Saints Row: The Third

News flash: people find sex and violence entertaining. Saints Row: The Third gives the people what they want and drops us into an open world adult theme park where we can treat ourselves to delightful acts of bloodshed and perversion. It doesn't take itself too seriously and only asks that you don't, either.

Ceaselessly crass and juvenile it may be, but then Saints Row: The Third has no higher purpose than to entertain you in the most ridiculous way possible.

Saints Row: The Third for PS3, a wacky sandbox romp that takes silliness more serious than anything else. Read the full review to see what makes this one of the smartest dumb games ever.

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Saints Row: The Third has no pretence. It’s a hugely enjoyable videogame and seems happy just being that. And so it should be. There are no heavy plots to become embroiled in, each mission is essentially just a method of throwing you into another zany situation and then rewarding you for getting out of it. That’s the strength of this game: that it just wants to make you smile. Sure, occasionally t...

Despite it’s avid marketing campaign, this sequel doesn’t push away from overused sandbox elements as much as it promised. Its attempts to constantly shock are more than welcome in a year that’s seen an abundance of games take themselves too seriously. For thorough players there’s about 40 hours of content here. It’s certainly a ride worth taking, even if on pure silliness alone. In some ways, it’...