Saints Row 2 - Boxed - PS3

In shops scattered across the city, the player can buy additional clothing, from underwear to hats, to change not only their own appearance but also that of the gang. These clothing items then also become available in up to six hideouts that the player can unlock and buy during the course of the game. Besides changing their appearance, the player can also store weapons and cash there, withdraw daily earnings, watch cutscenes and much more. They can also change the overall style of their hideout and buy new things such as a television, which grants additional style points.

Style and respect, alongside money, are the most important currencies in the city. While respect serves to unlock missions and progress through the story, the player's style affects the overall respect modifier and increases the amount of respect earned. As already mentioned, style points are earned by improving the character's appearance, home or car. Respect points, on the other hand, are earned through the many activities and diversions available in the city.

Activities are minigames that are started at one of two specific points in the game world and span six difficulty levels. After completing three levels, the player receives unlocks such as a 5% discount on clothing. Alongside the activities already known from Saints Row, Saints Row 2 features six new ones, including "Crowd Control", in which the player must protect a VIP from overzealous fans, and "FUZZ", a parody of COPS in which the player is followed by a camera crew and must deal with criminals in very creative ways to score points. Diversions include driving on the wrong side of the road, stunts, playing poker at the casino, hijacking a car with multiple occupants and taking the occupants hostage, as well as side missions such as driving a tow truck or a taxi.

The game also offers several multiplayer modes, ranging from a two-player co-op mode through a twelve-player deathmatch ("Gangsta Brawl") and team deathmatch ("Team Gangsta Brawl") to a mode called "Strong Arm", in which the team that manages to earn 100,000 dollars first wins. This is achieved by winning events based on single-player activities such as races. Each activity has a time limit, and at the end the winner receives 10,000 dollars.