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Activities and Diversions are gameplay elements that earn Cash, Respect, and unlockable rewards For a list of unlockables, see Unlockables in Saints Row 2.

Overview[]

Activities[]

All Activities earn Cash, Respect, and can unlock rewards. There are no activities available at the beginning of the game, most become available after "Appointed Defender", with Heli Assault becoming available after "Three Kings".

Completing Activities is the fastest way to earn Respect, which is required continue the storyline.

Along with new Activities, some previous Activities from Saints Row return, while others have been cut. Unlike Activities in Saints Row, each Activity in Saints Row 2 has just six levels instead of eight, and there are just two instances of them, rather than three. Unlockables are awarded after completing level three and level six of each Activity, rather than after completing all eight levels in Saints Row.

The amount of Cash and Respect earned increases with each level, as does the difficulty of the activity.

Level Cash Base Respect
1 $100 5,000
2 $250 6,000
3 $500 7,500
4 $1,000 9,000
5 $2,500 11,000
6 $5,000 14,000
Total $9,350 52,500

Diversions[]

There are 4 types of Diversions: Collection, Jobs, Stunts, and Minigames.

At the beginning of the game, some Diversions are available, but most do not become available until after "Appointed Defender". It is possible to unlock the rewards associated with the available diversions.

  • Available are: Stunt Jumps, Barnstorming, Secret Areas, CD Collection, Combat Tricks, Driving Stunts, Vehicle Surfing, Base Jumping, Store Hold-Ups, Mugging.
  • Unavailable are: Tagging, Ambulance EMT, Fire Truck, Ho-ing, Taxi Driver, Tow Truck, Racing, Hostage, Zombie Uprising, Blackjack, Poker, Streaking & Flashing, Drive-by.

Most diversions are not required for 100% completion, but reward Cash, Respect and Unlockables.

Diversions are more varied in their structure when compared to Activities, and do not count towards 100% Completion (with the exception of Tagging and CD Collection). While Diversions also awards cash and Respect, the amount is far smaller than that awarded through Activity completion. Diversions tend to have simple objectives and generally only feature overlay text on the HUD.

Differences[]

The differences between Activities and Diversions:

  • Activities show the standard Mission screen. Diversions usually have overlay text.
  • Activities are required for 100% Completion. Diversions are usually not.
  • Activities are resumed from the last level played. Diversions are usually be restarted from the beginning.
    • Exception: Ho-ing is resumed at the last level played, but is listed in the Diversions menu.
  • Activities are displayed on the map. Diversions are usually started by pressing the Action button when prompted.
    • Exception: Racing has a map marker, but are listed in the Diversions menu.

Activities[]

Icon Name Summary
UI act chop Chop Shop Untimed vehicle delivery. Deliver 40 vehicles to garage locations.
Crowd Control - Saints Row 2 icon Crowd Control Melee combat. Protect celebrities from crazed fans.
Demolition Derby - Saints Row 2 icon Demolition Derby Vehicle only combat. Destroy competitors cars.
Drug Trafficking icon - ui hud act ico drugtrafficking Drug Trafficking Protect allies as a passenger. Protect a drug dealer using supplied weapons.
Escort - Saints Row 2 icon Escort Vehicle driving. Drive to select locations while avoiding marked enemies.
Fight Club - Saints Row 2 icon Fight Club Melee combat. Kill opponents in a confined ring.
FUZZ - Saints Row 2 icon FUZZ Eliminate marked enemies. Take down criminals for a reality TV show.
Heli Assault - Saints Row 2 icon Heli Assault Protect allies. Protect Homies on the ground while piloting a Tornado Attack Helicopter
Hitman icon - ui hud act ico hitman Hitman Untimed elimination of marked enemies. Locate and eliminate specific targets.
Insurance Fraud - Saints Row 2 icon Insurance Fraud Take damage. Earn money based on the amount of damage taken by traffic collisions.
Mayhem - Saints Row 2 icon Mayhem Destroy property. Blow up objects using vehicles or weapons.
UI act racing Racing Vehicle racing. Technically a diversion, but listed on the map as an activity.
Septic Avenger - Saints Row 2 icon Septic Avenger Destroy property as vehicle passenger. Bring down property values with a roof mounted Septic Spray weapon.
Snatch - Saints Row 2 icon Snatch Recruit allies. Drive to locations and recruit Hos from rival pimps and return them.
Trail Blazing - Saints Row 2 icon Trail Blazing Vehicle Racing. Racing a Toad which is on fire, earning bonus time by damaging vehicles, objects and people.

