Saints Row IVis the most ridiculous game in the series, and Nintendo Switch players will soon be able to share in the patriotic mayhem it embraces. The game will arrive on Switch asSaints Row IV: Re-Electedon March 27.
Unlike the first fewSaints Rowtitles,Saints Row IVleans into the goofiness at all times, with a prologue that sends the president up the side of a rocket and Hulk-like abilities that render traditional vehicles all but useless. As with the original 2013 release ofSaints Row IV, theNintendo Switch versionsees the Boss of the Saints elected as the new President of the United States before the celebration is cut short by an alien invasion.Saints Row IVsupports cooperative play, with two players who can access vehicles, crazy weapons, and superhuman abilities.
Saints Row: The Third – The Full Packagecame to Nintendo Switch in 2019 and included three mission packs that were originally sold separately when the game first launched in 2013 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. WithSaints Row IV, a planned expansion eventually spun off into a stand-alone game calledSaints Row: Gat Out of Hell, but there’s no word on whether that will get the Switch treatment as well. The game takes place afterSaints Row IVand sends longtime supporting character Johnny Gat on a mission toshoot Satan in the face. It’s hard to believe this franchise began as a Grand Theft Auto competitor.
Publisher Deep Silver appears committed to bringing its back catalog to Nintendo Switch. On January 16, it announced a port ofMetro Redux, which combinesMetro 2033andMetro: Last Light. Sister publisher THQ Nordic will bringDarksiders Genesisto Switch on Valentine’s Dayas well.
Aside from the ports and enhanced editions of past games, a new Saints Row game is also in the works. Developer Volition hasn’t revealed details about the project yet, but it’sexpected to share more this yearabout the game, which is reportedly far along in its development. The previous game in the franchise, spinoffAgents of Mayhem, was a critical and commercial flop. In aDigital Trends’ review, we called it a “generic assemblage of open-world tropes.”
