Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

Item: Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Rating: 61
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-15

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Summary

Unrestrained, chaotic fun with absurd missions.
Overpowered superpowers define combat and exploration.
Strong franchise evolution with significant genre shift.
Game suffers severe instability and frequent crashes.
Disappointing story and often repetitive content.
Superpowers make vehicles largely obsolete.

Emotions

Frustration33%Satisfaction30%Disappointment26%Excitement16%Joy14%

Reviews (sample size): 1201
Helpful reviews: 57%
Unhelpful reviews: 35%
Protest reviews: 8%

61%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
39%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1808
Negative points: 1294
Gameplay points: 597
Perf. points: 71
Rec. points: 339
Misc points: 204

Point	Description	Importance
Unrestrained, Chaotic Fun Description The game consistently delivers an over-the-top, absurd, and self-aware experience that prioritizes pure player enjoyment. Its wild and reckless gameplay, coupled with its satirical take on reality, creates an open-world sandbox of delightful madness that encourages players to embrace chaos. Importance 100%	The game consistently delivers an over-the-top, absurd, and self-aware experience that prioritizes pure player enjoyment. Its wild and reckless gameplay, coupled with its satirical take on reality, creates an open-world sandbox of delightful madness that encourages players to embrace chaos.	100%
Strong Franchise Evolution Description Players view the game as a worthy, and often superior, continuation of Saints Row 3, significantly evolving the series' identity with superhero elements. It's often celebrated as a favorite or even a "masterpiece" within the franchise, praised for taking urban anarchy to new, absurd levels while respecting its predecessors. Importance 37%	Players view the game as a worthy, and often superior, continuation of Saints Row 3, significantly evolving the series' identity with superhero elements. It's often celebrated as a favorite or even a "masterpiece" within the franchise, praised for taking urban anarchy to new, absurd levels while respecting its predecessors.	37%
Overpowered Weapons & Superpowers Description The game's combat is defined by an arsenal of wildly inventive and absurd weapons, like the iconic Dubstep Gun, combined with an array of powerful superpowers such as super speed, flight, telekinesis, and elemental attacks. These abilities provide extreme mobility and make every battle a spectacular, chaotic show of special effects and destruction. Importance 27%	The game's combat is defined by an arsenal of wildly inventive and absurd weapons, like the iconic Dubstep Gun, combined with an array of powerful superpowers such as super speed, flight, telekinesis, and elemental attacks. These abilities provide extreme mobility and make every battle a spectacular, chaotic show of special effects and destruction.	27%
Witty & Captivating Story Description The game features an engaging, over-the-top, and often hilarious story, filled with witty dialogues, memorable characters, and constant surprises. Its narrative adeptly uses satire and pop-culture parodies, effectively framing outrageous scenarios that keep players entertained and invested. Importance 23%	The game features an engaging, over-the-top, and often hilarious story, filled with witty dialogues, memorable characters, and constant surprises. Its narrative adeptly uses satire and pop-culture parodies, effectively framing outrageous scenarios that keep players entertained and invested.	23%
Deep Character Customization Description The game offers extensive and often hilarious customization options for characters, vehicles, and weapons. Players appreciate the freedom to create absurd avatars and personalize their experience, consistently calling it one of the best character creators. Importance 14%	The game offers extensive and often hilarious customization options for characters, vehicles, and weapons. Players appreciate the freedom to create absurd avatars and personalize their experience, consistently calling it one of the best character creators.	14%
Varied & Absurd Missions Description The game provides a wide array of incredibly varied and often absurd missions, ranging from traditional gunfights to hacking simulations and retro arcade mini-games. This diversity, coupled with unique gameplay mechanics within missions, prevents repetition and keeps the experience fresh, especially when played in co-op. Importance 14%	The game provides a wide array of incredibly varied and often absurd missions, ranging from traditional gunfights to hacking simulations and retro arcade mini-games. This diversity, coupled with unique gameplay mechanics within missions, prevents repetition and keeps the experience fresh, especially when played in co-op.	14%
Sharp Satirical Humor Description The game's humor is heavily driven by sharp satire, extensive pop culture references, and self-irony, featuring guest actors and memorable one-liners. It excels at parodying other games, movies, and societal tropes, creating a consistently funny and intelligent comedic experience. Importance 14%	The game's humor is heavily driven by sharp satire, extensive pop culture references, and self-irony, featuring guest actors and memorable one-liners. It excels at parodying other games, movies, and societal tropes, creating a consistently funny and intelligent comedic experience.	14%
Aged Well Visually & Technically Description Despite its age, the game's graphics are generally considered to hold up decently, often looking great after updates, and are complemented by vibrant special effects. Players also note good technical performance across various platforms, indicating a well-optimized experience. Importance 11%	Despite its age, the game's graphics are generally considered to hold up decently, often looking great after updates, and are complemented by vibrant special effects. Players also note good technical performance across various platforms, indicating a well-optimized experience.	11%
Memorable Licensed Soundtrack Description The game features a widely praised and memorable soundtrack, packed with classic and 80s hits that perfectly complement the game's absurd and epic tone. The music selection defines key moments and significantly enhances both combat and cinematic sequences. Importance 9%	The game features a widely praised and memorable soundtrack, packed with classic and 80s hits that perfectly complement the game's absurd and epic tone. The music selection defines key moments and significantly enhances both combat and cinematic sequences.	9%
Underrated & Enduring Appeal Description Many players feel the game is an underrated gem that deserved more recognition and less criticism, especially when compared to its reboot. It holds significant nostalgic and emotional value for long-time fans, who often return to it years later. Importance 8%	Many players feel the game is an underrated gem that deserved more recognition and less criticism, especially when compared to its reboot. It holds significant nostalgic and emotional value for long-time fans, who often return to it years later.	8%
Enjoyable Co-op Experience Description The game offers a highly enjoyable and often praised cooperative multiplayer experience, significantly enhancing the fun of missions and open-world mayhem when playing with friends. The co-op mode is robust, allowing players to tackle the entire campaign together. Importance 7%	The game offers a highly enjoyable and often praised cooperative multiplayer experience, significantly enhancing the fun of missions and open-world mayhem when playing with friends. The co-op mode is robust, allowing players to tackle the entire campaign together.	7%

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