Need for Speed: Payback vs Saints Row 2
Need for Speed: Payback
Need for Speed: Payback offers an epic racing simulation gameplay featuring the storyline of a divided crew reunited to take the revenge against the corrupt cartel, The House.The game brings a huge variety of the fastest sports cars that you can upgrade from stock to super cars in your own garage. As you continue upgrading your rides with the coolest performance upgrades, you get to enjoy nail biting racing game modes including quick races, drifts, and drag and runner races. You get to evade the corrupt police cars on your tails as you race rivals across the country through mountain ranges, deserts and busy city streets. Moreover, you also get to compete with players in epic leaderboards.
If you are a fan of racing and fast cars, Need for Speed: Payback is a perfect game for you. Its unique storyline and epic racing modes will never let you get bored.
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2 , released back in 2009, is gangster-themed open world game that is somewhat similar to what you'll expect in an old Grand Theft Auto game. The game was originally XBox exclusive and due to this, the game may feel a lot like a port... some may even say a poor port at that. However, the game itself is pretty fun to play. There are three main gangs or factions that you'll need to exert your dominance over so that your own gang, the Saints, can thrive. As expected of a gangster-themed game, there are plenty of pretty violent side-missions as well, most of which involve driving into pedestrians, destroying other people's properties, performing a drive-by, spraying excrement on big corporations, and well, wreaking as much havoc as you can in general. However, it's a point to note that the game doesn't have prostitutes that you can hire unlike in GTA, though there are some skimpily-dressed female AIs walking about.In this game, you'll also get to own multiple cribs scattered all around the city of Stilwater, each with their own set of upgrades and customization options. Similarly, your character can be customized down to the last detail too. The best part about this game is the wide variety of fun vehicles you can steal and collect in your garage. There are even helicopters, planes, boats and motorcycles that you can steal.
Despite its rather bad (by today's quality and standards) graphics, Saints Row 2 is a pretty huge game. Only the main missions will take you hours of gameplay, let alone the many side missions, the hours you put in to collect your fleet of cool cars, exploring the city's every nook and cranny, and even finding and getting the items you need to customize your character's looks. If you're into this sort of games, Saints Row 2 is definitely worth the price.