New Saints Row Info & Scans

The latest issue of the german magazine GamePro has a "world exclusive" story about Saints Row 2.

- THQ wants to give Volition enough time to finish the game this time because of GTA IV.
- Each character in the game has full access to the clothing palette. Want a "ghetto-brother" dressed in lingerie? No problem. That's why the character-editor is called "freak generator" internally.
- The game is set 15 years after Saints Row 1, many areas changed. To enter some new areas you have to use a boat or a plane. There will also be a helicopter
- Inspired by fans, the developers want to implement stunts as "mini-achievments", similar to the gaps in Tony Hawk's.
- You have to control your balance while car-surfing with the analog-stick now.
- Co-op mode via Xbox Live or local network.
- You can use other characters as a human shield now. Also you can shoot a pedestrian in the balls, then rubbernecks will gather around that person. This way you can hinder your haunters.
- You can also place limpet mines on cars... or walls... or on the backs of your enemies.
- You can improve your residence, this is shown as artwork in this scan on the upper left.
- The graphics improved a little and there shall be no more pop-ups. Also the weather effects looks "impressive", heat effects, rain etc. When it's raining the pedestrians use umbrellas

i wish there full translations of the article. im really excited for thisTheShadowLord07

THere are a few people that speak german in this community, so hopefully someone will come in, and provide us with a more thorough summary of the article.

I didn't bother to read the entire article, but based on what I skimmed of the Saint's Row 2 write-up in EGM (the one with SR2 on the cover)one's main character can be a male, female or some combination of the two. Also, it steals the ball shooting gimmick of Scarface.

I honestly don't understand the appeal of the first game, so I don't know whether or not those two features will impress series fans.