Saints Row IV

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  3. Negative: 265 out of 1958
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  1. KyoTheInfamous
    Oct 27, 2013
    10
    Saints Row has always been one of my favourite video game series, but this game brings it to a new top. I am most likely talking about the new possibility to use super powers, which is also a point many fans of the previous games could not like. Even if it has this new game play, it does not lose the aspects of the gangster-, GTA parodying style. This wonderful game, with more game play ISaints Row has always been one of my favourite video game series, but this game brings it to a new top. I am most likely talking about the new possibility to use super powers, which is also a point many fans of the previous games could not like. Even if it has this new game play, it does not lose the aspects of the gangster-, GTA parodying style. This wonderful game, with more game play I have ever had in a saints row game, revives the setting of the series, even if it has it problems and glitches here and there, but all in all I do like it. I do recommend this game to everybody, who likes an open world scenario like GTA and the aspects of games like Prototype 2.… Expand
  2. olurist
    Oct 28, 2013
    10
    What can I say about this game:). I dont know english:)
    I can say 1 thing. I have over 700 games. Always i think: "Ohh i bought game and waste my money. But.... I bought saints raw 4 and i see I dont waste my money. I want play this game. I am go sleep and think tomorow i will play this game. I dont else see so good great game.
    Bravo, it better game what i saw game in 2013 year. So,    What can I say about this game:). I dont know english:)
    I can say 1 thing. I have over 700 games. Always i think: "Ohh i bought game and waste my money. But.... I bought saints raw 4 and i see I dont waste my money. I want play this game. I am go sleep and think tomorow i will play this game. I dont else see so good great game.
    Bravo, it better game what i saw game in 2013 year.
    So, sorry for my english but if you want buy good game and dont want waste your time and money you must buy saints raw 4 and play this.
    This is veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery goooooooood game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  3. NANOX
    Oct 31, 2013
    7
    The BAD:
    - 0 replay value NO HIDDEN OBJECTS AT ALL )
    - Useless DLCs Customization of the Gang and Cars and Weapons. - Superpowers early in the game making all the other Stuff mostly useless... ) - Almost free Gold ranks thats why the 0 Replay value... Without know how to... you can get gold rank in every event ) - its Allways Night time... until you finish the game... ) The    The BAD:
    - 0 replay value NO HIDDEN OBJECTS AT ALL )
    - Useless DLCs Customization of the Gang and Cars and Weapons.
    - Superpowers early in the game making all the other Stuff mostly useless... )
    - Almost free Gold ranks thats why the 0 Replay value... Without know how to... you can get gold rank in every event )
    - its Allways Night time... until you finish the game... )

    The good:
    - its Matrix without Martial Arts
    - Fun to Play
    -The parody and many hilarious moments.
    - One of the Best Super hero Games ever made... or even Matix Games Why not...    … Expand
  4. DuskSnare
    Dec 19, 2013
    10
    I for one, unlike some people, love this game. People constantly complain about it being over the top, and I agree. That's why I love it. It even has a story, a wacky one, but I loved it. This is definitely one of my top 10 favourite games. Saints Row, you have found your home. I hope you make a fifth game.
  5. MrAwesome091
    Nov 5, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Aliens More Murdering

    Saint's Row used to be a Gang War type of a Sandbox game. but who would ever thought of it being aliens now. In this Installment of the Saint's Row franchise. The Protagonist was elected President of the United States and during his term in-office the earth get's invaded by a alien race called the Zin. Who puts humans in a simulation of their world. The Protagonist returns to a simulation of Steelport where he needs to save earth from Zinyak the leader of the Zin.

    Overall, this game is good. it has it's flaws. but its a must-have if you want some slapstick humor while murdering aliens.    … Expand
  6. jaafar
    Jan 21, 2014
    9
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    9/10

