Saints Row: The Third

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
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  1. Thunderbolt
    Dec 8, 2011
    70
    While not a groundbreaking game, it's interesting on its own merits, with a good setting and a colorful personality to match.
  2. Eurogamer Portugal
    Nov 29, 2011
    70
    Saints Row: The Third is a lot of fun, but falls short of what could have been. It lacks innovation, and that was something essential so that the series could get out of the shadow of Grand Theft Auto.
  3. Gamekult
    Nov 15, 2011
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
  5. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 11, 2011
    70
    What Saints Row: The Third is made for though, and where it really excels, is just messing around to your heart's content. Okay, perhaps not your heart – maybe the heart of some homicidal lunatic with a fetish for molluscs. Because from the Octopus Launcher to the Manapault (a car that lets you hoover up and then fire out pedestrians) to the Apoca-fists (which turn anyone you punch into instant man-paste) no game has ever given you such an eclectic toolbox to toy with.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Nov 10, 2011
    70
    With its over-the-top action, Saint's Row: The Third guarantees a fun and engaging gaming experience that some may however dislike because of its many conceptual and artistic excesses.
  7. Edge Magazine
    Jan 2, 2012
    60
    The final third of the game abandons grubby criminality for altogether more lurid, excessive and enjoyably silly climes, testifying to the fact that Saints Row is at its best when it rejects the expectations of the series and the strictures of the GTA format.
  8. Metro GameCentral
    Nov 14, 2011
    60
    Not even half as crazy and daring as it likes to think, but instead a dispiritingly conservative collection of bland third person action and missed opportunities.

Awards & Rankings

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#41 Best PS3 Game of 2011
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#20 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2011
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#63 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2011

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 460 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 324 out of 460
  2. Mixed: 93 out of 460
  3. Negative: 43 out of 460
  1. earlkran
    Nov 18, 2011
    10
    awesome game. better than san andreas. wy do the critics score this so low? not as good as skyrim but way more fun than mw3. mw3 is garbageawesome game. better than san andreas. wy do the critics score this so low? not as good as skyrim but way more fun than mw3. mw3 is garbage and it gets critical acclaim. hurrah fanboys yoru driving good developers into unprofitability because youd rather fork over the cash to a company who cares only abotu seliing you the same crap year after year cough infinity ward activision cough cough… Full Review »
  2. nathrakh
    Nov 15, 2011
    10
    It's been a long time since i have had so much fun. Saint row the third is the sandbox game i was waiting for since GTA san Andreas, all theIt's been a long time since i have had so much fun. Saint row the third is the sandbox game i was waiting for since GTA san Andreas, all the fun is back !… Full Review »
  3. TooGoods
    Nov 19, 2011
    0
    The game is far too short and the DLC pack is a rip off for $20, it's worth is at least $5. It's best to buy this game when the price gets lowThe game is far too short and the DLC pack is a rip off for $20, it's worth is at least $5. It's best to buy this game when the price gets low to avoid disappointment. Would make a good bargain game for later instead of wasting your money now. Get Skyrim instead if money is tight, HOURS OF FUN!.… Full Review »
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