Herd of Cats

Don't worry Coxxorz, I am still not playing it at all.

Nope, nope, nope...

The full package

This time, to be helpful, I included the cats for scale. The enclosed Wub Wub gun is also a laser pointer which really fixed the cat problem.

And yes, I pushed the button.

And no, Stormblade is still with us.

Still not playing it yet Coxxorz.

because I am too busy punching in all the bonus codes

I would like to say that I am not playing this until Coxxorz gets his copy, but...

The truth is I can not get into my box because there is a cat sleeping on it.

Please note that this image has no sense of scale. The game box it 14" high, 11" wide and 4" deep.

Whoa! The cat woke up, gotta go. No reason.

With Saints Row IV releasing on August 20th we decided to commemorate its impending release with a countdown of the Top Ten Herd of Cats's stories covering previous Saints Rows. Join us for the next ten days as we take off our shoes and socks to help us count to ten. ..."now we carry the three"...

And the number one pick for the top HoC Saints Row story is:

Saints Row 2 - Tastes like chicken originally posted by Stormblade on April 1, 2009. (I am sure that date was just a coincidence)

I admit, I've been putting this off. Procrastinating. Evading. Generally finding any excuse not to write this review.

Because yes, I am addicted to Saints Row 2.

I admit it took a long time to get past the initial revulsion. It took a long time to get into this game. Mostly this is because, despite assurances from certain smug individuals that infest this site, I was blinded by the GTA IV feel of this game. Really, the environment is similar in many ways to GTA. The gameplay is not, and that's where this game excels.

this should be a standard practice by now.

With Saints Row IV releasing on August 20th we decided to commemorate its impending release with a countdown of the Top Ten Herd of Cats's stories covering previous Saints Rows. Join us for the next ten days as we take off our shoes and socks to help us count to ten. ..."now we carry the three"...

Here is our pick for HoC Saints Row story #2. I remember everyone else enjoying my misery:

The Saints Row 2 Tornado ruined my weekend originally posted by Blackwalt on March 2, 2009.

#8 btw

Pretty much. It definitely sucked some of the fun out of Saints Row 2 for me. Not that I stopped playing or anything.

The Tornado is an attack helicopter complete with high powered Gatling gun and a laser guided missile launcher. It's the helicopter provided for the Heli-Assault activity. It's awesome and massively destructive. So, of course, I want one.

It is possible to earn the Tornado legitimately by completing the final mission of the Ultor epilogue. This is the way MoriceRecek did it. But that seems like a lot of work.

I was planning on skipping the Prestige Edition this year but...

Breach!!!!

More details at CallofDuty.com.

With Saints Row IV releasing on August 20th we decided to commemorate its impending release with a countdown of the Top Ten Herd of Cats's stories covering previous Saints Rows. Join us for the next ten days as we take off our shoes and socks to help us count to ten. ..."now we carry the three"...

Here is our pick for HoC Saints Row story #3. Pwned:

Introducing the HoC Interactive PWN-o-Matic™! originally posted by Coxxorz on February 25, 2009.

Here it is, folks: For just pennies a day and a few supplies readily available in your workplace, you can be pwning in minutes!

With Saints Row IV releasing on August 20th we decided to commemorate its impending release with a countdown of the Top Ten Herd of Cats's stories covering previous Saints Rows. Join us for the next ten days as we take off our shoes and socks to help us count to ten. ..."now we carry the three"...

Here is our pick for HoC Saints Row story #4. A nice reliant automobile:

Stormblade and Blackwalt play Saints Row 2 originally posted by Blackwalt on March 20, 2009.

We need a car, quick grab a 4-door.

Mom?: Is that you? (Not exactly as shown)So Saints Row 2 has lots of cars. Fancy ones, limos, trucks, city vehicles and, yes, cars your mom wouldn't be caught in.

So there Stormblade and I were playing Hot Fuzz. Him, I and the cameraman with our police car burning away beside us as we were quelling the Battle of the Century between Pirates and Ninjas with Rocket Launchers (which may or may not explain the smoking police car). I turned around and after one look at the smoking hulk behind (suspiciously) Stormblade came to the immediate conclusion that we needed a new car to chase the Arson spreading students in the TrailBlazing outfits. "Quick get a 4-door."

With Saints Row IV releasing on August 20th we decided to commemorate its impending release with a countdown of the Top Ten Herd of Cats's stories covering previous Saints Rows. Join us for the next ten days as we take off our shoes and socks to help us count to ten. ..."now we carry the three"...

Here is our pick for HoC Saints Row story #5. One of the early posts and it was fun:

Saint's Row 2 was a lot of fun originally posted by Blackwalt on February 6, 2009.

Blackwalt and Cozzorz visit Stillwater

The biggest problem I had with GTA IV was it's habit of taking itself too seriously. As a war veteran of a brutal war Niko Bellic was very much a violent man. But he just did it. Shoot a cop, blink, drive over an old lady, blink, blow up a crowd, blink. "Rock in roll is serious business" and he never cracked a smile.

Your character in Saint's Row 2? Well he (or she) is not like that at all. They never shut up as you are killing cops, crowds, cars, gang members. "Nut shot!", "How did you like that?", etc. Lively comments and fun. Not PG or PC in any way.

Saint's Row 2 is a seriously visceral game and it's a blast. It doesn't take itself seriously in any way, shape or form.

Although I do find it an interesting choice of song

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I think I see a problem with certain peoples' plans for world domination.

Multiplayer reveal

It's looking better and better actually...

PS...why is the HoC site horribly slow?

With Saints Row IV releasing on August 20th we decided to commemorate its impending release with a countdown of the Top Ten Herd of Cats's stories covering previous Saints Rows. Join us for the next ten days as we take off our shoes and socks to help us count to ten. ..."now we carry the three"...

Here is our pick for HoC Saints Row story #6. Revek catches someone else playing a "bad" game:

STOP THE PRESSES originally posted by MauriceRevek on March 16, 2009.

Hell has frozen over!

Pigs are flying!

Aku is thinking of a monogamous relationshiop!

Peace has finnaly come to the middle East! (Okay, maybe not that much.)