<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
follows	O
the	O
3rd	O
Street	O
Saints	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
street	O
gang	O
originally	O
operating	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
district	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
games	O
focuses	O
on	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
complete	O
missions	O
to	O
progress	O
an	O
overall	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
engage	O
in	O
various	O
side	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
series	O
were	O
set	O
primarily	O
in	O
two	O
fictional	O
locales	O
—	O
Stilwater	O
and	O
Steelport	O
—	O
which	O
are	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
American	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
after	O
Volition	O
's	O
completion	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
to	O
similar	O
acclaim	O
and	O
greater	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
before	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
series	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
fourth	O
entry	O
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
called	O
Gat	B-Application
out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
released	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
had	O
sales	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
13	O
million	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchises	I-Application
of	I-Application
all-time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
titled	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TitleYear	O
of	O
original	O
releasePlatform(s )	O
Developer(s )	O
Publisher(s )	O
Notes	O
PC	B-Device
7th	B-Application
gen	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
8th	B-Application
gen	I-Application
consoles9th	O
gen	O
consoles	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
2006	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
Volition	O
THQ	O
First	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
2008	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Windows	B-Application
port	O
developed	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
2011	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Switch	B-Application
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Fishlabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
remastered	O
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Sperasoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
2013	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
Re-Elected	O
port	O
and	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dominatrix	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
developed	O
with	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
having	O
begun	O
development	O
in	O
mid-2003	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Bling	O
Bling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
non-linear	O
gameplay-style	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
anticipated	O
;	O
its	O
pre-beta	O
demo	O
build	O
set	O
records	O
after	O
being	O
downloaded	O
nearly	O
400,000	O
times	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
began	O
development	O
in	O
mid-2006	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
was	O
confirmed	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
by	O
improving	O
the	O
respect	O
system	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
varied	O
activities	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
extent	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
customize	O
their	O
character	O
,	O
gang	O
,	O
and	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
vehicle	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
roughly	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
player	O
character	O
(	O
now	O
identified	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Boss	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
awakens	O
from	O
a	O
coma	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
3rd	O
Street	O
Saints	O
have	O
fallen	O
from	O
grace	O
in	O
their	O
absence	O
,	O
allowing	O
three	O
new	O
gangs	O
—	O
the	O
Ronin	O
,	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sons	O
of	O
Samedi	O
—	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
Saints	O
 '	O
former	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
releases	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
story	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
early	O
development	O
at	O
Volition	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
was	O
due	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
commitment	O
from	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
to	O
support	O
40	O
weeks	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
including	O
all	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
and	O
released	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
received	O
several	O
limited	O
and	O
summative	O
edition	O
releases	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
briefly	O
banned	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
and	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
Boss	O
being	O
elected	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
after	O
foiling	O
a	O
terrorist	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
first	O
story-driven	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dominatrix	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
from	O
the	O
non-canonical	O
ending	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
and	O
depicts	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Zin	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
story	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
How	O
the	O
Saints	O
Save	O
Christmas	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Gat	B-Application
out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
23	O
January	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
Saints	O
members	O
Johnny	O
Gat	O
and	O
Kinzie	O
Kensington	O
and	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
Boss	O
from	O
Hell	O
after	O
they	O
are	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Satan	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embracer	O
Group	O
's	O
financial	O
report	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
title	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Volition	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reboot	O
,	O
titled	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
23	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
roots	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
gang	O
warfare	O
and	O
a	O
less	O
"	O
wacky	O
"	O
tone	O
than	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
games	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
appearance	O
and	O
clothing	O
,	O
can	O
take	O
certain	O
vehicles	O
to	O
chop	B-Application
shops	I-Application
for	O
modification	O
and	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
is	O
able	O
to	O
decorate	O
the	O
interior	O
of	O
in-game	O
safe-houses	O
and	O
refine	O
the	O
behaviour	O
of	O
the	O
Third	O
Street	O
Saints	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
both	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
and	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
is	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Stilwater	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
midwestern	O
state	O
of	O
Michigan	B-Device
,	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stilwater	O
is	O
primarily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real-world	O
American	O
city	O
Detroit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
the	O
city	O
was	O
designed	O
before	O
the	O
script	O
was	O
assembled	O
and	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
times	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
its	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
shopping	O
mall	O
and	O
trailer	O
park	O
districts	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
were	O
originally	O
included	O
in	O
early	O
designs	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
feel	O
diverse	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
variance	O
of	O
districts	O
;	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
product	O
art	O
director	O
Matt	O
Flegel	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
wanted	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
cover	O
all	O
styles	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
towering	O
sky	O
scrapers	O
of	O
downtown	O
to	O
the	O
gritty	O
industrial	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
factory	O
