Platforms: PC, Xbox360, Playstation3 Release Date: EU August 23, 2013 / NA August 20, 2013 Official Site: NAY Saints Row IV is an action-adventure open world video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by German publisher Deep Silver. It will be released on August 20, 2013 in North America, followed by a worldwide release three days later, and will be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the fourth installment in the Saints Row series, after the release of Saints Row: The Third in 2011. As in previous titles in the series, the player controls the leader of the Third Street Saints, who has now become the president of the United States. The game returns to the fictional city of Steelport from The Third, which will be redesigned as a retro-futuristic dystopia with elements of Washington, D.C. The game takes place a few years after The Third, focusing on the Saints fighting a larger threat than the typical street gangs: aliens.
Info Several years following the events of Saints Row: The Third, the Third Streets Saints leader has been elected as president of the United States. When an alien invasion occurs, the president is sent to a simulation of Steelport, where he/she must use superpowers to fight against the alien invasion.
At the outset of the game, you learn that your character has now been elected President of the United States. This was made immediately apparent thanks to a remix of "Hail to the Chief," as well as the fact that the character was decked out in full USA regalia (Uncle Sam hat, American flag pants, etc). Within seconds, the Commander in Chief was hitting pedestrians in the crotch and knocking them out with Stone Cold Stunners.
After a few more nutshots, we got a glimpse of some of the ridiculous new weapons. The Inflate-O-Ray does just what you'd guess, filling up human targets with air until their head looks like a hot air balloon just before it explodes. Another was the dubstep gun, which immediately makes pedestrians in the vicinity dance. Any cars in the area magically sport hydraulics and start bouncing up and down.
Weapon customization was a great system in the previous game, but it was strictly for function. In Saints Row IV, customization has been extended to include cosmetic upgrades. For one example, Volition showed how the standard bazooka could be modified to look like a guitar case ("El Fugitivo") or the Super Scope light gun for SNES (called the "Soopa Six" here).
Brand new to the series are the new superpowers, and they look like they'll be a blast to control. Your character can sprint at insane speeds, knocking cars and people out of the way. He can also jump ludicrous distances, glide/fly, and perform a move similar to the thunder drop in Infamous. Enemies and pedestrians can be turned into blocks of ice with an ice projectile, and they'll shatter when struck. Telekinetic abilities allow you to lift and throw objects at will, so you're free to toss trucks at pedestrians or throw a helpless old lady off of a skyscraper. Volition says that these superpowers can be used while firing standard weapons, so you won't have to worry about constantly switching back and forth.
Activities will be making a return, and this time they'll come with bronze, silver, and gold awards depending on your performance. One new activity we saw was Mech Suit Mayhem, which is similar to the previous game's Tank Mayhem but instead gifting you with a (you guessed it) bipedal weaponized mech suit.
Saints Row 4 Collector's Edition announced Includes 12-inch Dub Step gun replica and 8-inch Johnny Gat memorial statue
Offering contents based on community feedback, the "Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition" is now available for pre-order at all UK gaming retailers in limited quantities at a recommended retail price of £89.99.
Contents include a 12-inch Dub Step gun replica featuring "a bitchin' design, sweet tunes directly from the in-game Dubstep Gun and a laser sight", an 8-inch Johnny Gat memorial statue, and a pocket-sized Dubstep Doomsday Button.
The Collector's Edition will also offer all of the in-game items from the Commander in Chief Edition pre-order bonus.
These include a "Screaming Eagle that fires rockets out of its talons and can invoke the Sonic Scream attack, leaving your enemies dazed, confused and likely scarred for life", and the "'Merica weapon", which combines flamethrowers, "ultra-powered dub step guns" and rocket launchers.
The most recent Saints Row 4 gameplay video showcases a number of the weapons you'll get to wield while playing as the President of the United States, who's on a mission to repel an invading alien empire. These include the dubstep gun, the inflator ray and a mech suit.
Get our impressions of the game in this Saints Row 4 preview published in March.
Deep Silver has confirmed a Saints Row 4 release date of August 20 in the US and August 23 in Europe and Australia.
Get ready for the most sensible Saints Row 4 news piece you will ever read. There will be no dubstep gun, no super-powers, no Presidential swagger. Instead, it’s cold, hard statistics, as we take a look at the recently announced system specs for the increasingly ridiculous open world sequel. Who needs a multi-foot rubber phallus when you’ve got adequate amounts of RAM?
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista (x86 or x64) with SP2 - Processor: Any Quad Core Processor (Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X4) or 3.0+ Dual Core CPU - Memory: 4 GB RAM - Hard Disk Space: 10 GB HD space - Video Card: 1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader - DirectX: 11 - Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound
Recommended:
- OS: Windows Vista (x86 or x64) with SP2 - Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 (4 * 2500 MHz) or AMD Phenom 9850 (4 * 2500 MHz) - Memory: 4 GB RAM - Hard Disk Space: 10 GB HD space - Video Card: Radeon HD 5850 (1024 MB) or GeForce GTX 260 GTS (1024 MB) - DirectX: 11 - Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound
The President is in for a surprise! War breaks out and the First Man takes matters into his own hands in this gameplay demo of Saints Row IV from E3 2013!
Ο Jim Boone της Volition μίλησε στην κάμερα της ιστοσελίδας VG247 σχετικά με τις σούπερ δυνάμεις του ήρωα στο Saint’s Row IV. Σε αυτό το απόσπασμα, υπάρχουν νέες σκηνές από το gameplay, καθώς και αρκετό υλικό που θα σηκώσει αρκετό σχολιασμό. Ο τίτλος κυκλοφορεί στις 20 Αυγούστου σε εκδόσεις για PC, PS3 και Xbox 360. Δείτε το σχετικό video μέσα από τον παρακάτω player:
