Just Cause

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  • Summary: Assume the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez – an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change - as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. This rogue South American island is suspected of stockpiling WMDs and it’s your job to negate the threat to worldAssume the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez – an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change - as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. This rogue South American island is suspected of stockpiling WMDs and it’s your job to negate the threat to world peace. It could be to your advantage that this tropical paradise is about to implode as various factions vie for power – it just needs a gentle nudge in the right direction. Just Cause offers the freedom to tackle your assignment however you want: play the island’s factions off against one another; incite a rebellion among the masses; or build alliances with rebel forces and drug cartels. The game world consists of 1,225 sq. miles of mountains, jungles, beaches, cities and villages which can be explored by land, sea and air. And you will have at your disposal a varied and exciting array of vehicles, planes and watercraft. [Eidos Interactive]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Times Online
    100
    Fans of the Nintendo SNES classic "Pilotwings" will literally jump at the chance to parachute from any of the aircraft for spectacular views of the vast landscape below. There is bound to be a sequel, because this original is so good.
  2. PC Gamer UK
    85
    It's a game that has a Nazi in a gyrocopter as one of your enemies: that's all I really need to say. [Nov 2006, p.82]
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  3. PC Zone UK
    82
    In injecting regime change with such sheer raggedy-ass size and balls-out bluster, the developers have joined Rico Rodriguez in pulling off something of a coup. [Dec 2006, p.86]
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  4. Gaming Age
    75
    For the most part, though, Just Cause pulls players along with a promise of bigger and badder weaponry.
  5. Game Informer
    73
    It is a fun game with some cool ideas, just one with its share of problems. If nothing else it tries a few new things, which is more than you can say about many games. [Oct. 2006, p.93]
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  6. Game Chronicles
    70
    You’ll have a fun time breaking the law to overthrow a government and not even know who you’re working for.
  7. Computer Games Magazine
    50
    Just Cause adds some crazy skydiving, car surfing, and a grappling hook that lets you parasail, but its storyline missions are kind of dull and predictable. [Jan. 2007, p.72]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 60
  3. Negative: 19 out of 60
  1. PhyL.
    Oct 4, 2006
    10
    OK so the controls could have done with a bit more work and I really miss gamepad support but this game is FUN. The map is huge with no OK so the controls could have done with a bit more work and I really miss gamepad support but this game is FUN. The map is huge with no loading screens and the draw distence is stunning. First impressions make for a comparison to San Andreas and it fails but after a couple of hours you see it in it's own right and there are many ways it puts GTA to shame. It's hard to understand the negative reviews unless people are basing their judgments on the demo, I can only say that the retail is way better with most of the irritations ironed out. Excellent game.… Expand
  2. PeterA.
    Oct 20, 2006
    10
    Great fun and exciting stunts. I've done all the liberations on the entire island.
  4. zyllus
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    If Micheal Bay ever made a video game, it would be this. You don't buy this game for the story, you buy it to just blow **** up. The grapplingIf Micheal Bay ever made a video game, it would be this. You don't buy this game for the story, you buy it to just blow **** up. The grappling hook and the infinite parachuting gives you tons of opportunities to try out new way to interact with vehicles and environment which make this game so much fun. The explosions are quite good if you compare it to the standards of those times but the voice acting and story are very poor. You are a one-man army removing a dictator from a country by blowing everything that you can lay your eyes on. Disclaimer - Do not play this game before your Physics exam.… Expand
  5. Elpresidenti
    Sep 25, 2006
    6
    Just Cause is beautiful to look at and the island you play on is huge, from the start you havo total freedom of the island and if you want an Just Cause is beautiful to look at and the island you play on is huge, from the start you havo total freedom of the island and if you want an idea on how big it is ,I would probly say that you could fit San andreas, Liberty city, and the island of farcry onto it. missions are ok and the physics are out of the window, My grip with this game is the pathetic control system, you can give all the controls new keys but for some odd reason if you have a 5 button mouse you are unable to use buttons 4 & 5 as well as the middle mouse button for anything. also lets say you set deploy parashute to the pagedown key and from time to time you can press that button to deploy the parashute BUT let say you press the stunt key to jump out of the car and onto its roof, well the parashute key now changes to something else, im sure once you get your head around how to redefine the controls and things start to make sence you will find just cause enjoyable. oh one last thing the game does not have joystick support so its mouse and keyboard all the way.… Expand
  6. DJKrimson
    Mar 17, 2021
    5
    The only impressive thing about this game is that the map is very big for a game being released 2006. Apart from that this game is a mess andThe only impressive thing about this game is that the map is very big for a game being released 2006. Apart from that this game is a mess and I could chose to complain about loads of things, but just to mention some things:
    - you can jump from 20 meter heights or take 20 bullets without dying, but as soon as a vehicle runs into you in 5 km/h, you die almost instantly.
    - controls are a mess
    - you can't vault over ledges
    - checkpoints are only reliable on main missions, I once lost progress on like 3 side missions because I died in an explosion and got sent back to the last time I completed a main mission. So to secure the side mission progress you would need to travel to a safe house and manually save between every mission, and fast travelling is kinda slow in this game.
    - trying to drive away from enemies is almost impossible, just a few bullet hits will demolish your car, and not getting hit is very hard since it's always spawning gun mounted cars that you can't outdrive. What you'll need to do is drive until the car starts burning, jump out and steal one of the enemies cars. You usually have to do this multiple times per chase.    … Expand
  7. Le0nidas
    Sep 28, 2021
    4
    This game is fun only for first few hours, than its repetitive and not really technically great too. Not worth playing.
  8. mouli
    Sep 30, 2014
    0
    It is not a good game for shooting type ,i don't like it.....the soldiers keep on coming here and there ,after even we shoot them .....theIt is not a good game for shooting type ,i don't like it.....the soldiers keep on coming here and there ,after even we shoot them .....the still come again and again ....… Expand

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