Saints Row 3's Professor Genki's Hyper Ordinary Pre-Order Promotion detailed

Does that headline baffle and confuse you? Son, it's about to get worse. And more awesome. Trailer! Screens! Copious insanity!

According to official canon, the world of Saints Row: The Third is besotted with a game show called Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax, which sees contestants partaking of "friendly games of life and death".

Players can score "fabulous prizes and continued life" or "less desirable outcomes" while trying their luck at games like Baby or Cobra and Professor Genki's Super Sparkle Lab.

In the spirit of this delightful piece of culture, if you pre-order Saints Row: The Third, you'll receive the Professor Genki's Hyper Ordinary Pre-Order Pack, which includes a number of exclusive items detailed below.

In case it makes you reach for your wallet faster, check out these images and trailer. Saints Row: The Third is due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid November.

• Professor Genki's Super Ballistic Man-a-pult:

  Cruise Steelport in style with this vacuum-action human-cannonball truck. Suck up pedestrians and use them as live ammunition against the forces of evil, and everyone else.

• Professor Genki's "Octopuss" Cannon:

  Fire baby octopi onto your enemies' heads! Watch as the octopi massage their scalps and your enemies fight for you! Enemies can be friends too!

• Professor Genki's Leisure Stunt Suit:

  The ultimate in comfort and tight-fitting apparel, the Genki Leisure Stunt Suit is perfect for skydiving over Steelport or to wear while ejecting from high-flying fighter jets. Free Genki mask included!