That is *bleep*ing awesome. I love how they used the same GTA font too. I especially love the line at the end 'We know you're out doing that other stuff right now but when you're done, we'll be waiting.'

The funny thing is that everything they made fun of is true. How is going to a cabaret or bowling with a friend fun?
This video has peaked my interest in SR2. It looks like we might finally have a GTA beater.

May I just say... GTA what? Saints Row 2 is really REALLY shaping up to be the game that was supposed to be GTA (okay contradiction but I don't care, I'm simply amazed at how amazing this game is looking).

I agree with you 100% Mnmfan... and it seems like posting it in the GTA social forum has gotten it quite a few hits Look at the rates rise

Haha, that's actually a very nice trailer! Saints Row 2 has the potential to be huge, let's hope Volition doesn't screw it up.

God, I know how unpopular opinions like this are in the GTA community, but I REALLY and desperately hope that SR2 DOES NOT go for realism like GTA IV did. GTA IV is truly epic, amazing and groundbreaking, but, as good as it is, I just find the new "realistic" gameplay mechanics to be somewhat tedious and plodding rather than unrestrained fun. I wouldn't trade either of my versions of GTA IV for anything, but I am hoping and even praying that Volitions fills what I perceive to be the hole left in the sandbox genre. Since GTA is going in a totally new direction, and that's perfectly fine, I hope that Saint's Row is completely unrealistic, wild and over the top like San Andreas and the last gen GTA games.

I firmly believe there is a place for both styles in the genre, but I would hate to see the old-school style become extinct.

*bleep*ing awesome. I loved the rib on GTA IV and it might be very effective seeing as many gamers didn't like the direction GTA took this time around. I know I'll be vying to get this game.

I'm gonna throw my GTA4 away, Buy this and Write 'GTA4' On the cover and pretend the real one was just a bad dream~

looks like this might be able to lift the disapointment and shame brought on by gta4

LMAO I'm amazed at the number of people who turned their backs on GTA IV so quickly, and I'm not even referencing Saint's Row. Yes, I know everyone is entitled to their opinion. Yes, I know you don't HAVE to like GTA IV. But, I truthfully and honestly believe that more than half of the people complaining about IV never once accepted the game for what it is. Everyone wanted it to be San Andreas again. Everyone wanted it to be what they wanted it to be, instead of accepting the great game that it is on its own. Yes, Saint's Row will be fun for what it is, but you can't say this is what GTA IV was supposed to be, because GTA IV is what GTA IV is supposed to be.

Whats with everyone calling GTAIV a disappointment? I mean ... WTF?

Anyway .. this trailer has really peaked my interest. I'll be checking out this game for sure.

For the 3rd time:

That is *bleep*ing awesome!! I'll definitely be getting this game. Still think GTA is better though

lol pot shots are awesome

lets hope rockstar retaliates!!!

I have a feeling I'm going to play this WAY more than GTAIV.

At this point they're going in such wildly different directions. There's plenty of room for both games to be successful.

I'm glad they kinda brought it back at the end. They shouldn't attack GTA though.

Can't blame them though. If the reaction here at GG is any indication they really struck a chord with people.

Yeah i really want this game now, But I'm not gonna let myself get hyped again. GTA has pretty much disappointed me in every game at how many opportunities it misses each and every time, and now its gone all realistic, and not retain the soul of what i loved to begin with, i think I'll have to move on to the next spiritual GTA here

Reminds me of the old Sega ads that made fun of Nintendo and Sony.

Wow that has actually got me interested in the game, and I wasn't even considering buying it before.

Love spraying sewage on pedestrians

May i just add for those that don't know you can do all this online in co-op, the whole of Saints Row 2 is co-op you can complete the whole game with a friend, do the activities all thats stuff...

Omfg, this trailer is amazing. They actually pulled of a GTA parody without looking ridiculous like the Driv3r attempt, and actually got lots of people interested.

