Games

Just Cause 2

Avalanche Studios

2010•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 22 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureespionagemonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, expansive shooter: breakneck and low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

81 / 100

491 ratings

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About This Game

In a lawless open-world paradise, use whatever means necessary to achieve your objective. Use land, sea and air to your advantage and use a wide range of weaponry to cause as much chaos as possible.

Summary: IGDB

Story

You are skilled agent Rico Rodriguez. An Agency asset has gone silent on Panau; a huge paradise with a corrupt leader. Your orders are to find and "dispose" of this asset. The only problem is that this "asset" is actually Tom Sheldon. The man who taught you everything you know.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureEspionageMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareHelicopterVehicular combatMotorcycleBloodyNinjaDrugsMonster truck

Where to play

Details

Developer: Avalanche Studios
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Released: 23 March 2010
Series: Just Cause
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 22h normally, 53h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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