Okay, folks… THQ’s [THQI] Saints Row 2 (SR2) is slated for release on October 14, 2008… that’s just a couple of days away. And just a couple of days earlier, the launch party for the game was held, to the satisfaction of a few lucky gamers. A lot of fans have been eagerly awaiting this game, although a lot of people have been satiating their run ‘n gun fever with GTA IV or Crackdown.
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been spending some time in Stilwater already, in the form of the original Saints Row (SR). While some of you have SR, it may have been some time since you applied your m4d ski11z to the gangstas in the game. But hey, you’ve still got some time before the SR2 release to practice… 
Here are some tricks I’ve developed for fun and profit during the course of the game that may be helpful to you.
Fun with Pedestrians While Walking/Running
A quick source of cash is pedestrians wandering around, as well as vending machines and parking meters.
But instead of using ammo on people (which is often faster), just run up and melee them. Quite a few of them will drop cash– actually, it’s random, but hey, it’s fun. This conserves the ammo, particularly if you’re in between activities or missions, or already in a running battle with the police and FBI. It also helps to preserve your kill-shoot ratio.
Fun with Pedestrians While Driving
While driving, flicking the L-stick quickly while approaching pedestrians crossing the street, or just near the closest curb to you, will cause many of them to abruptly launch themselves directly into your path.
Crunch!
It’s a convenient way to get some random cash. Just be ready to brake hard, hop out, and then hop back into your vehicle.
Quick-Entry for Vehicles
I was getting frustrated whenever dealing with homies tethered to me, where I’d get into my vehicle, but the homies would take too long to enter the vehicle, and by that time, the police have reached the vehicle and yanked me out. Busted! Argh!
With a bit of trial and error, I realized there’s an interesting clipping error: jump onto the hood for standard-type vehicles (including Police Cars) and hitting the Y button will allow you to rapidly teleport into the driver’s seat and start the engine. This saves you several seconds of precious time, especially if you’re dealing with your trailing homies.
Good Help is Hard to Find
On the subject of the homies: Unlike what a lot of other gamers have recommended, my advice is to NOT use them unless you’re required to do so in a mission or activity. Instead, if you need to instigate some sort of action, try to cause it in the vicinity of the 3rd Street Saint types wandering about or, alternatively, bring the action in a running battle into a saturated area of 3rd Street Saint types. In this way, you can get a decent amount of support fire without having to worry about straggling homies.
It’s just really annoying having to deal with homies… 
Master Jack
Carjacking appears a lot easier to me if it’s done near a Forgive and Forget Confessional storefront. But more importantly, if you have a square or circular “track” in the area, take advantage of that to force any pursuit cars to smash into the obstructions around the track and to get slowed down by other oncoming traffic. Combine the two concepts, and you have an easy moneymaking venture.
I’ve also used carjacking get a nice bonus while cooling down severe law enforcement attention: when I’m looking at five stars of attention, a quick carjack followed by a merry chase to a F&FC store solves two problems at once.
Where the Good Stuff Is
I found out early on that the police and FBI have decent firearms that they use to suppress… well, me.
So, rather than a deterrent, having a prolonged running battle with the police (including the helis and SWAT) and FBI is an excellent way to stock up on guns, ammo, and vehicles. I’m quite fond of the GDHC .50 pistols, the AR-40 Xtnd assault rifles, and the FBI SUVs. Hence, my favorite tactic is to cause enough havoc on the streets to get the “coveted” five stars and lead a running battle in the direction of my choice. Just be very careful when downing helicopters: don’t stand too close beneath the helis, so that when they come down as a flaming mass, you’re not killed in the collision.
Coming Soon
So, while we’re waiting for SR2 to make its grand entrance at a variety of sales outlets, we still have the original SR to hang out with. Happy hunting!
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