THQ: Saints Row 2 more "tongue in cheek" than GTA

News by Mike Contributor

Published on June 19, 2008

Speaking to investors at the William Blair & Company meeting in Chicago yesterday, THQ CEO Brian Farrell said that Saints Row 2 is more tongue in cheek than Grand Theft Auto and that it has more “silly, over the top gameplay.”

"We have a very differentiated product in this open-world genre," said Farrell.

"We're always concerned about GTA as a competitor. It's a great product, the leader in the genre. But we were actually very pleased when we saw GTA IV. It's a great game, but they went in this great creative direction [that makes the game] more character- and story-driven," he added.

Saints Row 2 will feature lots of character customisation, "a lot" of downloadable content, a "larger, richer environment," a unique combat system and a "seamless" two-player co-op mode.

Thanks MCV.

By Mike Bowden