The Best Sandbox Game Of All Time
posted by Tsukune (TULSA, OK) Apr 12, 2010
Member since Nov 2009
There are almost no other games with the freedom, the scale, and the sheer fun of Just Cause 2. This game is like all the Hollywood stunts, explosions, and peril all clustered together in a video game and it is fantastic. It isn't without problems, however everything else Just Cause 2 has to offer will compensate for any problems.
Story/Presentation: The game has slick menus and minimal load times. The story isn't good, but it sets up the action nicely. As for presentation, it does the job right.
Graphics: Amazing. There is so much detail and diversity in the environments, its appalling and the sheer number of locations and landmarks is almost overwhelming. There isn't too much lag and the frame rate is steady.
Sound: Voice acting is average, but the music has a very James Bond-like feel to it and it fits. While the Panuan accents are horribly hilarious in the dialogue, sounds like gunfire and explosions are great.
Gameplay: There is so much stuff to do in Just Cause 2, I can't even cover a fraction of it in the limited character space of this review. As the player, you have weapons, explosives, various vehicles and much more at your disposal. You will make the island of Panau your destructive playground and have a ball doing so.
Replay Value: Off the charts. This game is HUGE. There are 400 square miles of landscape to travel in which there are 49 faction missions, hundreds of locations to discover (and Easter eggs!), tons of collectibles, and a lot of Chaos to be unleashed.
You will be busy for 90 hours at the Very least.
Pros:
Good graphics; fantastically made gameplay mechanics;
Incredible replay value; tons of freedom and tons of fun;
Cons:
The cutscenes and some lip-syncing look atrocious; The story is bland;Sometimes, missions become repetitve/boring; The checkpoint system is bad, and sometimes if you die before an objective is complete, you have to completely start over.
Just Cause 2 is a very good game that deserves a rent, if not a buy.
Get is ASAP 8/10
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