On April Fool's Day, THQ posted what seemed to be a joke about an expansion pack for Saints Row: The Third called "Enter the Dominatrix." It would seem to STILL be a joke since the post has been removed, but in fact, it's most definitely NOT a joke.
THQ confirmed today that the Enter the Dominatrix expnasion pack is real and will be coming this fall for $29.99. While I believe I am a decent writer, I'm going to let the press release speak for itself as there is no way my summary would ever do it justice.
[Enter the Dominatrix] adds the most requested gameplay features from the Saints Row community: freaking super powers.
Faster than a speeding cyber jetbike, more powerful than a roided-out Luchadore, able to leap flying aircraft carriers in a single bound… That’s the power you’ll find inside the Dominatrix. Use it for good. Use it for evil. Use it for whatever you want. As always in Saints Row, it’s up to you,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Game Production, THQ Inc. “With a franchise with more than 11 million units shipped globally, it’s incredibly gratifying to have the flexibility to give Saints Row fans the features they want most.”
Think that sounds a little outrageous? Check out the plot:
Saints Row: The Third – Enter the Dominatrix picks up immediately following the events of Saints Row: The Third. For centuries, alien warlord Zinyak has eyed Earth and its precious natural resources and females with a watchful eye. As he prepares an armada for invasion, he has only one worry: the Third Street Saints.
Once a simple street gang from Stilwater, the Saints have evolved into a global empire, replete with bombastic TV advertising and tasteful consumer products, the kind of TV advertising and consumer products that would give any alien warlord pause. Clearly, the Saints are the biggest badasses on Earth.
Now, in order to prepare his forces for domination, Zinyak captures the leader of the Saints and imprisons him in an elaborate virtual reality simulation. This simulation program looks and feels like Steelport, but it is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. Here, you are a slave. Welcome… to the Dominatrix.
SRT has always been on my radar, yet I've never gotten around to it with everything else that keeps releasing. However, every time I read or hear something as zany as this, I can't help but want to drop everything and play it now.
