
Paint jobs, decal, the amount of dirt, lighting, spoilers, rims, and even total overhauls that make your ride look like a pirate galleon on wheels. Of course - if the fact you can have foil trousers and blue skin didn't tip you off - there are also plenty of options to personalize the look of your vehicle too. Whether you're adding a deadly ball and chain or just making sure your horn sounds like a clown car, it all happens at Jim Rob's garage. Think crab steering - me neither, but it means you can make tight precise maneuvers - or a giant wrecking ball you can drag behind you or ejector seats (handy with the game's wingsuit), kneecappers to rip up enemy tires, and infinite boost so you can just keep on speeding. As you progress through the game and different missions you could earn the right to access your vehicle's Signature Ability. You can add a tow line to make "borrowing" vehicles a cinch, nitrous for fast getaways, and the off-road kit because, in case you've forgotten, Saints Row is set in Santo Ileso, a city surrounded by desert. There are the upgrades that will make your commute if not easier, then at least more exciting. There are 80 different vehicles including cars, bikes, helicopters, jet skis, and hoverboards, and every inch of them can be customized. In a move that would make Dominic Toretto proud, the same over-the-top number of options apply to the vehicles you'll be riding around in and on during your criminal capers.

Go out there and lived your dreams weird baby face Shrek man. Volition also promised that something would be coming to let you try out the customization options before the full game is released on August 23, so you can make sure you know exactly what you want ahead of time. The game makes it pretty clear that every inch of your character - and we do mean every inch - is yours to make your own, so expect to spend hours with Saints Row before you even get to your first mission.

As well as being gender-neutral when it comes to what goes on your skin and body, we got glimpses of options for prosthetic limbs and skin conditions like vitiligo. At first glance, there are the usual OTT options that we've seen in games before, but also some heartening steps towards one of the most inclusive character customization systems ever created. Saints Row leans into that fact, with an embarrassing number of options for your character, your cars, your guns, and your headquarters.


One of the best parts about becoming a criminal mastermind is crafting a look that says "scams are my day job, but my fashion sense is legit".