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  7. DatGamingCritic
    Nov 17, 2013
    5
    Saints Row IV is not a good game. In this case all Deep Silver have done is change the SR3 Super powers DLC and put that into the game. They have also not changed the world. Not saying it's not prettier then SR3, it is, but you will know were all the little secret things are. BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY AND DID NOT CHANGE THE WORLD! Anyway a lot of the missions go over the top and are quite fun.Saints Row IV is not a good game. In this case all Deep Silver have done is change the SR3 Super powers DLC and put that into the game. They have also not changed the world. Not saying it's not prettier then SR3, it is, but you will know were all the little secret things are. BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY AND DID NOT CHANGE THE WORLD! Anyway a lot of the missions go over the top and are quite fun. But the story is lazy and not written very well. Also I have problems running this with my PC and my PC is a custom built desktop. In some parts of the city my FPS was going from 100 to 15. Big difference.
    My advice I would not get the game.    … Expand
  8. ChewbaccaChunks
    Nov 17, 2013
    7
    This game was good, but that's all. It is interesting at first but after about 7 hours of game play it gets too easy because you're too overpowered. Also once you get super speed and super jump there is almost no reason to drive a car around. Once you get your other abilities like fire and freeze etc. You can destroy the enemy within seconds. The game is funny and the story is okay, but itThis game was good, but that's all. It is interesting at first but after about 7 hours of game play it gets too easy because you're too overpowered. Also once you get super speed and super jump there is almost no reason to drive a car around. Once you get your other abilities like fire and freeze etc. You can destroy the enemy within seconds. The game is funny and the story is okay, but it does get boring after some time. The graphics are good as well not stunning but good. I think they rushed making this game and could have been a lot better, but they just wanted to release it before GTA V came out.… Expand
  9. SilverTrigger
    Nov 21, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For the most part, while I am sad the best part of the customization will never return, the game was surprisingly fun to play through. I only ever witnessed two crashes, no severe game killing bugs or glitches and I loved the new features like weapon skins with their own sounds and even ways they fire, the super powers are nice to but I just wish they gave us them much later in the game to be of better use and not feel god-like so early. I did not like the 'general' creatures, the wardens as they are called, they felt lack luster and rather dull, once you get used to fighting them they are easy to take down, I would have personally liked more variety in enemies. Oh and I must mention how i liked the reappearances of some of the classic characters from the other games like Julius, retro Shaundi, James King and my personal favourite, Johnny Gat. I have rarely had so much fun in co-op as well, SR4's co-op is fun and I got a lot of laughs I can tell you, but overall I love this game, even if it has a tad few annoying things here and there, like how the hell do I get access to my jets if I cannot use an airport anymore.… Expand
  10. TheRiezer
    Nov 22, 2013
    6
    The game itself is quite good, but there is one big problem; the superpower-theme. It's fun and cool enough to play around with, but Saints Row 3 was better, since you actually needed cars and there was a whole system to that. So to sum it up all quickly, I would say it's worth a buy if you like the series (after they changed it to being humor-based), but if you don't feel like the jokes,The game itself is quite good, but there is one big problem; the superpower-theme. It's fun and cool enough to play around with, but Saints Row 3 was better, since you actually needed cars and there was a whole system to that. So to sum it up all quickly, I would say it's worth a buy if you like the series (after they changed it to being humor-based), but if you don't feel like the jokes, the random moments and being OP is something you'd like, then do not buy it. Hopefully the next game will return to being normal, and the game itself being just a little bit challenging.… Expand
