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Just Cause 2 is the sequel to the 2006 game Just Cause, which recieved overall positive reviews.

Game Stats

• Released: March 2010.
• Developers: Avalanche Studios & Eidos Interactive.
• Publisher: Square Enix.
• Genre: Action, Third Person Shooter.
• Platforms: Windows(Vista, 7), Xbox 360, PlayStation 3.
• Multiplayer: No.
• Modding: Some but not officially supported.
• Average Rating: 8.5 of 10.

The Story

You play the game as the main character who is called ‘Scorpion’, his real name being Rico Rodriguez. Your initial goal is to find a rogue agent on the island that has apparently been assisting the island’s evil dictator Pandak Panay.

You soon find out however that the rogue agent (Tom Sheldon) is actually on your side and something more sinister is going on.

This is as far as I have got with the story as of yet, and to be honest it is not a very interesting story. If you’re looking for a game with a deep story you certainly won’t find it in Just Cause 2.

The Gameplay

The game takes place on the fictional island on Panau which is extremely large, even with the fastest plane it takes a good 5-10 minutes to go from one side to the other.

The island also has a wide variety of lush environments, such as urban cities, deserts, jungles, forests, towns, lakes, rivers, mountains, snow and ice.

Just Cause 2 has some of the best graphics I have ever seen in a game yet at the same time maintains surprisingly low system requirements.

The character has a very handy grappling hook which can be used to hook onto pretty much everything, you also have a reusable parachute which can be combined with the hook and used as a means of transportation, this opens a wide variety of combat strategies to you, for example you can parachute into a enemy base or use your hook to climb over the walls.

There is a decent variety of weapons in the game, ranging from a pistol to a rocket launcher, you also have grenades and remote bombs which brings me to a small issue, grenades are woefully underpowered you have to throw the grenade quite close to your target in order to kill them.

You progress through the game by completing faction missions and the storyline missions which gain you ‘Chaos’.

Chaos points are awarded whenever you destroy something, new missions, weapons and vehicles are unlocked as you accumulate chaos.

There are also a number of collectable items scattered around Panau, weapon and vehicle parts which are used to upgrade weapons and vehicles. Armor parts that increase your health for every five you collect and money stashes.

There are also collectable objects for each faction with give you a little chaos boost.

Overall

Ignoring the poor storyline Just Cause 2 is an excellent game, perfect for them times when you have nothing else to play.

The environments are extremely beautiful and quite detailed so you can pretty much ignore all the missions and have fun flying around and exploring the island.

The missions once you get down to doing them a pretty decent, certainly nothing amazing but worth doing. Another thing I should point out that annoys some people is the terrible voice acting in the game.

I would certainly recommend you get Just Cause 2, there is a great demo on steam which gives a pretty good preview of the game.

Overall I would rate this game 8 out of 10.

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