch this year if it didn't think it could compete with GTA IV. Pop over to our Saints Row 2 preview to see how it's shaping up.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Haloboy #1 4 years ago

    First, in a sandbox kind of way.

    Ah Volition, I hope this doesn't suck.

  • Olemak #2 4 years ago

    Saints Row does look rather intersting. The question is - will gamers be up for more sandboxing after spending hundreds of hours in Liberty City? I actually think Saints Row will be able to compete well in terms of gaming fun and athmosphere etc; the question is rather if my apetite for this kind of game will be spent for a while after seeing Nico Bellic's story to completion. Personally, I'd rather go for something more different - like Fallout 3... even though that is, strictly speaking, also a sandbox game.

    I wish them the best of luck tho; hope to see them on the flip side or whatever the americans are saying. Oh and co-op is definately flavour of the month, smart move for Saint's.

  • spongebob #3 4 years ago

    Wise move. PS3 and X360 may have more than enough of sandbox games, but PC doesn't.

    And what comes to co-op gaming. I hope it's not just a passing trend, because it's so much fun.

  • hiddenranbir #4 4 years ago

    B-b-but PC gaming is dying!

    Nice.

  • AphoticCosmos #5 4 years ago

    Getting to the PC market before GTA IV is probably a really smart move.

  • rashes #6 4 years ago

    "Saints Row does look rather intersting"

    I tend to disagree... it looks like a load of people in suits got together and made a horrible 'gangsta' themed game. It looks derivative and dull and really misses the point of what makes GTA great.

  • WinterSnowblind #7 4 years ago

    I really disagree with that. The first Saints Row was a lot of fun, and although a lot of the "gangsta" stuff was cheesy, it was supposed to be satire. I think a lot of people missed that though, and they've definitely dialed up the whole wacky theme to make it more apparant. Try going back and playing the original, without taking it so seriously. And that aside, I thought the whole storyline was very well done, particularly towards the end. It's one of the few games I can think of that actually end on a really well though out cliff hanger, not just one that was put their to sell a sequel. It's one that will really make you stop in your tracks and wonder what was really going on.

    I also don't think it's aiming for what made GTA great, it obviously took a lot of inspiration from there but the sequel is definitely branching off with something different, especially now that we've seen how much GTA IV was trying to focus on realism, Saints Row 2 is doing the exact opposite. It's going for hilarious, over the top, fun. And if being able to pile driver people off buildings, use shock paddles as weapons, and throw people infront of trains doesn't show that, I don't know what will.

    And yes, everything lately has been announced to support co-op, but in all fairness, we've known Saints Row 2 supports full co-op through out the entire campaign, back when the game was first announced last year. I don't see how it could ever be a bad thing in a game like this anyway, it just seems like some of you guys are grabbing at straws, for reasons to complain about this game :p

  • spongebob #8 4 years ago

    The "satire" in Saint's Row was dumb and hard to spot under all the seriousness. Rockstar does it so much better and they even manage to slip in some social commentary.

  • bigbadbeasty #9 4 years ago

    I find it amazing that there are so many people that dislike Saints Row. I thought it was great fun, and I actually finished it, where I normally get fed up with a GTA game about 1/2 way through.

    It always felt far more sandbox than the GTA series, multiple storylines and missions to do. You were never stuck on a certain mission line, if you found it boring or too hard you could just do another one. At the end of the day a lot of people still play GTA for the carnage you can cause, and in that regard SR was far more fun- Fans of Crackdown must know what I mean!!

  • T4RG4 #10 4 years ago

    I thought Saints Row looked awful to be honest and had no interest in playing it (bought just for multiplayer, which was shocking also imo).

    Having said that though, I found myself completely bored of GTA by the second island, I just do not care about playing the missions (perhaps because its just more of the same). Loading the game up just to muck around in the city and play around in multiplayer is worth purchase alone though.

    How Saints Row will stand any chance of competing against GTA (quality wise) I do not know...
    Edited by 1 at 03/06/08 @ 12:29

  • smoison #11 4 years ago

    YAY! This needs to cannabolise some of GTA 4 PC sales. They(Rockstar) need to learn that making the PC wait will have a heavy cost (in sales).
    Edited by 1 at 03/06/08 @ 13:41

  • the_dudefather #12 4 years ago

    @spongebob

    yeah because GTA's satire is REALLY subtle and original, the 'cops shoot people and get medals' or 'conservative talk show hosts are silly' or 'durr hurr i'm a parent and i hate them videogames' jokes have been hammered into your skull since GTA3.

    that said it is usually funny, but most of that is coming from Lars or the radio Judge

    SR2 will undoubtedly be worse than GTA4 on most if not all levels, but it will probably be a decent enough game, like the original

  • sjoerdjep #13 3 years ago

    it is a good game I had saints row 1 I can concerning say there that it was, however, a nice game but there now also grafics be which looks forward to better the game is entirely, must cool but the graphics must improve!