Saints Row 2 Co-Op Hands-On
- Scribbled on April 2nd, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Action, Microsoft Xbox 360, Previews, Sony PlayStation 3
GameSpot has a hands-on preview of the co-op mode of Saints Row 2.
Another fun feature of Saints Row 2 that we experimented with while playing through the stronghold mission is the ability to grab pedestrians and use them as human shields. Gang members and cops are somewhat reluctant to fire at their own people when you’re hiding behind them, and even innocent civilians that gang members will fire upon without a second thought do a good job of soaking up bullets for a time. When you no longer need your human shields, you have the option to execute them with a quick headshot (that doesn’t work with the RPG, we discovered; you just break their necks instead) or simply push them away–preferably toward a fire or fast-moving vehicle so that there’s no danger of them trying to exact revenge.
The hands-on preview also mentioned helicopter missions. Woo!
April 4th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
[...] Four months after Grand Theft Auto IV hits stores on April 29, Volitions own free-form gang-themed action game, Saints Row 2, lands on the shelves on August 26. The first Saints Row was a smash hit, mostly because it was an entertaining game, but also because people needed their GTA fix on a next-gen console. It’ll be interesting to see how SR2 fares with GTA4 present, even 4 months after the release of the bigger game. One of the big new features is co-op play. [...]