Just Cause 2

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7.6

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  1. Nick7000
    Mar 9, 2023
    6
    Это, безусловно, лучше чем первая часть, но все же, по моему скромному мнению, это местами кринжовый, лютый проходняк.
  2. bar0yka
    Dec 22, 2022
    5
    yenilikçi bir oynanış ama hikaye aşırı sıkıcı devam ettiremeden salıdım oyunu aga
  3. dmitriy_savenok
    Dec 17, 2022
    7
    Хороший симбиоз геймплейного веселья GTA и визуальной атмосферы Far Cry с вкраплениями политической сатиры.
    Игра не лишена сюжета, но он коротковат, исправляет ситуацию множество миссий группировок. Есть огромный открытый мир, но он не так проработан как хотелось бы.
    Так же имеется большое количество побочных активностей, но которые никак не вплетены в происходящее в игровом мире. Если    Хороший симбиоз геймплейного веселья GTA и визуальной атмосферы Far Cry с вкраплениями политической сатиры.
    Игра не лишена сюжета, но он коротковат, исправляет ситуацию множество миссий группировок. Есть огромный открытый мир, но он не так проработан как хотелось бы.
    Так же имеется большое количество побочных активностей, но которые никак не вплетены в происходящее в игровом мире.
    Если вы тот человек, который любит пройти с начала одну сюжетную игру, а только потом переходит к другой, то по отношению к этой вы должны изменить свое мнение. Советую иногда делать перерывы от этой игры или совмещать с чем-то другим, в том смысле, что кроме крутого геймплея JC2 особо нечего предложить и вам иногда будет наскучивать летать на крюке и все бомбить.
    Хорошо, что разработчики осознают недостатки своего проекта и в игре есть ачивка за 75% прохождение, но нет за 100%, есть достижение за собирательство 150 предметов группировок, а их 300 и тд.
    Так же уточняю и рекомендую: полное прохождение считается, когда вы выбили практически все ачивки. Далее рекомендую накачать модов (чем я и буду заниматься) и ещё на большем веселе разносить игровой мир.
    И старайтесь воспринимать проект больше как геймплейный и безбашенный аттракцион, нежели сюжетное и драматическое произведение.
    Так же, как отдельное приложение, к игре прилагается Multiplayer Mod.
    7/10    … Expand
  4. CodaHensley
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    This game is very lucky that it made blowing things up so fun because everything about the game is mid as ****
  5. aecsuter
    Aug 22, 2022
    7
    It's a really fun game, with lots of extra missions, a lot to do and a fun story despite being quite short.

    Pros: - Much better graphics compared to 1, from well-made environments, such as variety of locations, weapons, vehicles and equipment. - The mobility of the Parachute / Parachute Engine / Grapling Hook is a show in itself. - Sidequests very diverse and cool to do, despite not    It's a really fun game, with lots of extra missions, a lot to do and a fun story despite being quite short.

    Pros:
    - Much better graphics compared to 1, from well-made environments, such as variety of locations, weapons, vehicles and equipment.
    - The mobility of the Parachute / Parachute Engine / Grapling Hook is a show in itself.
    - Sidequests very diverse and cool to do, despite not interfering with anything in the progress of the game.
    - Chalenges with fun and challenging cars, planes and parachutes

    Cons:
    - It crashed and closed all the time until I disabled Decals and Bokeh Filters. After discovering this it ran smooth with everything at max.
    - Too tiring to complete all the settlements (to find out later that it's also useless lol)