  11. mwfischer
    Jan 19, 2014
    9
    Completely unplayable. There is a huge sound problem whereas if you run 5.1, you get constant music, no engine sounds, and everything else is either muffled or really loud. It's been like this for 5 months with no fix in sight. Save your money.
  12. BellyD
    Jan 22, 2014
    8
    Read many of negative comment,agree in some point but some of them are so mean. I just wonder if they have fully played the game or not
    The game can be treated as 2 parts: Beating Aliens & EX-gang member review their life.(actually Review part is the main dish of the game)
    The graphic is fine,worse than gta 5/bf4, or some others game,but still acceptable....u guys see the objects in    Read many of negative comment,agree in some point but some of them are so mean. I just wonder if they have fully played the game or not
    The game can be treated as 2 parts: Beating Aliens & EX-gang member review their life.(actually Review part is the main dish of the game)
    The graphic is fine,worse than gta 5/bf4, or some others game,but still acceptable....u guys see the objects in simulation turn into white squares in certain period because the game designer trying to make it like a"virtual world".
    It is good for game designer trying something new as the "GTA style "game is getting old fashion.
    The game introduce super-power into the game but disallow it in certain mission for balance.
    Friendly AI will find vehicles for themselves if u don't have a seat for them as SR 3 does....
    However,the game isn't good enough.
    Someone say the game should be a DLC. However, as a DLC, the content is so long, for a full game, it's too short.It should be a expansion pack rather than DLC/game.
    The game didn't make a good balance in story lines. The"alien War" is not serious enough,(just old school American hero story style @Q@) the game designer should put more effort on making it more reasonable and longer.
    The "what if"& "review life"on ex-gangs member can be deeper.
    Even the superpower restricted in missions, the superpower still ruined the game play. With sprint and jump,u don't need car anymore.In the later game....... Superpower and super weapons cause friendly fire easily. Each kill drop health box in simulation making the fight so easy.....
    Another problem is the concept of weapon upgrade .There's tons of single weapon ability for u to upgrade but limit ways to earn cache,even some upgrade item can be ignored if u have the ammo chip upgrade ,with hours for farming cache, It is barely possible to get all the weapons upgrade before the game is end.
    Maybe I am bad in luck...most mission give me least favor weapons when I focus in others.
    The final thing I want to say is:please let me replay missions after finish the game, like Sleeping dogs    … Expand
  13. Luan4444
    Nov 30, 2013
    10
    This game is simply amazing, in all the aspects, i have played i in both the pc and xbox 360 versions, and i liked it very, very much, the game has an amazing character customization, amazing story, amazing graphics, amazing gameplay, IT LETS YOU BE THE PRESIDENT, use George Washington and Abe Lincoln masks and fight aliens with awesome weapons like the dubstep gun and the penetrator!
  14. ChrisLight
    Dec 3, 2013
    9
    I call this game a very stupid game but extremely funny.Saint Row's storyline is less serious than GTA's storyline there is many moment in the game has caused laughed very loud.
    Pro of Saint Row IV
    -Superman abilities -Extremely funny game -Able to customize your character -Funny ragdoll glitches -The weapon is very nice,I liked Dubstep gun very much Cons of Saint Row IV -Most of    I call this game a very stupid game but extremely funny.Saint Row's storyline is less serious than GTA's storyline there is many moment in the game has caused laughed very loud.
    Pro of Saint Row IV
    -Superman abilities
    -Extremely funny game
    -Able to customize your character
    -Funny ragdoll glitches
    -The weapon is very nice,I liked Dubstep gun very much

