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Saints Row 2

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Saints Row 2
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Developers
Volition, Inc.
Publishers
THQ
Deep Silver
Release dates
Windows January 5, 2009
Saints Row 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Saints Row
Saints Row 2 2009
Saints Row: The Third 2011
Saints Row IV 2013
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell 2015
Saints Row: The Third Remastered 2020
Saints Row 2022

Key points

Recommended to install the Gentlemen of the Row Super Mod, the mod offers various (optional) tweaks and bug fixes alongside bonus content.
German version is heavily censored and can't be used with tools and mods.[1]
Low sound quality on PC.
GameSpy online server browser has stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.[2]
Reports indicate this title is a poor port.[3][4]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Amazon.com
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GOG.com
DRM-free
Framerate capped at 30
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Humble Store
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Steam
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No DLC was released for PC. Volition dropped support for the platform and never patched the game further.
The German version of the game is heavily censored and will not work with mods and tools.
The GOG.com version is considered the best one, due to the fact it fixes a lot of problems mentioned before.[citation needed] However it contains a 30 FPS limit, which can be removed (see High frame rate).

Mods

Gentlemen of the Row Super Mod

Alongside offering bonus content with over a hundred new items, music and customization options in-game, the Gentlemen of the Row collection of mods offers many tweaks and bug fixes.

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9480/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Display settings.
Display settings.

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High frame rate

The GOG.com version has a forced 30 FPS cap to fix cutscene issues.
Instructions

Input settings

Control settings.
Control settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Recommended to use EvolveHq.[5]

Issues unresolved

Multiplayer lobby for Gangsta Brawl and Strong Arm modes boot people out when others join

The network code for Saints Row 2 is extremely sensitive and when coupled with the speed and timing issues of the game it results in many people not being able to play together since it forcibly disconnects certain users when others join. It is almost impossible to get a full game going with friends because of this and SR2 PC multiplayer is considered inherently broken (except coop which works great).

Issues fixed

The Unofficial FAQ hosted on the game's Steam Users' Forum may be helpful in finding fixes for any issues you may be having.

Crashing on startup

Instructions

Crashing when loading a save

Instructions

Crashing when starting a new game

Instructions

Scroll Issue when navigating menus

Instructions

The Ronin Mission at the airport (Orange Threat Level) crashes after the middle cutscene

Instructions

The Samedi mission loading the van with drugs (Riot Control) is bugged in co-op

Instructions

Saints Row 2 running too fast at 1.5x speed

Instructions

Text in the top left of my screen

Instructions

Can't see other's co-op games

Instructions

Timeout when trying connect to a co-op game

Instructions

In-game sound is in mono or only coming out one speaker

Instructions

Objects held by characters in cutscenes are misaligned

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP
Intel Dual-Core Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1300
nVidia GeForce 7600
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/9480/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (9480) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References