<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Stilwater	O
(	O
modeled	O
after	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
Cleveland	O
,	O
and	O
Baltimore	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
player-created	O
character	O
who	O
joins	O
the	O
3rd	O
Street	O
Saints	O
gang	O
after	O
they	O
save	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
helps	O
them	O
rise	O
to	O
prominence	O
by	O
undermining	O
enemy	O
criminal	O
syndicates	O
,	O
while	O
slowly	O
building	O
up	O
his	O
own	O
reputation	O
within	O
the	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
launched	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
first	O
mission	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
then	O
given	O
free	O
roam	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Stilwater	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
Baltimore	O
,	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
bar	O
introductory	O
and	O
epilogue	O
mission	O
sequences	O
,	O
missions	O
in	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
are	O
divided	O
between	O
three	O
linear	O
story	O
arcs	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
progressed	O
through	O
simultaneously	O
or	O
one	O
by	O
one	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
extinguishing	O
a	O
rival	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
regenerative	O
health	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
process	O
can	O
be	O
accelerated	O
by	O
eating	O
fast	O
food	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
features	O
an	O
in-game	O
GPS	O
navigation	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
set	O
waypoints	O
with	O
a	O
directional	O
line	O
indicating	O
the	O
quickest	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
marked	O
destination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
opens	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
Stilwater	O
suffers	O
from	O
gang	O
warfare	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
three	O
distinct	O
criminal	O
syndicates	O
:	O
the	O
Vice	O
Kings	O
,	O
an	O
African	O
American	O
gang	O
that	O
primarily	O
earns	O
revenue	O
from	O
strip	O
clubs	O
,	O
brothels	O
and	O
record	O
labels	O
;	O
Los	O
Carnales	O
,	O
a	O
Hispanic	O
drug	O
cartel	O
that	O
dominates	O
the	O
narcotics	O
trade	O
and	O
gun-running	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Westside	O
Rollerz	O
,	O
a	O
gang	O
consisting	O
of	O
Caucasian	O
and	O
Asian	O
members	O
who	O
operate	O
on	O
the	O
lucrative	O
underground	O
racing	O
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
roll	O
,	O
Jack	O
Armstrong	O
(	O
David	O
H	O
.	O
Lawrence	O
XVII	O
)	O
and	O
Jane	O
Valderamma	O
(	O
Lauri	O
Hendler	O
)	O
give	O
one	O
final	O
newscast	O
about	O
the	O
recent	O
events	O
in	O
Stilwater	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volition	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Bling	O
Bling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
unveiling	O
a	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Mass	O
Media	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
philosophy	O
behind	O
Saints	B-Application
Rows	I-Application
arcing	O
mission	O
structure	O
was	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
more	O
freedom	O
in	O
how	O
they	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
activities	O
developed	O
;	O
players	O
in	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
would	O
be	O
encouraged	O
into	O
off-mission	O
content	O
because	O
progression	O
through	O
activities	O
would	O
unlock	O
more	O
story	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
districts	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
indoor	O
shopping	O
mall	O
,	O
a	O
train	O
station	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
park	O
,	O
were	O
cut	O
during	O
development	O
and	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
includes	O
over	O
130	O
musical	O
tracks	O
covering	O
the	O
classical	O
,	O
easy	O
listening	O
,	O
drum	O
and	O
bass/breakbeat	O
,	O
metal	O
,	O
reggae	O
,	O
rock	O
,	O
R&B	O
and	O
hip	O
hop	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
packages	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
those	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
being	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
set	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
then-record	O
for	O
being	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
350,000	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
likened	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
;	O
some	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
but	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
worthy	O
entry	O
into	O
a	O
genre	O
beholden	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Havok	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
lamenting	O
the	O
Respect	O
system	O
for	O
disrupting	O
story	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Sharkey	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
noted	O
that	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
removed	O
frustrating	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
like	O
load	O
times	O
between	O
city	O
sections	O
and	O
combat	O
reliant	O
on	O
auto-aim	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
considered	O
its	O
attempts	O
to	O
recreate	O
urban	O
gang	O
culture	O
and	O
satire	O
"	O
so	O
hackneyed	O
that	O
they	O
cast	O
an	O
embarrassing	O
shadow	O
over	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-Application
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
four	O
stars	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
deepest	O
and	O
most	O
exciting	O
to	O
date	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
freewheeling	O
street	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lacks	O
the	O
clever	O
subtlety	O
and	O
fun-loving	O
sense	O
of	O
mischief	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
humour	O
falling	O
flat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
there	O
's	O
plenty	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
be	O
had	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
real	O
deal	O
(	O
GTA	B-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
next	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
received	O
awards	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Surprisingly	O
Good	O
Game	O
of	O
2006	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Gaming	O
Target	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
52	O
Games	O
We	O
will	O
Still	O
Be	O
Playing	O
From	O
2006	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
joined	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
lineup	O
of	O
"	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
