At the start of the game the Syndicate literally owns Steelport. Each of its three gangs (Morningstar, Luchadores, and Deckers) has claim to its own district. Worse yet, they have hacked your bank account and left you flat broke.

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The easy lifestyle of a pop icon is over and you must to go back to your roots and make money through some good old-fashioned hard work, gangster style.

The Saints might have conquered Stilwater, but this is a brand new city and if you are going to get any traction you need to take it over piece by piece. This can be done through three gameplay elements where you forcibly seize the territory from each of the three gangs. Together, these three unique categories fall under the umbrella of City Takeover.

While the methods and mechanics to wrestle control of Steelport may differ, they all are centered around claiming a percentage of each district by completing City Takeover assignments. By accomplishing these tasks, you gain a percentage of control of that district and it then turns Saints purple on the map to indicate your newly acquired dominion.

If you visit those districts, you’ll see members of your gang patrolling the streets. This can be very helpful during the Campaign and other Activities, because a district under your control is a district full of potential homies to give you a hand in taking care of business.

Activities

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Activities are some of the craziest, most over-the-top elements of Saints Row: The Third . One mission of each type of Activity is woven into the Campaign to whet the players appetite for these 56 challenging and addictive mini-missions...