    The game is excellent and fun, but I just found the amount of settlements to be excessive to reach 100%, which by the way only reached 99%.    … Expand
  6. The_D4RknesS
    Jul 25, 2022
    7
    good game insane destruction plus what kills him and what you are forced to do very boring side quests before you can go to the main ones, the game's fast travel is also horrible..
  7. KevLooney
    Apr 29, 2022
    6
    The gunplay is terrible with slow movement besides using the grapple. The traversal speed across the map is very slow. It is made more noticeable by how big the map is. Ammo is always in short supply. 6/10. The crosshair is obtrusive to gunplay. One cannot see what they are shooting at.
  8. Wrathzo
    Mar 21, 2022
    7
    Just Cause 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios, published by Eidos Interactive and distributed by Square Enix. The sequel to 2006's Just Cause, it was powered by Avalanche Studios' Avalanche 2.0 Engine. It features Rico Rodriguez, a major operative of the fictional Agency who arrives at Panau (a fictional dystopian island nation in Maritime Southeast Asia) toJust Cause 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios, published by Eidos Interactive and distributed by Square Enix. The sequel to 2006's Just Cause, it was powered by Avalanche Studios' Avalanche 2.0 Engine. It features Rico Rodriguez, a major operative of the fictional Agency who arrives at Panau (a fictional dystopian island nation in Maritime Southeast Asia) to overthrow dictator Pandak "Baby" Panay and confront former mentor Tom Sheldon. The gameplay involves Rico fighting hostile militants with guns and a grappling hook, enabling players to tether objects to each other and slingshot into the air with a parachute. Just Cause 2 introduces the Chaos System, in which players must complete missions and destroy government property on Panau for Chaos points. These points are essential for story progression.… Expand
  9. salamiboob
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    OMG,That is amazing!But car physics is the worst...I know,its not racing game,but if car get total crashed because on 5 KM/H i ride into the post,it is so weird.
  10. Dco326
    Feb 24, 2022
    7
    Prica je ocaj, kraj pogotovo je ocaj, imao sam malo zabavnih trenutaka i to je to nikako vise ne bi igrao, repetativna je do zla boga.
  11. mehmettosun23
    Feb 12, 2022
    5
    this game made me feel so much free and violent and has a decent open world but ubisoft type quests(taking over forts for some gang idk) and **** gameplay ruin the whole "freedom" feeling your not gonna like this game in 2022
  12. Game-master1
    Jan 9, 2022
    6
    My scores for this game
    Story : 10/10
    It had a good story, the beginning and the end of the story being really great, the best story in the JUST CAUSE series. Graphics : 6/10 The game graphics may be poor compared to today's games, but it can be played Musics : 6/10 The sounds and music of the game were good, the only reason I got a score, the better the map, the better the song or    My scores for this game
    Story : 10/10
    It had a good story, the beginning and the end of the story being really great, the best story in the JUST CAUSE series.
    Graphics : 6/10
    The game graphics may be poor compared to today's games, but it can be played
    Musics : 6/10
    The sounds and music of the game were good, the only reason I got a score, the better the map, the better the song or the radio.
    Details : 10/10
    The details of the explosions and the physics of the cars and the vulnerability of the city were nothing short of JUST CAUSE 3.
    Game play : 6/10
    The gameplay becomes very repetitive after a short time and Rico has no mechanism other than one.
    Variety : 9/10
    The number and variety of competitions is high and has the largest map in the JC series
    Characterization : 9/10
    There are better character builds than JC 4, that's easy to say, but Rico's look is very weak.
    Optimization : 10/10
    Very smooth and clean without dropping frames.
    Bugs : It was seen sometimes.
    Note : The multiplayer part of the game is empty.
    Description : If you are looking for an ideal and standard JC, be sure to play.
    Overall score : 6.2/10
