S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Saints Row 2

A full spec-by-spec comparison of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat vs Saints Row 2 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World Saints Row 2 Deep Silver, Koch Media
Overview
Release Date October 2, 2009 October 14, 2008
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer GSC Game World Volition, THQ
Publisher GSC Game World Deep Silver, Koch Media
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/ http://www.saintsrow.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter, RPG Action, Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person Third-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux
Available On Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Xbox 360 Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible Supported OS:Windows XP or Vista. Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent Memory: 1 GB system RAM Graphics: 128MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 7600 NVidia card or better, ATI X1300 card or better) DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card Hard Drive: 15 GB of Hard Drive Space Display: DirectX compatible display capable of 640x480 in 16-bit color
Recommended Requirements Supported OS:Windows XP or Vista. Processor: 3.2 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent Memory: 2 GB system RAM Graphics: 256MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 8800 NVidia card or better, ATI HD3850 card or better) DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card Hard Drive: 15 GB of Hard Drive Space Display: DirectX compatible display capable of 640x480 in 16-bit color
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 78 / 100
Community Rating 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings) 3.6 / 5 (897 ratings)