    Cons of Saint Row IV
    -Most of feature is from Saint Row 3 but this game is still very nice
    -Graphic seems not improved
    -Shooting is not improved too
    -Lack of cover system    … Expand
  15. goja231
    Dec 12, 2013
    9
    Volition Try to Made A Saints Row Fans For a Family,
    SR1,2 and a SR3 Was A different game,that made a fans split,
    And SR4 has a totally different gameplay,And a bad guys from old Saints Row
    dat makes a whole fans like it(someone still hate this game)
    anyway it was a great trip for me,
    its 9/10
  16. Nikhil6996
    Dec 13, 2013
    10
    Awesome Game Love Every aspect of it!! Very different and a little funky that's what makes it awesome perfect sound tracks just can't get enough of it. Great Job!
  17. CriticalMedic
    Dec 13, 2013
    4
    The game had a lot to prove and it simply failed. It couldn't beat its competition so it got weird and childish. Its a terrible representation of what it could have been. The AI is rubbish and not challenging. I would give this game to children and see if they are amused. Its over the top and almost unplayable. The story doesn't glide very well, the superpowers ruin the point of the cityThe game had a lot to prove and it simply failed. It couldn't beat its competition so it got weird and childish. Its a terrible representation of what it could have been. The AI is rubbish and not challenging. I would give this game to children and see if they are amused. Its over the top and almost unplayable. The story doesn't glide very well, the superpowers ruin the point of the city and the car mods and sound effects are all the same. The game was lame and I am sorry for whoever paid $60.00 for this, but you have nobody to blame but yourself, if you like this game your either 12 years old or have the mind of a 12 year old.… Expand
  18. jackparkyy
    Jan 26, 2014
    8
    Knowing that this was just going to be a DLC, I went into the game thinking that it would just feel like a DLC and not have enough content to justify a full game price tag but that is defiantly not the case at all. This game is packed with tones of side quests, min-games and it contains some of the smartest humour seen in a game. If you're simply looking for a game to have fun with I canKnowing that this was just going to be a DLC, I went into the game thinking that it would just feel like a DLC and not have enough content to justify a full game price tag but that is defiantly not the case at all. This game is packed with tones of side quests, min-games and it contains some of the smartest humour seen in a game. If you're simply looking for a game to have fun with I can highly recommend this game, epically if you plan to play the game through with a friend on co-op as this adds a lot to the humours side of this game. However, the game isn't without it's flaws, most noticeably the fact that this game is based on an engine that was never really designed for a super-power based game, it's not that big of an issue as the super powers them self work like a dream but the destruction to the environment doesn't really exist at all. You could jump of the highest build in the game and not even make a dint in the flour. All in all though, it's a good pc port but don't expect amazing graphics and for those who are looking for a game that doesn't take itself seriously at all, you defiantly want to pick up this game.… Expand
  19. yusep
    Nov 14, 2014
    10
    I really enjoyed this game.
    I had so much fun I had to complete all the secondary missions. The humor is not for everybody but the game is so full of humor a love to movies and videogames that i could not stop playing it.
    The game structure is mass effect 2 meets the Matrix, but it has streets of rage, metal gear solid, back to the future, metroid, armaggedon.
    It is pure videogames love.
  20. COMThing
    Jul 17, 2014
    9
    Saints Row IV is even sillier than the 3rd. It is essentially a big parody of all sci-fi big-name media. The story is a bit mad, but it allows for the very unique and fun missions. Downsides are that the introduction of superpowers takes away from other areas of the game and the story ending can be a bit disappointing.
  21. Zuloni
    Jan 20, 2014
    10
    You just can't go wrong with Saint's Row. GTA just doesn't satisfy like Saint's Row does. I never got through GTA IV because it wasn't that fun. Picking up my fat cousin and going out for dinner is not my idea of a good time. Why not pick him up, slap him across the face with a giant purple **** and then slam his face into the ground with some superpowers...?
  22. PlanB
    Feb 12, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Should it have been just a DLC for SR3? Maybe, but despite that was ST4's first intention I was able to play through the whole game feeling like it was something completely separate from it's predecessor. The game is ridiculous in a very smart way and makes fun of stuff delightfully (unlike other games *Borderlands 2*), for example, " 'merica " is a weapon that aims to ridicule and symbolize a country so "powerful" it is actually know for the name of it's continent. Though the game ridicules all this stuff you never feel like they mean to harm anyone in particular. At times I even felt ridiculed by the game, yet I found myself ending up finding that fun. There's a huge variety of weapons that are actually different from each other, like the motherfreaking dubstep weapon that fires explosive wubs, makes everyone around you drop it and makes cars bounce to the beat. Technically speaking the were some framerate issues, crashes and bugs (but essentially framerate). I mean, I can run BF4 constant +30 fps on ultra but SR4 drops to 22 at times? I did have to repeat 1 or 2 missions due to crashes and gameplay wise the super running and jumping felt great to travel around but, sometimes, felt a bit awkward within small steps. Overall great humor and gameplay.… Expand
  23. TC83
    Apr 29, 2014
    8
    This is not a game to take seriously okay. Remember that. It's wacky story and gameplay is something you need to be in the mood for. It dose do it's job great to entertain and make you LOL a lot. The gameplay is awesome and the content is creative. It is better than saints row the third, and it reaches the saints row 2 standards. But, the always dark environments don't seem to help theThis is not a game to take seriously okay. Remember that. It's wacky story and gameplay is something you need to be in the mood for. It dose do it's job great to entertain and make you LOL a lot. The gameplay is awesome and the content is creative. It is better than saints row the third, and it reaches the saints row 2 standards. But, the always dark environments don't seem to help the actually impressive graphics. The strip clubs are too wacky and too sexy. No boobs required. The women are not used as sex toys as much, but, I still don't like it. And the superpowers can be over powered. Like running really fast, who needs wheels now? This game is for people who are saints row fans that did not like saints row the third. There are flaws, but, it is still a fantastic game. Final Verdict: 8 out of 10 AWESOME… Expand
  24. Tatzen
    Mar 14, 2014
    9
    I had never played any Saints Row game before this, so I came at this game completely fresh. I tried it out because I heard a blogger talk about it, and I was intrigued.

