Saints Row 2

The triumphant trio return for another bout of heavyweight gaming discussion as Justin is KO'd by the sniffles. In this week's show the men discuss the tragedy that is the sales figures of Child of Eden and Shadows of the Damned, why L.A. Noire is not all it's cracked up to be and also some semi-wise words about what areas of open world games are crap. All this and the obligatory segues into madness talk for your listening pleasure.

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Woo hoo! A new podcast. Specifically a brand new TalkRadar UK for your Audio In devices (read: ears) and this week is packed with the laser-targeted gaming chatter that we've become famed for. But enough of the lies, what have we got in store for you this week you've no doubt wondered and then skipped past all this text nonsense to listen in already.

You're not even reading this bit are you. BANG! And the caps has brought you back in because you thought something interesting was being said. We digress. Is it hot in here? MUMMY!

Some characters are just doomed to die in games. It seems the Nazis were born to wear sharp uniforms and chow down on your bullets like a tasty bratwurst. Cops are always destined to get blown up by your rocket launcher a day before retirement. And the sole purpose of videogame zombies is to have Piñata-style heads that explode with the slightest contact – just replace the tasty treats with festering bits of frontal

Saints Row 2 is not a better game than Grand Theft Auto IV. Let’s just get that out of the way now. Its action isn’t too deep, its story is kind of stupid and it’s nowhere near as immersive as the game that its detractors will accuse it of copying. The reality, though, is that Saints Row 2 isn’t trying to be GTA IV at all. In fact, it seems specifically designed for people who hate GTA IV.

More than a GTA clone, the original game packed in hours of explosive misbehavior, an above average storyline, and was consistently fun from beginning to end. Lo and behold, it looks as if Saints Row 2 will return with all the Boom necessary for a proper gangland killing spree.