Locations[]

Activity Ultor The Brotherhood The Ronin Sons of Samedi
Chop Shop
Crowd Control
Demolition Derby
Drug Trafficking
Escort
Fight Club
FUZZ
Heli Assault
Hitman
Insurance Fraud
Mayhem
Septic Avenger
Snatch
Trail Blazing

Diversions[]

Collection[]

Name Summary
Barnstorming Earned by flying a plane under a certain object. Barnstorming locations are not marked in any way. There are 35 Barnstorming locations.
CD Collection Earned by collecting CDs hidden around Stilwater. CDs are visible spinning Saints Row 2 CDs, but do not have a blue marker. There are 50 hidden CDs.
Secret Areas Sometimes referred to as Easter Eggs, Saints Row 2 has specific Secret Areas. When one of these 32 Secret Areas is discovered, a message is displayed on the screen, and is counted in the game statistics. All underground areas and the islands that not marked on the map are counted as Secret Areas.
Stunt Jumps Earned by driving a car over a raised jump and flying through the air. Stunt Jump locations are not marked in any way, and may be hills, cliffs, or wooden boards. There are 80 Stunt Jumps.
Tagging There are 50 tags hidden around the city which must be covered with the 3rd Street Saints tag. Tagging is started by entering the spray can marker in front of the tag and pressing the Action button when prompted.

Jobs[]

There are 10 levels of each Job, a Reward is unlocked for completing the 10th level.

Name Summary
Ambulance EMT Prompted upon entering any Ambulance. In this Diversion, an Ambulance is driven to accidents and Civilians are revived using Shock Paddles and Chest Compressions.
Fire Truck Prompted upon entering any Blaze Firetruck. In this Diversion, a Blaze to scenes of building fires, enter the buildings and extinguish the fires using a Fire Extinguisher.
Ho-ing
Ui other lips
A sex-themed 'Job' in which certain movements are performed with the analog sticks in a limited amount of time. This diversion can be started at several locations around Stilwater, but is not marked on the map. Unlike other Diversions, failure does not result in restarting from the beginning.
Taxi Driver
Ui act taxi large
Prompted upon entering any Taxi. In this Diversion, Civilians are collected in a Taxi and drive them to their destination.
Tow Truck Prompted upon entering any Shaft Tow Truck. In this Diversion, a Shaft is driven to pick up vehicles with a winch and delivered to the nearest garage.

Stunts[]

All Stunts are scored using Diversion stars, they do not earn cash, only respect.

Name Summary
Combat Tricks A series of special kill maneuvers. Stars are increased by frequently repeating the same type of kill.
  • Gang Kills
  • Beat Down Kills
  • Headshots
  • Gang Vehicles Kills
  • Multi Kills
  • Nutshots - must earn a star to be counted
  • One Hit Kills
  • Slice 'N Dice Kills - performed with a Samurai Sword
  • Taunting - the only combat trick which does not involve killing.
  • Throwing
Driving Stunts A series of maneuvers and stunts which involve a car. Stars are increased either by maintaining the stunt for an extended period of time, or by frequently repeating the stunt.
  • Bailouts
  • Big Air Jumps
  • Burnouts - must be witnessed to earn stars
  • Powersliding
  • Hydraulics
  • Near Misses - must not crash while performing
  • Oncoming Lane - must not crash while performing
  • Roadkill
  • Stoppies - must be performed on a bike
  • Two Wheels
  • Vehicle Surfing - prompt is shown while standing on a moving vehicle.
  • Wheelies - must be performed on a bike
  • Windshield Cannon
Base Jumping The aim of Base Jumping is to land within a bulls-eye while Parachuting. This Diversion can be started by pressing the Action button when prompted after deploying a Parachute.

