Saints Row: The Third - Genki Bowl VII

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  • Summary: A genius in entertainment and mayhem, the man-cat Professor Genki has put together the most watched game show event on TV, Genkibowl VII. But every game show needs a star contestant, and Professor Genki has chosen the leader of the Saints. With the Saints' reputation for excessive murder andA genius in entertainment and mayhem, the man-cat Professor Genki has put together the most watched game show event on TV, Genkibowl VII. But every game show needs a star contestant, and Professor Genki has chosen the leader of the Saints. With the Saints' reputation for excessive murder and carnage Steelport's own Zach and Bobby will give the play-by-play commentary with their newest colleague, Tammy Tolliver.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. UGO
    Feb 10, 2012
    83
    From the moment the Monday Night Football theme song kicks off, you know you're going to love the new Genkibowl VII DLC for Saint's Row: The Third. It continues the mayhem and utter amazing stupidity of the core game in a short burst of activities and new gear.
  2. Games Master UK
    Mar 14, 2012
    79
    A handful of nicely insane activities. [Apr 2012, p.85]
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  3. ZTGD
    Jan 19, 2012
    78
    I had a great time with the missions aside from the Super Ethical PR Opportunity jobs, but I recognize that this DLC isn't for everyone. There's no denying that the DLC is short; the eight missions go by very quickly. If you didn't like the side missions and don't care about homies, special vehicles or outfits, you might want to let this one pass you by. If you're like me, though, and simply crave more of the Steelport crazy, you could do a lot worse than GenkiBowl VII.
  4. GameSpot
    Jan 24, 2012
    50
    Genki Bowl VII's four quick activities lack the excitement and humor of your earlier adventures in Steelport.
  5. Giant Bomb
    Jan 24, 2012
    40
    THQ wants you to pay $7.00 for eight missions and a handful of mostly meaningless unlockables. That's just crazy.
  6. Extreme Gamer
    Jan 20, 2012
    40
    But beyond a quick whisking into mayhem, Genkibowl is lacking more of, well everything.
  7. Quarter to Three
    Jan 18, 2012
    20
    Saints Row 3 is a tough act to follow, particularly given how much awesome over-the-top stuff is already in there. But dribbling out forgettable and pointless content like Genki Bowl is exactly the wrong way to follow it.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. Jobadkins
    Aug 17, 2012
    10
    I just picked this up on sale for 280 points and am I mad at myself!I let the reviews get the best of me and thought it wasn't going to beI just picked this up on sale for 280 points and am I mad at myself!I let the reviews get the best of me and thought it wasn't going to be good.For the asking price of 560 points it's a steal.It's pure fun that will make you laugh from the start of the mission just like the whole game did.If you look at it like that, then there is nothing to complain about but if you look at it in the light of how Rockstar's add-on's are full content like getting another game then it is disappointing but I look at this the way it should be looked at.It's really as long as you want it to be,I can play this over and over,still have fun,still laugh, and be confident that I got a great deal.What a ride!… Expand
  2. starmarx39
    Feb 8, 2015
    8
    When I played GTA (multiple games from the series), with each release I would get bored after a few hours.

    Saints Row: The Third is no such    When I played GTA (multiple games from the series), with each release I would get bored after a few hours.

    Saints Row: The Third is no such beast. This game is exciting, action packed, hilarious, and overall just... Exhilarating. Yeah one or two challenges are a bit annoying, but that doesn't change the fact that with the fourth game being more Infamous Style Super hero focus, this game is the best GTA style game out there. Counting GTA itself. It's a wonderful little treasure that understands nobody plays GTA to feel bad about killing people. It's to drive over the sidewalk, blow police cars to smithereens, skydive into planes to hijack them and beat mascots to death with giant **** while dressed as their own role-play fantasy gang boss.

