Saints Row (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Volition |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Producer(s) | Jacques Hennequet |
| Designer(s) | Chris Stockman |
| Programmer(s) | Alan Lawrance |
| Artist(s) | Matt Flegel |
| Writer(s) | Steve Jaros |
| Series | Saints Row |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 82.20% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B- |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 |
| GamesRadar |   |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
Saints Row is a 2006 open world action-adventure video game for the Xbox 360. Developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ, Saints Row was released in North America on August 29, 2006, followed by an Australian release two days later and a European release on September 1, 2006. It was met with generally positive critical reception; reviewers noted its similarities with the Grand Theft Auto series, with some feeling that Saints Row improved Grand Theft Auto's open world formula. It is the first game in the Saints Row series.
Saints Row allows players to freely roam the play space and engage in missions at their leisure. Missions are unlocked by trading in "Respect" points, currency earned by completing mini-games, and are played through three story arcs each with the objective of overthrowing a rival gang. Saints Row is set in the fictional city Stilwater, modeled after Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Baltimore. The player character becomes inadvertently involved in a gunfight between the three gangs fighting for control of Stilwater; Los Carnales, the Vice Kings, and the Westside Rollerz. He joins forces with the 3rd Street Saints gang, based out of the Saint's Row district, and works with the Saints to free Stilwater from control of the other gangs. The game's success led to the development of the Saints Row franchise, with Saints Row 2, which was released in 2008, and marked the series' first multiplatform game, Saints Row: The Third, which was released in 2011, Saints Row IV, which was released in 2013, and Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, which was released in 2015.
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