Heck, now I'm even looking forward to this shit.

Haha. That was pretty funny and the game looks sick.

That was a kick ass trailer, and I am looking forward to th game.

But unlike other people here, the trailer did not suddenly make me Anti-GTA. GTA IV is freakin awesome and a trailer is not going to suddenly make me hate it. Saints Row 2 looks kick ass though and I really can't wait.

Final Blade, you are the one being closed minded. You say that the player makes the "fun things to do" and to certain extent you're right. However, the genital consensus among the people who have issues with GTA IV is that there isn't enough FUN to be had within the scope of the limited gameplay physics, which MOST of us complaining in this comment thread feel are BOGGED down, burdened and heavily laden with limiting realism. If your analogy is true then I will send you my copy of Mario Sunshine from last Gen's GC and you can go have some serious fun with that! Hey, and don't tell me that Mario Sunshine is a kiddy game and is boring. Because that's just a cop out and the player makes the game fun! So that means that if you can't have a BLAST in Mario Sunshine, then you must be closed minded, right? **eyeroll**

Seriously, GTA IV is a great game in a lot of ways, but it is NOT fun if you inherently DO NOT like the physics of the game. Take my little laundry list of complaints, for example:

Is it fun to go on rampages, like it used to be in past GTA games? Well, not for me. Not when it takes Niko so GOD DAMNED long to steal a stupid car. He has to check the door, which is always locked. Then he has to break the window. Then he has to fiddle with the ignition to hotwire it. Meanwhile, with your 4 star wanted level, you are being shot up like swiss cheese instead of soaring off at 150 MPH. of course, if you DO manage to actually steal the car, the acceleration is so damned slow off the line, you could easily lose ALL your health just stealing a car. Yipee. more realism anyone?

Getting into a fireight with the cops is no fun either. Why? Because Niko is so weak and the cops can so easily cut through your armor and health that it makes what used to be fun terrorist activity nothing more than a chore.

Yes, I can escape a 4 star wanted level. I can escape, but I don't want to. Why? Because it's tedious, that's why. Sure, escaping two or 3 stars is relatively easy. But it isn't any fun for me because I find it, again, tedious. I absolutely hate the whole perimeter police concept, and think that GTA without Bribes and Pay 'n' Sprays that work ALL the time is not GTA at all. In many ways, GTA IV is a clone of the clones. It seems to me to be an amalgamation of The Getaway, Parallel Lines and Mafia with an amazing storyline and the classic radio stations thrown in.

Finally, Final Blade, we accept the game for what it truly is. It is an epic game in many ways, that in many other ways was also a huge let down. If anyone has a problem with "acceptance" around here it isn't us, it's you. You cannot seem to accept that we have criticisms of the game after being fans of the series for so long. I totally accept GTA IV for what it is, but that doesn't mean I have to like the things I hate about it just because you think we need to. You seem to have a huge problem accepting the taste of the individual gamer. NOBODY is telling you GTA IV sucks. Nobody is saying you have to dislike it. MOST people here, myself included, think GTA is amazing for what it is, but that it is also a huge let down in so many ways, TO US. Not to you, but to us. I know that iLLmatic, you, Game Masta and others love everything about this game, and I respect that. Me? I love a LOT OF things about this game and I hate a lot of things about it. What I hate most though is that this game, in my opinion, flies in the face of all that GTA used to be, and for no other reason than to be Gran Theft Turismo, GTA: Parallel Lines or Grand Theft Getaway. In other words, GTA IV is basically a clone of the clones in so many ways.

Edit: Ugh! Somehow I double posted my last HUGE comment so I edited it down to this. Someone please delete this.

This trailer scored some points for the absolutely kick-ass awesomeness that is unrealism over the bland, not-quite-as-awesome realism.

This game seriously looks like it will dominate GTA IV. And I hope it does. Competition is what makes games better and more enjoyable. Bring on the new pack leaders.