    At first, it seemed the usual shooter. Your character is fighting terrorists, dressed in SWAT-type combat armor. Then everything changes. Your character is elected the President of the USA, fighting aliens and has    I had never played any Saints Row game before this, so I came at this game completely fresh. I tried it out because I heard a blogger talk about it, and I was intrigued.

    At first, it seemed the usual shooter. Your character is fighting terrorists, dressed in SWAT-type combat armor. Then everything changes. Your character is elected the President of the USA, fighting aliens and has super powers! All this within the first five minutes!

    Superb music, with multiple radio stations like a GTA game has. With radio commenters saying things that add to the story. You even have a station where the alien leader reads you "Pride and Prejudice"! Now that's original.

    It's silly, but it's FUN silly! The music is fun, the fighting is fun, even running and jumping around the city exploring is fun! The co-op mode is solid and makes it even more hilarious as you can play with a equally super-powered friend. And the dialogue is just great to listen to.

    I really enjoyed this game. it's a high-powered parody of Grand-Theft Auto type games. Doesn't take itself too seriously, and yet has solid and enjoyable gameplay at its core. Also has quite a cool "be yourself, don't conform" vibe to it. Highly recommended!    … Expand
  25. Sedrick
    Apr 1, 2014
    8
    I admit the game was extremely exaggerated than the SR The Third but even though the gameplay and the story line was crazy, It was a helluva game!

    If you want the GTA type then this game ain't for you.
  26. sbox91
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    This game had me hooked from the get go. Game play similar to Prototype, which is a good thing! Great humor too. Once you get superpowers there's no need for cars!!
  27. AeroPlanet
    Apr 9, 2014
    9
    Wonderful game. Good game play, and I sure give a point for all the comedies. But, not all things are accepted in my thoughts. The aliens sure bother you were ever you go. Wardens just spawn everywhere, annoy you like it will be your last. Really, the only way to remove the Wardens from spawning is to use a DLC cheat. Which costs more money. Look, it's a great game and all, but I give it aWonderful game. Good game play, and I sure give a point for all the comedies. But, not all things are accepted in my thoughts. The aliens sure bother you were ever you go. Wardens just spawn everywhere, annoy you like it will be your last. Really, the only way to remove the Wardens from spawning is to use a DLC cheat. Which costs more money. Look, it's a great game and all, but I give it a 9 point. Just tweak the next Saints Row and give it more realistic feel to it. Not putting more fantasy to it. We're grown-ups. We don't want fantasies anymore. We want actions, thrills, and fun. Please, the game really need some changes. I hope I see something changed in the next Saints Row series.… Expand
  28. lryderz1998
    Apr 12, 2014
    5
    This game is the worst saints row, but still good, especially the flash back missions. I think they went a bit to far with the future based story. so i rated it 6.
  29. PublicNuisance
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Ever since GTA IV took that series into a more gritty realistic style story the Saints Row series has been there to anchor the over the top side of the spectrum and it has done a great job of it. Saints Row IV finds you kidnapped by aliens and trapped inside of a simulation needing to free your crew and take on the aliens. While inside the simulation you get access to superpowers andEver since GTA IV took that series into a more gritty realistic style story the Saints Row series has been there to anchor the over the top side of the spectrum and it has done a great job of it. Saints Row IV finds you kidnapped by aliens and trapped inside of a simulation needing to free your crew and take on the aliens. While inside the simulation you get access to superpowers and basically become Neo. The humour is fantastic and the game does a great job of referencing various movies such as The Matrix and They Live. There are also various scenes that just have a damn near perfect soundtrack choice to take the fun up a notch. For instance I had never had a dogfight in an alien craft before set to “What Is Love” but I have now and it was highly enjoyable. They also do a great job of referencing the various characters and stories of the previous Saints Row games. There is a crazy amount of customization you can do to your character’s body and clothes and to weapons and to vehicles. There are lots of activities you can do as optional side quests but I found I didn’t enjoy many of them. They weren’t bad, I enjoyed ones where you inject viruses or assassinate rogue programs but didn’t enjoy some of the ones that were a timed mission. They also highlighted the lack of side quests for crew members. All of the missions for crew members, aside from a loyalty mission, was just them getting you to do sets of three of the various activities. The game also did a good job poking fun at Mass Effect’s romance options and the suicide mission sequence from Mass Effect 2. The one thing the game lacked was custom music. In GTA IV I could point the game to my music folder and have a custom music station to listen to and Saints Row IV didn’t have that. It did allow me to create a custom mix tape from all of the stations but I still would have preferred my own music. The game had decent graphical detail across the board. At no point was I blown away but at no point was I disappointed. Even for a game from 2013 I can list games that are the same age or older that have better detail but can also list many that have worse. The voice acting was very well done for all involved. I actually ended up preferring the human weapons as I found the alien weapons to feel weak, maybe it was more of an issue of their sound then how much damage they do. They also could overheat where the human weapons couldn’t.

