Just Cause 2 (Classics)

Out of the 30 odd games I've played this year, Just Cause 2 is the stand out. If you like sandbox games, exploration and blowing stuff up, then this is the game for you. 200+ unique vehicles, 40+ square miles to explore and my personal favourite, over 1000 fuel tanks to blow up.

The combat is fairly simplistic, with auto aim doing a lot of the work for you. For a console shooter, that suits me fine. Reasonably limited array of weapons. They are all upgradeable, affecting their performance but they are still the same 10 weapons.

The driving model is pretty average, still fun to be had with the handbrake though. The best part is the range of vehicles – taxis, sedans, tuk tuks, scooters, road bikes, sports cars, cigar boats, barges, scout helicopers, gunships, fighter jets. Pretty much all you'll ever need.

Player movement is the best I've seen, the grappling hook and parachute mean you won't waste time walking around. Base jumps, skydives, HALOs – it's all good fun.

Graphics are fantastic, sounds are above average. Replay value is huge, much better than RDD or Crackdown 2. I've played 65 odd hours for about 60% completion and still go back for more.

If you like Just Cause, or you think this game sounds like fun, then do yourself a solid and buy it!!

It's not bad as an arcade style game. The people that wouldn't give it 4 or 5 stars either haven't bothered to review it or their reviews haven't been published. I found that although it allows you to achieve tasks ‘any way you like’, there are only a few successful ways. You can also forget making a getaway in any type of vehicle as enemies just keep turning up – your best bet is swinging through the forest like a monkey.

It's not up there with the likes of Prototype, Assassin's Creed etc, and some of the frustrations with it mean you won't probably won't be pulling a sickie to get through it faster, but when you just want to run around blowing things up and hijacking choppers it's good for a laugh.

Wow. I was contemplating buying a game centered around more of an open world due to my collection being filled with lots of RPGs and FPSs. I was thinking whether to get this or GTA 4. Needless to say, I got Just Cause 2 and am so glad I did.

If you are into doing crazy stuff in video games, such as jumping out of helicopters at 1000s of meters above the ground, then this is the game for you! Plus, Mighty Ape had a brilliant price on this game which is well worth the money.

This game is so full of depth that i have been unable to beat it, played over 45 hours so far and not even 40% through the story. so much fun grappling around on the parachute, latching onto enemy airforce vehicles and taking them down.. definately definately a buy now game. no point renting its too painful having to return it.. go hard gamers you wont be dissappointed buying this one.

With its MASSIVE map and stunning graphics this game is incredible.hundreds of hours of fun and so so many things to do it is just awesome.
the grapling hook is just the icing on the cake though ,it really is, being able to tie the enemies vehicles to a lamp post them watching it go spiraling out of control and finishing with a big bang is the most addicting thing you can see in a game,with realistic physics and an environment which you can go ANYWHERE and hang off anything in you will never be bored.
something that i found really different about this game than others was how destroying buildings,petrol stations,cars,truc­ks etc gain you “chaos” points.these points unlock new missions,and with these missions come even more chaos,and with that comes better weapons vehicles etc.
buy this game and you will have no regrets.