    You will definitely like the JC series. I recommend it.    … Expand
  13. ChampionofDeaTH
    Oct 25, 2021
    5
    круто только крюк остальное говно геймплея ноль просто захват вышек сюжет дерьмо крюк норм
  14. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 71 IIIIIIIIII====================
  15. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    6
    It is fun to destroy enemy buildings but other things like collecting these cases is really frustrating. Can be fun, but not always.
  16. MrIslamic
    Mar 30, 2021
    7
    This game is amazing, hasn't aged very well. Still well worth a play in 2021.
  17. marpolaris
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    entretenido pero algo repetitivo, muy buenos ambientes de acción un juego para pasarla bien en fin de semana.
  18. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    Игра сделана чисто ради веселья: разрушай и взрывай все, что найдешь. Мне показалась скучной.
  19. Shimmeywill
    Apr 2, 2020
    6
    Impressive open world. Combat itself is dull and uninteresting. Still satisfying to traverse around.
  20. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    7
    Suprisingly its so bad ist good. I dont know why but I had so much fun with the gameplay. The ceomplete mission of factions to continue story formula was repetitive and sucks but the game is not that bad.
  21. killer1237
    Oct 24, 2018
    7
    Just Cause 2's character is the "cool guys don't look at explosions" character and it gets old real fast.
  22. kch3691
    Apr 5, 2018
    5
    Bad shooting and bad controls make this open world action game not worth your time.
  23. Jerecools
    May 10, 2017
    6
    The only problem with this game is usually about driving. Its driving is not that good though. But the missions and style of gameplay are good. Especially with its story. I just think the driving should really improve. Since some of the missions are a little bit hard due to the driving. Which is not that good.
  24. Lilimarlene3945
    Feb 23, 2016
    6
    Game is good; action too... but there's always a bug that makes the game crashed and you're obligated to start anew every fifteen minutes. That makes me leave the game and disgusted from it. I would expect that there's a patch that could help, but those who makes the game never did it. So, I don't think I can frankly recommend it or buy the number 3, unfortunately
  25. muzmuz
    Dec 28, 2015
    7
    Just Cause 2 is unquestionably a game with incredible graphics, unique game play elements, enormously large open-ended map, neat user interface slash heads up display, yada yada yada. EA really took a giant leap from the first title to this one -- every issue and possible improvement that you can think of for Just Cause were all addressed and implemented in Just Cause 2, definitely aJust Cause 2 is unquestionably a game with incredible graphics, unique game play elements, enormously large open-ended map, neat user interface slash heads up display, yada yada yada. EA really took a giant leap from the first title to this one -- every issue and possible improvement that you can think of for Just Cause were all addressed and implemented in Just Cause 2, definitely a recommend for all lovers of open-world games.… Expand
  26. GonzoDiamond
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    Скучно, нудно, неудобно, однообразно. Надоедает люто. Будто специально делали игру так, чтобы у меня бомбило. Чёртовы фейспалмы. В это, конечно, можно играть, но только на безрыбье.
  27. Kcuf
    Sep 27, 2015
    7
    A great game with an enjoyable story and fantastic visuals (especially when blowing s**t up), but gets boring too fast. I know the game has bad voice acting on purpose to make fun of cheesy action films, but sometimes it's just way too much. But to be honest, the only real thing that holds this game back is that it just gets old too quick.
  28. PrincessRose
    Mar 10, 2015
    7
    I kind of hated and found the game frustrating at first, especially the annoying 2nd mission with the car surfing, but once you get past that it starts to get a little better and becomes quite fun and addicitive, can't stop playing even though it gets repetitive and sometimes feels tedious with terrible voice acting, terrible story, no depth.

