I was skeptical at first about your ability to keep the radio playing even when you’re not in a car, but considering how useless vehicles are you’ll appreciate your character’s ability to pick up radio waves with his head. I ended up leaving it on a station that I can only describe as “the best karaoke playlist ever” for most of the game, but all of the channels are of equal quality. The soundtrack in Saints Row IV is one of the best licensed soundtracks I’ve ever heard (the best is still probably GTA: Vice City). It’s an entertaining touch, and by the end of the game every weapon I used was customized in some way. One of the pistols, for instance, can be customized to resemble a Star Trek phaser that will then fire lasers instead of bullets. While a lot of games will just swap out a texture on the gun itself, Saints Row IV’s weapon skins often modify the entire behavior of the gun.

Gun customization is also surprisingly fun. For the record, I snagged every single one (with the help of a map reveal that’s unlocked way too early in the game).Ĭustomizing your character’s outfit and armament is surprisingly satisfying. It’s silly fun, and I had a blast just rocketing around the city gathering collectibles. Running at top speed before leaping into the air and flying over a few skyscrapers never gets old. A force to be reckoned with, even.īy adding crazy superpowers, Saints Row IV assumes some of the best aspects of Crackdown. You can always wield something crazy like the dubstep gun, but why bother when you could kill the same group of enemies faster and more efficiently with a simple pistol?īut when Saints Row IV is firing on all six bass-dropping, alien-murdering, donkey beer-swilling cylinders, it is a sight to be seen. There’s a fundamental “problem” with Saints Row’s combat: headshots are almost always a one-hit kill. Weapons can also be unlocked by completing side missions, but they don’t feel like a meaningful reward. Insane superpowers overshadow the simple thrill of unlocking new vehicles.

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