Developed by Deep Silver Fishlabs. [3], Similarly, Dan Stapleton of IGN became bored when his superhero protagonist had little "to overcome", and ultimately likened the game to "enabling god-like cheat codes" in its predecessor. [7] The company announced this change in direction in June 2012,[8] cancelling Saints Row: Part Four and expanding Enter the Dominatrix into a full sequel, Saints Row IV. All the way. After the release of Saints Row: The Third, preliminary work on a game called Saints Row: Part Four began. When the group try to contact other Saints for help, Zinyak stops them by destroying the Earth. [18] The country's PlayStation 4 release was later recalled due to a classification error.

Men In Black fans will also recognize the Tiny Pistol, or Loud Locust, which works in a similar way to the Noisy Cricket – it's small, but packs a magnificent punch.

Best SMG: Alien SMG.

The Saints soon rally inside the simulation to confront Zinyak, only for Kinzie to be captured in the real world by Zin forces.

Go and get one. Related: Saints Row IV: Re-Elected Review - It's Just as Good. Discovering that Keith betrayed them, the Boss confronts him and learns he did so in exchange for the Zin restoring the Earth. [1] Stapleton praised the Red Faction-style Disintegrator and Abductor guns, though considered the dubstep gun an "ineffective disappointment".

The Thumpgun serves up all the carnage of a brutal foot stomp in one blast, meaning you can turn an enemy into a bloody Sloppy Joe in one clean shot. However, if you prefer them to suffer first, you can always use the Inflato-Ray.

You'll start with the Heavy Pistol, which can pack a punch, and eventually work your way up to the Quickshot Pistol and the all-effective Alien Pistol, a cool Halo-style weapon that lets loose with blasting power. With the shotgun, you're able to fire off short but very powerful bursts that can shred an enemy anywhere within your close range.

[1] Stapleton said the player received the powers too early, which let the player play without caring about the city, and thus removed the "sense of place and character it had in the previous game". Let's go kick some alien butt. [3] As the player progresses through the game, they can optionally upgrade their abilities and weapons skill tree[2] by using collectible "data clusters" scattered around town.

[7] The team chose not to devote as much time improving the game's graphics, considering the impending release of next generation platforms.

[3] As in previous games, the player-character's look and feel is entirely customizable via a robust character editor feature. ". It does the trick.

Best pistol: the alien pistol.

Saints Row IV was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in North America on August 20, 2013, and worldwide on three days later. For Saints Row IV: Re-Elected on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Difference between this and SR IV? [7] The team focused more on making the game "fun" than "for the sake of being over the top", and felt that superpowers helped the game's basic navigation and combat. A Season Pass, which features two new mission packs was announced prior to the game's release. While some of the jokes and goofs feel a little dated, the game is a blast to play even if there are a few bugs to deal with. ©2019 and published by Deep Silver, a division of Koch Media GmbH, Austria. It fires off high-caliber blasts that can level an enemy in one to two shots, depending where you hit them. Moments into a press conference, Earth is hit by an invasion from the Zin, led by the warlord Zinyak, who destroy the White House and abduct the Boss, Keith, and most of the cabinet.