The objective is to win control of the city from your rivals, and the game takes place over one of a number of custom-designed maps which are loosely inspired by the city from the single-player game.Įach map is divided up into districts, and each district can be acquired by generating enough cash to take it over. The 'real gem', as one of the Volition team terms it, lies in Saints Row 2's other major multiplayer mode.Ĭalled Strongarm, this is a team-based mode where you, as a member of the four-man Blue gangster team, are pitched against the forces of the nefarious Red gangster team. So far, so obvious - and we suspect that there are other fairly traditional multiplayer modes in there too, although these aren't detailed for us.
