Well, here's Saint's Row....Take it or leave it.
The down side to Saint's Row is that you can't just play the main story line. The "respect" aspect of the game requires you to play side missions to gain respect before you can continue the main story lines. While some of you might like that part, I didn't. Those of you with a limited time base or that just rented the game, your playing time is going to have to be expanded a lot. You might not finish the main plot because you have to drive Ms. Daisy around. The side missions aren't bad, but they do get repetitive after a while.
It comes down to Saint's Row not being a bad game, it just doesn't do anything different. The only thing you need to ask yourself is which one do you like better: Coca-Cola or Pepsi?