Just Cause > Mercs 2

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well, i don't know why i missed the game when it first came out or in the time since then, but i've now got the game and it's one of the best i've played and is easily the best sandbox game i've played on any gen console.

like most sandbox games, some challenges can and do feel a bit same'E and the sound lets it down in places (swimming sound for 1). but the stunning vistas and exploration make up for most of it's faults.

you can drive/fly all vehicles in the game
http://huntbreaker.free.fr/just_cause/vehicles.php?lang=en

the islands you are on are huge
http://huntbreaker.free.fr/just_cause/map.php?lang=en

and the views/draw distance have to be seen to be believed
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1429/full-res/1159558875.jpg
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1429/full-res/1158872898.jpg
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1429/full-res/1158872478.jpg

and the sun rise/sets are something else.
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1429/full-res/1157151301.jpg

hats off to the programmers for allowing so many vehicle types in the game and i find myself time and again high up in the clouds just hovering and looking around at the amazing views.

very much looking forward to No2 now.

p.s.
night time and a clear sky, look up to the stars and see all the wild life flying about, brilliant.

standing on the top of a mountain i could hear a chopper approaching from the south (5.1 sound in this game is brilliant at times), i looked over the edge at it, it was a few hundred feet below, so i jumped off the mountain and caught hold of the chopper. great.

the rain effect looks and sounds fantastic and the sound as you walk through the jungle (wildlife) is as good as it gets.

hats off to the programmers of this game, just a pity it's took me two years to play it. much looking forward to JC2 now.
 
I picked it up cheap off another forum, not played it yet. I know some people raved about it back at release though.
 
I picked this up when it came out and I still have it. It's a good game and didn't get as much press as it probably deserved. It did have some issues but nothing major and I'm looking forward to the second one.
 
Just Cause is a beautiful and fun game.

All it needs are a few more vehicles, some more diverse environments and less repetitive missions and it would be almost perfect.
 
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