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Saints Row 2

Saints Row 2 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. Saints Row 2 directly follows from the events of the first game, as the player's custom character awakens from a coma after five years to find that their gang, the 3rd Street Saints, has been disbanded, and their former territories have been seized by three new criminal syndicates and a corrupt corporation.

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Version covered

Source-listed base game. ESRB platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. Other releases, DLC, mods and subsequent changes are not assessed.

Violence

Strong

Players can kill civilians and attack corpses; bloody combat and a severed head appear.

Sexual content

Strong

Scenes imply oral sex and paid intercourse.

Language

Strong

Dialogue repeatedly uses strong and sexually explicit profanity.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Strong

Drug dealing features in missions; purchasable cannabis causes blurred vision.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Criminal missions include attacks on bystanders and graphic treatment of bodies.

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TIME FORGE

How long does it take?

20 hr

Base game

Base Game
20 hr
Dedicated Playthrough
29 hr
Perfect Game
50h 30m

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Saints Row 2

Saints Row 2 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. Saints Row 2 directly follows from the events of the first game, as the player's custom character awakens from a coma after five years to find that their gang, the 3rd Street Saints, has been disbanded, and their former territories have been seized by three new criminal syndicates and a corrupt corporation.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, Saints Row 2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Release date
January 7, 2009
Developers
Volition
Publishers
Deep Silver
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