The question is: how does this style of gaming translate to a competitive online arena?Īs the original game (and this year's mega-selling Grand Theft Auto IV) proved, the open-world sandbox game is ripe for online gameplay. It is still a Grand Theft Auto-style open world sandbox game, the type of experience that allows you to go anywhere and do anything. At first glance this Saints Row looks and feels a lot like the game that came out back in 2006. With a few strong drinks in me, I was just about ready to listen to the developers talk about what sets this game's multiplayer apart from all of those other online-enabled games on the market.