Just Cause 2
About the Game
After liberating the small Island of San Esperito, the CIA-agent is on his way to the island paradise Panau to find a former colleague: Agent Tom Sheldon. During an undercover-investigation, he vanishes and with him two million dollars. Money, the Agency desperately wants back, especially as they believe that Tom changed sides. So Rico has to infiltrate the criminal organisations of Panau as Scorpio to flush out Tom Sheldon and bring him to justice while plunging the country into chaos - but that's more of a bonus than a real objective...
Gameplay & Core Systems
From the start, the whole island is open to be explored by players in a third-person-shooter-fashion either on foot, by using several dozen different cars or even by using heavily armed helicopters and fast planes. players are totally free to do what he wants, although that mostly breaks down to wreaking havoc and causing chaos by destroying statues, fuel tanks and other military-owned stuff. This way players earn points which in turn progresses the story, unlocks missions and gives him access to additional stuff from the black market. Weapons and vehicles on the other hand cost money and are dropped right on the spot where Rico called. They can also be improved using the upgrade parts players collected.
Standout Features
- In addition all over the island crates are hidden containing both money and upgrade parts.
- Weapons and vehicles on the other hand cost money and are dropped right on the spot where Rico called.
- They can also be improved using the upgrade parts players collected.
- Rico's: In addition to his weapons, Rico's two most useful tools are his parachute and his grappling hook.
- The parachute can be activated at almost anytime, even if players are driving at high speed along the road, and is very useful to make combo-stunts.
- And this is where the grappling hook comes in: with it, players can either pull enemies towards him, or pull himself towards a target - which can either be a house two streets away, or a moving car.
- Quick-Time-Events: The latter allows for example high-speed carjacks which in some cases result in one of the two types of simple Quick-Time-Events in the game.
- If players have hit something with his hook, he can put the other end on another object - again no matter if it's a solid or moving object or a random human who had the bad luck of being nearby.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Just Cause 2 | Xbox 360 | PAL Region.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Square Enix, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Avalanche Studios AB | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Mineloader Software Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Pearl Digital Entertainment | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | RABCAT Computer Graphics GmbH | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Virtuos Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Sound Engine by | Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Havok | United States | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Eidos Montréal | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Enix Limited | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Avalanche Studios AB | Germany | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Virtuos Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | RABCAT Computer Graphics GmbH | Germany | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Pearl Digital Entertainment | Germany | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Mineloader Software Co., Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Sound Engine by | Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Havok | Germany | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Eidos Montréal | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Enix Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Avalanche Studios AB | Japan | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Mineloader Software Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Pearl Digital Entertainment | Japan | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | RABCAT Computer Graphics GmbH | Japan | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Virtuos Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Sound Engine by | Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Havok | Japan | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Eidos Montréal | Japan | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 720p | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080i | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080p | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Achievements | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Content Download | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | PAL | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Eidos Interactive | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Avalanche Studios | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Square Enix | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Xbox One | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Mature | North America | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Square Enix | North America | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-23 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2010-03-26 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2010-06-10 | Japan | MobyGames |
| 2010-06-10 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2010-03-26 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2010-03-23 | North America | PriceCharting |
| March 26, 2010 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| June 10, 2010 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| March 23, 2010 | North America | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 788687200592 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B0013RATNM | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 56462744 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4988601006484 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 212040373 | Japan | MobyGames |
| upc | 5021290038349 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5021290038349 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| upc | 4988601006484 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| asin | B003A2IZYI | Japan | PriceCharting |
| upc | 788687200592 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B0013RATNM | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 56462744 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B003A2IZYI | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 4988601006484 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| asin | B0013RATNM | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 788687200592 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 56462744 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting