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#72 - Saints Row: The Third (360, 2011)


THQ deciding to break off from the GTA mold to carve out its own path as GTA on crack was perhaps one of the best decisions any game developer has ever made. The first two games in the series are so bland that I could not tell you a single thing about them today. Wait, one of them had a fight club type of thing you could do, and the only reason I remember it is because it takes a frustratingly long time to beat someone up in there.

Saints Row: The Third, on the other hand, has a million facets to remember. The character creator has a sex appeal slider that can make your boobs or penis massive. You can also make them naked and give them a voice like Male 1, Female 2, or Nolan North. The first mission in the game involves you jumping out of a jumbo jet, diving into people and shooting a bunch of others so you can steal one of their parachutes and save the girl. It is so absurd, youd think Im making it up. In lieu of having generic combat, you perform DDTs and other wrestling moves on people. Two of the weapons are a giant purple dildo and a Dubstep Gun. You can drive a 16-bit tank or a hoverjet. One of the side-missions tasks you with throwing yourself into traffic to cause as much damage and commit insurance fraud. Some of these things might be from Saints Row 4; I dunno, they kinda blend together.

However, the one thing I distinctly remember that is specifically from The Third is the mission that tasks you jumping out of a helicopter into a highrises pool, busting up a party and assassinating some dude, all while Kanyes Power plays in the background. It may not be the most fun or impressive mission in the game, but its the single most memorable mission in any open-world third-person shooter game Ive ever played, and also the best use of copyright music in any game Ive ever played. Double whammy!

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