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IGN: Just Cause 2 Review

Just Cause 2 is over-the-top and insanely fun. There are some issues in the game's presentation and the checkpoint system is far from perfect, but Just Cause 2 is otherwise a must-play for adrenaline junkies.

Presentation - 6.5
Graphics - 9.0
Sound - 7.5
Gameplay - 8.5
Lasting Appeal - 9.0
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foxtheory5921d ago

I'm pretty much convinced to get this. The demo was fantastic, and the reception is positive. This and Red Dead Redemption should fulfill my sandbox needs.

Government Cheese5921d ago

I bought the game and its awesome. I put in 7 hours today and am only 6% done with the entire game lol.

4Sh0w5921d ago

dammm, looks like yet another game I'm going to have to pick up. My backlog is getting backlogged, lol

jjohan355920d ago

Good enough for me. I'm buying this.

DaTruth5920d ago

I'm buying this game and it looks like fun, but a 9 in graphics. Artstyle is for presentation marks, graphics is not subjective!

The game is not a 9 graphically!

ElementX5920d ago

For a sandbox game, it is a 9 graphically

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sabestar5921d ago

Great review for a great game. But they really shot themselves in the foot by releasing the game now, after God of war 3 and FFXIII (among others). I unfortunately can't afford this now. I might get it in a month or so.

APOFISBORICUA5921d ago

What an overrated Piece of crap.!!! A 9 in graphics?? are you kiddin me?? After my dissapointment with ME 2 I dont trust in nothing IGN says...

PEACE AND GAMING!!!!!!

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DatNJDom815921d ago

ign is garbage nowadays.

@chuk5

was that even necessary? you jumping on homie like he said something about your mom. chill its a game and an average game at that. funny internet characters.....

nycredude5921d ago (Edited 5921d ago )

chuk

what are you crazy or blind? I played the demo and no way this is a fvcking 9 in graphics! Pop up galore! AI is nonexistent and teh game will get boring fast! Absolutely no physics and the shooting is garbage. 8.8? Give me a break!

Not to bring up this same old tired argument but does anyone notice that when reviewing some mediocre multiplat Ign and alot of other BS sites always word things like "There are some issues in the game's presentation and the checkpoint system is far from perfect, but..." and when they review a Ps3 exclusive it always the other way around like "The game looks great, plays great, but..."?

WTF. I hope IGN keeps firing people and eventually hires some real writers.

XDF5920d ago (Edited 5920d ago )

If this game is a PS3 exclusive, I bet you will be jumping for joy. Stop hating on a game because IGN think your exclusives on your console of choice are not up to stuff..cough, cough..WKC, MAG.

This is a SANDBOX type of game, not some linear single player game that you can finish in 8 hours. It is rated against other in its genre, and it look awesome. Bought the game earlier this morning from KMART for a cool $45 sale price.

Be a gamer, not a loser.

DatNJDom815920d ago

You speak the truth about multiplat vs PS3 exclusive. Good to see I'm not the only one that notices that crap. I cant comment about the game since I havent played it. My beef isnt with the game, its with ign and the rest of the "journalists" websites. Grade games equally or dont grade them at all.

@XDF

Funny how you tell him to be a gamer yet ur name is XDF. "XBOX DEFENSE FORCE" maybe? And lets not go to the exclusive up to par argument *cough* Metro 20 watever *cough*. If reviews are correct, according to your logic, that game is wack. And lets talk about the other game that is supposed to be great, alan wake. after all the videos ive seen on that game, I just laugh at it. Theres a scene where a tractor runs straight at him, and when he gets hit he says ouch and moves back 2 steps. Really????

This is what happens when u get hit by a car:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Chuk55920d ago

First of all you don't even have the game.Secondly this is one of the best looking sandbox games i have ever seen. Thirdly, you act like ign is the only site that gave this game a high 8, check metacritic. IMO this will be the dark horse of 2010.

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Kratos Spartan5921d ago

gameplay is fantastic. Mercenaries 2 and Far Cry 2 slept together, and Just Cause 2 is the result. That's what it reminds me of.

ryano232775921d ago

Yeah Merc 2 was the 1st thing that came to my mind when playing the demo.

iceman065920d ago

is what I WANTED from Mercenaries 2!!! I played the demo about 20 times and finally got the game. It is like a summer blockbuster movie. It is all action, little plot, and just plain FUN! I didn't expect some deep and overriding story. I simply just wanted to blow sh!t up!!! This is virtual stress relief! Loving it!

