- Publisher: Eidos Interactive
- Release Date: Sep 27, 2006
- Also On: PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
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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.
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PC GamerBut it's wealth of diverse missions--which includes assassinations, routing drug dealers and arms dealers, and liberating villages--will give you good cause to hope that unrest continues to flourish around the world. [Dec. 2006, p.52]
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PC Gamer UKIt'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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One of those amazingly fun, carefree games and doesn’t take itself too seriously. The action is hectic and breaks every law of physic and though the gameplay isn’t that varied, it’s still quite fun.
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PC Zone UKIn 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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PC FormatJC isn't perfect. There are some stolid, on-rails bits, the missions get repetitive, and did we mention the physics is crap? But there's abundant pleasure to be found. [Dec 2006, p.116]
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Even with its technical and gameplay-related issues, Just Cause's unrealistic, arcade feel still winds up being loads of fun once you start getting creative with the game's stunt system and fiddling with some of the more hilarious options.
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Just Cause is content to be a bologna sandwich amidst games trying to be filet mignon.
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After you liberate the island and eliminate the dictator, there is simply no other reason to put the disk back in your system. The island looks pretty and there are plenty of attractions to see, but once you spend a little time there, you are ready to leave.
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Pelit (Finland)Has a fun, over-the-top attitude and a great looking world to explore. Unfortunately, the missions repeat a pattern and get boring fast. Still, good entertainment in short doses. [Oct 2006]
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For the most part, though, Just Cause pulls players along with a promise of bigger and badder weaponry.
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I had a blast playing it for the first hour, and the next hour or two was still fun. But as time went on, it quickly dwindled into something stuck between a linear action title and a sandbox game, with neither of those done well.
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Game InformerIt 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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Just Cause is able to justify its relative brevity and disrespect for physical law with some extremely visceral and often satisfying action.
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You’ll have a fun time breaking the law to overthrow a government and not even know who you’re working for.
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It may not be the deepest kid in the class, but it sure does know how to have fun at recess.
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The lack of depth really comes through once you get more than about 10 hours into the game and the monotony of doing the same side quests over and over takes its toll. After that, it comes down to how much fun you can create by yourself.
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Unfortunately, these fun elements simply don't gel well together, so the end product seems rather flat.
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And the world is huge. If it was more packed with opportunities for us to use those tools and stunts, this could have been a GTA-killer.
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Sloppy vehicle handling, some bugs in the design of the missions and the endless travel means it doesn't hit the same high notes as GTA and others, but the mindless action is still good dumb fun.
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Computer Games MagazineJust 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]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 142 out of 294
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Mixed: 97 out of 294
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Negative: 55 out of 294
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PhyL.Oct 4, 2006
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Nov 12, 2011
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SamAug 31, 2007Demo was fun but the game got boring after just a few hours. GTA ripoff, no storyline. Every mission was "kill this guy" or "retrieve this item."