 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Saints Row
- Xbox 360
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Violent, Grand Theft Auto-type game.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a violent, graphic game intended for mature adults only. Characters are constantly killing each other, blowing things up, and cursing, and they engage in countless illegal activities like prostitution, drug dealing, assaults, and robberies. Players are rewarded for killing others by earning chains, clothing, and other items. Parents should be aware that there is also an online component via XBox Live.
What's it about?
At the start of SAINTS ROW, you get to customize the look of your character, a man of few words who has joined the 3rd Street Saints, one of four local gangs who run the city of Stilwater. The Saints are being pushed back and killed off by the three other rival gangs, the Westside Rollerz, the Vice Kings, and Los Carnales. You take on missions to weaken the other gangs' strengths, ranging from hijacking a big rig to blowing up a recording studio. At any point in the game when you're not on a mission, the entire city is yours to explore.
Is it any good?
At a first glance, Saints Row seems like yet another Grand Theft Auto clone, with nonstop violence, sexual assaults, and other street crime. However, unlike so many games before it, Saints Row succeeds in almost every area, and is a blast to play.
Saints Row has strong appeal to players of this genre because it has both a story mode for traditional gamers, or free-roaming fun for players who like to pick up and play. The many side missions and collectibles will have you playing Saints Row for weeks, which is good because Saints Row makes being bad feel really good.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about why this game is inappropriate for kids. Since this game offers an open world to explore, families might talk about why such an environment is so appealing. Families can also talk about why so much effort goes into making violent, sexed-up games. Is it because escapism and raunchiness sells? Why or why not? Do you think it's desensitizing people to violence or does it have no effect?
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Educator
February 5, 2009
AGE
Come ON Parents
Are you serious? Not that bad for kids! So you want your kids exposed to PROSTITUTION, drugs, and gangs! You may not have figured out how to access these h=features but your sons will. It is rated for adults for a reason. Use sommon sense, please!
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Adult
April 9, 2008
AGE
WAYOVER THE TOP
THIS GAME DEMOSTRATES "HOW MANY WAYS CAN WE KILL A PERSON". NOT JUST THE EVERYDAY JOE BUT GANG MEMBERS PASSERBYS, INNOCENT PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. IT'S ALL ABOUT TEACHING GANG BANGING 101. IF THATS NOT ENOUGH THE GAME ALSO DEMOS HOW TO COMMIT INSURANCE FRAUD. I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS GAME CAN BE SOLD TO A 17 YEAR OLD. SEX VIOLENCE KILLING 100WAYS THE LIST GOES ON. I NOTICE IT IS COMPARE TO GTA. NICE TRY, THIS GAME IS WAY OVER THE TOP GTA HAS SOME OF THE FEATURES BUT SAINTS ROW IS JUST PURE GANG BANGING 3RD DEGREE...NICE GRAPHICS, NICE MOVEMENT ASHAME IT WAS NOT POLISHED BEFORE RELEASING. PARENTS BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONSTANT FOUR LETTER WORDS AND WATCH YOUR KID LEARN INSURANCE FRAUD AS HE STARTS WEARING HIS COLORS.
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Teen, 13 years old
July 22, 2011
AGE
very fun but bad for teens under 17
this is one of my favorite games of all time. there is alot of swearing, f is practically every word they say. there is barley any blood, but you can shoot cops, gang members, hos, and civilians, the physics are ok not great though, if you hit someone with a car they would go flying in the air its pretty funny, there are alot of drugs and alcohol, you can go into store and get spliff, blunt, pipe, bong, 40 oz, gin and juice, cognac,and bubbly, smoke comes out of your mouth when you smoke and once you get high the screen goes smokey, and when you get drunk you throw up and the screen gets blurry. there is a lot of sexual things, there are strip clubs, where women are wearing thongs and g-strings, and there is a game mode called escort where you take a stripper and pick up a man and they having fun in the car but you have to drive away from the media, you can not see it but you hear them say lovey dovey things to each other and groaning. this game is good for 17 and up.
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Teen, 14 years old
April 9, 2008
AGE
this game was ok
this game was prity good i'd give it a 9out of10.really all it is a a GTA[grand theft auto] remake. only ther was more sexual content then GTA but less bad language.
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Adult
March 4, 2009
AGE
I Love This Game. Its Better Then GTA!!!!
This Game Is A Must For All Who Love GTA (Grand Theft Auto) Games, Because It Not Only Has Alot Of Action And Really Sweet Side Missions And Graphics. This Is A Must Play Game.
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Parent of 16 year old
May 26, 2010
AGE
I love saint row 2 because my 18 sonlike and i played it and it was fun.
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Teen, 16 years old
April 9, 2008
AGE
Fun game
I think games that are rated 17+ are a little too strict. By the time you are my age you should know that it is a game and not real life and you will get in trouble if you do what they do. And sexual content, it shouldn't be an enormous issue. Maybe for kids that are 13 and under it may be an issue but it's not like you see people having sex all the time in the game.
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Teen, 17 years old
June 10, 2011
AGE
never let anyone under 16 or thinks killing peds and cops is cool play this game
This game is the bomb. Awesome fun, cool cars, cool weapons, cool city. Killing gang-member filth is my favorite thing to do. I dont like the cop killing, and I dont like the ped killing either, but morally, gangs are my target. I especially don't like how this game provides wannabe gangmembers a way to fulfill their sick cop killing ways. This game is NOT FOR KIDS at all. If they want it, tell them they'll understand later in life...Anyways, if you feel like dishing some street justice, get this game.
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | THQ |
| Release date: | October 18, 2006 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for language, violence, sexual content (Xbox 360) |
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