    Game would crash often until I turned off    I kind of hated and found the game frustrating at first, especially the annoying 2nd mission with the car surfing, but once you get past that it starts to get a little better and becomes quite fun and addicitive, can't stop playing even though it gets repetitive and sometimes feels tedious with terrible voice acting, terrible story, no depth.

    Game would crash often until I turned off decals and blur. But still game crashes at least once or twice a play session.

    Sure you can purchase vehicles, but it seems like a waste of money, I bought a plane having never flown one yet and not even being sure of the controls, ended up crashing it into the ocean, so goodbye to 60k and if you die you lose them as well, if they blow up they are gone for good. I hate how you can't store purchased vehicles anywhere. I've played other games where you can save your vehicles in a garage even if they blow up. I just don't bother buying vehicles.

    The environment is beautiful and detailed, I love exploring it and diving underwater just because the water looks so nice.

    I like creating chaos and trying to complete all achievements.

    Though being very repetitive makes it just an ok game, slightly above average.
    Worth getting on special like I did for $5.    … Expand
  29. filthyrichguy
    Feb 25, 2014
    5
    The gameplay IS original but most of the time it's just... completely awkward. I will explain why. There is a LOT of getting-used-to required. It looks similar to GTA games but as someone who has played GTA games to the point of pointlessness maybe I am being too critical but to me PC control system is a far cry from GTA - it's as if they spent 30 minutes porting controls from consoles,The gameplay IS original but most of the time it's just... completely awkward. I will explain why. There is a LOT of getting-used-to required. It looks similar to GTA games but as someone who has played GTA games to the point of pointlessness maybe I am being too critical but to me PC control system is a far cry from GTA - it's as if they spent 30 minutes porting controls from consoles, it's really a half arsed effort. The 3rd person camera is obnoxious but you can get used to it (still though, not perfect as in GTA IV). Default keyboard controls are moronically laid out so you will want to change that from the start rather than waste hours struggling with the set hoping that somehow it's just you and the settings are ideal. Not everything can be changed though, for example the weapon zoom lock can't be changed - in such action packed game zoom locking can get very annoying. Sprint mode is even more awkward, you'll just avoid using it most of the time and just move around with your grappling hook. Now about the grapling hook, it's original, yes, but it's just simply ridiculous and with such awkward controls you'll end up in funny but (over time) annoying situations. Most of the time you have no idea what's going on, where you are and what you're doing, if it turns red you just hook to another radar or radio tower which are abundant thorugh the game. With that said it's not a conventional game, you have to use the hook it's not a choice. Laws of physics don't apply in this game, you'll be doing stuff which defies all logic. This would all be fine if it wasn't for the awkwardly ported controls, they just don't make sense in a shooter, again, I'm a big fan of GTA games and never had problems with 3rd person shooter concept but in Just Cause 2 controls are so ridiculous they're distracting from the game. For example if you accidentally press number 1 twice you would unload the gun... this happened a lot in mid-action and it's frustrating, now unloading my gun would make sense if this was Skyrim but it's not, why would I ever want to unload the freaking gun? This is just one "thing" but there are plenty. Graphics are just... OK. I have a serious gaming rig because I appreciate great graphics which was what I expected from this game. In realty graphics feel like special effects in a low budget action movie from 80s. The world is massive but not very detailed, textures are generic and sometimes low res almost like solid colors, character models are crude and lifeless, cut scenes are extremely boring and to make things worse often unskippable. Water/fire effects are great but they stand out from the crude low-res low-poly world that surrounds them, the world is NOT immersive like in Crysis, Far Cry, HL2 or GTA IV, it all feels like a cartboard stage. Blood stains, bullet holes, explosions etc. are very short and after few seconds the place looks like new. Damage on vehicles is a terrible and cheap photoshop job. Various little issues are plenty but not serious, e.g. you often can't pick up dropped guns or guns disappear somewhere inside a 3D polygon. It's worth noting that on my rig (which is a modern and high end Win7 one) game crashed quite often, at least every few hours. I have a very fast SSD disc and saving settings such as a hotkey would take 15 seconds, I simply can't fathom why. Minimizing the game to check some tips on the web would often crash it. Again it's got all those "ported from XBOX in 15 mins" issues. If you've read this far I guess there's no need to continue and trust me there are more issues so don't waste your time unless you really like to try out new things in which case go for it but don't get your hopes too high.… Expand
  30. PessimisticMan
    Jan 31, 2014
    6
    Just Cause 2 is the Expendables of the video-game world; it might not have outstanding features, but you get your money's worth through the entertainment it provides.
    PROS:
    +It is insane action movie that you control. +The game can be modded. +The multiplayer's good, but only if you have friends with you. +Huge open world! HUGE! CONS: -The story is somewhat original, but nothing to    Just Cause 2 is the Expendables of the video-game world; it might not have outstanding features, but you get your money's worth through the entertainment it provides.
    PROS:
    +It is insane action movie that you control.
    +The game can be modded.
    +The multiplayer's good, but only if you have friends with you.
    +Huge open world! HUGE!
    CONS:
    -The story is somewhat original, but nothing to call your friends about, a-matter-of-fact it is kind of bland.
    -The game constantly thrusts you in to it's generic storyline.
    -The combat is floaty and odd with elements that making aiming ridiculously difficult at some points.
    -Who ever optimized this game didn't do a great job.
    It is just a popcorn game - a game you get out of boredom to pass the time.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

18
#18 Best PC Game of 2010
15
#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2010
11
#11 Most Shared PC Game of 2010

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Game Informer
    90
    One of the most enjoyable sandboxes for players to experiment in this side of Grand Theft Auto. [Issue#204, p.86]
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  2. Edge Magazine
    70
    Just Cause 2 can hardly be called an average game. It's a good one undermined by a selection of mediocre elements, and it's all the more frustrating this time around because Avalanche shows us glimpses of just how much fun two weeks on holiday with Rico should be. [Apr 2010, p.96]
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  3. GameDaily
    80
    Just Cause 2 is a sequel that outdoes the original with gripping gameplay, exquisite visuals and a variety of missions that will keep you playing longer than you might expect. If you're an action fan, you need this.
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