[Multiplatform] Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta - Saints Row 2

I had a free rental at Blockbuster, so I've got the game through the weekend. From what I played last night, I'll probably end up buying it, but I'll try to wait until I've finished more of my backlog (and I'll be getting 1-2 games in the mail for my birthday in the next few weeks).

Having an obese white male with a british accent running around killing people is hilarious.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

There are only six voices to choose from, 3 male and 3 female. Male 1 is British (though he doesn't sound proper), Male 2 is black, and Male 3 is hispanic. I don't remember the female voices, though one of them was hispanic. The best part is you can give a male character female attributes (voice, walk, makeup, clothes, etc), and I assume the reverse is true.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

After a weekend rental, this is definitely a must-purchase for me. The pick-up-and-play nature makes it more similar to Crackdown than to GTA, at least in spirit.

Selling points for me:
-Driving is much easier and more fun than GTA
-Co-op on all the missions, jumping in and out of games is fairly seamless
-Checkpoints on missions
-Saving anywhere (without driving back to a safehouse)
-Playing missions unlocks all sorts of "cheats" (less damage, infinite ammo, etc)
-Regenerating health
-Custom main character (i.e., playing as a fat British guy)
-No matter where you are on the map, you don't have to go far to find an activity

The only major complaint I have is the weapon selection. Holding B and selecting with the L stick is very awkward, especially in the heat of battle. Also, the game is very glitchy, but that could be fixed with a patch. I died in a co-op with Plarom, and when he revived me, I just kept falling through the map (it asked me if I wanted to deploy my parachute), and I glitched last night and fell into what the game called a "restricted zone" (it was some sort of underground warehouse, and after wandering for about 10 seconds, it kicked me out and plopped me back on the surface).

Circuit City is offering a $10 gift card with the game starting next Sunday, and I think I'll give in and pick it up then, backlog be damned.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Not that I won't buy this, but I find myself more excited about the content for Nuts and Bolts, aka, the other awesome game Skills didn't buy. Only 400 points for a decent amount of content.

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