Basically more people to fight but they have better weapons and tanks! For those who have played the other Saints Row games all this will be very familiar. Once the gang war escalates the federal government sends in the Special Tactical Anti-Gang force or S.T.A.G.

Each gang controls a different part of the criminal activity in the city. They are the Morningstar, the Luchadores, and the Deckers. Whilst the Syndicate has overall control of the city, the various districts of Steelport are controlled by three subordinate gangs who will need to be overthrown. The plane crash lands in the city of Steelport and the fun really begins. The Saints naturally refuse and a fight ensues. The Saints are taken aboard the Syndicate’s plane and meet their leader who makes it clear that he wants a large cut of the Saints action. It transpires that the Syndicate owns the bank that the Saints tried to rob and they are not happy. The Saints find themselves in prison but are soon bailed out by a mysterious group calling themselves the Syndicate. The game starts off in the Saints home city of Stilwater with the Saints carrying out a bank heist (sound familiar) that quickly goes wrong. This holds true to this day although we are thankfully beginning to move away from the cult of celebrity especially since many people have realised that in a worldwide pandemic they are not a lot of use and are slightly annoying (Gal Gadot and celeb friends “Imagine” singalong springs to mind). The idea of a criminal gang being worldwide celebrities is a satirical take on the whole cult of celebrity and the scourge of reality tv shows.

Cast your mind back to 2011 and you will remember that the cult of celebrity was in full swing. The intro to the game brings you up to speed and informs you that since the events of Saints Row 2 the Third Street Saints have become worldwide celebrities with their own clothing line, energy drinks, starring in their own adverts, and shortly to have a movie made about them. You don’t have to have played the other Saints Row games to enjoy Saints Row: The Third Remastered. If you are not familiar with the Third Street Saints do not worry. Having played the game the first time around on my PS3 I was keen to revisit Steelport and see if it was still fun to rampage around the city in a crazy costume wielding the legendary Dildo Bat (no that isn’t a typo!). Published by Deep Silver and developed by Volition the much-loved game first released in 2011 gets a makeover for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The next game hot off the remastered production line is Saints Row: The Third Remastered. It seems as if developers are holding back the brand new games for the much anticipated new generation of consoles (although the current Covid-19 pandemic has not helped!). Remastered versions of the previous generation’s classic games are all the vogue at the moment.

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