    I played Saints Row IV on Linux. It was a decent port but not without issues. There were minor glitches I observed. My characters coat went through the floor of the car; a few times there would be no lip movement when a character spoke; and the AI movement was bad at times with them getting stuck around cars and obstacles. During play I had one time where the game froze and one time where the game crashed. The performance of the game was very spotty. I have put off playing Saints Row IV over the years as I like to play games maxed out and throughout the years as I upgraded from a R9 270; to a R9 380; to an RX480; to an RX 580 and finally to my 5700 XT I have always had frame rate issues. During that time I have also upgraded my CPU from a FX-8350 to an FX-9590 and finally to my Ryzen 5 2600X. The game spends a lot of the time above 60 FPS but can drop for no reason randomly to as low as 13 FPS and go as high as 130 FPS. There are seven different AA settings; five different AF settings; three different AO settings; and five other graphics options. You can change the difficulty level at any time. You can also save at any time but if you’re on a multi part mission it won’t save the progress and you’ll start from the beginning of that mission. There are 22 save slots you can use. The game also auto saves after missions and other events. Alt-Tab works.

    VRAM Usage: 1315-1808 MB
    CPU Usage: 12-28 %
    RAM Usage: 2.8-3.6 GB
    Frame Rate: 13-130 FPS
    Graphics Settings Used: 8x MSAA; 16x AF; all settings at high; 1920*1080
    Disk Space Used: 10.11 GB
    Input Used: Keyboard + Mouse

    Overall I had a lot of fun with Saints Row IV which is no surprise as I also had a lot of fun with Saints Row the Third. No other open world series is as goofy or over the top and it never fails to put a smile on my face. If you enjoyed any other Saints Row games I encourage you to try this one. It has some issues but they didn’t impede me from having a good time. I finished the game in 26 hours and 24 minutes on normal difficulty. This was enough time to beat the main story; do all crew quests and loyalty missions; and complete 87% of the game overall. I got the game for free with a graphics card upgrade years ago but it is easily worth the $16.99 CAD it currently retails for and I would pay as much as $30 for it.

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 5700 XT Gaming X 8GB | Mesa 20.0.7 | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB | Manjaro 20.0.3 | Mate 1.24 | Kernel 5.7.0-3-MANJARO    … Expand
  30. Dobian
    Dec 22, 2014
    8
    This game was a lot of fun. It may have just started as DLC using basically the same game world as Saints Row III, but who cares? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Saints Row IV is a bit too wacky with the whole sci fi space invasion story, but the zaniness still makes me laugh. Watching my character blow up the town in some hologram of what looks like an episode of Leave it to Beaver isThis game was a lot of fun. It may have just started as DLC using basically the same game world as Saints Row III, but who cares? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Saints Row IV is a bit too wacky with the whole sci fi space invasion story, but the zaniness still makes me laugh. Watching my character blow up the town in some hologram of what looks like an episode of Leave it to Beaver is just the first of many hilarious moments. The action is as smooth and adrenaline-fueled as ever, amplified by your new superpowers. The problem is that these powers make the game too easy and also causes you to bypass certain gameplay elements that made Saints Row III such a blast. For example, I didn't bother to collect and upgrade cars in SR IV because of my super speed and ability to fly long distances, so why bother? Still a great time to be had, though, with plenty of jokes and sight gags, hysterical interactions between your character and the SR crew (Shaundi, Kinzie - who's a riot, Johnny Gat, etc.), a fun if ridiculous story, and of course, getting to blast tons of enemies and blow things apart in every way imaginable. And if you think the main plot is absurd, play the DLC How The Saints Saved Christmas, it doesn't get any loonier than that!… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#16 Best PC Game of 2013
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#21 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
4
#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 28, 2013
    90
    A combination of sublime and ridiculous, Saints Row IV is outlandish fun. [Nov 2013, p.97]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 5, 2013
    90
    Saints Row IV is wild and wacky, but also provides first class entertainment. [Sept 2013]
  3. Level7.nu
    Sep 10, 2013
    80
    The fourth part in the Saints Row saga is an outrageous, silly and incredibly entertaining adventure. The days of Grand Theft Auto is since long gone and the game reminds you rather of the super hero games Crackdown and Infamous. An unexpected but welcome change.
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