ThanatosDMC5920d ago (Edited 5920d ago )

Does it have co-op? I'll buy two, if it does.

Cajun Chicken5921d ago

S**t, that looks fun. Rental this week, me thinks!

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Knushwood Butt1255d ago

The Yakuza Games

Haha, yeah, currently over 100 hours into Yakuza 0. Considering going for 100% and well on the way but may not get there. Cat Fights are a real chore.

blackblades1255d ago

I use to be a trophy hunter, was getting around 20 to 30 platinums a year. Had a saying of Play-Beat-Platinum, play and enjoy the game like there wasn't no trophies, beat it and at least get 50% then look at them and see if I'll platinum and platinum it. I think death star was a pain, the servers was ending so i had to rush and play that for awhile none stop. NGs2 was hard because of that online trophy but easy if you had the partner that can do it for you while you grab the enemy attention. Grinding idk, death was grinding last one I had to grind for platinum literally 1 trophy needed was dungeon travler or something vita gave up on it. After that I stop trophy hunting get like a 1 platinum a year or 0.

Knushwood Butt1254d ago

Yeah, if I enjoy a game I usually go for the platinum unless there are some unreasonable trophies in there.

For Yakuza 0 I've invested too much time in it to give up just yet and most of the content is good fun, apart from Cat Fighting which is broken and dull after a couple of fights.

DarXyde1254d ago

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was literally the last platinum I got on PS3. After that, I went into PS4 kinda deflated and getting them where it felt appropriate.

I genuinely HATED that platinum, but it was a personal challenge I took upon myself. It was a lot of "get 1,000 kills with [insert weapon]" and it got to be a bit tedious. Master Ninja really pissed me off, but the WORST which you alluded to was that bloody Gold trophy for missions that you needed to do online because the AI was useless and got wrecked in moments. I jumped on the game a bit late so I struggled with finding a partner for at least 1.5 months. After that, I burned out hard with trophy hunting. I still came back for games I really enjoyed (Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, Nier: Automata, and a few others that escape me) and low hanging fruit that was just a bit time consuming and I didn't want to buy new games at the time (Final Fantasy XV). Total, it becomes clear where I taper off since I've only plat'ed 33 games since there inception of trophies which really isn't much.

Screw Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 lol. That game was pure nightmare fuel.

blackblades1254d ago

I say never force getting a platinum, its not worth the trouble definitely if it costing you to waste time on chore like grind. Those brainless design trophies.

hotnickles1254d ago

Dead rising was the worst one I’ve ever tried. I haven’t tried it with the modern console “rest mode” but the 360 didn’t have that.

Duke191254d ago (Edited 1254d ago )

Was GTa4 the on where you had to collect a shit ton of pigeons around the map and there was no help in finding them?

roadkillers1254d ago

Yep. I’d say GTASA was more difficult since there were so many collectibles

Profchaos1253d ago

The saving grace was that there was only on average 50 collectables with the two exceptions being graffiti and oysters from memory horseshoes and photos were capped at 50 each.

But for me it was all the other grind that was way more painful in SA like the car export lists which even with guides took way longer than collecting stuff

iivGHOST1253d ago

There was a guide book that came out with the game that had all the pigeons in it. I actually still have it

Chocoburger1254d ago

One of the more recent games I got a Platinum in was Killzone: Mercenary for Vita. What a crap game, that requires so much terrible grinding.

Awful game, awful experience.

outsider16241253d ago

Oh man..wish i could get a vita. I've been trying to get a preowned too(in my country) but no luck.

CantThinkOfAUsername1254d ago

I can vouch for Just Cause 2. It was the reason I quit achievement hunting. 86 hours in, the game bugged on me during one of the last side quests (it failed no matter what I did) and my save file got corrupted. Wiped it off my drive and never looked back.

SonyStyled1253d ago

I downloaded the ‘complete edition’ or whatever it was called for $2 about 7yrs ago in hopes of trophy hunting it for a platinum. It always sounded fun and I would like to commit time to it but not enough for a platinum trophy

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