district	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stilwater	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
is	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
rendition	O
;	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
45%	O
bigger	O
than	O
its	O
older	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
redeveloped	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
,	O
albeit	O
becoming	O
more	O
"	O
alive	O
"	O
and	O
full	O
of	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
lead	O
producer	O
Greg	O
Donovan	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Stilwater	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
is	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
I	O
think	O
that	O
what	O
will	O
end	O
up	O
happening	O
is	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
played	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
or	O
are	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
time	O
exploring	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
looking	O
for	O
new	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
[Also],	O
people	O
that	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
are	O
just	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
huge	O
,	O
very	O
dispersive	O
and	O
very	O
different	O
looking	O
environment	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
well	O
polished	O
and	O
detailed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
in-game	O
load	O
screens	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
,	O
a	O
notable	O
feat	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
for	O
seamless	O
co-operative	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
is	O
more	O
dynamic	O
and	O
lifelike	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
,	O
as	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
is	O
smarter	O
,	O
i.e.	O
,	O
civilians	O
will	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
certain	O
elements	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2s	I-Language
environment	O
are	O
destructible	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
shares	O
some	O
technology	O
with	O
the	O
Volition-developed	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guerrilla	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
driven	O
out	O
of	O
Stilwater	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
by	O
The	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
the	O
Saints	O
aim	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
by	O
taking	O
over	O
their	O
home	O
city	O
,	O
Steelport	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
again	O
set	O
in	O
Steelport	O
,	O
however	O
as	O
a	O
Matrix-like	O
simulation	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
alien	O
villain	O
,	O
Zinyak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
entertaining	O
example	O
is	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
default	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gat	I-Application
Out	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
Hades	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
city	O
of	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
rapper	O
50	O
Cent	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
writing	O
a	O
screenplay	O
and	O
optioning	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
a	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
film	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
pre-production	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
production	O
by	O
Fenix	O
Studios	O
,	O
Koch	O
Media	O
and	O
Occupant	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Saints	B-Device
Row	I-Device
:	I-Device
Undercover	I-Device
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Savage	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Volition	O
found	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
development	O
kit	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
Unseen64.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	O
Money	O
Shot	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
game	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
game	O
featuring	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
tied	O
to	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	O
Money	O
Shot	O
would	O
have	O
unlocked	O
exclusive	O
content	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cancelled	O
games	O
include	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
title	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
called	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	O
Drive	O
By	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Kinect/PlayStation	O
Move	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
called	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Cooler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
shared	O
universe	O
alongside	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Gat	O
Out	O
of	O
Hells	O
"	O
Recreate	O
Earth	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
wherein	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
continuity	O
was	O
retconned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cinematic	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
showed	O
Persephone	O
Brimstone	O
(	O
a	O
character	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
closing	O
epilogue	O
of	O
Gat	B-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
)	O
leading	O
an	O
organization	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
M.A.Y.H.E.M.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pierce	O
Washington	O
and	O
Oleg	O
Kirlov	O
are	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
twelve	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
Johnny	O
Gat	O
and	O
Kinzie	O
Kensington	O
were	O
added	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
and	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
ports	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
for	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
mostly	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
hailed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
reason	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
360	B-Operating_System
this	O
side	O
of	O
[	O
The	O
Elder	O
Scrolls	O
IV	O
:	O
Oblivion ]	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
buy	O
"	O
by	O
GamePro	O
reviewer	O
Vicious	O
Sid	O
,	O
who	O
awarded	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
reviewer	O
Gerald	O
Villoria	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
offers	O
up	O
a	O
shooting	O
and	O
driving	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
plenty	O
of	O
fun	O
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
self-consciously	O
funny	O
in	O
its	O
irreverence	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
low-brow	O
humor	O
will	O
definitely	O
appeal	O
to	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
audience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Nate	O
Ahearn	O
awarded	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
an	O
8.2/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
and	O
the	O
weak	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
received	O
a	O
much	O
less	O
positive	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
IV	O
was	O
a	O
boon	O
for	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
series	O
since	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
gleeful	O
silly	O
sandbox	O
games	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
series	O
took	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
shipped	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
during	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
THQ	O
CEO	O
Brian	O
Farrell	O
announced	O
that	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
was	O
already	O
the	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
title	O
in	O
series	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
four	O
times	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pre-orders	O
;	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
had	O
two	O
weeks	O
before	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
and	O
sold	O
2.6	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
roughly	O
sold	O
over	O
13	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
including	O
over	O
three	O
million	O
for	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
Gat	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
parody	O
fighting	O
game	O
Divekick	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pierce	O
Washington	O
is	O
a	O
featured	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
game	O
100ft	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
