Just Cause 2 (PC)

I'll admit it... I'm a big fan of these types of games. Huge, open world sandboxes where you can go wherever you want, do whatever you want, I just can't get enough of them. There are a few good examples of these games, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the Grand Theft Auto series spring immediately to mind, and these games are generally considered to be quality titles. So does Just Cause 2 stand as a shining example of gaming at its finest, or is it a shining example of how not to do an open world sandbox game? Read on, dear reader... The premise of the game is its first weakness. You are ... more

Just Cause 2 is an open-world sandbox game created by Square Enix. Just Cause 2 puts you in the shoes of Rico Rodriguez and sets you loose on a fictional tropical island to go reigime-busting. The game is fun, granted, but the novelty that it initially has wears off before too long of playing. The game has one novel item, the grappeling hook which allows you to tie two objects together or get to your close destination quicker. This game also allows you the privilege of multiple parachutes as you fall courageously from the sky. It's unrealistic, that's a given, but that's what seperates it out ... more

Being an FPS gamer, I'm used to "realism" in my games. You get shot, you die. You fall off a cliff, you die. Simple really. The trouble is you get stuck in that mindset and forget how much fun you could have in a completely unrealistic game. That's the brilliant thing about video games - they're a place where anything could happen. So why not make it? Just Cause 2 does just that. The lovely Zombie bought a copy of it for my birthday and I couldn't believe quite how bonkers it is. Within 5 minutes of playing I'd accidentally fallen off a very tall mountain and tumbled all the way to the bottom ... more