However, unlike Mercenaries 2, Dead Space and other console ports, when you give up and plug in a 360 controller, you'll find that none of the buttons onscreen change - thus you'll spend time prodding buttons in an attempt to see which correspond to what command. The top options are navigated by pressing CTRL and Shift, but separate parts of the interface require the arrow keys. This is where the first frustrations of trying to use a keyboard and mouse arise, as youĪttempt to navigate menus that are slow, clunky and awkwardly translated between an Xbox 360 controller and the keyboard. The game begins around two years after the original, with our hero or heroine waking up in the infirmary of the State Prison, with the bandages just about to be removed - easily switching into a remarkably flexible character editor (see 'Private Protagonist', overleaf). If they're not bringing your experience to a screeching halt, they're casually yanking at your trousers to divert your attention from a well-written and voice-acted story and gameplay that elates far more regularly than GTA4. These range from the annoying (texture pop-in and tearing) to the frustrating (textures disappearing below you) to the shocking (warping outside of cars at random and crashes that wipe out save games). Volition admitted before launch that Saints Row2woM not be bug-free -but, unbelievably, they've managed to create brand-new bugs, during the porting process. They've covered up a great game with lazy interfaces, a shocking amount of bugs, a lack of understanding of PC users, gaming, and seemed to have even failed to carry out basic testing. THQ and Volition should, frankly, be ashamed of themselves. In other words, no matter how much brilliance is hiding behind it, the presentation is so off-putting it's impossible to ignore. If this review were an interview, Saints Row 2 is the misunderstood genius that turned up in ripped, stained jeans, a hoodie with "arses" written on it, and stinking of piss. At the very least you'll wash, wear a decent suit, put a brush through your hair, and answer questions with a degree of honesty. When Going to a job interview, you want to look your best.
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