Volition announces saints row reboot at gamescom
Saints Row is set in Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the heart of Southwest America. In a world full of crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on a criminal enterprise, while trying to reach the top relying only on their own strength.
As the future Boss, with Neenah, Kevin, and Eli by your side, you'll form the Saints and take on Los Panteros, The Idols, and Marshall Defense Technologies as you build your empire through the streets of Santo Ileso and fight for control of the city. Ultimately Saints Row is the story of a start-up, but the business the Saints are in is crime.
Experience the largest and best Saints Row playground ever created to date, the unique and sprawling world of Santo Ileso is the backdrop to a wild and huge sandbox full of criminal initiatives, side activities and blockbuster missions as you shoot, drive and make your way to the summit with your wingsuit.
Express yourself and unleash the Saints in you, with the most advanced suite of customization tools ever seen in an open world game: customize your character, your car and your crew.
Dive into epic firefights and high-speed chases, and witness outrageous moments typical of Saints-Row in an original story about the Saints' extraordinary rise to power. Enjoy the freedom to play the entire campaign with a friend through the co-op game without interruption, and you can both push the limits of your gang, and create moments of play together.
MAIN FEATURES
- Witness the birth of the Saints – Play an original blockbuster story full of action, crime, extraordinary moments and unique surprises full of humor.
- Discover the wacky, Wild West – Immerse yourself in Santo Ileso, the largest and best Saints Row playground ever created so far, spread across nine unique districts surrounded by the vast and majestic beauty of the Southwest desert.
- Build your criminal empire – Conquer the city isolated by block, declare war on enemy factions and strengthen your grip on the streets with ingenious criminal enterprises.
- Firearms, MANY weapons – Shoot revolvers, use rocket launchers or shoot down your enemies using melee heavyweights. A wide range of familiar and exotic weapons, all customizable and fun.
- Conquer the roads and skies – Speed through urban and desert environments with any car, motorcycle, plane, helicopter, VTOL, hoverbike, hoverboard, go-kart or equip your wingsuit to conquer the skies.
- Unprecedented Customization – Create the Boss of your desires, with the largest character customization suite ever created in the series, then complete the look with incredible weapon and vehicle options.
- Co-op – Experience everything with a friend at any time, via a completely free drop-in/drop-out co-op mode, without the need to take one of you out of the extravagant action; play well together or make new jokes to your teammate. After all, who is the boss now?
We leave you to the announcement trailer and a set of images.