Minigames[]

Name Summary
Blackjack An electronic card game available at Poseidon's Palace.
Drive-by Prompted after shooting multiple gang members from a vehicle. The goal is to shoot gang members from a vehicle.
Streaking & Flashing Two very similar Diversions which involve shocking civilians with nudity. Both diversions have specific clothing requirements in order to be started.
Store Hold-Ups Started by aiming a gun at a Store owner. The goal is to follow the owner to the safe.
Hostage Prompted upon stealing a car with one or more passengers, there is a prompt to start the Hostage diversion. The aim of this diversion, is to drive around for a certain amount of time, without slowing down enough that the hostage can escape.
Mugging Started by aiming a gun at a Civilian. After a certain amount of time, the Civilian drop some Cash and run away.
Poker An electronic card game available at Poseidon's Palace.
Racing
Map icon
The only Diversion displayed on the map. There are 27 races in Saints Row 2, and include races with Cars, Bikes, Boats, Planes and Helicopters.
Zombie Uprising A 3D video game where zombies must be killed using limited weapons. This diversion can be started at the Television in each Crib, and at some locations around Stilwater.

Co-op[]

Name Summary
Cat & Mouse
One player chases in the attack helicopter and tries to blow up the other player as they flee to checkpoints as fast as possible.
Cat & Mouse introduction

Death Tag
Two enter, one wins.Kill your partner before they kill you. Weapons change each round so try everything out.
Death Tag introduction

Unused Activities[]

Multiple unused Activities are referenced in the game data files:

  • Hijacking is not included in Saints Row 2, but some references remain.
  • UI act piracy Piracy Activity, which involved boarding cargo ships to steal items.
  • UI act theft Theft is an Activity in Saints Row which is started by performing Safecracking in a store at night.
  • Ui other angel Guardian Angel, which involved protecting people from attackers, and is available in Saints Row: The Third.
  • Frenzy Diversion, the game files reference this diversion as a menu item, but there are no other details. A different file indicates that Frenzy was a menu category. There is also an unused Trail Blazing string named "Frenzy Instructions".

Production footage shows other Activities which are not included in the final game:

  • Turfwars - gameplay appears similar to Strongholds.[1]
  • Happy Fun Ball - gameplay involves destroying buildings with a wrecking ball.[2]


Trivia[]

  • Unlike in Saints Row, Activity cutscenes cannot be replayed.
  • Because Activities can be played at any time, neither Carlos Mendoza or Johnny Gat are featured in any Activity or Activity cutscene, due to storyline events which make them unavailable at some points in the game.
  • In a Community Q&A video, Volition's Community Manager J Goldberg incorrectly claimed that there was a police diversion in Saints Row 2.[3]

Gallery[]

Endscreen crowdcontrol

End screen background for Crowd Control

Endscreen demoderby

End screen background for Demo Derby

Endscreen drug

End screen background for Drug Trafficking

Endscreen escort

End screen background for Escort

Endscreen fightclub

End screen background for Fight Club

Endscreen fuzz

End screen background for Fuzz

Endscreen heli

End screen background for Heli Assault

Endscreen humantorch

End screen background for Trail Blazing

Endscreen insfraud

End screen background for Insurance Fraud

Endscreen mayhem

End screen background for Mayhem

Endscreen septic

End screen background for Septic Avenger

Endscreen snatch

End screen background for Snatch

Endscreen zombie

End screen background for Zombie Uprising

Turfwars activity in Saints Row 2 production footage

Turfwars activity in Saints Row 2 production footage

Happy Fun Ball activity - ground view - in Saints Row 2 production footage

Happy Fun Ball activity - ground view - in Saints Row 2 production footage

Happy Fun Ball activity - overhead view - in Saints Row 2 production footage

Happy Fun Ball activity - overhead view - in Saints Row 2 production footage


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