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Saints Row XBLA Features "Completely Original Game Mechanic"
Very little is known about THQ's upcoming Xbox Live Arcade spin-off of the Saints Row franchise, but apparently it's been going through some changes. According to a recent interview with THQ's Danny Bilson, the downloadable game will be "more unique" than originally planned.
Speaking to ShackNews, Bilson explained that the original vision for the XBLA game "wound up feeling...too much like a section of Saints Row that you could play in Saints Row." I'm imagining something similar to Dead Rising 2: Case Zero. Once they realized that, though, THQ went back to the drawing board and came up with a "completely original game mechanic and we're building out something that supports Saints Row with that."
What is this unique idea that sets it apart from a proper Saints Row game? Good question. Hopefully we'll find out soon, and hopefully it will tie into the mysterious Saints Row 3 in some cool way.
[via Joystiq]
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