saints row demo hits xbox live marketplace
August 1st, 2006 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Microsoft is coming fast and furious these days with additional content on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Earlier this week it was Ninety-Nine Nights, now the GTA-esque actioner, Saints Row is available for you to try out.
Overall, the game is pretty decent. Although it’s certainly not going to win any awards for originality, it does some things as well as or better than it’s predecessors. The rag-doll physics really improve upon what GTA’s comparatively weak graphics engine, and the NPCs are certainly more interesting than the ones in the GTA series. The graphics are colorfula and overall pretty decent but the demo has some frame rate and other visual glitches that will hopefully be solved in the final release version.
So what are you waiting for? Download it and post back with your opinions!
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August 1st, 2006 comments (2): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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“and the NPCs are certainly more interesting than the ones in the GTA series”
Since when did GTA and Saints Row become RPGs?
Now come on, NPCs show up in everything from racing games to first-person shooters these days. And I take that back. After playing for another couple of hours, I’ve decided that the game is a) pretty much a complete GTA knock-off with prettier graphics and b) the NPCs are just as stupid — I can beat them sensless with a baseball bat and they just stand there and take it. I also love that I can have 3 cops firing their guns at me and I can take them all down with a billy club or a stick before they can kill me.