Saints Row The Third is a game full of interesting missions and quirky characters. It's no surprise that players can find quite a few fun things to do outside of the main story, and these little side quests keep players busy long past when the game's actual story is over. If anyone is an achievement hunter, they will find themselves doing some of these missions over and over again.

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The good news is most of them are fun, as long as the player is not being forced to run Escort or play through Guardian Angel a ton of times. Here are ten side-missions that fans think are the best in the game.

10 Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax

This is a reality show where the player gets to run through a maze of death. The maze has everything from flamethrowers to live electricity running through it to slow down players. There are also humans wearing mascot costumes armed with weapons to shoot anyone down.

Be careful of where you shoot though, unethical signs will make players lose points.

9 Vehicle Surfing

This is a bit of a hidden challenge, and one that some players may never find. If the player gets on top of a moving vehicle, then they can balance and go vehicle surfing. The object of the game is to stay on top of the vehicle for a prolonged amount of time, which is incredibly challenging.

By doing this, players can beat challenges and earn more respect.

8 Pub Crawl

This is a mission that can be done with Pierce; it will trigger when he calls the player and asks to celebrate. The player will then proceed to go with him from bar to bar, trying to get drunk to celebrate the progress in Steelport. There is no reward for this mission, however.

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If anyone is looking to get a bit more comedy out of the series, then this is a mission that shouldn't be skipped.

7 Genki Bowl VII

For more ridiculous fun, players can participate in the Genki Bowl. This takes regular missions in the game like Tank Mayhem and makes them even more over the top.

Like in the normal Genki games, there is a ton of mascot killing, and everything the player does is destructive. The Genki bowl even was a huge part of achievement gathering on 360 and PS3.

6 City Takeover

One of the best side missions in this Saint Row game is being able to take the city. To complete this goal, the player will have to buy up properties around the city and wipe out rival gang areas to turn the map a brilliant purple color.

This will get players more money each hour and even help save money when shopping for a new outfit.

5 Trail Blazing

Trail Blazing is an activity that puts the player on a flaming four-wheeler. There is a timer that the player will have to beat, but along the way, they must run into things to blow them up. The more stuff the player blows up, the more points they'll win, and the better their score will be.

If anyone loves causing destruction and driving recklessly, then this side mission is for them.

4 Survival

This is a mission that randomly triggers when the player is roaming around town. Generally, they answer the call and get told to go to a specific location. At the location, they have to survive an onslaught of enemy attacks that are dished out in waves.

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There are tons of different scenarios, and after the player unlocks zombies, they will have a survival mission on Arapice Island.

3 Mayhem

Mayhem is a simple and addictive activity. The player uses their weapons to blow up as many things as possible. Each thing they blow up is worth a set amount of money, and the mission will give everyone a cash goal to reach.

Weapons like the rocket launcher are more effective in this mission. In addition, players can even use your normal attacks to take down people for points.

2 Tank Mayhem

If anyone thinks that using regular weapons is a bit boring, then they can take it a step further. Tank Mayhem gives the player a tank with unlimited ammo and places them in the middle of the city. They are then told to drive around and blow up or run over anything in their path for points.

This is the most destructive activity in the game, and it's just fun to do on repeat.

1 Insurance Fraud

Insurance Fraud is the reverse of Mayhem. Instead of causing damage to everything around, the player needs to cause damage to themselves. They do this by running into oncoming traffic and then rag dolling across the road. The more times the player's body bounces, the better.

This is an activity for those looking for something a bit different in the game, but who still love to rack up a high score.

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