Saints Row 2

***Saints Row 2***, is a 2008 action-adventure game, and is the eighth game to be played on Butt Spectrum Club. The playthrough started on February 25th, 2021 and is currently on hiatus. Saints Row 2 is the second game in the ***Saints Row Series***, is a sequel to ***Saints Row (2006)***, and was followed up by ***Saints Row: The Third***.

## Game Info

Saints Row 2 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and was published by THQ and Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Linux.

The game has the player take control of an unnamed character, usually referred to as The Boss, as they take control of the 3rd Street Saints, a street gang. Together they fight against other street gangs, The Brotherhood, The Ronin, and the Sons of Samedi, for control of the fictional city, Stilwater.

## Playthrough

The playthrough is currently on hiatus, due to the game being too buggy, and the respect system being unfun, however the boys plan to use the Gentlemen of the Row mod, to fix these issues.

## Plot

Five years after the explosion on Richard Huges' yacht, the player character, who was the sole survivor, awakens from a coma within the infirmary of Stilwater's maximum security prison after undergoing extensive plastic surgery. They escape to Stilwater with the help of Carlos Mendoza, the brother of a former 3rd Street Saints member, who explains that the gang has since disbanded. Most members were arrested by Troy Bradshaw, an undercover cop who had infiltrated the gang as a lieutenant, and who has since become Chief of Police, using his influence to protect imprisoned Saints. In the gang's absence, their former base of operations, the Saints Row district,, has been redeveloped into a pristine commercial and residential area by the Ultor Corporation, who have further plans for Stilwater

The player works to rebuild the Saints by rescuing their former lieutenant Johnny Gat from his trial; recruiting new members, including Carlos and Gat's acquaintances Pierce Washington and Shaundi, whom they quickly promote to lieutenants' and setting up a new headquarters in a hotel destroyed by an earthquake. Eventually, the player steps up as the Saints' new leader, earning the moniker of "The Boss", and declares war on the new gangs that have taken over the city during their absence, assigning their lieutenants to discover more about each.

* • Gat and Pierce focus on the Ronin, a Japanese *bosozoku* gang who conduct gambling and porn operations, led by Shogo Akuji and his second-in-command, Jyunichi – on behalf of Shogo's father, Kazuo, who leads international operations. After the Saints rob their casino, the Ronin retaliate by infiltrating the home of Gat's girlfriend Aisha, killing her and severely wounding Gat. After Gat recovers, he and the Boss retaliate by killing Jyunichi (who was sold out by Shogo, out of envy for Jyunichi's closer bond with Kazuo), Shogo (whom they bury alive after he ambushes them at Aisha's funeral) and ultimately Kazuo, ending the Ronin.

* Carlos researches the Brotherhood, an outlaw gang who conduct gun-running operations, led by Maero, his girlfriend Jessica, and tattoo artist Matt. Also working with the Brotherhood is Donnie, who became their mechanic after the fall of the Westside Rollerz. After the Boss rejects Maero's offer to join forces and split their profits 80-20, a series of tit-for-tat retaliations results in the deaths of Carlos (who is dragged face-down from the hitch of a speeding truck before Boss grants him a mercy kill) and Jessica (who is trapped in the trunk of a car by the Boss and then unknowningly crushed by Maero with his monster truck). After failing to kill Maero during an assault of the Brotherhood's base which results in Matt's death, the Boss eventually eliminates him during a demolition derby.

* Shaundi investigates the Sons of Samedi, a Haitian voodoo gang who run drugs operations, led by "The General" and his right-hand, Mr. Sunshine. One of Shaundi's exes, DJ Veteran Child, is a high-ranking lieutenant, who is forced by the gang to kidnap Shaundi after the Saints interfere in their operations and steal most of their customers. The Boss kills Veteran Child to rescue Shaundi, before focusing on eliminating the Sons of Samedi by killing Mr. Sunshine and the General.

After defeating all the rival gangs, the Saints find themselves targeted by Ultor's power-hungry CEO, Dane Vogel, who was playing the gangs against each other to lower real estate values in Stilwater, which Ultor could then purchase and redevelop. After fending off several attacks by Ultor's private security forces, the Saints retaliate by destroying one of the company's labs and killing its board of directors. Taking advantage of this to assume full control of Ultor, Vogel decides to personally deal with the Saints, but before he can do so, he finds himself targeted by them at a press conference. Escaping back to the Ultor Building, Vogel is pursued by the Boss, who fights their way to Vogel's office and kills him. Afterward, the Saints return to ruling over Stilwater undisputed.

At any point during the game, the Boss can listen to wiretap conversations between Troy and former Saints leader Julius Little at the police station, which reveal that Troy asked Julius to disband the gang in exchange for not arresting certain members. Knowing that the player would disagree, Julius attempted to kill them on Hughes' yacht, then retired. The Boss calls former Saints lieutenant Dex Jackson, who left the gang to work for Ultor, to discuss their findings, and agrees to meet him in person. When they arrive, however, the Boss is met by Julius instead, and realizes Dex lured them both into a trap. After surviving an attack by Ultor's security forces, the Boss and Julius argue over what the Saints have become, before the Boss executes Julius in revenge.

## Episodes

* The Gang Break Out of Prison in Saints Row 2
* The Gang Do a Whole Lotta Gang Shit in Saints Row 2

## Trivia

* Saints Row 2 is the ninth game to be played on the channel
* On April 13th, 2021, Saints Row 2 went on hiatus due to how unstable the PC build of the game was.
* The hosts playing are Algernon and Psychic Soup Can
	+ Poznan did show up for two episodes, however this is due to the fact that Algernon didn't know Saints Row 2 was only co-op and not fully multiplayer
* The version of Saints Row 2 being played is the port for PC.