((Okay, before you read any further... this topic MAY contain slight spoilers. If you'd rather wait for this game's release before getting any heads up. I suggest you leave NOW!))
As many of you know, GTA IV is unanimously the greatest free-roaming game of our time. And the series number one competitor, Saints Row, its first game seemed like nothing but a time bidder for GTA IV's release. Now that Saints Row 2 is about two months until it's release... it's pulling all the stops. Myself, I was like many other gamers siding with Grand Theft Auto IV saying, Saints Row's next game would be NO competition to earlier released competitor. Now that I've seen more clips of the Gameplay and in-game activities... I'm second guessing myself. If you've yet to see any of the Saints Row 2 clips, I suggest you go take a look at these specific two:
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/882586/saints-row-2/videos/saintsrow2_trailer_060408.html
and
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/882586/saints-row-2/videos/saintsrow2_trl_stsgang_062608.html
Anyways, the game starts off where you left off in the first game. You wake up from a coma from the attempted killing of new mayor and yourself. The Saints are history and three new gangs are up in the world; the Brotherhood, the Rounin, and the 70's. Your job is to bring the Saints back to top and get your revenge on those that turned their back on you. The game obviously has new weapons, clothes, cars, jewelry, activities, online, etc. After looking at those two videos and considerably the others, in your opinion does Saints Row 2 look like it can compete with GTA IV or even surpass it? Me, I don't know and I won't judge until it is released.
As many of you know, GTA IV is unanimously the greatest free-roaming game of our time. And the series number one competitor, Saints Row, its first game seemed like nothing but a time bidder for GTA IV's release. Now that Saints Row 2 is about two months until it's release... it's pulling all the stops. Myself, I was like many other gamers siding with Grand Theft Auto IV saying, Saints Row's next game would be NO competition to earlier released competitor. Now that I've seen more clips of the Gameplay and in-game activities... I'm second guessing myself. If you've yet to see any of the Saints Row 2 clips, I suggest you go take a look at these specific two:
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/882586/saints-row-2/videos/saintsrow2_trailer_060408.html
and
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/882586/saints-row-2/videos/saintsrow2_trl_stsgang_062608.html
Anyways, the game starts off where you left off in the first game. You wake up from a coma from the attempted killing of new mayor and yourself. The Saints are history and three new gangs are up in the world; the Brotherhood, the Rounin, and the 70's. Your job is to bring the Saints back to top and get your revenge on those that turned their back on you. The game obviously has new weapons, clothes, cars, jewelry, activities, online, etc. After looking at those two videos and considerably the others, in your opinion does Saints Row 2 look like it can compete with GTA IV or even surpass it? Me, I don't know and I won't judge until it is released.