Then there's Saints Row IV, kicking its feet up on the desk of the Oval Office. Suddenly, a grounded gangster series featured KGB clones and flying aircraft carriers. Saints Row: The Third took the insanity of the previous game and ran a marathon with it. Saints Row 2 hit the sweet spot, balancing wacky diversions with a hardcore b-action story.
Every Saints Row game, I think, represents the commercialization of both the 3 rd Street Saints and the franchise itself.
