Perhaps remembers one or the other even at Just Cause 1, when he was allowed to put a banana republic in ruins in the person of the agent Rico Rodriguez, in order to preserve world peace. At that time you put the focus on a huge, open world, pretty graphics and a lot of action, how they could be hardly coated Hollywood. However, there were plenty of playful and story technical shortcomings which merely reduced the gaming experience to a "pretty playground".
The developer promised improvement for a second part, whose focus remains similar, however. Can they make it actually better than Just Cause 1?
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Welcome to Panau!
Hardly that Rico he arrives in Panau also has welcomed warmly. Just Cause2 wasted no time in the first to lead to action, but leaves a sink right in the hail of bullets. If you have sent the Panau'sche welcoming committee nirvana can be dedicated to the actual task.
Rico's former mentor, Agent Tom Sheldon, namely disappeared in Panau. Is he overflowed with 2 millions in Agency cash? It seems so. To make matters worse the alleinherrschende "Papa Panay" was murdered - by his own son, who has now taken over what the political relationship with the United States does not really improved. But on the contrary:
In addition to finding for Tom Sheldon namely you must ensure orderly chaos to three criminal groups to encourage them in their power.
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Unlimited freedom?
And so we have already one of the major currencies in the game: Chaos!
Chaos Can you gather around the island by their missions for groups or story missions completed or simply hunting government building in the air, which usually consist of gas tanks, gas stations or water towers. Chaos turns you then new grouping or agency missions or free the can on the black market new weapons and vehicles it against a bit of money can bring a helicopter to you.
From the outset, you is already complete about 1000 km² extensive archipelago to explore available that almost kills one. Quite often you will leave the missions once its missions and simply explore the world with its huge fleet of over 100 vehicles or a parachute.
Parachute? Was there something not already in Just Cause 1? Together with a grappling hook?
Exactly! In Just Cause 2, there are again two gadgets that make life more pleasant. The parachute not only provides a painless flight from lofty heights, he can be controlled also by hooks with the grappling hook on the ground (or elsewhere) and used the momentum as propulsion - a travel method, which is often faster, especially in rough terrain as 4 wheels under the butt.
The grapple has been improved in contrast to its predecessor. Rico is now just want to shoot all capable both ends of the rope and therefore also like two objects (or people) to each other. Coated? Unrealistic? But of course, how else should?
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Behind the facades Panaus
It lurches from one car to another, thereby turning Panau'sche soldiers, leaves in front and behind him rip with powerful explosions, enjoying the picture postcard scenery. Despite the huge size of the world sees this largely very handsomely made. Whether desert, jungle or whether icy mountains - Just Cause 2 has it all and just in the air, you can enjoy the size and beauty of the landscape. Going into detail, however the façade begins to crumble a little. The settlements seem very generic. Although they are populated, but it lacks the feeling of vitality, as is the case in a GTA IV. To equal the settlements are built to abwechslungsarm their inhabitants. It lacks the hightlights, the personality of the villages, towns and their neighborhood.
Also Playful there some quirks. In the long run you like to wish for something more nonsense that you can do with the grappling hook, controlling the car is spongy and you play with a gamepad (unfortunately only X Box gamepad allowed) jerky camera whenever she thinks of keyboard is switched to gamepad controller.
Also the physics behavior does not shine everywhere. Part the gripping hook behavior of some objects (or people) appear too artificial and the collisions with pedestrians not act "funny", as the enthroned reference "GTA IV" - But but the vehicles roll over much more spectacular in Just Cause 2.
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Story?
In fact you manage to casually sometimes to fulfill orders. This significantly diversified come along, than in the predecessor. Gone are the days where one fought from village to village liberation liberation. There next to the "fortress exemptions" diverse, often multi-stage orders that send a cross through the area. there are people sought eliminated and escorted, demolished the head of a statue and shipped, went to the secret of a mysterious island to the bottom and much more.
Too bad that you have all the trappings dirty at the missions. Because the group missions often come with a likewise very generic acting Introduction sequence therefore and the principal, as well as Rico itself remain very pale - a complaint just is not so bad, because the story is supposed to be only a means to an end anyway. Nevertheless, one could rausholen significantly more here if you had just a bit more attention to the intrinsic values of the game. At least takes, the story itself is not too serious and drives the Hollywood action arts to the extreme.
So just a chat is sometimes held at a Plink and a grenade loosely thrown back to the sender as if it were only a paper beads.
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Conclusion:
Despite the last-mentioned weaknesses Just Cause 2 is a superb action fireworks and a true playground for those that set not too high expectations in realism or story and a lot better than they did its predecessor.
The beginning of a completely free world knows largely convincing and invites especially for more visit "in between" a.
Nevertheless, plenty of room remains for improvement, should the developers are trying also to a further continuation next scheduled download content.
Rating: 81%
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ATTENTION STEAM! ---- NOTE NO WinXP!
The game runs on Steam and thus need to install an Internet connection. Also running the game with DirectX 10 that is only supported by Vista and Win7, but can use the hardware better longer.
Each has its drawbacks, but does not flow in the standings, because it "is Just Cause 2" to the product actually here