    This game is fun. Everything in the game was added to be fun, and not to be frustrating or "realistic". The game couldn't care less about physics, it knows you want to fling your body over that building for insurance fraud and it's more than happy to oblige. It just asks you pause every now and then for a genuinely cool, incredibly badass campaign that lets you ride a wrecking ball down the floors of a business building and crush a rival gang boss before driving home in a giant cat shaped vacuum cleaner.

    Get these Saints some money.    … Expand
  4. Mattyashy
    Feb 17, 2012
    7
    Overall I enjoyed this dlc and thought it brought a lot of new things to the game such as activities and vehicles. However there aren'tOverall I enjoyed this dlc and thought it brought a lot of new things to the game such as activities and vehicles. However there aren't really missions its all side missions or activities. At 560msp for xbox live I feel that its a little overpriced and should be around the 300-350 msp mark. If you are a big fan of the Saints Row series then you won't really mind what price it is and enjoy it. If you aren't that bug of a fan then you could give it a try and know for the future what Volition's dlc are like.… Expand
  5. mustard_tiger
    Feb 13, 2012
    6
    Not horrible but this is just a bunch of side missions and side missions suck. No new vehicles, weapons or anything cool. I would recommendNot horrible but this is just a bunch of side missions and side missions suck. No new vehicles, weapons or anything cool. I would recommend skipping it or only picking it up if you find it on sale.… Expand
  6. AFreakingReview
    Apr 10, 2012
    5
    Honestly, I thought it was okay, playing the new Genki Bowl activities. But then it got too repetitive for my liking. It's cool that you get 4Honestly, I thought it was okay, playing the new Genki Bowl activities. But then it got too repetitive for my liking. It's cool that you get 4 new homies, Sexy Kitten, Angry Tiger, Sad Panda and Tammy Tolliver (Excuse me if i spelt the last name wrong for Tammy), but i tend not to use them a lot, partly because they have really irritating voices and the vehicles are pretty bad too. All you get are 3 terrible pink cars and the Genki Mobile, which, is pretty cool if you like fairly fast cars which shoot fire. Basically, the Genki Mobile is a faster, cooler looking Gat Mobile. One thing i do like though, are the masks and suit (Sad Panda Suit). I find my self wearing them quite often when i am mowing down Syndicate with my Giant Purple **** (Or The Penitrator, if your a massive Saints Row: The Third fan). Over all, it is a interesting DLC and if you have enough money, maybe get it, but only if you like Activities and Costumes.… Expand
  7. Mr_Meme
    Jul 14, 2012
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To me it seems as though this DLC could have been a lot more than it really was. When i first played a professor Genki it made me think this DLC would have been perfect in every way possible. Unfortunately to me, it wasn't. It seems as though they tried to implement a story into it but ended up just seeming sloppy. The main quest line for it is mainly composed of just a revamped or more hectic version of a regular side-missions in game. For example, when you must escort prof. Genki around Steelport before making his appearance you must run over some people. To me this seems as though it is just a remade version of Zimos' escort service. When you actually play a super ethical reality climax it seems as though they captured most of the elements,but they feel short on the appeal to me. The reality climaxes to me felt as though it was just, kill a bunch of people, run around like a madman trying to find a health sign to shoot, kill a brute, repeat. While i do admit that Sexy kitten's and Sad Panda's missions were very fun they couldn't make up for the other two missions. Sad Panda's skyblazing felt knew and exciting but Sexy kitten's Yarngasm (i believe this is what it is called) just felt like playing Mayhem except without using guns and you had a tank. Honestly the DLC feels like the developers were lazy and added a new paint job to old mini-games and added a new one to trick you. I wouldn't pick this up unless you really want to see for yourself what it is like so you can develop your own opinion.… Expand
  8. FattyBluntface
    Jan 23, 2012
    0
    They didn't even have the decency to make a story out of the few activities featured. Hopefully the next DLC, 'The Trouble with Clones...',They didn't even have the decency to make a story out of the few activities featured. Hopefully the next DLC, 'The Trouble with Clones...', won't seem as sloppily slapped together.… Expand

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